Shotei produced a wide range of subjects throughout his career under publishers Watanabe and Daikokuya. Signed, sealed lifetime editions consistently outperform unsigned export-market copies.
The Sakawa River bridge at evening in a second version — "V2" suggesting Shotei made at least two distinct treatments of this composition. The Sakawa River flows through Odawara in Kanagawa Prefecture toward the sea, its lower reaches crossed by this bridge that Shotei evidently found worth revisiting. The two versions may differ in the position of the bridge relative to the frame, the time of day, or the specific quality of the evening light — each exploring a different solution to the same compositional problem.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Sakawa Bridge in Evening- V2 was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Sakawa Bridge in Evening- V2 uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Sakawa Bridge in Evening- V2 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Sakawa Bridge in Evening- V2 depicts landscapes, bridges, and night scenes.
