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.
A spring evening scene created after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 — the "Post Quake" designation marking this as a view of Tokyo in the process of reconstruction. Shotei renders a spring evening in a city still rebuilding, the seasonal renewal of nature counterpointing the more effortful renewal of the built environment. The print participates in the [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) movement's larger project of documenting and preserving Japanese scenery at a moment when earthquake, fire, and subsequent rebuilding were rapidly transforming the urban landscape.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Spring Evening- Post Quake was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Spring Evening- Post Quake uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Spring Evening- Post Quake was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Spring Evening- Post Quake depicts spring and night scenes.
