Shotei's landscapes are his most widely available works. Signed lifetime editions with strong color and condition represent good collector value. Post-earthquake reprints lacking signatures and seals are common and trade at lower prices.
The harbor at Tomonotsu on the Inland Sea — the same picturesque port on the Onomichi Strait that Koitsu also depicted — appears here in Shotei's treatment at the hour of sunset, the calm inner-sea water suffused with warm color as the fishing fleet rests at anchor. The Inland Sea's geography of islands and narrow channels created constantly varying light conditions as the sun dropped through the western sky, and Shotei's treatment captures the particular richness of the Tomonotsu harbor view.
1940
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
September 1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Sunset at Tomonotsu, Inland Sea was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Sunset at Tomonotsu, Inland Sea was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Sunset at Tomonotsu, Inland Sea depicts seascapes and night scenes, set at Seto Inland Sea.
