Volume 4 - 第四編

Medium:: Woodblock print
Format:: Oban
Publisher:: Watanabe Shozaburo
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Published by Watanabe Shozaburo

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Typical Price

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.

Export editions or later printings: $100–$500
Signed lifetime editions: $500–$2,500
Premium impressions with provenance: $2,500–$8,000

Description

Identified as Volume 4 of a series, this [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock print by Takahashi Shotei belongs to one of the multi-part publications that [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) publishers issued to encourage collectors to acquire complete sets. The Japanese text in the title (dai yonhen) confirms its position as the fourth installment. Shotei produced several extended series during his career, including views of seasonal landscapes, famous places, and genre scenes of daily life. The series format allowed publishers to sustain collector interest over time, releasing new prints at regular intervals. Each volume typically featured a cohesive subject or location, while maintaining the atmospheric sensibility and careful color printing that defined Shotei's work across all his published output during the Taisho and early Showa periods.