Shotei's figurative subjects are among his rarest and most valuable works. His "Abalone Diver" set the artist's auction record at $62,500 at Christie's New York. Original signed impressions of figure subjects are difficult to find.
A woman stands in a snowscape by a river — perhaps the Sumida or one of its tributaries — her dark kimono vivid against the white accumulation, the river behind her dark and moving while the near bank lies still. The [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) (beautiful woman) tag indicates this is as much a portrait of feminine presence in winter as a landscape view, the woman's contemplative posture suggesting she is absorbed in the experience of winter by the water rather than simply crossing through it. Snow, river, and figure create an image of unusual stillness.
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.
Woman in snow by the river was created by Takahashi Shotei (高橋松亭).
Woman in snow by the river was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Woman in snow by the river depicts landscapes, snow scenes, and rivers & lakes.
