Takahashi Shôtei (Hiroaki) (1871-1945)
A serene spring scene in the countryside. A ferry approaches the pier, between blossoming cherry people are on their way to and from a village with an inn.
Title: (Shigatsu - Sakura tsutsumi no yashu - 4th month: Rural atmosphere, cherry blossom on the embankment)
Series: (Shinkô Hanga) Tanzaku jûnikagetsu - (New woodblock print) The twelve months in Tanzaku pictures
Signature: Hiroaki
Seal: Shôtei (or Rakutei)
Publisher: (Bijutsu-sha, Tokyo)
Date: early Shôwa period, ca. 1930
Size: Ko-Tanzaku, 37 x 7 cm (overall)
Excellent, very crisp and strong impression and fine colours. Original publisher's backing. Mint condition. Rare.
Title after Shimizu, Syotei (Hiroaki) Takahashi. Folk Museum of Ota City, 2005, pp. 74, 79, nos. 429-439 (this image no. 434). Shotei.com P-15.
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