Landscape to City: A Collection of 20th Century Japanese Prints
Landscape to City: A Collection of 20th Century Japanese Prints
Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki, 1871-1945) | Late Autumn Rain in Arakawa (Arakawa no shigure) | Taisho period, early 20th century
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Takahashi Shotei (Hiroaki, 1871-1945)
Late Autumn Rain in Arakawa (Arakawa no shigure)
Taisho period, early 20th century
woodblock print, sealed Shotei, titled to the lower right as above, no publisher's mark but published by Watanabe Shozaburo, circa 1920
Horizontal mitsugiriban: 17 x 38 cm., 7 x 15 in.
Located in the northeastern part of Tokyo, the name of the ward of Arakawa derives from the eponymous river, which translates along the lines of ‘rough river waters'. Primarily an agricultural area throughout the Edo period (1603-1868), the ward transitioned to an industrial complex with factories erected on the waterfront. Here, raftsmen silhouetted in the early autumn rain and ensuing darkness are seen ferrying their load across the wide river. Where it narrows, a bridge is visible connecting the two banks.