Lake Chuzenji by Takahashi Shōtei Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm confident brushwork and unguarded look

confident brushwork and unguarded look at his subject that set him apart from both academic tradition and the Impressionists he inspired

The matte finish holds the fine grain of Hasui's original linework clearly

and type unified into a harmonious whole

A solitary figure moves through a dense

Lake Chuzenji by Takahashi Shōtei Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm confident brushwork and unguarded lookLake Chuzenji by Hiroaki Takahashi known as Shtei presents a scene of still mountain water framed by dense forest, rendered in the refined language of the shin hanga movement. Shtei composes with a careful balance of near and far: the immediate shoreline vegetation gives the eye a foothold before opening into the mirror like expanse of the lake and the layered hills beyond. His palette is cool and precise greens hold their individuality, water tones