Artist
Shōtei Hokuju 昇亭北寿
Shōtei Hokuju 昇亭北寿 is a Romanticism artist. 3 works are cataloged here, principally at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This ukiyo-e artist printed scenes of Edo-era Japan in vivid color. Look at *View of Futami Beach at Ise*, where the triple pine islands rise above a bay dotted with bobbing boats. Hokuju used flat planes of cobalt and vermilion to frame the sacred shore, a place pilgrims visited to see the rocks tied with sacred ropes at low tide. Each print captures a moment: fishermen mending nets, travelers pausing on wooden piers, waves breaking in rhythmic lines. Tap the pier in the foreground to step into a quiet morning at Futami.
Works by Shōtei Hokuju 昇亭北寿
Collections represented
Museum
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