Takahashi Shotei-Hiroaki (1871-1945) woodblock depicting Mt. Fuji, from the Watanabe catalog and is post-earthquake; unframed; signed to bottom right of matting "Shotei" and marked to bottom left of matting "Fuji-Yama"; stamped to bottom left with red character mark; measures approximately 10-1/4" x 18-3/4" with matting and has a sight image of approximately 6-1/4" x 14-1/2"; in Fair condition with water damage to matting and upper part of woodblock. Hiroaki Takahashi (also known as Shotei) (1871-1945) was a 20th-century Japanese woodblock artist in the shin-hanga art movement. Hiroaki Takahashi was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1871. As a young artist he assumed the artistic name Shotei. As with many Japanese woodblock artists over his lifetime he signed his work with various names and worked for several publishing companies. After studying art, Shotei and Terazaki Kogyo founded the Japan Youth Painting Society in 1889. In 1907, as a successful artist, he was recruited by Shozaburo Watanabe to contribute to the Shin Hanga (New Prints) art movement in Japan. Watanabe helped to fulfill the Western demand for Ukiyoe