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Matsumoto Koshiro VII as Kenkei in Kanjincho

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Matsumoto Koshiro VII as Kenkei in Kanjincho
by Ohta Masamitsu (1892?-1975) - Ota

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Artist: Ohta Masamitsu (1892?-1975) - Ota 太田雅光
Title: Matsumoto Koshiro VII as Kenkei in Kanjincho
Series: Figures of the Showa Stage 昭和舞台姿
Date of first edition?1954
Publisher (first edition)?Miyake Koshodo
Publisher (this edition)?Miyake Koshodo
Medium (first edition): Woodblock
Medium (this edition): Woodblock
Format (first edition): Large Oban
Format (this edition): Large Oban
DB artwork code: 37568
Notes (first edition)?
Notes (this edition)?
The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:

Monday, 18 April 2005

Artist: Masamitsu Ota 1892 (?) - 1975
Signature: Masamitsu
Publisher: Miyake Koshodo
Seal: Masamitsu
Date: ca. 1951
Size: 26,5 x 41,6 cm
Format: oban
Title: "Showa butai sugata"
Figures on the stage in the Showa period
No. 5, "Benkei Shichidai-me Matsumoto Koshiro jo"
Matsumoto Koshiro VII as Kenkei in the play Kanjincho
Including original folder
Impression: excellent/mint - , embossing
Colors: excellent/mint
Condition: excellent/mint - , left side was folded under by the publisher (the original folder was too small), small crease on top

Artist Bio: 
A site dedicated to the works of Ohta Masamitsu can be found here.

Masamitsu Ota also known as Ōta Gako (太田 雅光, Ōta Masamitsu, 1892–1975) was a Japanese print-maker. He was one of the masters of the shin hanga movement. His work consisted mostly of kabuki actor prints that emphasized the individual personality of the actors, showcased through rich colors and exquisite patterns of complex design. Ota had a lifelong involvement with kabuki theater, illustrating volumes on major kabuki plays and famous kabuki costumes. His two most important set of actor prints, Showa Butai Sugata (1950) and Gendai Butai Geika (1955) were published by the Banchoro studio. These sets, of twelve prints each, exhibit a very high level of realism, achieved through the use of western techniques of perspective and through beautiful shading (bokashi) and attention to detail. (from https://peoplepill.com/people/masamitsu-ota)

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