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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
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 37569 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Title Benkei - Showa Butai Sugata
Artist Masamitsu Ota 1892-1975
Signature masamitsu
Seal artist's seal
Dated 1949
Publisher Banchoro
Medium/Technique Woodblock print
Impression excellent
Colors excellent - very good … fine gradations
Condition very good … light toning, the upper and the left margins lightly creased, a vertical crease on the left margin.
Description "Showa Butai Sugata" No. 5. Matsumoto Koshiro IV is in the role of Benkei. Masamitsu's actor portraits were famous for their great realism and the technical virtuosity of the woodblock printing.
Format Oban tate-e
Width Item 11.2 inches = 28.5 cm
Height Item 16.3 inches = 41.5 cm |
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| 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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