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| Artist: | Ohta Masamitsu (1892?-1975) - Ota — 太田雅光 |
| Title: | Nakamura Ganjuro I as Kamiji — 紙治 初代中村鴈治郎 |
| Series: | Figures of the Showa Stage — 昭和舞台姿 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1950 (in the decade of) |
| 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: | 37740 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Sunday, 15 May 2005
Artist: Masamitsu Ota 1892 (?) - 1975
Signature: Masamitsu
Publisher: Miyake Koshodo
Seal: Masamitsu
Date: c. 1951
Size: 27,7 x 42,6 cm
Format: oban
Title: "Showa butai sugata"
Figures on the stage in the Showa period
"Kamiji, Shodai Nakamura Ganjiro jo"
Nakamura Ganjuro I as Kaniji
Impression: fine
Colors: fine
Condition: very good - , fold in upper and left margin, slightly dirty in the margins |
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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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