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| Artist: | Ohta Masamitsu (1892?-1975) - Ota — 太田雅光 |
| Title: | Nakamura Utaemon VI as the courtesan Yatsuhashi |
| Series: | Figures of the Modern Stage — 現代舞台藝蕐 |
| Date of first edition?: | 1954 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Miyake Koshodo |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Not Set |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Large Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Not Set |
| DB artwork code: | 38113 |
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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, 23 May 2010
【美人画】幻の版画 八つ橋 歌右衛門 『雅光画』 非売品
【サイズ】27.5cm×42.5cm 【状態】美品 手で触ると表面の凹凸が感じられます。【説明】現代舞台芸華 その2 中村歌右衛門 籠釣瓶の八つ橋吉原の春 品格 教養 色気を身に着けた花魁が自然に微笑んだ 日本の”モナリザ”といえます。以前上野池之端に住んでいた親戚から譲っていただいたもので、限定らしく珍しい版画だそうです。 |
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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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