From the Theatre Wings
by Muto Katei (1910-?)

	Artist:	Muto Katei (1910-?)
	Title:	From the Theatre Wings
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1955
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Watanabe — 渡辺
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Watanabe — 渡辺
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	40026
	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, 11 June 2007 MUTO KATEI Dance Contest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 1950s, published by Watanabe, signed and sealed by the artist at the lower left in the print, 7mm Watanabe publisher's seal in red in lower right corner Size: approx. 10.5" x 15.5" Condition: Fine, no flaws, uncirculated print, never framed Impression: Fine, solid keylines, nice surface texture, tight registration Color: Fine, deep saturated color and bleed through to verso After WWII the workshop of Shozaburo Watanabe continued its association with several of its pre-war artists (most noteably Kawase Hasui and Ito Shinsui), and added new ones including Ide Gakusui, Kikuchi Ryoji, and Muto Katei. Other than his birth year of 1910, little is known of the artist Muto Katei who designed this rarely seen print depicting a dance contest as seen from stage right.