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| Artist: | Ohta Masamitsu (1892?-1975) - Ota — 太田雅光 |
| Title: | Nakamura Utaemon V as nanny Masaoka in Meiboku Sendai Hagi — 政岡（五世中村歌右衛門丈） |
| 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): | Large Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 47842 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Nakamura Utaemon V as nanny Masaoka in "Meiboku Sendai Hagi" (The disputed succession) - Figures of the Showa scene #7
政岡（五世中村歌右衛門丈） 昭和舞台姿 その七
The print
Artist: Ôta Masamitsu
Publisher: Miyake Koshodo (Banchoro)
Carver: Ito Susumu (1916-1998)
Printer: Kitajima Hidematsu (1905-1980)
Date: 1954 #74/200
Format: Oban-tate
Catalogue: S-554
Thanks to this site for this entry:
https://sites.google.com/view/otamasamitsu/contents/figures-showa-scene/masaoka?authuser=0 |
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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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