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| Publisher (this edition): | Miyake Koshodo | Miyake Koshodo | Miyake Koshodo |
| Date of this item: | 1954 | 1954 | 1954 |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Friday, 23 September 2005 Shin Hanga: Leading Figures of the Modern Stage: #7 Artist: Ota Masamitsu Format: Dai oban tate-e: 17" x 11.25" Subject: From the series Gendai Butai Geika, #7; an unidentified actor in a bijin role, playing the hand-drum. #3 from the limited edition (the number watermarked at base). As issued with folder and text sheet. Date: 1955 Condition: Full size. Foxing, mainly to verso and bottom left corner in margin. Generally moderately good state of preservation. Colour: Very fine and fresh Impression: Superb with extensive gauffrage and silver mica |
Sunday, 1 May 2005 Artist: Masamitsu Ota 1892 (?) - 1975 Signature: Masamitsu Publisher: Miyake Koshodo Seal: Masamitsu Date: 1954 Size: 27,4 x 42,6 cm Format: oban Title: "Gendai butai geika" Leading figures of the modern stage in their famous roles No. 7, "Shizuka Gozen Sandai-me Nakamura Tokizo jo" Nakamura Tokizo III as Shizuka Gozen in the play, Yoshino-yama Michiyuki Original folder included Impression: excellent/mint - , mica, silver Colors: excellent/mint Condition: fair - , foxed, especially from the backside |
Wednesday, 26 July 2006 Portraits of Actors in their Famous Roles: #7 Lot AU86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artist: Ota Masamitsu Format: Large oban tate-e :17" x 11" Subject: An unidentified actor in the role of an oiran. Print impressed mark 137 at base right. Ota's portraits are notable for their realistic shading and attention to detail, especially in the hands, faces, and clothing of the actors. It is interesting to compare Yamamura Toyonari's 1916 print of Oboshi Yuranosuke to Ota's 1955 print of the same role. Similar to the ukiyo-e prints of Sharaku and Toyokuni, Toyonari's simple design has a flat stylized quality rarely seen in later shin hanga. Ota's portrait is much more three-dimensional, employing the Western techniques of perspective and shading. The contrast in detail between the sharply etched actor and the blurred receding background gives his prints a wonderful sense of depth. Ota's prints emphasized the individual personality of the actors over any traditional design conventions. Date: 1955 Condition: Full size. Minor foxing, marks and flaws. Generally fine state. Colour: Fine Impression: Very fine with gauffrage and silver mica in the cloudy background. |