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| Publisher (this edition): | Watanabe | Watanabe |
| Date of this item: | 1955 | 1955 |
| Notes (this edition) These notes were written by the original owner/seller/auctioner of the item and may be inaccurate.: | Sunday, 4 February 2007 Sosaku Hanga: From the Theatre Wings Lot AU96 Artist: Muto Katei Format: Dai oban tate-e: 16.5" x 10.75" Subject: An actor and lighting technician in the wings during a dance performance. Muto Kaitei studied painting with Yamakawa Shuho (1898-1944) and print making with Kawase Hasui (1883-1957). He exhibited nihon-ga at Nitten. He began making prints with the publisher, Watanabe Shozaburo in 1954. Publisher: Watanabe Shozaburo (red seal) Date: 1955 Condition: Full size. Mint state. Colour: Very fine Impression: Very fine |
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. |