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| Artist: | Kato Shinmei (b. 1910) — 加藤晨明 |
| Title: | Dancer's Fan — 舞扇 |
| Series: | 3 Maiko Figures — 舞妓三態 |
| Date of first edition?: | circa 1960-1990 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Takamizawa — 高見沢 |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Takamizawa — 高見沢 |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
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Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Large Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Large Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 45784 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
This series edition size was a total of 300 sets.
Title: Dancer's Fan (Mai Ogi) 「舞妓三態」
Technique: Woodblock print, Limited edition. Hand signed in the verso.
Signature
'晨明' "Shinmei" at the upper right. "Shinmei" is brush signed on the edition paper on the verso.
Seal: Artis's seal in red at upper right
Dated: 1979.
Publisher
Takamizawa Mokuhansha. (Hanken Shoyu (Copy Right) Kondo Tsuneshiro is printed on the right margin).
Numbered: 32/300
Width Item: 17.7 inches = 45.0 cm
Height Item: 20.9 inches = 53.0 cm
Width Image: 15.0 inches = 38.0 cm
Height Image: 17.9 inches = 45.5 cm
Width Mat: 17.9 inches = 45.5 cm
Height Mat: 21.1 inches = 53.5 cm
Description
This scene, "Mai Ogi", is from a series containing three maiko scenes. A maiko (a Japanese traditional dancer) is showing a large gold colored folding fan for dance performance. The edition number in Japanese is stamped on a piece of paper and pasted on the back of the print. Carver Koike Shigeru. Printer Orihara Hiroshi. |
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| Notes (this edition)?: |
| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
加藤晨明「舞妓三態」限定67番/300部 晨明サイン漉込み 美人画 寸法 52.5cm×45cm 各葉に作者自身がサインしました。 なお「舞妓三態」の3枚のはずですが実際に「舞扇」と「調べ」の2枚しかありませんのでご注意ください。長く保存されていたものですので、版画そのものに目立ったダメージはありませんが、台紙部分などに僅かにシミがありますので完璧を求める方や神経質な方のご入札はご遠慮下さい。色合いも鮮やかできっと満足して頂けると確信しています。 |
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| Artist Bio: |
Kato Shinmei (1910-1988) was born in Nagoya and studied under Nakamura Gakuryo. He is first and foremost a painter of figures, in particular Maiko san. He was a regular exhibitor with the Nitten and won a prize there in 1948, later becoming a judge of the prestigious organization. He was also the recipient of numerous other prizes throughout his career. Published via Kondo (among others).
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