Melody — 調べ
by Kato Shinmei (b. 1910)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Yahoo Auction, Japan

	Artist:	Kato Shinmei (b. 1910) — 加藤晨明
	Title:	Melody — 調べ
	Series:	3 Maiko Figures — 舞妓三態
	Date of first edition?:	circa 1950-1980
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Takamizawa — 高見沢
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Takamizawa — 高見沢
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Large Oban
	Format (this edition):	Large Oban
	DB artwork code:	45785
	Notes (first edition)?:	This series edition size was a total of 300 sets.
	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。
	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).