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| Artist: | Ohta Masamitsu (1892?-1975) - Ota — 太田雅光 |
| Title: | Tatsugoro of the Meguma Firefighting Clan — め組の辰五郎 |
| Series: | Figures of the Showa Stage — 昭和舞台姿 |
| Date of first edition?: | circa 1950-1955 |
| 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: | 45856 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
About this scene (from https://www2.ticket-web-shochiku.com/en/performance/00412011.html):
KAMI NO MEGUMI WAGO NO TORIKUMI [ Megumi no Kenka ]
They used to say that fights and fires were the flowers of the city of Edo and many plays feature the gallant members of firefighting troupes, who were popular heroes. This particular play depicts a rivalry between the members of the Megumi firefighting band and a group of sumo wrestlers, which ultimately is a confrontation between the firefighters, who represent the commoner class and the samurai patrons of the sumo wrestlers. The fight begins with a minor incident, but grows into a situation of such tension, that when Tatsugoro, the leader of the firefighting gang, goes to his final fight, he goes with the full intention that this may be a fight to the death. Before he leaves, he has an emotional parting from his family.
太田雅光の木版画
昭和舞台姿
め組辰五郎
火消/刺青 |
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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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