Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 119999

Nakamura Tokizo III as Shizuka Gozen

Artist / 作者
Ohta Masamitsu太田雅光
Date / 年代
1954
Medium / 技法
浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Showa / jaodb
Digital record / 画像記録
772 × 1200 px
Source collection / 所蔵元
Japanese Art Open Database
Published by / 公開者
紫藤メイ
Rights / 権利
No reusable image license documented
Attribution / 表記
Japanese Art Open Database

Catalog note / 解説

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 l…

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