Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 120002
Onoe Baiko VII- Wisteria maiden
- Artist / 作者
- Ohta Masamitsu太田雅光
- Date / 年代
- 2005
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Heisei / jaodb
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 762 × 1200 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Japanese Art Open Database
- Published by / 公開者
- 朱雀ハル
- Rights / 権利
- No reusable image license documented
- Attribution / 表記
- Japanese Art Open Database
Catalog note / 解説
Wednesday, 26 July 2006 Bust Portrait: The Wisteria Maiden Artist: Ota Masamitsu Format: Large oban tate-e:16.25" x 10.75" Subject: An unidentified actor in the role of The Wisteria Maiden. Print impressed mark 206 at base left. One of Ota's finest designs in virtually mint state. 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 later shin hanga. Ota's portrait…
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