TotalCount
- Date:
- 1949
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- robynbuntin
$300–$3,000. Common kabuki prints: $300–$800. Key value factors: Ota's kabuki prints are modestly priced. Bold, well-preserved actor portraits are most sought after.
This entry appears to be a database artifact, the title "TotalCount" indicating a metadata field incorrectly captured as an artwork name during cataloging. If it corresponds to an actual 1949 print, it would date from the earliest phase of Ota Masamitsu's postwar kabuki portraiture, when the Japanese theater world was rebuilding after the wartime restrictions and physical destruction that had disrupted performance traditions. The 1949 date is significant because it falls during the American occupation of Japan, when kabuki was briefly censored for its feudal content before being permitted to resume full performances. Any Masamitsu print from this year would document the revival of a theatrical tradition at a pivotal historical moment. The [oban](/glossary/oban) format and woodblock medium are consistent with his known production method.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
TotalCount was created by Ota Masamitsu (太田雅光) in 1949.
TotalCount depicts figures and kabuki.
