Kataoka Nizaemon XI in the role of Kakiemon
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
$2,000–$15,000. Common subjects: $2,000–$5,000. Key value factors: Yamamura's Art Deco-influenced designs are particularly sought after. Kabuki actor prints and bold modern compositions command the highest prices.
This [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock print captures Kataoka Nizaemon XI performing the role of Kakiemon, likely a reference to a character in one of the domestic or period plays in which the Kataoka acting lineage specialized. Nizaemon XI was a pillar of the Osaka kabuki world, and Toyonari's portrait places him within the Kamigata (Osaka-Kyoto) theatrical tradition that valued nuanced, psychologically rich acting over the bombastic spectacle favored in Edo-Tokyo. The woodblock rendering uses a restrained palette and precise linework to convey the actor's measured stage presence. Toyonari's decision to depict Kamigata actors alongside their Tokyo counterparts gave his body of actor prints a geographic breadth unusual among [shin-hanga](/glossary/shin-hanga) artists of the period.
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Kataoka Nizaemon XI in the role of Kakiemon was created by Yamamura Toyonari (山村豊成).
Kataoka Nizaemon XI in the role of Kakiemon was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Kataoka Nizaemon XI in the role of Kakiemon depicts kabuki and portraits.