Hiromitsu Takahashi

Hiromitsu Takahashi
Born
Takahashi Hiromitsu

1959 (age 66–67)
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Alma materNihon University
Known forKappazuri stencil prints of kabuki figures
StyleKappazuri (stencil prints)
MovementContemporary art
AwardsMost Promising Artist, Grand Prix Exhibit, Isetan Art Gallery (1986, 1989)

Hiromitsu Takahashi (高橋 宏光, Takahashi Hiromitsu; born in 1959 in Kanagawa Prefecture), sometimes known simply as Hiromitsu, is a Japanese contemporary artist, specializing in kappazuri stencil prints depicting figures from the kabuki theatre.

Born in Kanagawa prefecture in 1959, Hiromitsu graduated from Nihon University in 1981, and currently operates out of the Tokyo area.[1] An obvious successor to the ukiyo-e artists of the Edo period in his choice of subject (see yakusha-e, lit. "[kabuki] actor prints"), his methods and style show the strong influence of Yoshitoshi Mori, a stencil print artist whom Hiromitsu's parents served as printers.[2]

Takahashi has taken part in solo and group exhibitions both in Japan and abroad. He was named Most Promising Artist at the Grand Prix Exhibit at the Isetan Art Gallery in Tokyo, in both 1986 and 1989.[3]

Further reading

The "DyEing" Art of Kappazuri by Lucas Martineau, published April 3, 2020 by The Tolman Collection Tokyo, is a bilingual Japanese–English monograph detailing Hiromitsu's kappazuri stencil-printmaking technique, with step-by-step documentation of the production process and summaries of the kabuki narratives depicted in individual prints. A launch reception was planned for the book at Tokyo's Sogetsu Kaikan, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford later held two exhibitions of Hiromitsu's kappazuri prints, generously presented by museum supporter Philip Harris and drawing heavily on works featured in Martineau's book. Kabuki Legends: Stencil Prints of Takahashi Hiromitsu ran in Gallery 29 from 1 April 2023 to 11 February 2024, followed by Kabuki Legends: Part Two – Stencil Prints by Takahashi Hiromitsu in the same gallery from 16 February 2024 to 23 February 2025. Together, the two shows presented kappazuri stencil prints depicting kabuki roles and highlighted the artist's stencil-print technique.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Ren Brown Collection: Takahashi Hiromitsu Archived 2008-06-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Saru Gallery: Prints by Takahashi Hiromitsu
  3. ↑ "Art Forum - Japan Artists - Hiromitsu Takahashi". Archived from the original on 2006-04-27. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  4. ↑ Metropolis Japan: The DyEing Art of Kappazuri
  5. ↑ https://www.ashmolean.org/exhibition/kabuki-legends-stencil-prints-of-takahashi-hiromitsu
  6. ↑ https://www.ashmolean.org/exhibition/kabuki-legends-part-two-stencil-prints-of-takahashi-hiromitsu



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