MWB Studios
| The Actor Sawamura Sojuro as Narihira Reizo by Natori Shunsen, 1927 |
The Actor is a limited edition of 25
Shunsen Natori, 1886-1960
Natori Shunsen was the uncontested master of kabuki actor portraits of the Shin Hanga art movement. He had
started a career as an illustrator and freelance artist, who exhibited his paintings in Tokyo galleries until he
was discovered by the print publisher Watanabe. In 1960 Natori Shunsen and his wife committed suicide at the
grave of her daughter, who had died at the age of 22 of pneumonia. Natori Shunsen is regarded as the most
important artist for the classical Kabuki subject in 20th century Japan.
Natori Shunsen was the uncontested master of kabuki actor portraits of the Shin Hanga art movement. He had
started a career as an illustrator and freelance artist, who exhibited his paintings in Tokyo galleries until he
was discovered by the print publisher Watanabe. In 1960 Natori Shunsen and his wife committed suicide at the
grave of her daughter, who had died at the age of 22 of pneumonia. Natori Shunsen is regarded as the most
important artist for the classical Kabuki subject in 20th century Japan.
"The Actor" is 20" x 15" x 1" and covered with carpathian burl, wenge, zebra wood, purple heart, Holly,
paduk, rosewood, oak, angie and sapele.
paduk, rosewood, oak, angie and sapele.
$500.00