{"product_id":"vintage-japanese-kappazuri-stencil-print-yoshitoshi-mori-kabuki-figure-1984-edition-86-of-90","title":"Vintage Japanese Kappazuri Stencil Print Yoshitoshi Mori Kabuki Figure 1984 Edition 86 of 90","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eYoshitoshi Mori (森義利, 1898–1992) — Kabuki figure with janome umbrella — kappazuri stencil print, 1984, edition 86\/90\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eShōwa period, dated 1984\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eA swaggering kabuki figure strides forward in full mie — weight low, one arm raised to tilt a large janome (snake-eye) umbrella against the picture plane. He wears a formal black haori over layered robes in black, russet, and cream, the haori decorated with paulownia mon in white; a katana rides at his hip. The face is set in the bold, masklike expression of aragoto (rough-style) performance. The composition reads as much as textile design as figure study — flat planes of color, strong outlines, no ground or background — reflecting Mori's deep roots in kimono dyeing and stencil craft. Signed in pencil lower left Y. Mori '84 with red artist's seal; numbered 86\/90 lower right. Presented in a black wood frame with double mat and glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eYoshitoshi Mori (森義利, 1898–1992) was born in Tokyo and trained at the Kawabata School of Fine Arts before spending the early decades of his career as a textile designer and kimono fabric dyer. He did not turn to printmaking until nearly sixty, but went on to produce an enormous body of kappazuri (stencil-print) work that earned him an international reputation. Kappazuri substitutes hand-cut stencils for carved woodblocks, applying each color through a separate stencil — a technique rooted in traditional katazome textile dyeing. Mori's prints draw almost exclusively on traditional subjects — kabuki actors, courtesans, craftsmen, folk festival figures — rendered in his distinctive flat, bold, expressively distorted style. His work is held by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. In 1984 — the year this print was made — he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Maryland. He continued exhibiting until shortly before his death in Tokyo in 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eTitle: Kabuki Figure with Janome Umbrella (Benton Kozu)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eArtist: Yoshitoshi Mori (森義利, 1898–1992)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMedium: Kappazuri stencil print on wove paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eDate: 1984 (Shōwa 59)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eEdition: 86\/90\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eDimensions (image): approx. 17.5\" W × 11.75\" H (44 × 30 cm); framed approx. 24\" H × 20\" W\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eCondition: Please see photos for details.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Shogun's Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51892060029245,"sku":"26L0269ki","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/2348\/3709\/files\/B013413B-9938-482F-8015-2577A2D75E68_1_105_c.jpg?v=1782677458","url":"https:\/\/shogunsgallery.com\/products\/vintage-japanese-kappazuri-stencil-print-yoshitoshi-mori-kabuki-figure-1984-edition-86-of-90","provider":"Shogun's Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}