, 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. An obvious successor to the ''
ukiyo-e'' artists of the
Edo period in his choice of subject (see ''
yakusha-e'', lit. "
abuki/nowiki> actor prints"), his methods and style show the strong influence of Yoshitoshi Mori
was a Japanese artist who specialized in ''kappazuri'' stencil prints. He was for many years a member of the ''mingei'' folk craft movement, and was close with Yanagi SÅetsu, founder of the movement, and Serizawa Keisuke, among others, producing ...
, a stencil print artist whom Hiromitsu's parents served as printers.
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.
See also
*'' mingei''
References
External links
Hiromitsu Takahashi official website THE TOLMAN COLLECTION
A gallery dealing with Hiromitsu Takahashi's works
Japanese printmakers
Living people
1959 births
Nihon University alumni
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