In this artwork, how is the Medium of the Print details elucidated?
As Sadamasu was born and for the most part based in Osaka, his works belong to the genre known as kamigata-e (上方絵). This term was used to distinguish prints produced in Kyoto and Osaka— a region then known as Kamigata— from those originating in Edo. Having come to prominence approximately a century after the emergence of ukiyo-e in Edo, the kamigata-e genre was predominantly devoted to kabuki-e, images of kabuki actors on and off stage. Another differentiating characteristic of kamigata-e is the fact that they were produced in the main not by professional studio artists, but by amateur “talented kabuki fans” seeking to memorialize and promote their dramatic heroes.
Edo kamigata-e ukiyo-e Kamigata Osaka