, 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.The Ren Brown Collection: Takahashi Hiromitsu . 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.Saru Gallery: Prints by Takahashi Hiromitsu

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.

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.Metropolis Japan: The DyEing Art of Kappazuri

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.https://www.ashmolean.org/exhibition/kabuki-legends-stencil-prints-of-takahashi-hiromitsuhttps://www.ashmolean.org/exhibition/kabuki-legends-part-two-stencil-prints-of-takahashi-hiromitsu

See also mingei

References

External links Hiromitsu Takahashi official website THE TOLMAN COLLECTION A gallery dealing with Hiromitsu Takahashi's works