| Title |
Block printing: Katsushika Hokusai [022] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 61, Hokusai and other Japanese Printers, 46 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1973 |
| Subject |
Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849--Photographs; Block printing--Japan--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Photographs; Fuji, Mount (Japan)--Art--Photographs; Mountains--Art--Photographs; Ocean waves--Art--Photographs; Seas--Art--Photographs; Men--Art--Photographs; Wome--Art--Photographs; Peasants--Art--Photographs; Boats and boating--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe |
| Keywords |
Nishiki-e; Aiban; Fujigoko; Fujisan; Fuji-san; Fuji-yama; Fujiyama; Seascapes; Oban |
| Description |
Photograph of block print: Poem by Yamabe no Akahito, (from the series One Hundred Poems as Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), c. 1835-36), by Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849), nishiki-e woodblock, horizontal ôban or aiban, (approximate size, may vary slightly) 25.2 cm x 37 cm (9 15/16 in. x 14 9/16 in.), print depicts several people walking on a path along mountainous coast |
| Caption on Slide |
Poem by Yamabe no Akahito, (from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets, c. 1835-36), by Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849), nishiki-e woodblock, horizontal oban, 25 cm x 38 cm. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: "Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾 北斎, October or November 1760 - May 10, 1849) was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. He was influenced by such painters as Sesshu, and other styles of Chinese painting. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景, Fugaku Sanjūroku-kei, c. 1831) which includes the internationally recognized print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, created during the 1820s."--Wikipedia. Note: "Nishiki-e (lit. "brocade picture") refers to Japanese multi-colored woodblock printing; this technique is used primarily in ukiyo-e. It was invented in the 1760s...Previously, most prints had been in black-and-white, colored by hand, or colored with the addition of one or two color ink blocks. A nishiki-e print is created by carving a separate woodblock for every color, and using them in a stepwise fashion...in order to create a single complete image."--Wikipedia. Note: "Ōban: a print size [approximately] 10 x 15 inches (25 x 38 cm)."-Masterworks of Ukiyo-e…by Muneshige Narazaki, English translation by John Bester, page 21. Note: "Aiban: a print size [approximately] 9 x 13 inches (23 x 33 cm)."-Masterworks of Ukiyo-e…by Muneshige Narazaki, English translation by John Bester, page 21. Note regarding poet: Akahito was active during the reign of Shōmu, from 724 to 736. He is a "deified poet," or Japanese God of Poetry.--Hokusai: One Hundred Poets by Peter Morse, page 32. Note: Original caption information provided for this image as: "Katsushika Hokusa: 1760-1849 Yamabe no Ahakito from the Imager of 100 poems by 100 poets 1844-48 Oban Nishiki-e 25X38 cm Japan" |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6834908 |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Tierney, Lennox; Tierney, Catherine |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
340184 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6834908 |
