Block printing: Eishi School / Hosoda School [001]

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Title Block printing: Eishi School / Hosoda School [001]
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 24, Japan, Block Printing, Minor Printers, 73
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000
Subject Ukiyoe--Japan--Photographs; Block printing--Japan--Photographs; Women--Art--Photographs; Geishas--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe
Keywords Bijinga
Description Photo shows a woodblock print portraying a Japanese woman (Bijinga tradition), probably by artist named Eisui, or possibly by some other artist in Eishi school (also known as Hosoda school)
Caption on Slide Eisui (Hosoda) (1790-1823) NBN Coll
Additional Information Image was scanned from (faded) color slide. Note: "Chōbunsai Eishi...also known (in Japan) as Hosoda Eishi was the founder of the Eishi school (also known as Hosoda school)...His major pupils: Eisho, Eisui, Eiri, Eishin, Eijin, Eicho, [and] Eiryu..."--The Floating World by James A. Michener, page 362. Note: Image with File Name: block_print_minor_053 is possibly by same artist.
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/s6hh71sq
Digitization Specifications Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000.
Donor Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney
Setname uum_lctpc
ID 329880
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hh71sq
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