Block printing: Taga Ryukosai print of Asao Tamejuro

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Title Block printing: Taga Ryukosai print of Asao Tamejuro
Photo Number Box 24, Japan, Block Printing, Minor Printers, 117
Description Photo shows a block print by Japanese artist Ryukosai (active from 1772 to 1816), portraying Japanese actor Asao Tamejuro holding a puppet. Tierney may have photographed this image at the Art Institute of Chicago
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1981
Subject Ryūkōsai, active 1772-1817; Block printing--Japan; Actors--Art; Puppets--Art; Ukiyoe; Kabuki; Actors
Keywords Jokei; Jihei
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Holding Institution Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Caption on Slide Taga Ryukosai (1772-1816) "The Actor Asao Tamejuro holding a puppet" 11 1/2"x5 1/2", Art Institute of Chicago
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Ryukosai, also known as Taga Jihei or Jokei, was active during the period of 1772 to 1817. He was a student of Shitomi Kangetsu (1747-1797), who in turn was the son and pupil of Tsukioka Settei (1710-1786). Ryūkōsai was one of the founders of the Osaka school of ukiyo-e. He is best known for his portraits of actors
Type Image
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.
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ARK ark:/87278/s6cj8w6x
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 329912
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cj8w6x
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