| Title |
Block printing: Hishikawa Moronobu [001] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 61, Hokusai and other Japanese Printers, 3 |
| 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 |
Hishikawa, Moronobu, approximately 1618-approximately 1694--Photographs; Block printing--Japan--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Japan--Photographs; Steets--Art--Photographs; Men--Art--Photographs; Women--Art--Photographs; Red-light districts--Art--Photographs; Prostitution--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe |
| Keywords |
Sumizuri-e; Oban |
| Description |
Photograph of block print: "Street scene in the Yoshiwara", (possibly part of series) by Hishikawa Moronobu (Japanese, ca. 1618 - ca. 1694), sumizuri-e, ôban, (approximate size, may vary) 25.7 x 38.6 cm (10 1/8 x 15 1/5 in.), circa 1670-1680 |
| Caption on Slide |
"Street scene in the Yoshiwara" by Hishikawa Moronobu (Japanese, ca. 1618 - ca. 1694), sumizuri-e, oban, circa 1670-1680, Tokyo National Museum. (On back of slide) From: The Japanese Print: Its Evolution and Essence by Muneshige Narazaki, p. 31, English adaptation by C.H. Mitchell, Publisher: Kodansha, 1966. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from slide. Note: "Hishikawa Moronobu, (born 1618, Yasuda, Japan-died 1694, Edo [now Tokyo]), Japanese printmaker, the first great master of ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world"), a genre depicting entertainment districts and other scenes of urban life."--Encyclopædia Britannica. Note: "Yoshiwara was a famous yūkaku (pleasure district, red-light district) in Edo, present-day Tōkyō, Japan."--Wikipedia. Note: "Black-and-white compositions like this one are known as sumizuri-e because they were rubbed (suri) in ink (sumi) only."--The Floating World of Ukiyo-e, Library of Congress website. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/ukiyo-e/ 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: Original caption information for this image provided as: "Hishikawa Moronobu A Scene at Yoshiwara Oban sumizuri-e 1670s or early 80's Tok. Nat. Mus. Japan (on back) From: The Japanese Print by Muneshige Narazaki P. 31 Eng. Adaptation C-H Mitchell, Kodomonda Pub. " |
| 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/s6qr5f1b |
| 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 |
340072 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6qr5f1b |
