| Title |
Block printing: Katsushika Hokusai [029] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 61, Hokusai and other Japanese Printers, 55 |
| 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; 2001; 2002; 2003 |
| Subject |
Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849--Photographs; Block printing--Japan--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Japan--Photographs; Ocean waves--Art--Photographs; Fuji, Mount (Japan)--Art--Photographs; Mountains--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe |
| Keywords |
Fujigoko; Fujisan; Fuji-san; Fuji-yama; Fujiyama; Oban |
| Description |
Photograph of block print: "The Great Wave at Kanagawa" (first in series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji), by Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849), (approximate size, may vary slightly) 10 1/8 x 14 15/16 in. (25.7 x 37.9 cm), Edo period (1615-1868), ca. 1830-32 |
| Caption on Slide |
"The Great Wave at Kanagawa" (first in series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji), by Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849), woodblock print, Ōban, Edo period (1615-1868), ca. 1830-32. |
| 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: "Copies of the print are in many Western collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the British Museum in London, The Art Institute of Chicago, and in Claude Monet's house in Giverny, France..."--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: Original caption information provided as: "Katsushika Hokusai ""The Great Wave off Kawagawa from the 36 views of Mt. Fuji Oban (8X15"") Pub Enodo Later 1829s 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/s6g73xq0 |
| 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 |
340074 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6g73xq0 |
