| Title |
Block printing: Kitagawa Utamaro [016] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 62, Special Lecture Japanese Prints, 26 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1978 |
| Subject |
Kitagawa, Utamaro, 1753?-1806--Photographs; Block printing--Japan--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Japan--Photographs; Women--Art--Photographs; Prostitution--Art--Photographs; Prostitutes--Art--Photographs; Courtesans--Art--Photographs; Clothing and dress--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe; Clothing and dress |
| Keywords |
Nishiki-e; Bijinga; Oban |
| Description |
Photograph of block print: "The Hour of the Hare" (Uno koku), (from the series Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara (Seiro juni toki tsuzuki), circa 1794-6), by Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1753-1806), nishiki-e, vertical ôban; the series depicts aspects of the pleasure quarters and the lives of the courtesans during each of the twelve lunar time periods |
| Caption on Slide |
"The Hour of the Hare", (from the series Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara), Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1753-1806), nishiki-e, vertical oban, circa 1794-6, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Similar image (with information) can be found in Utamaro and the Spectacle of Beauty by Julie Nelson Davis, pages 136-137. Note: "Kitagawa Utamaro (ca. 1753 - October 31, 1806) was a Japanese printmaker and painter, who is considered one of the greatest artists of woodblock prints (ukiyo-e). His name was romanized archaically as Outamaro. He is known especially for his masterfully composed studies of women, known as bijinga. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated books of insects."--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 about 15½ by 10½ inches (39 by 26.5 centimeters)"--Wikipedia. Note: Original caption information for this image provided as: "Kitagawa Utamaro-1795 Hour of the Rabbit Day and Night in the Pleasure Houses Oban Nisiki-e 36.4 X 23.5 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/s6697mk6 |
| 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 |
340556 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6697mk6 |
