Block printing: Torii Kiyomitsu [002]

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Title Block printing: Torii Kiyomitsu [002]
Photo Number Box 24, Japan, Block Printing, Minor Printers, 62
Description Photograph of block print: possibly known as "Actor Bandô Hikosaburô as Shida no Kotarô", Torii Kiyomitsu (Japanese, 1735-1785), benizuri-e, hosoban, circa 1759
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1978
Subject Torii, Kiyomitsu, 1735-1785--Photographs; Block printing--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Photographs; Performing arts--Art--Photographs; Men--Art--Photographs; Actors--Art--Photographs; Male actors--Art--Photographs; Theater--Art--Photographs; Kabuki--Art--Photographs; Clothing and dress--Art--Photographs; Costume--Art--Photographs; Swords--Art--Photographs; Lanterns--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe; Clothing and dress; Theater
Keywords Benizuri-e; Hosoban; Zukin; Costumes
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 Ukiyo-e print depicting an actor, Torii Kiyomitsu (Japanese, 1735-1785), benizuri-e, hosoban, circa 1759.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Similar images can be found on the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston website and the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC), (in the collection Fine Prints: Japanese, pre-1915): http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/actor-band-hikosabur-as-shida-no-kotar-235762 http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2009615529/ Note: Torii Kiyomitsu (1735 - May 11, 1785) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. Note: "Benizuri-e (lit. "crimson printed pictures") are a type of "primitive" ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock prints. They were usually printed in pink (beni) and green, occasionally with the addition of another color, either printed or added by hand. The production of benizuri-e reached its peak in the early 1740s."--Wikipedia. Note: "Hosoban: a print size [approximately] 6 x 12 inches (15 x 30 cm)."--Masterworks of Ukiyo-e…by Muneshige Narazaki, English translation by John Bester, page 21. Note: Appears to be similar to image with File Name: block_print_minor_025. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Torii Kiyomitsu 1759 The Actor Bando Hikosaburo as Shiba no Kotaro, Hosoban benizuri-e 31.2 x 14.5"
Type Image
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ARK ark:/87278/s6p5647h
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 329871
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6p5647h
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