Block printing: Ichikawa Danjuro VII [001] Self-Portrait (001)

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Title Block printing: Ichikawa Danjuro VII [001] Self-Portrait (001)
Photo Number Box 61, Hokusai and other Japanese Printers, 93
Description Photograph of block print: "Self-Portrait of Danjuro VII in a Shibaraku Performance" by Ichikawa Danjuro VII (Japanese, 1791-1859), surimono, ink and color on paper (mica and brass dust), (approximate size, may vary slightly) 20.3 x 17.9 cm (8 x 7 in), Edo period (1615-1868), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y.; the actor has portrayed himself ensconced in his Shibaraku robes, with Ichikawa family mon (crest) design, and has signed Ichikawa Danjuro at the lower left
Creator Tierney, Lennox
Date 1980
Subject Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)--Photographs; Block printing--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Photographs; Surimono--Photographs; Ichikawa family--Art--Photographs; Ichikawa Danjūrō,--1791-1859--Art--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; Theatrical makeup--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe; Surimono; Clothing and dress; Theater
Keywords Kira-zuri; Costumes; Make-up
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
Spatial Coverage New York (N.Y.)
Caption on Slide "Self-Portrait of Danjuro VII in a Shibaraku Performance" by Ichikawa Danjuro VII (Japanese, 1791-1859), surimono, ink and color on paper (mica and brass dust), Edo period (1615-1868). The actor has portrayed himself ensconced in his Shibaraku robes and has signed Ichikawa Danjuro at the lower left.
Additional Information Image was scanned from (faded) color slide. Image needs to be rotated 90% to right for correct orientation/view. Note: Similar image can be found in Art of Surimono by Theodore Bowie, pages 20-21. Note: Information for this image can also be found on Metropolitan Museum of Art website. http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/60010193 Note: "Surimono are a genre of Japanese woodblock print. They were privately commissioned for special occasions such as the New Year. Surimono literally means "printed thing". Being produced in small numbers for a mostly educated audience of literati, surimono were often more experimental in subject matter and treatment, and extravagant in printing technique, than commercial prints. They were most popular from the 1790s to the 1830s, and many leading artists produced them."--Wikipedia. Note:"...kirazuri or 'mica printing', whereby mica powder has been printed with glue onto areas of the print using a woodblock."--Victoria and Albert Museum website. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Danjura VII 1791-1859 Danjura (?) in a Shibaraku role color wood cut with mica and brass dust Jsurimono Japan"
Type Image
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ARK ark:/87278/s60v8wqb
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 340333
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60v8wqb
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