| Title |
Block printing: Utagawa Kuniyoshi [004] |
| Photo Number |
Box 24, Japan, Block Printing, Kuniyoshi, 3 |
| Description |
Photograph of a block print: possibly known as "No. 42 Noto Province" (from series Celebrated Treasures of Mountains and Seas or Auspicious Desires on Land and Sea (Sankai medetai zue), circa 1852) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861); print depicts a woman biting on her sleeve (with inset: depicts several men attempting to turn a winch while fishing) |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1976 |
| Subject |
Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861--Photographs; Block prints--Japan--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Japan--Photographs; Women--Art; Men--Art; Clothing and dress--Art; Winches--Art; Fishing--Art; Art; Ukiyoe |
| 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 |
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861): trained as silk-dyer, later (in 1811) became pupil of Utagawa Toyokuni. (NBN Coll.) |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Similar images can be found on the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston website and the British Museum website: http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/puffy-faced-with-distress-harebottai-mackerel-of-noto-province-noto-saba-from-the-series-auspicious-desires-on-land-and-sea-sankai-medetai-zue-217296 http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=3277438&partid=1&output=Places%2F!!%2FOR%2F!!%2F42667%2F!%2F42667-1-2%2F!%2FAssociated+with+Noto%2F!%2F%2F!!%2F%2F!!!%2F&orig=%2Fresearch%2Fsearch_the_collection_database%2Fadvanced_search.aspx¤tPage=1&numpages=10 Note: Utagawa Kuniyoshi, (born Jan. 1, 1798, Kanda, Edo [now Tokyo]-died April 14, 1861, Edo), Japanese painter and printmaker of the ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") movement...Kuniyoshi was a pupil of Utagawa Toyokuni. He established his fame as the designer of...warrior prints... He also produced landscapes, frequently using Western perspective.--Encyclopædia Britannica online. Note: "His subjects range from warriors and beautiful women to landscapes and mythical animals."--Wikipedia. Note: LC Heading: Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861 aka: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi, |d 1798-1861 |
| Type |
Image |
| 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. |
| Rights |
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| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6z03r0f |
| 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 |
330790 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6z03r0f |
