| Title |
Block printing: Utagawa Kuniyoshi [006] |
| Photo Number |
Box 24, Japan, Block Printing, Kuniyoshi Triptychs, 4 |
| Description |
Photograph of a block print: possibly known as "The Plover Crystal River in Mutsu Province" (Mutsu no kuni Chidori no Tamagawa), triptych by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861), circa 1847-8, approximate size, overall: 35.56 x 76.2 cm (14 x 30 in.); appears to depict three women collecting brine for salt (with salt flats in background) and a flock of plovers above |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1967 |
| Subject |
Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861--Photographs; Block prints--Japan--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Japan--Photographs; Women--Art; Salt flats--Art; Yokes--Art; Birds--Art; Plovers--Art; Triptychs--Art; Art; Ukiyoe |
| Keywords |
Bijinga |
| 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 |
Triptych, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861). Photograph by Lennox Tierney. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Similar image can be found on ARTstor. 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/s63j3vt6 |
| 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 |
330812 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63j3vt6 |
