Title |
Block printing: Ando Hiroshige (various prints from unidentified series) [15] |
Photo Number |
Box 61, Hokusai and other Japanese Printers, 35 |
Description |
Photograph of a block print: possibly known as "Seki: The Ancient Barrier Gate at Suzuka" (Kodai Suzuka no seki); or possibly known as "Seki: Semi-maru, The Blind Biwa Player and a Young Lady", possibly part of series The Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido Road] by Two Brushes (Sôhitsu gojûsan tsugi), created by two artists: (background landscape) by Andô Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858) and (figures in foreground) by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), (Japanese, 1786-1865), ukiyo-e, nishiki-e, vertical ôban or aiban, (approximate size, may vary) 34.7 cm x 23.9 cm (13 11/16 in. x 9 7/16 in.), circa 1855 |
Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
Date |
1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000 |
Subject |
Andō, Hiroshige, 1797-1858--Photographs; Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1786-1865--Photographs; Block printing--Japan--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Japan--Photographs; Men--Art--Photographs; Blind--Art--Photographs; Musicians--Art--Photographs; Biwa--Art--Photographs; Women--Art--Photographs; Tōkaidō--Art--Photographs; Landscapes--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe |
Keywords |
Aiban; Nishiki-e; Oban |
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 |
Print, possibly one of series Sôhitsu gojûsan tsugi, created by two artists: (background landscape) by Ando Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858) and (figures in foreground) by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), (Japanese, 1786-1865). Dow Collection. |
Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Hiroshige's specialty was landscapes. Note: Information provided for this image in Description (above) is from Museum of Fine Arts, Boston website: http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/seki-the-ancient-barrier-gate-at-suzuka-kodai-suzuka-no-seki-semimaru-from-the-series-the-fifty-three-stations-of-the-t-kaid-road-by-two-brushes-s-hitsu-goj-san-tsugi-536871 Note: "Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - October 12, 1858) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, and one of the last great artists in that tradition. He was also referred to as Andō Hiroshige (安藤 広重) (an irregular combination of family name and art name) and by the art name of Ichiyūsai Hiroshige (一幽斎廣重). … Hiroshige's The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (1833-1834) and One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (1856-1858) greatly influenced French Impressionists such as Monet."--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 [approximately] 10 x 15 inches (25 x 38 cm)."--Masterworks of Ukiyo-e…by Muneshige Narazaki, English translation by John Bester, page 21. Note: "Aiban: a print size [approximately] 9 x 13 inches (23 x 33 cm)."--Masterworks of Ukiyo-e…by Muneshige Narazaki, English translation by John Bester, page 21. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Foreground fig's by Kunisasa Background by Hiroshige Photog by Fred Wright Dow Collection" Note: "Photographer" credit for this image provided as (both): "Tierney, Lennox" and "Fred Wright". |
Type |
Image |
Rights Management |
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Rights |
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ARK |
ark:/87278/s64464c0 |
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 |
340038 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64464c0 |