| Title |
Block printing: Kitagawa Utamaro [018] |
| Photo Number |
Box 62, Special Lecture Japanese Prints, 36 |
| Description |
Photograph of block print: "Couple by a Standing Screen", by Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1753-1806), vertical ôban (approximate size, may vary) 37.2 x 26 cm (14 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.) circa 1797 |
| 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 |
| Subject |
Kitagawa, Utamaro, 1753?-1806--Photographs; Block printing--Japan--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Japan--Photographs; Couples--Art--Photographs; Screens--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe |
| Keywords |
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 |
"Couple by a Standing Screen", by Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1753-1806), circa 1797. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Similar image can be found in Utamaro by Sadao Kikuchi, translated by Myra Fraser and Masaaki Tanaka, page 42. Note: "Kitagawa Utamaro (ca. 1753 - October 31, 1806) was a Japanese printmaker and painter, who is considered one of the greatest artists of woodblock prints (ukiyo-e). His name was romanized archaically as Outamaro. He is known especially for his masterfully composed studies of women, known as bijinga. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated books of insects."--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. |
| 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/s63j3wzd |
| 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 |
340549 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63j3wzd |
