| Title |
Block printing: Torii Kiyonaga [001] |
| Photo Number |
Box 62, Special Lecture Japanese Prints, 39 |
| Description |
Photograph of a block print: possibly known as "Lady with Two Female Attendants", (from the series Current Manners in Eastern Brocade (Fûzoku Azuma no nishiki) circa 1783), by Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752-1815), vertical ôban, (approximate size, may vary) 39.5 x 26.5 cm (15 9/16 x 10 7/16 in.) |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1949 |
| Subject |
Torii, Kiyonaga, 1752-1815--Photographs; Block printing--Japan--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Japan--Photographs; Women--Art--Photographs; Clothing and dress--Art--Photographs; Parasols--Art--Photographs; Umbrellas--Art--Photographs; Painted fans--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe; Clothing and dress |
| Keywords |
Bijinga; 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 |
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752-1815), hand-colored, Japan. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from slide. Hand-colored, image flipped/reversed. Note: Similar image can be found on Museum of Fine Arts, Boston website: http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/lady-with-two-female-attendants-from-the-series-current-manners-in-eastern-brocade-f-zoku-azuma-no-nishiki-206296 Note: "Torii Kiyonaga, original name Sekiguchi Shinsuke (born 1752, Sagami Province, Japan - died June 28, 1815, Edo [Tokyo]), one of the most important Japanese artists of the Ukiyo-e movement (paintings and wood-block prints of the "floating world")...Kiyonaga concentrated on the depiction of famous beauties...Women in his prints were tall and stately, drawn with elegantly graceful lines in a realistic style."--Encyclopædia Britannica online. 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: Original caption information provided as: "Kiyonaga Hand Colored Slide Japan" |
| 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 |
 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s61v5z0x |
| 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 |
340712 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61v5z0x |
