| Title |
Block printing: Kitagawa Utamaro [033] |
| Photo Number |
Box 62, Special Lecture Japanese Prints, 37 |
| Description |
Photograph of block print: "Wagtail, Copper Pheasants" (Sekirei, Yamadori) by Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1753-1806), part of album "The Book of Birds" (Momo chidori kyôka awase), circa 1790 |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Date |
1978 |
| Subject |
Kitagawa, Utamaro, 1753?-1806--Photographs; Block printing--Japan--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Japan--Photographs; Birds--Art--Photographs; Pheasants--Art--Photographs; Wagtails--Art--Photographs; 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 |
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1753-1806). |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from (faded) color slide. Note: Similar image can be found in A Chorus of Birds / Utamaro, with an introduction by Julia Meech-Pekarik and a note on kyōka and translations by James T. Kenney, Metropolitan Museum of Art : Viking Press, 1981. Note: Similar image can also be found on Museum of Fine Arts, Boston website: http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/copper-pheasants-yamadori-and-wagtail-sekirei-from-the-album-momo-chidori-ky-ka-awase-myriad-birds-a-ky-ka-competition-234264 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: Original caption information for this image provided as: "Utamaro Kitagawa (1754-1806) Mushi Erabi? (insect book)" |
| 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/s6wh370s |
| 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 |
340837 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wh370s |
