Block printing: Utagawa School [003]

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Title Block printing: Utagawa School [003]
Photo Number Box 24, Japan, Block Printing, Kuniyoshi, 2
Description Photograph of a block print: possibly by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1798-1861) or by some other artist in Utagawa school; possibly part of triptych (?)
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 Utagawa school of Ukiyoe--Photographs; Block prints--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Photographs; Performing arts--Art--Photographs; Men--Art--Photographs; Actors--Art--Photographs; Male actors--Art--Photographs; Theater--Art--Photographs; Kabuki--Art--Photographs; Swords--Art--Photographs; Costume--Art--Photographs; Triptychs--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe; Clothing and dress; Theater
Keywords Onnagata; Costumes
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 Ukiyo-e print depicting Kabuki actors.
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Note: "The Utagawa school was a group of Japanese woodblock print artists, founded by Toyoharu. His pupil, Toyokuni I, took over after Toyoharu's death and raised the group to become the most famous and powerful woodblock print school for the remainder of the 19th century...The school became so successful and well known that today more than half of all surviving ukiyo-e prints are from it."--Wikipedia. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Utagawa Kuniyoshi Triptych, 1979-1861 Kabuki Actors"
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/s6pg27kt
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 330792
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pg27kt
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