| Title |
Block printing: Kitagawa Utamaro [022] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 59, Japanese Stencil Cutting, 56 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1969 |
| Subject |
Kitagawa, Utamaro, 1753?-1806--Photographs; Block printing--Japan--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Japan--Photographs; Women--Art--Photographs; Children--Art--Photographs; Kitchens--Art--Photographs; Cookery--Art--Photographs; Clothing and dress--Art--Photographs; Diptychs--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe; Cooking |
| Keywords |
Bijinga |
| Description |
Photograph of block print: "Beauties in the Kitchen", also known as "Kitchen Scene", by Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1753-1806), left side of diptych, circa 1793; print depicts a woman peeling vegetables and another woman caring for a child |
| Caption on Slide |
"Beauties in the Kitchen", also known as "Kitchen Scene", left side of diptych by Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1753-1806), circa 1793. (On the back of slide) Japan: A History in Art by Bradley Smith, p. 216. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: Similar image can be found in Utamaro: Portraits from the Floating World by Tadashi Kobayashi, translated by Mark A. Harbison, pages 38-40. 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: "Japanese women in the kitchen Utamaro wood block print, 1793 (on the back) P. 216 Japan-A Hist. in Art" |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| 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. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s69601hh |
| 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 |
340354 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69601hh |
