| Title |
Block printing: Torii Kiyonaga [018] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 24, Block Printing, Bath, 8 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| 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 |
Torii, Kiyonaga, 1752-1815--Photographs; Block printing--Japan--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Japan--Photographs; Women--Art--Photographs; Clothing and dress--Art--Photographs; Bathhouses--Art--Photographs; Public baths--Art--Photographs; Animals--Art--Photographs; Dogs--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe; Clothing and dress |
| Keywords |
Chūban; Bijinga; Bath houses |
| Description |
Photograph of a block print: "The Bathroom", (from the series Charming Women Contesting in Appeal), by Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752-1815), chūban, circa 1779-81; print depicts a traditional Japanese bathhouse scene; possibly from the Tierney's private collection of Asian art |
| Caption on Slide |
"The Bathroom", (from the series Charming Women Contesting in Appeal), by Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752-1815), chūban, circa 1779-81. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from slide. Note: Similar image can be found on ARTstor. Note: Similar image can also be found in Masterworks of Ukiyo-e: Kiyonaga by Muneshige Narazaki, English translation by John Bester, page 30. 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: "Chūban: a print size [approximately] 8 x 11 inches (20 x 28 cm)."--Masterworks of Ukiyo-e: Kiyonaga by Muneshige Narazaki, English translation by John Bester, page 21. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Bath print" Note: Also see image with File Name: block_print_bath_007. |
| 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/s62520xq |
| 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 |
329543 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62520xq |
