| Title |
Block printing: Katsukawa Shunsho [010] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 61, Hokusai and other Japanese Printers, 92 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1980 |
| Subject |
Katsukawa, Shunshō, 1726-1793--Photographs; Block printing--Photographs; Ukiyoe--Photographs; Ichikawa family--Art--Photographs; Ichikawa, Danjūrō, 1741-1806--Art--Photographs; Performing arts--Art--Photographs; Men--Art--Photographs; Actors--Art--Photographs; Male actors--Art--Photographs; Theater--Art--Photographs; Kabuki--Art--Photographs; Clothing and dress--Art--Photographs; Costume--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe; Clothing and dress; Theater |
| Keywords |
Yakusha-e; Hosoban; Costumes |
| Description |
Photograph of block print: "Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô V" (in Shibaraku) by Katsukawa Shunshô (Japanese, 1726-1793), yakusha-e, hosoban, (approximate size, may vary slightly) 32.7 x 15 cm (12 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.), circa 1787 |
| Caption on Slide |
"Actor, Ichikawa Danjuro V" (in Shibaraku), by Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726-1793), circa 1787. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from (faded) color slide. Image needs to be rotated 90% to left for correct orientation/view. Note: "Katsukawa Shunshō (1726 - January 19, 1793) was a Japanese painter and printmaker in the ukiyo-e style, and the leading artist of the Katsukawa school. Shunshō studied under Miyagawa Shunsui, son and student of Miyagawa Chōshun, both equally famous and talented ukiyo-e artists. Shunshō is most well known for introducing a new form of yakusha-e, prints depicting Kabuki actors. However, his bijinga (images of beautiful women) paintings, while less famous, are said by some scholars to be "the best in the second half of the [18th] century."--Wikipedia. Note: "Yakusha-e, often referred to as "actor prints" in English, are Japanese woodblock prints or, rarely, paintings, of kabuki actors, particularly those done in the ukiyo-e style popular through the Edo period (1603-1867) and into the beginnings of the 20th century. Most strictly, the term yakusha-e refers solely to portraits of individual artists (or sometimes pairs)..."--Wikipedia. Note: "Hosoban, a print size about 13 by 5 inches (33 by 14.5 centimeters)"--Wikipedia. Note: "Shibaraku is among the most popular pieces in the Kabuki repertoire."--Wikipedia. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Katsukawa Shunsho 1726-1792 Woodcut c. 1787 The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in a Shibaraku role Mer. Mus of" |
| 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/s64q8bx8 |
| 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 |
340123 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64q8bx8 |
