| Title |
Japanese Stencils [046] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 59, Japanese Stencil Cutting, 71 |
| 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 |
Katazome--Japan--Photographs; Resist-dyed textiles--Japan--Photographs; Stencil work--Japan--Photographs; Clothing and dress--Japan--Photographs; Butterflies--Art--Photographs; Spring--Art--Photographs; Japan; Art; Clothing and dress; Spring |
| Keywords |
Arts and crafts; Arts & crafts; Katagami |
| Spatial Coverage |
Japan |
| Description |
Photograph of Chūgata (kojishiro): Butterflies on reticulated stripes, thrust- and punch-carving (tsukibori and dōgubori), silk webbing (itoire), 47 x 36.5 cm (18 1/2 x 14 3/8 in.), Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA); Butterflies have had numerous symbolic meanings throughout Japanese history including: beauty, delicacy, eternal life, rebirth, luxury, elegance and the coming of spring |
| Caption on Slide |
Chugata ("medium pattern") kojishiro ("small white ground"): Butterflies (seasonal marker for spring). |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Image can also be found in: Carved Paper: The Art of Japanese Stencil by Susanna Kuo, p. 179. Note: "Katagami...or Ise-katagami is the Japanese art of making paper stencils [to be used in the process of putting designs on textiles]. The art is traditionally centered around the city of Ise in Mie Prefecture. Multiple layers of thin washi paper are bonded with a glue extracted from persimmon, which makes a strong flexible brown colored paper. The paper is cut with a combination of knives and punches."--Wikipedia. Note: "Chūgata ('medium patterns') designates repeat stencil patterns larger than komon and smaller than the large circular motifs (daimon) used as insignia on banners, tents, and livery."--Carved Paper: The Art of Japanese Stencil by Susanna Kuo, p. 220. Note: "Kojishiro ('small white ground') Chūgata stencils with an open ground (jishiro) that is broken up with lattice, stripes, or filigree pattern."--Carved Paper: The Art of Japanese Stencil by Susanna Kuo, p. 222. Note: "Itoire ('thread insertion'), [is a] method of reinforcing a stencil by constructing a web of fine silk on a wooden frame and then gluing the two previously separated layers of stencil paper on either side of this web with persimmon tanning. After the silk is sandwiched between the two stencil sheets, the web is cut free from the frame."--Carved Paper: The Art of Japanese Stencil by Susanna Kuo, p. 224. Note: "Katazome is a Japanese method of dyeing fabrics using a resist paste applied through a stencil."--Wikipedia. |
| 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/s6g73xrf |
| 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 |
340283 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6g73xrf |
