Japanese Stencils [012]

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Title Japanese Stencils [012]
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 59, Japanese Stencil Cutting, 17
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 Adhesives--Japan--Photographs; Implements, utensils, etc.--Japan--Photographs; Artists' tools--Japan--Photographs; Katazome--Japan--Photographs; Resist-dyed textiles--Japan--Photographs; Stencil work--Japan--Photographs; Japan; Art
Keywords Arts and crafts; Arts & crafts; Katagami
Spatial Coverage Japan
Description Photograph of paste laying process
Caption on Slide "Steps in Paste-Laying (Shimada Yoshio of Yoshikawa City, Saitama Prefecture)." Photo on left: "Glutinous rice (mochiko) is the key ingredient in the resist paste." Photo on right: "Steamed rice bran (nuka) is added to mitigate the extreme elasticity of the rice gluten."
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. 102. 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: "Katazome...is a Japanese method of dyeing fabrics using a resist paste applied through a stencil."--Wikipedia. Note: Original caption information for this image provided as: "Steps in paste laying paste made from glutinous rice (mochi ko) Key ingrediant in the resist paste. L. stirring the paste. R. mixed co/steamed rice bran"
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/s6ms49qp
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 340305
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ms49qp
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