Japanese Stencils [042]

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Title Japanese Stencils [042]
Collection Name and Number P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection
Photo Number Box 59, Japanese Stencil Cutting, 67
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; Grasses--Art--Photographs; Diamonds (Shape)--Art--Photographs; Japan; Art; Clothing and dress
Keywords Arts and crafts; Arts & crafts; Katagami
Spatial Coverage Japan
Description Photograph of Chūgata: Autumn grasses and pine-bark lozenges, thrust- and punch-carving (tsukibori and kiribori), silk webbing (itoire), 48.6 x 38.7 cm (19 1/8 x 15 1/4 in.), late 19th-early 20th century, Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA)
Caption on Slide Chugata: Autumn grasses and pine-bark lozenges, thrust- and punch-carving (tsukibori and kiribori), silk webbing (itoire).
Additional Information Image was scanned from color slide. Image needs to be rotated 90% to right for correct orientation/view. Image can also be found in: Carved Paper: The Art of Japanese Stencil by Susanna Kuo, p.112 and p. 181. 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: "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. Note: Original caption information for this image provided as: "(Itoire) Silk webbing. Grasses & pine-bark lozenges. Thrust & drill carving (Tsukibori) Chugata: Autumn, Japan"
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/s6sj23m7
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 340296
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6sj23m7