| Title |
Block printing: Katsukawa Shunko [001] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 24, Japan, Block Printing, Minor Printers, 74 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1978 |
| Subject |
Katsukawa, Shunkō, 1743-1812--Photographs; Block printing--Photographs; Ukiyoe--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; Theatrical makeup--Art--Photographs; Art; Ukiyoe; Clothing and dress; Theater |
| Keywords |
Ōkubi-e; Nishiki-e; Costumes; Make-up; Oban |
| Description |
Photograph of a block print depicting the actor Sakata Hangoro by Japanese artist Katsukawa Shunkō |
| Caption on Slide |
The Actor Sakata Hangoro, circa 1781-89, by Katsukawa Shunko (Japanese, 1743-1812), nishiki-e, vertical oban, 38.5 x 25.8 cm. |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Note: "Katsukawa Shunkō I (1743 - December 1, 1812) was a designer of ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock prints in Edo (Tokyo). He...is generally credited with designing the first large head actor portraits (ōkubi-e)... Several other artists are known in English as "Shunkō", although their names are not all written with the same kanji."--Wikipedia. Note: "Nishiki-e (lit. "brocade picture") refers to Japanese multi-colored woodblock printing; this technique is used primarily in ukiyo-e. It was invented in the 1760s...Previously, most prints had been in black-and-white, colored by hand, or colored with the addition of one or two color ink blocks. A nishiki-e print is created by carving a separate woodblock for every color, and using them in a stepwise fashion...in order to create a single complete image."--Wikipedia. Note: "Ōban: a print size [approximately] 10 x 15 inches (25 x 38 cm)."--Masterworks of Ukiyo-e…by Muneshige Narazaki, English translation by John Bester, page 21. Note: Original caption information provided as: "Katsukawa Shunko 1781 1789, The Actor Sakata Hangoro, oban, nishiki-e, 38.5x25.8." |
| 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/s6cr6949 |
| 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 |
329881 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cr6949 |
