Sawamura Sōjūrō no Ichihōshi Ōtomo Hitatinosuke Yamatogawa Tomigorō no Sukewaka Yonosuke – Antique Wall Art
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic print of Sawamura Sōjūrō no Ichihōshi Ōtomo Hitatinosuke Yamatogawa Tomigorō no Sukewaka Yonosuke. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Sawamura Sōjūrō no Ichihōshi Ōtomo Hitatinosuke Yamatogawa Tomigorō no Sukewaka Yonosuke
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Lacquer and powdered metal give this narrow hosoban woodcut its unusual shine. The technique, called *urushi-e*, used glossy lacquer and metallic dust to make parts of the design glitter against the color printing. The sheet shows kabuki actors, including Sawamura Sōjūrō, and is attributed to Okumura Toshinobu, who was active in Edo around the 1720s and 1730s. Its printer, Ōmiya Kyūbei of Hasegawa-chō, places the print between 1716 and 1736. Such actor prints were popular souvenirs of the theater, and the lacquer work was costly, so it was reserved for special sheets.
| Created / published | Japan : Omiya Ky-bei of Hasegawa-ch, Printer, [between 1716 and 1736] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color, lacquer, powdered metal ; 33.1 x 15.8 cm. |
| Genre | organized by the Library of Congress, 2001. No NAR. Lane, p. 336: Toshinobu, fl. ca. 1717-40s; Okumura, KakugetsudOo, Bunzen. Exhibit catalog: Okumura Toshinobu, fl. 1717-1750. |
| Notes | Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hosoban Urushie. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress). Published in: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e ... / essays by Sandy Kita .... New York ..., 2001, no. 8, p. 22. Exhibited: The Floating world of Ukiyo-e: shadows |
| Subjects | Actors--Japanese--1710-1740. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,626 × 4,507 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221862 |
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