Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Japanese (1798 - 1861) Primary

Right Sheet of a Triptych; A Parade of the Kenjin

1835

Image
14 3/4 in. x 10 1/4 in. (37.47 cm x 26.04 cm)

This object has the following keywords:

• Aizuri-e
• Asian - Refers to the cultures of the continent of Asia, which is in the eastern hemisphere, and is bounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, and is generally considered to be delimited on the west by the Ural Mountains. It also refers to the numerous islands off the coast of Asia.
• bijinga - Paintings or prints that depict beautiful women. This term, which literally means "pictures of beautiful women," was most likely coined in the Edo period (1615-1868) or the Meiji period (1868-1912). Before this period, these pictures may have been called "onna-e" or "bijin-e".
• color woodcuts - Woodcuts that incorporate color, usually through combining a series of blocks in precise registration that have been inked with individual hues and pressed onto one support.
• Japanese - Nationality, periods, cultures, and styles found in Japan, either in historical times or in the present.
• oban - Japanese prints of a standard size about 15 3/4 by 10 1/2 inches.
• triptychs - Paintings or carvings consisting of or mounted on three attached panels, often hinged so that the outer wings fold over the central portion; a common form for altarpieces. Also used for other works having three related images side by side.
• woodcuts - Prints made using the process of woodcut, which is a relief process in which the design is cut into and printed from the plank side of a wood block; distinct from "wood engraving (process)," which is a relief process using the grain end of a wood block.

• Image Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. (37.465 x 26.035 cm)

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