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If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please fax a request to the attention of Orian Neumann, Assistant Registrar, at 734-474-7643. For other queries, email orian@umich.edu.edu.
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please fax a request to the attention of Orian Neumann, Assistant Registrar, at 734-474-7643. For other queries, email orian@umich.edu.edu.
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please fax a request to the attention of Orian Neumann, Assistant Registrar, at 734-474-7643. For other queries, email orian@umich.edu.edu.
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please fax a request to the attention of Orian Neumann, Assistant Registrar, at 734-474-7643. For other queries, email orian@umich.edu.edu.
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please fax a request to the attention of Orian Neumann, Assistant Registrar, at 734-474-7643. For other queries, email orian@umich.edu.edu.
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56.2 cm x 46 cm x 0.5 cm (22 1/8 in. x 18 1/8 in. x 3/16 in.)
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Pine, bamboo and plum are the "three friends of winter": pines are always green (a symbol of longevity), bamboo do not bend with the weight of snow (integrity), and plum flowers bloom in the midst of winter (fortitude). Here these popular motifs have been embroidered onto a rose-dyed silk crepe. The black threads that once outlined the tree trunk have mostly fallen away; they were dyed with iron, which oxidizes and rots the threads with exposure to light.
Metallic embroidery thread came into use in the seventeenth century. It was made by wrapping tiny strips of gold- or silver-foil coated paper around a silk or cotton fiber. Because it could not be passed through the cloth without damage, it was laid on top of the fabric and couched down at intervals with silk thread.
Exhibited in "Japanese Costumes & Ceramics, Past & Present," October 2001-February 2002. Maribeth Graybill, Senior Curator of Asian Art
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56.2 cm x 46 cm x 0.5 cm (22 1/8 in. x 18 1/8 in. x 3/16 in.)
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Chirimen is a heavily textured silk crepe with a puckered and ribbed surface. It was introduced to Japan from China in the sixteenth century, and came into prominence in the late seventeenth century with the development of paste-resist dyeing techniques. In paste-resist dyeing the design is either drawn freehand or stenciled onto the fabric, in a thick paste that seals the fabric against the dyestuff. After the dye has set, the fabric is washed vigorously in cold water. The paste dissolves, leaving a design in white. Paste-resist stencil dyeing allows for mass production, and was therefore frequently used in textiles for commoners in early modern times. The tiny circle motifs in this fragment are an imitation of tie-dyeing, a much more labor-intensive process.
Exhibited in "Japanese Costumes & Ceramics, Past & Present," October 2001-February 2002. Maribeth Graybill, Senior Curator of Asian Art
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Of the leading ukiyo-e designers, Toyokuni was the least original, but he succeeded so well in emulating the finer points of his more creative contemporaries that, in his best work, he is universally accorded a place nearly equal to theirs. He was also a noted ukiyo-e painter, print artist, and illustrator. He borrowed the character “Toyo” from the name of his teacher, Toyoharu, and named himself Toyokuni. Down to the present day, at least five separate artists have used this name, and signed their prints "Toyokuni"; one of the difficulties for a beginning collector is learning to recognize which generation artist designed the print.
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Of the leading ukiyo-e designers, Toyokuni was the least original, but he succeeded so well in emulating the finer points of his more creative contemporaries that, in his best work, he is universally accorded a place nearly equal to theirs. He was also a noted ukiyo-e painter, print artist, and illustrator. He borrowed the character “Toyo” from the name of his teacher, Toyoharu, and named himself Toyokuni. Down to the present day, at least five separate artists have used this name, and signed their prints "Toyokuni"; one of the difficulties for a beginning collector is learning to recognize which generation artist designed the print.
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Of the leading ukiyo-e designers, Toyokuni was the least original, but he succeeded so well in emulating the finer points of his more creative contemporaries that, in his best work, he is universally accorded a place nearly equal to theirs. He was also a noted ukiyo-e painter, print artist, and illustrator. He borrowed the character “Toyo” from the name of his teacher, Toyoharu, and named himself Toyokuni. Down to the present day, at least five separate artists have used this name, and signed their prints "Toyokuni"; one of the difficulties for a beginning collector is learning to recognize which generation artist designed the print.
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Of the leading ukiyo-e designers, Toyokuni was the least original, but he succeeded so well in emulating the finer points of his more creative contemporaries that, in his best work, he is universally accorded a place nearly equal to theirs. He was also a noted ukiyo-e painter, print artist, and illustrator. He borrowed the character “Toyo” from the name of his teacher, Toyoharu, and named himself Toyokuni. Down to the present day, at least five separate artists have used this name, and signed their prints "Toyokuni"; one of the difficulties for a beginning collector is learning to recognize which generation artist designed the print.
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Of the leading ukiyo-e designers, Toyokuni was the least original, but he succeeded so well in emulating the finer points of his more creative contemporaries that, in his best work, he is universally accorded a place nearly equal to theirs. He was also a noted ukiyo-e painter, print artist, and illustrator. He borrowed the character “Toyo” from the name of his teacher, Toyoharu, and named himself Toyokuni. Down to the present day, at least five separate artists have used this name, and signed their prints "Toyokuni"; one of the difficulties for a beginning collector is learning to recognize which generation artist designed the print.
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Utamaro owed his greatest artistic debt to Kiyonaga (1752–1815). He added a strong element of eroticism and an intuitive grasp of female psychology to Kiyonaga’s graceful, lifelike portrayals of women. Like Harunobu, Utamaro was a great master of ukiyo-e in the portrayal of femininity and love, but the two had different approaches. In addition to his figure studies of women, Utamaro also drew landscapes, birds, animals, and flower studies, and a large number of book illustrations. (MW)
He had numerous pupils and followers who may be classed as the Toriyama school, taking the name from Toriyama Skiyen, the teacher of Utamaro. Many prints signed Utamaro are undoubtedly the work of his pupils, and it is sometimes difficult to distinguish them.
This narrow print was designed as an advertisement to be posted on a pillar. It shows the grand courtesan of the Matsubaya Tea House accompanied by her young attendant.
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