Sanjo Kantaro as a Young Woman Standing in a Wisteria Arbor, c. early or mid 1730s. Torii Kiyonobu I (Japanese, 1664-1729). Color woodblock print; sheet: x cm (11 3/4 x 6 in.). This rare, hand-colored print incorporates a technique called urushi-e, literally "lacquer picture," in which the artist paints deer glue over areas of black pigment, producing a lustrous effect reminiscent of lacquer. Metal filings were sometimes sprinkled onto the pigment for decorative effect. Kiyonobu’s prints are characteristically hand-colored and outlined in black. Inspired by a family tradition of pai
Sanjo Kantaro as a Young Woman Standing in a Wisteria Arbor, c. early or mid 1730s. Torii Kiyonobu I (Japanese, 1664-1729). Color woodblock print; sheet: x cm (11 3/4 x 6 in.). This rare, hand-colored print incorporates a technique called urushi-e, literally "lacquer picture," in which the artist paints deer glue over areas of black pigment, producing a lustrous effect reminiscent of lacquer. Metal filings were sometimes sprinkled onto the pigment for decorative effect. Kiyonobu’s prints are characteristically hand-colored and outlined in black. Inspired by a family tradition of painters of Kabuki posters, Kiyonobu created prints mainly of actors and scenes from plays.
Size: 1787px × 3400px
Photo credit: © CMA/BOT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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