Title: Fan Pictures by Kuniyoshi: Cats, Kabuki Actors, and Girls (Kuniyoshi no uchiwa-e: neko to kabuki to chyakyachyaki musume, 国芳の団扇絵 猫と歌舞伎とチャキチャキ娘)
Title-page (blue, vertical): [vignette of a fan] / 国芳の団扇絵 | 猫と歌舞伎とチャキチャキ娘
Author/Editor/Publisher: Ōta Memorial Museum of Art [太田記念美術館]
Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi [歌川 国芳] (Japanese, 1798–1861)
Place of Publication: Tokyo, Japan
Date: July 21, 2012 (２０１２年７月２１日 発行)
Language: Japanese
Description: Softcover, 300 × 225 mm, pictorial wrappers, yellow endpapers, illustrated throughout in full colour; pp. [1–3] 4–191 [1].
Note: The exhibition catalogue illustrates Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s uchiwa-e (fan prints), with thematic sections on kabuki actors, beauties, and cats. Includes curatorial commentary, a bibliography, and a complete provisional catalogue of works.
Contents:
- Introduction (ごあいさつ) – p. 2
- On Kuniyoshi’s Fan Prints (歌川国芳の団扇絵について) – p. 4
- Chapter 1: Theater Pictures and Various Themes (戯画とさまざまな題材) – p. 17
- Chapter 2: Actor Prints (役者絵) – p. 49
- Chapter 3: Beauties (美人画) – p. 75
- Commentary on Works (作品解説) – p. 146
- References (主要参考文献) – p. 174
- Catalogue of Kuniyoshi’s Fan Prints [Provisional] (歌川国芳団扇絵作品目録 [未定稿]) – p. 175
Fan prints in this collection:
Additional Information
| Collection | Japanese prints and drawings , Library , Reference Books |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book , Catalogue raisonné , Reference book |
| Period | 21 AD , Early 21st century |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Media/Technique | Paper , Wove paper |
| Subject | 19th century , Art , Art history , Catalogue raisonné , Criticism , Culture , Fan print , History , Japan , Japanese art , Japanese woodblock prints , Pictorial album , Uchiwa-e , Ukiyo-e |
| Creation / Publishing year | 2012 |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Binding | Pictorial wrappers , Softcover |
| Location | Swivel |
| Acquisition year | 2025 |
