Search OAC

Home Browse Institutions Browse Collections Browse Map About OAC Help

What is OAC?

> Home > San José State University > Special Collections and Archives

Collection Guide

∞ http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt296nf002

Collection Title:

Collection Number:

Get Items:

Japanese Wood Engravings and Brush Paintings Collection

MSS-2010-07-01

No online items

Contact San José State University::Special Collections and Archives

View entire collection guide

PDF (94.16 Kb)

HTML

Search this collection

Table of contents

Collection Contents

Series 1: Japanese Wood Engravings 1791-1942

Physical Description: 2 flat file drawers

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series is comprised of thirty-four Japanese wood engravings created with two techniques: Block print on rice cloth and silk screen print.

Of special interest in this series is Hiroshi Yoshida's print Criptomeria Avenue, created in the ukiyo-e (floating world) tradition, a printing method going back to 17th century Japan. Traditionally, these prints were planned by the master printmaker but executed in his shop by supervised assistants. Hiroshi Yoshida was one of the last artists to work in the traditional shop fashion. Coming from a family of printmakers he initially began his career as a painter, studying in the Japanese city of Kyoto, as well as in Europe. Yoshida is known to have made at least one visit to the United States where he exhibited at the 1915 World Fair in San Francisco, California. The print in this collection is known to be one of the few copies created by Yoshida himself.

Arrangement

The prints in this series are arranged in two drawers, foldered in alphabetical order by artist: Drawer 04-01 Japanese Wood Engravings A-S, and Drawer 04-02 Japanese Wood Engravings T-Y.

Drawer 04-01

Japanese Wood Engravings A-S

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

Hiroshi, Yoshida (1876-1950), Criptomeria Avenue, undated

Hiroshi, Yoshida (1876-1950), Evening at Hot Springs, undated

Hiroshi, Yoshida (1876-1950), On the Lake (Ike-No-Hata), undated

Hokusai, House Scene, undated

Hokusai, Men (Dyptich), undated

Kan-un, Geese and Leaves, undated

Katsushika, Hokusai (1797-1849), The Great Wave, undated

Kiyonaga (1742-1815), Man With a Tea Housemate, undated

Kiyonaga, Torii (1742-1815), Nihonbashi at New Years, undated

Kiyonaga, Torii (1742-1815), Theatrical Group, undated

Kiyonaga, Torii (1742-1815), Women Going to the City, undated (2 prints)

Kitagawa, Utamaro (1753?-1806), Beauties Enjoying the Cool Breeze on a Bridge, undated

Kitagawa, Utamaro (1753?-1806), Anxious in Love, undated

Otaga, Korin, Magnolia, undated

Otaga, Korin, Three Cranes, undated

Otaga, Korin, Three Turtles, undated

Shotei, Chrysanthemums, undated

Shuho, Yamakawa (20th century), Modern Matsume, undated

Drawer 04-02

Japanese Wood Engravings T-Y

Subseries Scope and Content Summary

Toyokuni (1769-1825), Rich Man's Servant, undated

Toyokuni (1769-1825), Geisha Girl, undated

Tsutsugo, Geisha Girls, undated

Uiagawa, Kunniyoshi (1798-1861), Actor, undated

Unknown Artist, Flower Cluster, undated

Unknown Artist, Hillside Villa, undated

Unknown Artist, Japanese Lady with Blossoms, undated

Unknown Artist, Japanese Plants, undated

Unknown Artist, Landscape with Houses, undated

Unknown Artist, Leafy Plant, undated

Unknown Artist, Mounted and Un-mounted Samurai Battling, 20th century

Unknown Artist, Persons in Front of and Crossing a Bridge, 20th century

Unknown Artist, Rock and Flowering Branch, undated

Unknown Artist, Servants Carrying the Litter of a Noble Lady and Child, 20th century

Unknown Artist, Two Japanese Men, undated

Urushibara, Lobster and Clams, undated

Yasuo, Kuniyoshi (1893-1953), The Little Pond, 1942

Series II: Japanese Brush Paintings 1958

Physical Description: 1 folder

Series Scope and Content Summary

This series is comprised of three Japanese brush paintings created by artist Shuho Kawashima as a demonstration of the technique of Japanese brush painting in Dr. Esther Shephard's class in Oriental Literature (English 119) on May 15, 1958.

The paintings are described by the artist as being depictions of "Pine, Bamboo, and Plum Blossom, the 'Three That Do Not Fear The Winter.'" "They are especially honored by the Chinese and the Japanese, the first two because they remain green through the season of 'Great Cold,' the last because it lives to a gnarled old age and each year puts out its blossoms very early in the spring."

Arrangement

The paintings in this series are arranged into one folder and housed in Drawer 04-02 Japanese Wood Engravings T-Y.

Collection Contents

Japanese Wood Engravings

Japanese Wood Engravings A-S

Japanese Wood Engravings T-Y

Japanese Brush Paintings

| | | | | | | |