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Yoshitaki Suzuki
, who is also known as Ichiyōsai Yoshitaki (一養斎 芳滝), was a Japanese designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints who was active in both Edo (Tokyo) and Osaka. He was also a painter and newspaper illustrator. His father was a paste merchant, and Yoshitaki became a student of Utagawa Yoshiume (1819–1879). Yoshitaki was the most prolific designer of woodblock prints in Osaka from the 1860s to the 1880s, producing more than 1,200 different prints, almost all of kabuki actors. Gallery File:Enjaku Jitsukawa I as Saijō Takanori in Seinan Yume Monogatari.jpg, Woodblock print by Utagawa Yoshitaki of kabuki actor Enjaku Jitsukawa I as Saijō Takanori in the March 1873 Osaka Ebisu-za production of ''Seinan Yume Monogatari'' References * Richard Douglas Lane, Lane, Richard, ''Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print'', New York, Putnam, 1978, 349. * Newland, Amy Reigle. (2005). ''Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints''. Amsterdam: Hotei. OCLC 61666175 * Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signatures Of Utagawa Yoshitaki Reading From Left To Right- Yoshitaki Ga, Ichiyôsai Yoshitaki, Ichiyôtei Yoshitaki Ga, And Satonoya Yoshitaki
A signature (; from , "to sign") is a depiction of someone's name, nickname, or even a simple "X" or other mark that a person writes on documents as a proof of identity and intent. Signatures are often, but not always, Handwriting, handwritten or stylized. The writer of a signature is a signatory or signer. Similar to a handwritten signature, a signature work describes the work as readily identifying its creator. A signature may be confused with an autograph, which is chiefly an artistic signature. This can lead to confusion when people have both an autograph and signature and as such some people in the public eye keep their signatures private whilst fully publishing their autograph. Function and types Identification The traditional function of a signature is to permanently affix to a document a person's uniquely personal, undeniable self-identification as physical evidence of that person's personal witness and certification of the content of all, or a specified part, of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
