Oops! Something seemed to have gone wrong with the main link provided,
which pointed to the wrong exhibition (*Cultural
Revolution*<http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/cultural_revolution_graphics_II>)
despite the text looking correct, if you click on this link it should point
to the right place now: http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/kabuki-prints
Sorry about this!
Paul
On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Paul Groves <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Discover the brightly coloured actors from Japanese popular theatre
> depicted by woodblock print artists. To support the physical display at the
> Ashmolean, which has just opened<http://www.ashmolean.org/exhibitions/current/?timing=current&id=59&exhibitionYear=2011>,
> the online version of the *Yakusha-e: Kabuki Prints, a Continuing
> Tradition *exhibition is now live, featuring in-depth information on all
> the works featured, including *zoom-able high-resolution images *for
> every print, see:
>
> http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/kabuki-prints<http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/cultural_revolution_graphics_II>
>
> Kabuki, Japan’s popular theatre, has entertained audiences since the early
> 1600s. Leading kabuki actors became celebrities with massive fan clubs, and
> there was a huge demand for images of famous actors in their colourful
> costumes and dramatic make-up. These brightly-coloured woodblock prints of
> actors were known as ‘*yakusha-e*’. They often show actors striking an
> intense pose known as a ‘*mie*
>
> This exhibition displays *yakusha-e* by 19th century print designers
> Utagawa Kunisada (1786 - 1864) and Toyohara Kunichika (1835 - 1900),
> alongside a recently-acquired group of woodblock prints by contemporary
> Japanese printmaker Tsuruya Kōkei (b. 1946)
>
> The exhibition is on display in the Museum *until 4th March 2011*. After
> the physical display of all these exhibitions ends, the web-basedversions of
> the exhibitions will remain * online indefinitely*, as archived resources
> that can continue to be explored.
> Please circulate this information widely!
>
> regards
>
> Paul
>
> --
> Paul Groves
> Project Manager
> *Eastern Art Online: Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art*
>
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> University of Oxford
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> ……………………………………………………………
>
> *“a magnificent exhibition” **Financial Times*
>
> *“a perfectly scaled, beautifully presented show” **TES***
>
> *Claude Lorrain: The Enchanted Landscape*
>
> 6 Oct 2011–8 Jan 2012 | Tickets £9/£7 (including Gift Aid)
>
> For disclaimer see: http://www.ashmolean.org/email/
>
>
>
--
Paul Groves
Project Manager
*Eastern Art Online: Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art*
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
University of Oxford
Beaumont Street
Oxford OX1 2PH
W: jameelcentre.ashmolean.org
E: [log in to unmask]
T: +44 (0)1865 278 289
Skype: pgroves999
Twitter: http://twitter.com/paul_gr0ves
LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/pgroves
Open: Tuesday–Sunday 10–6 (closed on Mondays)
Information: T: +44(0)1865 278 000 / W: www.ashmolean.org
For disclaimer see http://www.ashmolean.org/email/
……………………………………………………………
*“a magnificent exhibition” **Financial Times*
*“a perfectly scaled, beautifully presented show” **TES***
*Claude Lorrain: The Enchanted Landscape*
6 Oct 2011–8 Jan 2012 | Tickets £9/£7 (including Gift Aid)
For disclaimer see: http://www.ashmolean.org/email/
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