Difference between pages "Kiyotada I, Actors Sanjô Kantarô II and Ichimura Takenojô IV, 11.13273" and "Cat hair"

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== Description ==
  
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== Woodblock print information ==
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The soft, springy hair from domesticated [[cat]] (''Felis catus''). Some types of cat hair (short white or tips of long, white) have been used in artist brushes. In Asia, cat hair brushes are used for detail work (Pinney 1999).
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* For cat hair identification, see http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/Category:FRIL:_Cat
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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
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Actors Sanjô Kantarô II and Ichimura Takenojô IV
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Felis catus; domestic cat; house cat
  
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「三条勘太郎」（二代目）、「市村竹之丞」（四代目）
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[[File:cathair1large.jpg|thumb|Cat hair]]
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Artist: Torii Kiyotada I (Japanese, active about 1720–1750)
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[[File:cathairlarge.jpg|thumb|Cat hair]]
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Publisher: Komatsuya (Japanese)
 
  
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Japanese, Edo period, about 1719 (Kyôho 4)
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==Resources and Citations==
  
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Woodblock printed (nishiki-e); ink on paper with hand-applied color and nikawa
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* Zora Sweet Pinney, 'A Handle on the Terms used for Artists' Brushes', unpublished glossary, 1999
  
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Size: 31.1 x 15.3 cm (Hosoban)
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* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com  Comment: "cat, domestic" [Accessed October 16, 2003].
  
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Collection: Asia, Prints and Drawings, MFA 11.13273
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* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat (Accessed Oct. 18, 2005)
  
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William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
 
  
  
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[[Category:Materials database]]
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== Summary == 
 
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currently in progress
 
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! Analysis point !! Results
 
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| Pt 1 yellow platter || turmeric, orpiment
 
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| Pt 2 green robe || orpiment, indigo
 
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| Pt 3 light green obi || flavonoid, dayflower
 
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| Pt 4 purple lining || safflower, dayflower
 
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| Pt 5 red robe || madder
 
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| Pt 6 white lining || trace of lead
 
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[[Category:Ukiyo-e Colorants]]
 

Latest revision as of 08:31, 24 May 2022

Burmese chocolate cat

Description

The soft, springy hair from domesticated Cat (Felis catus). Some types of cat hair (short white or tips of long, white) have been used in artist brushes. In Asia, cat hair brushes are used for detail work (Pinney 1999).

Synonyms and Related Terms

Felis catus; domestic cat; house cat

Cat hair
Cat hair

Resources and Citations

  • Zora Sweet Pinney, 'A Handle on the Terms used for Artists' Brushes', unpublished glossary, 1999

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