hosoban　細判

KEY WORD :　art history / paintings

Lit. narrow format. A size of *ukiyo-e 浮世絵 print. The term hosoban is applied to a vertically cut, one-third portion of three different types of paper. 1　One-third vertically cut sheet of *minogami 美濃紙. Approximately 33 X 15-16 cm. Often used for early woodblock prints (the late 17c). Many *beni-e 紅絵 prints are in this format. A triptych of hosoban prints called hosoban sanchougake 細判三丁掛 became popular in the mid-18c. 2　One-third vertically cut sheet of *kobousho 小奉書. Approximately 33 X 15 cm. Frequently used for actor prints *yakusha-e 役者絵 in the late 18c. 3　Habahiro hosoban 幅広細判. Also sometimes called chuutanzakuban 中短冊判. One-third vertically cut sheet of chuubousho 中奉書. Approximately 16.6 X 36.4 cm. Examples are found in both *benizuri-e 紅摺絵 and *nishiki-e 錦絵.

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