"Woodblock Prints in the Ukiyo-e Style" (Department of Asian Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003)

"Woodblock Prints in the Ukiyo-e Style" (Department of Asian Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003)

Wooden block
Printing machinery and supplies
Carving
Edo period

“Following the lines on the paper, now pasted to a wooden block usually of cherry wood, the carver chisels and cuts to create the original in negative—with the lines and areas to be colored raised in relief. Ink is applied to the surface of the woodblock. Rubbing a round pad over the back of a piece of paper laid over the top of the inked board makes a print” (Department of Asian Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003).

Department of Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Department of Asian Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art. (2003). Woodblock prints in the ukiyo-e style. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/woodblock-prints-in-the-ukiyo-e-style

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Digital Essay on Wooden Blocks

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Edo Period (1615–1868) – Japan