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Making Japanese prints – a lovely video

by | 17th, April 2021

Japanese prints

Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) are routinely gorgeous. But how are they made? Master printmaker Keiji Shinohara shows us how in this great video.

Lead image: Eight Shadow Figures, c. 1842 by Utagawa Hiroshige; colour woodblock print , Publisher Jōshūya Jūzō. Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Buy this print.

Spotter: Kottke



Posted: 17th, April 2021 | In: Key Posts, The Consumer Comment | TrackBack | Permalink