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What are Ukiyo-e Prints?

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By Jim Hingst The Great Wave off Kanagawaby Japanese artist Hokusai c. 1830.(Public domain,…

How do Woodblocks, Woodcuts and Wood Engravings Differ?

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By Jim Hingst @hingst_jim In discussing relief printing with blocks of wood, three similar terms used are often misused. These are “woodblock”, “woodcut” and “wood engraving”. Admittedly I have used…

The Division of Labor in Ancient Japanese Print Production

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By Jim Hingst The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Japanese artist Hokusai c. 1830. (Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, PD-1923.) Long before Henry Ford instituted the principle of the division…