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How Ukiyo-e Are Made

How Ukiyo-e Are Made 1 These sketches were then painstakingly copied over in an elaborate black & white paper drawing. This drawing is referred to as hanshita-e, & acted as the model for the woodblock carving process. Ukiyo-e always begin with a sketch. Artists would create a detailed blueprint sketch or 'gako." 4 The block carver (Hokusai) would start by pasting the hanshita-e, face down, to a block of carefully aged & treated cherry wood. Next the paper is treated with oil to reveal only the fine lines, which would eventually make up the final print. 5 From here, multiple prints were made utilizing the keyblock. These new prints will act as the blueprints for different woodblocks used to add different The Hokusai would then outline the desired areas with a sharp knife, creating a base "keyblock" stamp. layers & colors to the finished print. 7 Using one woodblock per color, the final image was re-registered using a "kento" to properly align the corners of each block with the paper of the final print. Once all blocks had been successfully aligned & cared, multiple prints could be created of the same piece until the woodblocks warped. Because of this, many ukiyo-e prints are part of limited & numbered printings. RONINGALLERY THE LARGEST CCOLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTS IN THE UNITED STATES

How Ukiyo-e Are Made

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Infographic designed to explain a traditional Japanese printing technique to exhibition guests. Prepared for Ronin Gallery.

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