Japanese colour woodcuts from Osaka 1780

History of Woodblock Printing

Introduced during China's Han Dynasty, which lasted from 206 BCE to 220 CE, the art of woodblock printing was not popularized in mainstream Japan until its Edo period, an era denoting 1603 through 1868. Initially, the woodblock printing process was used to reproduce traditional hand-scrolls as affordable books. Soon, however, it was adapted and ado

Technique

Much like western woodcut processes, the Japan-based method revolves around relief carvings and conscious color application. To create a woodblock print in the traditional Japanese style, an artist would first draw an image onto washi, a thin yet durable type of paper. The washiwould then be glued to a block of wood, and—using the drawing's outline

Stylistic Characteristics

Flat Compositions While most artists working with paper aim to achieve realistic senses of perspective, those specializing in woodblock prints were less concerned with depth and dimensionality. Instead, they favored strong shapes, graphic designs, and bold lines. This stylistic preference is evident in Kiyonaga's Bathhouse Women, where the artist's preference for pops of color, beautiful subject matter, and even compositional geometry dominate any interest in achieving accurate perspective. Bold Lines Given the nature of the printmaking process—especially when prints were monochromatic—thick, obvious outlines were both inevitable and embraced aesthetic features. These exquisite black lines contrasted the colorful, watercolor-like nature of the paints, giving the pieces an illustrative quality and emphasizing their flat nature. “The soft, water-soluble colors, which were until the late nineteenth century derived from plant and mineral sources, were applied in relatively large flat areas bor

PDF	Japanese colour woodcuts from Osaka 1780-1880 Estampes 16 Nov 2012 Osaka was besides Kyoto and. Edo (present day Tokyo)

PDF	One Hundred Japanese Books Fine Japanese Prints and Illustrated Books probably Osaka 1780 ca. ... The book contains 50 chuban size colour woodblock prints: 8 diptychs by Kunikazu ...

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PDF	Israel Goldman Japanese Prints and Paintings the three cities of Kyoto Osaka and Edo. 6. Katsukawa Shunko. (1743-1812). Bando Mitsugoro I. Circa. 1780's. Hosoban. 32.3 x 15 cm. Fine impression

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PDF	Impact case study (REF3b) Institution: SOAS Unit of Assessment: 34 significantly enhanced the international market for Osaka prints National University before joining SOAS as Professor of Japanese Studies in 1993.

PDF	Early Collectors of Japanese Prints and the Metropolitan Museum of the colored woodblock print enhanced the lives of a fascinating cross-section of artists large album from the Osaka dealer Yamanaka the year before.

PDF	James Walker: A British Engraver in Russia prints between mid- 1780 and mid- 1784 most of which he The Theatrical World of Osaka Prints in 1973. ... full-colour woodblock printing in Japan.

PDF	Uit verre streken Colour woodblock print. 38.5 cm x 49.2 cm. A rare and beautiful primitive-style Japanese world map with portraits of foreign people including North American

PDF	THE PIGMENT STORY Colors were painted on many of them later but not as part of the blockprinting process. Woodblock prints had been produced for centuries in Japan

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Japanese Woodblock Printing - National Museums Scotland

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