{"id":617,"date":"2010-07-20T04:52:15","date_gmt":"2010-07-20T04:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=617"},"modified":"2014-07-30T18:09:19","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T18:09:19","slug":"woodblock-prints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/woodblock-prints\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodblock Prints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moku Hanga (<strong>\u6728\u7248\u753b<\/strong>) or woodblock printing is a unique art form of Japan. To make a woodblock print an image was painted on a thin piece of paper called washi (<strong>\u308f\u3057<\/strong>) and glued to a flat piece of wood. Then the artist would carve away an image on the wood. Lastly, the ink was added to the wood to complete the image.<\/p>\n<p>There are different kinds of woodblock printing, all very beautiful, but different from each other.<\/p>\n<p>The Benizurie (<strong>\u7d05\u5237\u7d75<\/strong>) are crimson colored woodblock prints. The name Benizurie means \u201crose colored printed pictures\u201d and that\u2019s because pinks, reds and greens characterize this type of woodblock printing. This woodblock printing was made by Ishikawa Toyonobu (<strong>\u77f3\u5ddd\u8c4a\u4fe1<\/strong>) and depicts two Kabuki (<strong>\u304b\u3076\u304d<\/strong>) actors.<\/p>\n<p>The Aizurie (<strong>\u85cd\u647a\u308a\u7d75<\/strong>)\u00a0 are blue colored woodblock prints. In fact, Aizurie means \u201cblue printed picture\u201d and refers to woodblock prints that are printed in different shades of blue and sometimes red. This woodblock print was created by Sawa Sekky\u014d (<strong>\u6ca2\u96ea\u55ac<\/strong>) and is a depiction of a white falcon in a pine tree. The colors came from blue ink and gradations in light and dark was used to build a contrast.<\/p>\n<p>Nishikie (<strong>\u9326\u7d75<\/strong>) is a type of woodblock print that utilizes many colors in one block. This is an innovative form of woodblock print because previously, woodblock prints were designed with only one or two colors. This woodblock print was made by Suzuki Harunobu (<strong>\u9234\u6728\u6625\u4fe1<\/strong>) and depicts a courtesan with her female attendants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"256\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2010\/07\/Nishikie-256x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2010\/07\/Nishikie-256x350.jpg 256w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2010\/07\/Nishikie.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><p>Moku Hanga (\u6728\u7248\u753b) or woodblock printing is a unique art form of Japan. To make a woodblock print an image was painted on a thin piece of paper called washi (\u308f\u3057) and glued to a flat piece of wood. Then the artist would carve away an image on the wood. 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