the japanese used the name nikuhitsu - ga to refer to the art of woodblock printing.
the japanese used the name nikuhitsu - ga to refer to the art of woodblock printing.
what name do the japanese use to refer to the art of woodblock printing?
nikuhitsu - ga
woodblock printing in japan (, mokuhanga) is a technique best known for its use in the "ukiyo-e" artistic genre of single sheets, but it was also used for printing books in the same period. woodblock printing had been used in china for centuries to print books, long before the advent of movable type, but was widely adopted in japan during the edo period (1603–1868). although similar to woodcut in western printmaking in some regards, the mokuhanga technique differs in that it uses water-based inks—as opposed to western woodcut, which often uses oil-based inks. the japanese water-based inks provide a wide range of vivid colors, glazes, and transparency.
woodblock printing in japan
woodblock printing (or block printing) is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout east asia and originating in china in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper. as a method of printing on cloth, the earliest surviving examples from china date to before 220 ad. woodblock printing existed in tang china during the 7th century ad and remained the most common east asian method of printing books and other texts, as well as images, until the 19th century. "ukiyo-e" is the best known type of japanese woodblock art print. most european uses of the technique for printing images on paper are covered by the art term woodcut, except for the block-books produced mainly in the 15th century in india.
woodblock printing