DVD「How to make Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints」SAMPLE ver.

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【Woodblock Prints〜Edo Moku-hanga】
Express it more vividly than reality.
Woodblock print technique in Japan, has been growing for about 1200 years, and developed itself into Ukiyoe-hanga (Ukiyoe woodblock print) in the 17th century. Ukiyoe was widely accepted among ordinary people as one of typical popular cultures of the Edo period through Edo Moku-hanga (woodblock prints)technique, in which the pictures of famous painters, including Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige, were engraved on woodcuts, and they were printed on paper. Ukiyoe is popular as a symbol of Japonisme abroad, and due to this, many cheap machine print editions are circulated. However, it is only Edo Moku-hanga technique that can create true Ukiyoe and convey the Ukiyoe’s true appeal. Production processes are executed by Horishi (carvers) and Surishi (printers) in division of labor, and the highest-grade Washi, called Echizen-kizu-hoshoshi, is used. Multicolor print is possible for more than hundred colors, and a Horishi carves appropriate number of woodcuts according to the number of colors. Paints give different impressions when looked at and printed on Washi. That is why a Surishi checks the Washi texture that varies according to temperature and humidity, and prints different colors in layers. The true charms of Ukiyoe are reproduced in our time, and are depicting the realistic feeling more vividly than reality with subtle shades, created by the skilled craftsmen’s color sense and the power adjustment of a Baren (rubbing pad).
【Traditional Technologies and Techniques】
Artist (drawing of art)
The original drawing, known as a hanshita, is a simple draft on thin paper which is created using black ink only. In that multiple colors will be applied to the artwork one at a time during the printing process, one copy of the hanshita is required for each color to be used. Once a hanshita drawing is created for each color, those areas to which that color is to be applied when printing are indicated using a light vermilion shading. Such areas shall remain raised (uncarved during the carving process).
Carver (woodblock carving)
A hanshita drawing is pasted to a woodblock and the woodblock is then placed on the carving table. A carver's knife is used to carve the picture from the inner portion moving outward (starting at the center). Finally a special orientation reference mark known as a kento is engraved into the block. The kento helps align each individual woodblock during the printing process. The carving process is repeated in order to produce a carved woodblock for each of the colors to be printed. The color-specific hanshita are used during trial printing.
Printer (application of colors)
Color pigments dissolved in water are applied to the surface of a carved woodblock using brushes. Paper is then placed face-down over the inked woodblock, and a disk-like hand tool called a baren is used to apply pressure to and rub the reverse side of the paper. The color-specific woodblocks created during trial printing are used to apply colors one at a time.
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