Stages of Colour Printing
Woodblock Print
ca. 1915
ca. 1915
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One of a series of prints showing stages of colour printing
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| Materials and techniques | Woodblock print on paper |
| Brief description | One of a series of prints (E.167-1915 to E.189-1915) showing stages of colour printing from woodblocks, Japan, ca. 1915. Reduced size reproduction of 'No. 31, Shiojiri Pass: View of Lake Suwa' from the series 'Kisokaidō Road' by Keisai Eisen. |
| Physical description | One of a series of prints showing stages of colour printing |
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| Object history | Part of a collection of tools and materials illustrating the process of woodblock printing as practised in Japan. Presented by Miyata Rokuzaemon (through Mr. H. Yamawaki, Commissioner General of the Imperial Japanese Commission to the Panama Pacific International Exposition, Tokyo) in exchange for a similar set illustrating the process of wood engraving in Britain. |
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| Accession number | E.174-1915 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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