c.1901
| Artist/Maker |
Kneeling man pressing against a sheet of paper with a baren in his right hand to make a print
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Orlik, Emil, plate of a printer from a triptych depicting traditional Japanese woodblock printing, linocut, c.1901 |
| Physical description | Kneeling man pressing against a sheet of paper with a baren in his right hand to make a print |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Bottom right: 'Orlik' (Written in pencil) |
| Gallery label | The Prague-born artist Emil Orlik travelled to Japan to understand the woodblock process first-hand. In these three prints he illustrated the key division of labour in Japan at that time. First the artist creates the design in ink using brushes. Then the block cutter carves the design using knives and chisels. Finally the printer, having applied colour onto the block and laid sized paper on top, rubs over the paper using a bamboo pad.(August 2019) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.798-1903 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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