Ishizuri-e
Appearance
An ishizuri-e (石摺絵) is a
Japanese woodblock print that mimics a stone rubbing
. It has uninked images or text on a dark, usually black, background.
Gallery
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The Story of Kyoyu and Sofu, ishizuri-e by Okumura Masanobu, c. 1750
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Poet Kakinomoto Hitomaro by Okumura Masanobu, c. 1740s
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Chrysanthemum by Katsushika Taito I, c. 1830
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Hiroshige, c. 1840
References
- ISBN 0-88029-007-2
- Newland, Amy Reigle, Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints, Amsterdam, Hotei, 2005, p. 447, ISBN 978-90-74822-65-7
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