Ishizuri-e

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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

  • The Story of Kyoyu and Sofu, ishizuri-e by Okumura Masanobu, c. 1750
    The Story of Kyoyu and Sofu, ishizuri-e by Okumura Masanobu, c. 1750
  • Poet Kakinomoto Hitomaro by Okumura Masanobu, c. 1740s
    Poet Kakinomoto Hitomaro by Okumura Masanobu, c. 1740s
  • Chrysanthemum by Katsushika Taito I, c. 1830
    Chrysanthemum by Katsushika Taito I, c. 1830
  • Hiroshige, c. 1840
    Hiroshige, c. 1840

References

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