Making of a Japanese Print
Harunobu's "Heron Maid"
Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Crafts & Hobbies, Art Technique, Printmaking, Art & Architecture, General Art
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781462904044 | |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing | Publication: | August 28, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Tuttle Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781462904044 |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Publication: | August 28, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Tuttle Publishing |
| Language: | English |
This unique Japanese art book shows step-by-step how a Japanese woodblock prints are produced in layers.
Woodblock printing is at the same time a very simple and a very complicated art. It is simple by modern standards because no machinery, not even a press, is used. The finished print in this book and the pages which so graphically present its development in color are produced by photo-offset from original woodblocks.
This unique Japanese art book shows step-by-step how a Japanese woodblock prints are produced in layers.
Woodblock printing is at the same time a very simple and a very complicated art. It is simple by modern standards because no machinery, not even a press, is used. The finished print in this book and the pages which so graphically present its development in color are produced by photo-offset from original woodblocks.
