It is very different from Western style woodcut that uses oil-based inks. Essential to this process are appropriate materials, including imported Japanese plywood (shina), waterbased pigments, washi and special brushes to apply the colour. Many printing variations are achievable with slight adjustments of water, use or not of rice paste, and local applications of pigment. Art and nature come together in this hands-on exploration of Mokuhanga printmaking, also known as Japanese woodblock printing. Printing using a baren on Japanese washi papers with gouache pigments give mokuhanga it's pronounced characteristics: the colours are absorbed into the paper as a graphic stain thanks to the long fibres characteristice of washi. A waterbased printmaking method, mokuhanga involves planning a graphic image, transferring the outlines to one or more woodblocks, carving and printing it.Īn effective registration method using carved notches in the wood called "kento", ensures that the separated colours fall exactly where you want them. Notable among its members were Kshir Onchi, Unichi Hiratsuka and Shik Munakata. Today this technique is being explored by many contemporary printmakers. In 1918 the Nippon Ssaku Hanga Kykai (Japan Printmaking Artists Association) was founded, a group of artists who synthesized traditional Japanese painting with the new Western aesthetic. An example of an early Japanese print is shown Right. Through investigation of printing techniques dating back to the Edo period (1603-1868) for the style known as Ukiyo-e, this class will explore and demonstrate a close appreciation of nature in the practice of art-making. This traditional Japanese printing method emerged in the 17th century. Art and nature come together in this hands-on exploration of this Japanese style of woodblock printing, called Mokuhanga. Mokuhanga means 'woodblock print' in Japanese.
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