Woodblock printing

the subjects they decided to focus on as well as the method of their creation. When talking about ‘where’ the major cities of art during this time being: Kyoto, Edo, and Nagasaki. And ‘how’ the art was made, being the popular method used such as: woodblock prints.…

Jian, the short-lived Sui dynasty not only made great advances but laid the foundation for the highly formidable Tang dynasty that followed in 618 C.E. These two dynasties have left China with a rich legacy of innovation, including papermaking, woodblock printing and the Grand Canal. This time was the height of Chinese imperialism and is considered by many to be the high point in the Chinese civilization. The Sui dynasty may have only lasted 37 years but contributed greatly to China’s history.…

Dave Stevens is an artist from British Columbia, Canada. He created his piece at home using the hand printing technique from a woodblock plate. The woodblock was a plank piece of fur. It had little bit of grain to it, which he says makes it hard to carve sometimes and he prefers yellow cedar. For inking he used and old roller from an offset press that a woodwork teacher had fixed up for him. I particularly liked it because it had handles to the sides just like a kitchen rolling pin. It seemed…

The Song dynasty ruled from 960 - 1279. In the Song dynasty they invented movable type printing. Before movable type was invented, there was just woodblock printing, “Although woodblock printing played an important role in the spread of information and commercial transactions in China, it was time-consuming technology.” (Museum, 2012). Because they invented movable type, printing became easier and more news and jobs were able to be created. With so many new works of literature coming…

Commonly known to most people, Asia is recognized to be the largest and most populated continent throughout the entire world. The reason behind this actuality lies within many different aspects, including: Resources, business, agriculture, farming, and so on. In today's world, the most populated country of Asia is People's Republic of China. In the 2nd place ranking, India is the next most populated country of Asia. Both are countries with ancient culture, development and demanding…

Dejima yujo de-Kawari no zu (Deshima Prostitute with Fan) is a woodblock print by an anonymous artist in Nagasaki, Japan c. 1800. The print was purchased from C.R. Boxer in 1951, collected by J.C. Pabst and is currently held in the British Museum collection in London. Deshima Prostitute with Fan is a good example of Nagasaki-e prints, which are recognizable through their depictions of Dutch people, ships and exotic animals. A derivative of the popular Ukiyo-e print genre, Nagasaki-e prints were…

A handscroll is a long narrow scroll for displaying a series of scenes in Japanese painting and calligraphy. The handscroll presents an artwork in the horizontal form and can be exceptionally long. The development of Heian culture was a way to show your love for another person. Both women and men would produce poems as well as paintings and calligraphy on the handscrolls. Lady Murasaki is the author of Tale of Genji one of the world’s longest novels. The significance of Tale of Genji is to…

migration of people from the rural countryside into the urban cities. However, in contrast to this, many things stayed the same; women were still perceived the same way and numerous inventions invented during the Industrial Revolution such as the printing press and the railroads were still used. To begin with, one of the big changes that occurred from the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution to…

early 20th century Japan. Influenced by Impressionism, “Shin Hanga” meant “new prints” that focused on landscapes and portraits using various amount of colors. As a leader in this movement, Kawase Hasui created many landscapes, often using the same woodblock only with different colors. However, he presented more of the traditional style in his artwork, as opposed to his contemporaries. This artist traveled and created his sketches on the spot. His desire was to create his scenic landscapes…

Accomplishments of the Sui and Tang Dynasty were both of architectural importance, allowing cities to flourish and trade practices to advance. For the Sui Dynasty, the Grand Canal changed trade within two major regions and the Tang developed an urban development scheme that can still be seen today. Noticeably contributing factors that separates humans from each other are religion and sheer geographical distance. During the 570’s and 580’s, there was a period of division within China that…