Ishizuri-e

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.

  • 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

  • Lane, Richard, Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print, New York, Dorset Press, 1978, p. 279 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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