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Enchanting Edo: Tokyo shop protects woodblock print technology behind Japan s ukiyo-e
July 13, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
A reproduction of Kabuki Actor Otani Oniji III as Yakko Edobei, an ukiyo-e work by painter Toshusai Sharaku, is seen complete with the eshi painter s name, at Takahashi Kobo in Tokyo s Bunkyo Ward on June 10, 2020. (Mainichi/Emi Naito)=Click/tap photo for more images. TOKYO As a craftsman moved a small rubbing pad to apply pressure on Japanese washi paper against a woodblock, the large face of a kabuki actor depicted in a famous ukiyo-e print gradually emerged to the surface as pigments were impressed onto the paper.