Ukiyo-e : traditional woodblock prints -- Development of the ukiyo-e technique -- Preparation -- Hanshita -- Pasting a hanshita on the block -- General idea of the key block -- Kyōgō -- Choice and preparation of blocks -- Carving -- Tools -- Care of the edged tools -- Carving process -- Some particular points -- Printing materials and tools -- Paper -- Pigments -- Paste -- Baren -- Brushes -- Other equipment and accessories -- Printing process -- Moistening the paper -- Handling the materials and tools -- Trial proof and rectifications -- General management in printing -- Some cautions -- Finishing and final examination -- Various types of impressions -- Studio and equipment -- Carving ensemble -- Printing ensemble -- Sink and heater -- Other equipment -- Modern prints -- Development of modern prints -- Principles of technique -- Blocks -- Pigments -- paper -- Minor points -- Effects produced by various blocks -- Wooden blocks -- Paper blocks -- Miscellaneous blocks -- Certain special effects -- Pigment effects -- Baren effects -- Absorbency effects -- Effects of overprinting -- From conception to realization -- Misty Dance / Tōshi Yoshida -- On a balmy night / Rei Yuki -- Noh actor / Gen Yamaguchi -- Stone flower / Hideo Hagiwara -- Distant call / Umetarō Azechi -- Red nude / Kiyoshi Saitō -- Quiet talk / Masaji Yoshida -- A music in spring / Takumi Shinagawa -- Sea's eye / Reika Iwami -- Aku-aku / Hodaka Yoshida.
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