Woodblock Prints

12 July 2024

Mokuhanga

Perry Bible Fellowship

Caveat Emptor

  • collecting not creating
  • not an expert

Agenda

  • Background
  • Printmaking process
  • Collection

Great Wave

Boston MFA

Lego Art

Some assembly required

Printmaking Roles

  • designer
  • carver
  • printer
  • publisher

Carving

  • drawing destroyed to make the key block
  • potentially several colors per block

Printing

  • ink brushed onto blocks
  • paper placed onto block
  • rubbed into block with baren

Collection

David Bull

Embrace the Delight

Nature Fox & Cat

Tokyo Crows Fox & Cat Return

Calamity of Yokai

Hasui

Nikko Chuzenji Lake (1930)
Snow at Miyajima (1929)

Kawarazaki Shodo

Maple Leaves
Sunflower

Shiro Kasamatsu

Bird Cage (1957)
Kegon Waterfall (1952)

John Amoss

Cat Garden
Morning Tree

Appalachian Trail

Vermont: Trail to Killington Peak
Massachusetts: Mount Greylock
Georgia: Springer Mountain