Two Figures, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 1/8 in. ( cm); W. 17

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Two Figures, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 12 1/8 in. ( cm); W. 17 in. ( cm), Prints, Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764), The invention of color block printing by the mid-eighteenth century irrevocably transformed the vigorous early ukiyo-e style. The new technique, which used separate blocks for each color, placed greater attention on coordinating the component parts and emphasized the process of color overlays

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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