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Yamamoto Shōun

Keyblock for Enjoying the Evening Cool (Yūsuzu), 1906

Description

Maker

Title

Keyblock for Enjoying the Evening Cool (Yūsuzu)

Year

1906

Medium

Carved cherry woodblock

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

23.5 x 44 x 1.4 cm (9 1/4 x 17 5/16 x 9/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

signed in lower right"Shôun" [in Japanese characters]

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

Credit

Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund

Object Number

2005.2

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Process and Function

January 19 - May 27, 2007

This keyblock was used to print the black outlines and the hair in the print. Note the registration marks (kento) along the bottom edge and in the lower right comer. These carved markings served to align the sheet of paper on each of the blocks during the printing process.

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