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Aizuri-e (Japanese: 藍摺り絵) literally means “blue printed picture”. The term usually refers to Japanese woodblock prints that are printed entirely or predominantly in blue. When a second color is used, it is usually red. Even if only a single type of blue ink was used, variations in lightness and darkness (value) could be achieved by superimposing multiple printings of parts of the design or by the application of a gradation of ink to the wooden printing block (bokashi).

The theory that aizuri-e production was prompted by the 1842 sumptuary laws known as the Tenpō reforms is no longer widely accepted.

  • White Falcon in a pine tree, woodblock print, 13.5 x 7.75 inches
    White Falcon in a pine tree, woodblock print, 13.5 x 7.75 inches
  • Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital by Hiroshige II
    Kinryuzan Temple in Asakusa from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital by Hiroshige II

References

  • Newland, Amy Reigle. (2005). Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints. Amsterdam: Hotei. 10-ISBN 9074822657/13-ISBN 9789074822657; OCLC 61666175
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