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• Japanese Ukiyo-E Woodblock Prints

In ukiyo-e production, what Japanese term means the woodblock carver?

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Horishi

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What Japanese term names the registration marks used to align color blocks in ukiyo-e printing?

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Kentō

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What is the Japanese term for ukiyo-e prints dominated by hand-applied colors rather than separate color blocks?

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Tan-e

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In what year did Suzuki Harunobu introduce the full-color nishiki-e print technique in Edo?

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1765

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What is the Japanese term for a privately issued ukiyo-e print made in a small edition for connoisseurs?

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Surimono

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What Japanese term describes ukiyo-e prints made with two or three colors before full-color nishiki-e?

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Benizuri-e

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Which ukiyo-e artist created the print Takashima Ohisa Using Two Mirrors to Reflect Her Features?

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Kitagawa Utamaro

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What was the name of the Edo-period ukiyo-e artist also known as Andō Jūbei?

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Utagawa Hiroshige

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Which ukiyo-e artist created the portrait print Ōtani Oniji III as Edobe in the Role of Yakko?

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Tōshūsai Sharaku

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Which ukiyo-e artist created the print Plum Estate, Kameido?

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Utagawa Hiroshige

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What is the Japanese term for a preliminary drawing used to guide an ukiyo-e woodblock design?

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Shita-e

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Which ukiyo-e print depicts a ghostly skeleton looming over the warrior Takiyasha?

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Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre

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