This woodblock was cut from cherry wood or pear wood but because of black ink buildup, it is difficult to discern other than from the back. As you can imagine this is a very rare woodblock for it was difficult to find wood of sufficient size to make blocks of even modest dimensions. Being offered is this original woodcut printing plate of Daruma, originally from the Myouryuji Temple in Kanazawa, as well as the woodblock print made from the block, and represented a time when inner peace was of importance.
The first prints were just black-and-white prints ( sumizuri-e) and before the “kento”, were invented in the 18th century for multi-colored woodblocks referred to as brocade images (nishiki-e). During the period that this wood plate was used, woodblock printmaking was done only in Buddhist monasteries, for the purpose of reproducing Buddhist texts and images, later also for books in which thousands of images were printed in Japan from the period about 1710-1875. The Japanese technique of woodblock printmaking is very different from the Western technique in that water-based ink is applied with a brush and, while being printed by hand, is pressed deeply into the absorbent Japanese paper. Artisan | Interactive Toymaker: Hiroi, Masaaki.Sosaku Kokeshi: A New Look at an Old Tradition.Blog | Celebration of Mingei - Journey Through Japan.- Artisan | Interactive Toymaker: Tsuta Family.
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