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Japan: 'A Woman Standing on the Strings of a Kite', Katsushika Taito II (active 1810-1853),1822, Nishiki-e< / i> woodblock print, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Japan: 'A Woman Standing on the Strings of a Kite', Katsushika Taito II (active 1810-1853), 1822, <i>Nishiki-e</i> woodblock print, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. <i>Nishiki-e</i> were a type of multi-coloured woodblock print from Japan. The technique was primarily used in <i>ukiyo-e</i>, and was invented in the 1760s. Before, woodblock prints were usually in black-and-white and were coloured either by hand or with the addition of one or two colour ink blocks.
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Title:
Japan: 'A Woman Standing on the Strings of a Kite', Katsushika Taito II (active 1810-1853),1822, Nishiki-e< / i> woodblock print, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Japan: 'A Woman Standing on the Strings of a Kite', Katsushika Taito II (active 1810-1853), 1822, Nishiki-e woodblock print, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Nishiki-e were a type of multi-coloured woodblock print from Japan. The technique was primarily used in ukiyo-e, and was invented in the 1760s. Before, woodblock prints were usually in black-and-white and were coloured either by hand or with the addition of one or two colour ink blocks.
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3860 x 4425 px | 48.9 MB
Print size:
32.7 x 37.5 cm | 12.9 x 14.8 in (300 dpi)