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Woodcut

A block of wood with a letter or image cut into it. Woodcuts were used as an early way to print materials in large quantities. They developed in Asia.
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Lazzell had already completed the three wood-block prints she had committed to during the first portion of her contract (January to February).
The West Virginia New Deal: Blanche Lazzell's Mural in Morgantown
37-38: Joseph Lockett, an engraver for Broad Oak Printworks, Accrington, was responsible for the fashion for 'fancy machine-grounds' in the 1830s,where the whole back ground was covered with elaborately engraved diaper patterns used as a background to wood-block printed floral chintzes.
Cherubs and Chintz: among the triumphs of the 1830s restoration of Wrest Park, Bedfordshire, was the sitting room of the Countess de Grey. Today, her remarkable interior scheme can be pieced together through scraps of evidence, revealing the tastes of the house's former owners
* Have students try and count the number of blocks used in this (and other) wood-block prints. They might also select one print and make tracings of each separate area of color to get a better idea of the process of multiple blocks.
Classroom use of the art print
One of the finest artists who made these things was Toyokuni and his work appearsin The Floating World of Ukiyo-E (Abrams: pounds 34) and if you have any Christmas book tokens as yet unredeemed, I suggest you treat yourself to this splendid book which shows some marvellous pictures of the actors along with wood-block prints depicting courtesans, sports and past times and the landscapes of Edo, all part of a long--vanished Japan.
Weekend: Antiques and Collecting: Going for the quality; Richard Edmonds takes a trip back in time to find gems among Japanese prints
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