

One mistake, and the entire process must be. Japanese Woodblock Printmaking (Moku Hanga). After each carving step, ink is applied and a print is made on paper, and it continues this until possibly 25 or 30 cuts and prints have been made. Woodblock Printmaking is the art of using wood to mash ink onto paper. Moku Hanga translates to something like wood pictures or wood graphics, and is the Japanese name for printmaking. Mike’s work began in earnest with the method of reduction woodblock printing. Also, I am going to use the terms Japanese Woodblock Printmaking and Moku Hanga interchangeably. This will make the baren move smoothly around the paper and will lengthen the baren's life. All of this leads us to moku-hanga Japanese for woodblock prints. Winter was the preferred season to print as the cold limited mildew growth while printing long editions. I use a wide brush and wet each alternating sheet and store overnight in a ziplok bag. In this way, you can put more pressure on the baren. Start rubbing from the corner of the paper to make sure the paper is perfectly aligned to the woodblock relief, and move the baren in a small, circular motion and gradually increasing motion until the whole area of the paper is pressed to the woodblock relief.Add a drop of oil to the rubbing surface of the baren before using. 1925 Medium Colour woodblock print on paper Paper dimensions (h × w) 40.2 × 26.7 cm Image dimensions (h × w) 37.5 × 25. The paper is dampened to allow for better pigment absorption and structural stability. Sentinel sunflower eight color reduction woodcut print hand made mokuhanga yellow orange green okiwara paper size 10 x 7 3/8.

This Japanese Sosaku Sumi Baren is an all around printing tool and has a fine inner core which is best used for lines and more detailed prints. This tool provides a flat surface to distribute pressure onto the paper to transfer woodblock relief prints to the paper, creating beautiful, traditional Japanese artworks.Product Data:Cover/Rubbing Surface & Handle - Bamboo SheathInner Core - Paper Strings with VarnishBacking Disk - ABS PlasticApproximate Dimension:Diameter - 130mmTo use this Michihamono Mokuhanga Sosaku Sumi Japanese Baren Woodblock Relief Print 130mm, simply hold the handle properly by inserting your fingers (except for the thumb) through the handle, and the heel part of the hand is touching the back of the baren. A traditional Japanese baren, perfect for rubbing and pressing paper for woodblock printing.
