Ishizuri-e
The Story of Kyoyu and Sofu, ishizuri-e by Okumura Masanobu, c. 1750
An ishizuri-e is a Japanese print that mimics a stone rubbing. It has uninked images or text on a dark, usually black, background.
References
- Lane, Richard, Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print, New York, Dorset Press, 1978, p. 279 ISBN 0-88029-007-2
- Newland, Amy Reigle, Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints, Amsterdam, Hotei, 2005, p. 447, ISBN 978-90-74822-65-7
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