Developing a systematic approach to determine the sequence of impressions of Japanese woodblock prints: the case of Hokusai's "Red Fuji'
Developing a systematic approach to determine the sequence of impressions of Japanese woodblock prints: the case of Hokusai's "Red Fuji'
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DOI：
10.1186/s40494-019-0250-5
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发表时间：
2019-02-26
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2.5
通讯作者：
Dyer, Joanne
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作者：
Korenberg, Capucine F.;Pereira-Pardo, Lucia;Dyer, Joanne
日本浮世绘木版版画在江户时代大量生产，一幅版画的早期印版通常比后期印版质量更高，更受鉴赏家的追捧。本出版物提出了一种创新的方法，结合了检查线质量的经典方法与着色剂的系统研究。这种方法被用来比较北斋标志性的“红富士”与其罕见的变体“粉红富士”的印象。使用高分辨率照片研究了木版磨损和印刷效果，并使用非破坏性方法对着色剂进行了表征。与粉红富士相比，红富士有更大的木刻磨损迹象，有迹象表明，在粉红富士的选择和应用色素方面，有更多的考虑。这表明《粉红富士》是在《红富士》之前印刷的，很可能是第一版。这里开发的方法代表了一种研究日本木版版画的新方法，可以用来确定其他版画的印痕顺序。
Ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints were mass-produced in the Edo Period and early impressions of a given print are generally of higher quality and more sought after by connoisseurs than late impressions. The present publication presents an innovative approach that combines the classical method of examining line quality with a systematic study of colourants. This approach was used to compare an impression of Hokusai's iconic Red Fuji' with its rare variant, Pink Fuji'. Woodblock wear and printing effects were studied using high resolution photographs and the colourants were characterised using non-destructive methods. Signs of greater woodblock wear were identified in Red Fuji' compared to Pink Fuji' and there were indications that much more thought had been given to the selection and application of the colourants in Pink Fuji'. This showed that Pink Fuji' was printed before Red Fuji' and is possibly a first edition. The approach developed here represents a novel way of studying Japanese woodblock prints and can be used to determine the sequence of impressions of other prints.