Making colour break, bend and bounce

Ho, Wuon-Gean

Abstract

Goma-zuri is a printing technique in Japanese woodblock which is characterised by specks of pigment that form a spotty rather than a flat layer of colour. Sometimes regarded as a beginner’s mistake, the Sosaku-hanga (creative print) movement of artist-artisans who carved and printed their own work in the early 20C used the technique extensively. Many art books do not have a clear explanation for the technique, so this research project attempts to quantify and capture this elusive pattern.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: International Mokuhanga Conference Sumi-Fusion
• Start Date: Dec 1, 2021
• End Date: Dec 3, 2021
• Deposit Date: Feb 14, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 15, 2022
• Keywords: Goma-zuri, sesame-seed effect, Mokuhanga, Japanese woodblock print, printmaking, hand-printed, print
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9013621