Not to be taken too seriously ….
Viewers of David Bull’s Twitch streams will know how Dave reacts when he hears Woodblock printing in conjunction with “Kyoto and White Pigment”
In the new book RANKAFU Orchid Print Album, published by:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Referencing various entries taken from the book we learn many of the Woodblock prints were produced in Kyoto and printed using white pigment.
NOTE: “This book is quickly proving to be an invaluable resource on many fronts… I strongly recommend this publication.”
CHAPTER 6
Woodblock printing and the production of the Rankafu print set
Side bar .. page 40, we see a great set of 6 pictures of Suga-San printing at Mokuhankan.
Page 43, section on Materials involved in the Rankafu prints.
“ Pigments and inks. These were widely available in pre-war Japan and made from both synthetic and natural pigments mixed with a rice-paste binder called nori in Japanese ……….
“The accurate, vivid colours evident in the Rankafu print set to this day are testaments to thee colour stability of these inks. Of particular note is the white pigment, gofun in Japanese, made from refined and finely ground oyster shells that are mostly composed of calcite, a mineral that has perfect cleavage. …….
Pages 46-47 we read a great biographical Sketch of Saburo Shinmi, woodblock printer. (1912 to 2007) .. “ …. one of the Rakafu printers with Unsodo Corporation in Kyoto. ….
CHAPTER 9
… pages 249-250, we see White Pigment being used on various woodblocks
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