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This makes me wonder: Are there any original woodblocks for the "great" ukiyo-e artists that survived?
by ginko 7y ago
This makes me wonder: Are there any original woodblocks for the "great" ukiyo-e artists that survived?
- zeeZ 7y agoHard to tell. Since the prints were so cheap back then the individual blocks were used until they were worn down if they were popular, and then probably either cut down to be reused for a different carving or just tossed out. Identifying an original would be near impossible too, since popular ones would be copied or recarved. Does a second edition from the same shop count as an original?