Woodblock prints

Question 1

Woodblock prints on paper

Answer 1

Very affordable, ephemeral type of media- not supposed to last. Cheap, mass produced and affordable.

Question 2

Why was coloured woodblock more difficult to produce? What time did they begin to flourish?

Answer 2

Each woodblock had to be cut anew- monochrome only until 1700s.

Question 3

Woodblock print of a high class Geisha

Answer 3

Question 4

KABUKI THEATRE in woodblock print, give name of prominent illustrator

Answer 4

SHARAKU
Male actors would play women, shown by a cap on their heads. Male actors who played women in Kabuki theatre were known as Onnagata.

Question 5

Why was the Edo Period so revoloutionary in Japan?

Answer 5

The Edo Period 1600-1868
Samurai had too much money and power,leaders wanted to reduce their influence and without financial backing they did just that. This caused an increase in the middle class, now it is their taste that determines the artistic market.

First time in Japanese history, people other than the Elite Classes had time and money to spend, and media was being created with them in mind, so woodblock prits and Kabuki theatre, images of beautiful women and ghost stories all intended for them.

Question 6

Example of a woodblock print Van Gogh recreated

Answer 6