MAU Art & Design Glossary

Woodcut Printing Implements

板目木版画用具

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Printing bloc
Woodcut printing block

Carving tools
Chisel
Kento chisel
Sharpening stone
Shallow and very shallow half round chisels
(Various cleaning chisels)

Printing tool
Ezara
Watercolor paint (transparent, opaque)
Sumi ink
Starch paste
Woodblock brush (suribake)
Hakobi
Kentoban (used for soto kento)
Baren
Camellia oil, baren pad

Supports (printmaking paper)
Washi

Other
Tracing paper
Carbon paper
Waste cloth (uesu; made of knitted fabric)
Water brush
Newspaper
Straight edge ruler
Thumb tacks
(Oil-based woodblock printing tools)
Lithography ink
Roller
Woodblock printing press, baren
Ink slab
Ink spatula
* Art supplies shown are examples

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  • Woodcut printing blockWoodcut printing block
  • ChiselsChisels
  • Kento chiselsKento chisels
  • Sharpening stonesSharpening stones
  • Ezara (picture palette)Ezara (picture palette)
  • Watercolor paint (transparent, opaque)Watercolor paint (transparent, opaque)
  • Sumi inkSumi ink
  • Starch pasteStarch paste
  • Woodblock brushes (Suribake) Woodblock brushes (Suribake) 
  • HakobiHakobi
  • Kentoban (used for soto kento)Kentoban (used for soto kento)
  • BarenBaren
  • Camellia oil, baren padCamellia oil, baren pad
  • WashiWashi
  • Tracing paperTracing paper
  • Carbon PaperCarbon Paper
  • Waste cloth (uesu; made of knitted fabric)Waste cloth (uesu; made of knitted fabric)
  • Water brushWater brush