Uchi kento and soto kento are registration marks that determine the position of the paper in woodblock printing. A registration mark carved within the woodblock is called uchi kento while one carved into a separate wood board, known as a kentoban, is

Hari kento is a registration method used in lithography and multi-color copperplate printing to place the printing paper in the correct position against the plate using needles. This technique is employed in normal printing, and also when the pape

Registration marks (kento) are placed on the printing plates to position the paper correctly for printing. They are indispensable, particularly for works produced through multiple printing. The quality of the work will depend greatly on the accuracy

Kagi kento (L-mark) and hikitsuke kento (straight mark) are L-shaped and straight-line registration marks that are carved on the woodblock as markers for accurately placing the paper in the correct position for printing. The L-mark is carved on th

T-shaped kento is one form of registration mark that is made when producing block prints so that the position of the paper vis-à-vis the blocks is always uniform. They are used primarily with lithographs. Such targets are essential when producing