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Albrecht Dürer's woodcut, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1497-1498).
A woodcut is a way of printing. An image is cut into a block of wood. The printing part remains level with the surface. The non-printing parts are removed, often with a tool called a gouge. The areas that are 'white' are cut away with a knife or chisel. Therefore the wood still at the original surface level are black in the final print. The wood block is cut in the direction of the grain of the wood. In Europe beechwood was most commonly used. In Japan, a special type of cherry wood was used.[1]
The surface is covered with ink. It is rolled over the surface with an ink-covered roller (called a brayer). This leaves ink upon the flat surface, but none in the non-printing areas. Sometimes woodcuts are referred to by a formal word, xylography.
Gallery of Asian woodcuts
Coloured woodcut Buddha, 10th century, China.
Coloured woodcut Buddha, 10th century, China.
Jiaozi (currency), 10th century, Sichuan, China.
Jiaozi (currency), 10th century, Sichuan, China.
Dragon, Japanese ukiyo-e woodcut, c. 1750-1900.
Dragon, Japanese ukiyo-e woodcut, c. 1750-1900.
Modern woodcut Carp Painting, Dong Ho Painting, Vietnam.
Modern woodcut Carp Painting, Dong Ho Painting, Vietnam.
References
Features of laser engraving on wood
Woodcut. (2022, April 2). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13:08, October 18, 2022 from https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Woodcut&oldid=8146194.
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