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Japanese Woodblock Prints

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Reading on Japanese Woodblock Prints

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Book1895

Japanese Wood Engravings: Their History, Technique and Characteristics

William Anderson

Argues that ukiyo-e's distinct look comes from its division of labour between designer, carver and printer, not from the individual hand later Western collectors assumed it showed.

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Book1912

The Japanese Print: An Interpretation

Frank Lloyd Wright

Argues the Japanese woodblock print's flattened planes and asymmetrical composition were a direct influence on his own architecture, treating the print as a lesson in abstraction rather than an exotic curiosity.

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Reading on Japanese Woodblock Prints

Japanese Wood Engravings: Their History, Technique and Characteristics

The Japanese Print: An Interpretation

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