This is a list of terms frequently encountered in the description of
ukiyo-e (浮世絵)-style
Japanese woodblock prints and paintings. For a list of print sizes, see below.
Kakihan (書き判); the artist's tag, used on prints with (or instead of) a signature
Kamigata (上方); region of Japan referring to the cities of
Kyoto and
Osaka
Kappazuri (合羽摺); prints of a single colour (usually black) coloured by stenciling. Prints produced entirely by stenciling, without woodblocks, are also called kappazuri.
Yoko-e (横絵); a print in horizontal or "landscape" format
Yokohama-e (横浜絵); prints depicting non-East Asian foreigners and scenes of Yokohama.
Print sizes
The Japanese terms for vertical (portrait) and horizontal (landscape) formats for images are tate-e (縦絵) and yoko-e (横絵), respectively.
Below is a table of common Tokugawa-period print sizes. Sizes varied depending on the period, and those given are approximate they are based on the pre-printing paper sizes, and paper was often trimmed after printing.
This is a list of terms frequently encountered in the description of
ukiyo-e (浮世絵)-style
Japanese woodblock prints and paintings. For a list of print sizes, see below.
Kakihan (書き判); the artist's tag, used on prints with (or instead of) a signature
Kamigata (上方); region of Japan referring to the cities of
Kyoto and
Osaka
Kappazuri (合羽摺); prints of a single colour (usually black) coloured by stenciling. Prints produced entirely by stenciling, without woodblocks, are also called kappazuri.
Yoko-e (横絵); a print in horizontal or "landscape" format
Yokohama-e (横浜絵); prints depicting non-East Asian foreigners and scenes of Yokohama.
Print sizes
The Japanese terms for vertical (portrait) and horizontal (landscape) formats for images are tate-e (縦絵) and yoko-e (横絵), respectively.
Below is a table of common Tokugawa-period print sizes. Sizes varied depending on the period, and those given are approximate they are based on the pre-printing paper sizes, and paper was often trimmed after printing.