Process of wood-block printing
 
JUM's TOP SECRET #2 - You can watch the most refined process of wood-block printing by UTAMARO'S poppin (whisle made of glass), even though some omission.
 

   


UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
Finished work
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#1 sumi-ink (outline)
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#2 pink and gray (ribbon and eye)
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#2+
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#3 yellow and pale pink (kimono pattern)
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#3+
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#4 gray and pink gray (kimono collar-cloth)
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#4+
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#5 pink (check pattern of kimono)
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#5+
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#6 pale green (check pattern of kimono)
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#6+
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#7 pale blue and soft gray (poppin and kimono)
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#7+
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#8 pale green (kimono pattern)
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#8+
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#9 gray (geometrical pattern of kimono)
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#9+
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#10 mica (background)
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#10+
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#11 tsuya-zum, dark sumi-ink (hair)
UTAMARO (1750Ss-1806) : Poppin
#11+ finished