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<i>Nishiki-e</i> were a type of multi-coloured woodblock prints from Japan. The technique was primarily used in <i>Ukiyo-e</i>, and was invented in the 1760s. Before, woodblock prints were usually in black-and-white and were coloured either by hand or with the addition of one or two colour ink blocks, but <i>nishiki-e</i> printing changed that.<br/><br/><i>Nishiki-e</i> was credited to an engraver named Kinroku, but it was popularised and perfected by Suzuki Harunobu. <i>Nishiki-e</i> is sometimes also known as <i>Edo-e</i>, and became very popular during the Meiji Period, especially during the first Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895), where over 3,000 prints were made in the 9-month period.
Japan: 'The Monkey King Blows Hair Away', woodblock print by Katsushika Taito II (active 1810-1853), 1836, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. The Monkey King Sun Wukong is a mythological character in Chinese folk religion and literature. An important figure in various legends and stories, he is perhaps bestl known for his starring role in the 16th century classical novel 'Journey to the West'.
<i>Nishiki-e</i> were a type of multi-coloured woodblock print from Japan. The technique was primarily used in <i>ukiyo-e</i>, and was invented in the 1760s. Before this woodblock prints were usually in black-and-white and were coloured either by hand or with the addition of one or two colour ink blocks, but <i>nishiki-e</i> printing changed that.<br/><br/><i>Nishiki-e</i> was credited to an engraver named Kinroku, but it was popularised and perfected by Suzuki Harunobu. <i>Nishiki-e</i> is sometimes also known as <i>Edo-e</i>, and became very popular during the Meiji Period, especially during the first Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895), where over 3,000 prints were made in that 9-month period.
Japan: 'A Woman Standing on the Strings of a Kite', Katsushika Taito II (active 1810-1853), 1822, <i>Nishiki-e</i> woodblock print, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. <i>Nishiki-e</i> were a type of multi-coloured woodblock print from Japan. The technique was primarily used in <i>ukiyo-e</i>, and was invented in the 1760s. Before, woodblock prints were usually in black-and-white and were coloured either by hand or with the addition of one or two colour ink blocks.