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How do wood engravings differ from woodcuts?
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Wood engravings differ from woodcuts due to how the wood used to produce the printing plate is prepared. With a woodcut, an artisan saws the wood right along the grain so that they can easily carve into its surface with a knife-like tool. For wood engravings, an artisan uses end-grain wood. Because the wood is much harder, it must be worked with a special needle-like tool, allowing an artist to produce an image with a much higher degree of detail. On 1stDibs, explore a collection of woodcut prints.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024
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'Snow at Mukōjima' — Showa-era Woodblock Print
By Kawase Hasui
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Kawase Hasui, 'Snow at Mukōjima (Yuki no Mukōjima)', woodblock print, 1931. A particularly fine impression, distinguished by its rich, saturated blues, subtle atmospheric gradations,...
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1930s Showa Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
'Evening Snow, Edogawa River' — Showa-era Woodblock Print Masterwork
By Kawase Hasui
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Kawase Hasui, 'Evening Snow, Edogawa River, woodblock print, 1932. A particularly fine impression, distinguished by its saturated blues, delicate atmospheric gradations, and exceptio...
Category
1930s Showa Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
'Nuthatcher Atop Persimmons' — Early 20th-Century Kachō-e Woodblock Masterwork
By Ohara Koson
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ohara Koson, 'Nuthatcher Atop Persimmon', color woodblock, c. 1910. Signed 'Koson' with the 'Koson' red seal, lower right. A superb, impression, with fresh colors and fine Bokashi, ...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Hell 22 - The Liars - Original Woodcut 1963 (Field p 189 à 200)
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Hell 22 - The Liars, 1963
Wood engraving from "Divine Comedy"
with the signature printed in the plate
On BFK Rives vellum 32,8 x 26,4 cm (c. 13 x 10")
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
'Weeping Cherry' — Sosaku Hanga Contemporary Japanese Woodblock Print
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hajime Namiki, 'Weeping Cherry 16 A', color woodblock print, 2012, edition 200. Signed in pencil and with the artist’s red seal. Titled, dated, and numbered '2/200' in pencil. A supe...
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2010s Showa Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
'Wading Egret' — Japanese Woodblock Kacho-e, Pre-WW II Edition
By Ohara Koson
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ohara Koson, 'Wading Egret', color woodblock, c. 1900 - 1910. Signed 'Koson' in black ink with the artist’s red seal beneath, lower left. A superb, skillfully-inked impression, with ...
Category
Early 1900s Naturalistic Animal Prints
Materials
Woodcut
