Editor's note: The China Engraved Block Printing Technique is a traditional method of printing that involves manually carving characters and images into wooden blocks, which are then inked and pressed ...

Until recently, identification of colorants used in Edo period nishiki-e, Japanese multicolored woodblock prints, was speculative, based on suggestions in the literature [1,2,3,4] and analytical ...

Red organic dye identification is an important topic for conservation of Japanese ukiyo-e prints. Of particular interest are the works of Suzuki Harunobu, who was working at the inception of ...