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' burnt Japanese cedar ' [1]) is a traditional, very old Japanese method of wood preservation. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 1 ] It is referred to in the West as burnt timber cladding and is also available as shou sugi ban ( 焼杉板 ) , a term which uses the same kanji characters, but an alternative pronunciation .
Daisugi (台杉) is a Japanese technique related to pollarding, used on Cryptomeria (sugi) trees. [1] [2] [3] The term roughly translates to "platform cedar". [4] When applied in a silviculture context, the daisugi method requires trunks to be pruned every 2–4 years in order to maintain the straight, clear grain that they are coveted for. [5] [6]
Insects and pests can destroy woodblock prints by eating through the paper or leaving droppings that stain the paper. A common cause of holes in Japanese woodblock prints is the deathwatch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum). These beetles were commonly found in wood used to build furniture in the Edo period. Woodblock prints that were stored on ...
Images in books were almost always in monochrome (black ink only), and for a time art prints were likewise monochrome or done in only two or three colors. The text or image is first drawn onto thin washi (Japanese paper), called gampi, then glued face-down onto a plank of close-grained wood, usually a block of smooth cherry. Oil could be used ...
Ukiyo-e [a] (浮世絵) is a genre of Japanese art that flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica.
In Japanese woodblock printing, urushi-e generally refers to a hand-painted technique. Instead of printing with urushi (natural lacquer) it was painted on by hand. This meant that urushi-e pictures could be more colorful than most block prints of the time. [3]
Lacquer dish with Chinese character for longevity, mid 16th century Maki-e sake bottle with Tokugawa clan's mon, Japan, Edo period Lacquer plate, Nam Định province, Vietnam, Nguyễn dynasty. Lacquer is a type of hard and usually shiny coating or finish applied to materials such as wood or
Burning of the Character Big, on Mount Myōjō, in the Hakone Mountains The Character Big, on Mount Nyoi, in Kyoto. The Burning of the Character "Big" (大), also known as Daimonjiyaki (Japanese: 大文字焼き) or Daimonji Festival is the Japanese Buddhist ritual of burning wood in the character "Big" (大), typically in the mountain, on the last day of the 4-day Bon Festival to send back to ...