Period:Unknown Production date:1980s-1990s
Materials:paper
Technique:woodcut, colour,
Dimensions:Height: 61 centimetres (#6 mount) Height: 54.70 centimetres (#6 paper) Width: 81.30 centimetres (#6 mount) Width: 69.20 centimetres (#6 paper)
Description:
Multi-colour woodblock print on paper
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![图片[1]-print BM-1991-0213-0.3-6-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_00308655_001.jpg)
Comments:The prints of these two door guards were made with the wooden printing blocks that are also in the British Museum collection (1991,0213,3-6). In order to save wood, each block is carved on both sides and therefore can be used to impress two colours. Two blocks were used for each figure. The first impression would show black outlines, followed by yellow, red and blue. The green areas are yellow overprinted with blue. In order to align the colours precisely within the black outlines, the wooden blocks had to be accurately positioned (registered) on the large sheet of paper. The blocks for red/yellow and black outline/blue show a registration mark.
Materials:paper
Technique:woodcut, colour,
Dimensions:Height: 61 centimetres (#6 mount) Height: 54.70 centimetres (#6 paper) Width: 81.30 centimetres (#6 mount) Width: 69.20 centimetres (#6 paper)
Description:
Multi-colour woodblock print on paper
IMG
Comments:The prints of these two door guards were made with the wooden printing blocks that are also in the British Museum collection (1991,0213,3-6). In order to save wood, each block is carved on both sides and therefore can be used to impress two colours. Two blocks were used for each figure. The first impression would show black outlines, followed by yellow, red and blue. The green areas are yellow overprinted with blue. In order to align the colours precisely within the black outlines, the wooden blocks had to be accurately positioned (registered) on the large sheet of paper. The blocks for red/yellow and black outline/blue show a registration mark.
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