Notes (1st edition) | A rare kuchi-e featuring a bijin with "moga' hairstyle, from the pre-war magazine Ukiyo-e Kai, produced via the kappa-zuri (????) technique.
Kappazuri, also known as kappa-zuri, kappazuri-e, and as katagamizuri-e, are Japanese prints printed in a single color (usually black) from woodblocks and then colored by stenciling. Prints produced entirely by stenciling, without woodblocks, are also called kappazuri. Kappazuri may be identified by the presence of visible brushstrokes, unevenness of color, pooling of ink at the margins of the stencil cutouts, and gaps or overlaps between colored areas and black outlines. |