Ishizuri-e

The Story of Kyoyu and Sofu, ishizuri-e by Okumura Masanobu, c. 1750

An ishizuri-e is a Japanese print that mimics a stone rubbing. It has uninked images or text on a dark, usually black, background.

References

Lane, Richard, Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print, New York, Dorset Press, 1978, p. 279 ISBN 0-88029-007-2
Newland, Amy Reigle, Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints, Amsterdam, Hotei, 2005, p. 447, ISBN 978-90-74822-65-7

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Ukiyo-e

Bokashi List of ukiyo-e terms Woodblock printing in Japan

Genres	Aizuri-e Aka-e Benizuri-e Bijin-ga Jōge-e Kappazuri Nikuhitsu-ga Nishiki-e Ōkubi-e Shini-e Shunga Uchiwa-e Uki-e Urushi-e Yakusha-e Yokohama-e

Schools	Kaigetsudō school Katsukawa school Torii school Utagawa school List of Utagawa school members

Related traditions	E-hon Shin-hanga Sōsaku-hanga

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