Segawa Kikunojō II, Edo period (1615–1868), 1758, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 15 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (40.3 x 17.5 cm), Prints, Ishikawa Toyonobu (Japanese, 1711–1785), The various kimono patterns shown here were enriched by a few colors in a technique called benizuri-e (literally, 'picture printed in red'), which probably derived from Chinese printing. The new technique did not rely on the old method of hand-painted colors but used printed colors, mainly red and green
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Segawa Kikunojō II, Edo period, 1615–1868, 1758, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, paper, 15 7/8 x 6 7/8, 40.3 17.5 cm, Prints, Ishikawa Toyonobu, Japanese, 1711–1785, various, kimono, patterns, shown, enriched, colors, technique, benizuri-e, literally, picture printed, red, derived, Chinese printing, new technique, rely, old method, hand-painted colors, printed mainly red, green
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