fuki-e　吹き絵

KEY WORD :　art history / paintings

A technique to create tints by placing a cut-out pattern on paper and scraping paint through a wire mesh with a brush, causing the paint to be spattered or sprayed onto the area not covered by the cut-out. This technique can be seen on pieces of paper and screens preserved in the *Shousouin 正倉院 and as decorative effects on prints produced in the Edo period.

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