ketsu ケツ
KEY WORD : art history / paintings
 
The smudges that result on a woodblock print *ukiyo-e 浮世絵 if the areas between the raised ridges on the printing block have not been completely carved out. When the carved out areas are not deep enough, there is a danger that they will be inked during printing and cause smudges, ketsu on what should have been the blank background of the finished print.
 
 

 
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