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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