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Woodblock printing in Japan (Japanese: 木版画, moku hanga) is a technique best known for its use in the [[ukiyo-e]] artistic genre; however, it was also used very widely for printing [[e-hon|illustrated books]] in the same period. Woodblock printing had been used in China for centuries to print books, long before the advent of movable type, but was only widely adopted in Japan during the [[Edo period]] (1603–1867).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Japanese Woodblock Prints|url=https://study.com/learn/lesson/history-of-woodblock-printing-in-japan.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723230500/https://study.com/learn/lesson/history-of-woodblock-printing-in-japan.html |archive-date=2023-07-23 |access-date=2023-07-23}}</ref><ref name="surface">[https://web.archive.org/web/20200323171515/https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/sfj/61/12/61_12_790/_pdf/-char/ja The Past, Present and Future of Printing in Japan.] Izumi Munemura. (2010). The Surface Finishing Society of Japan.</ref> Although similar to woodcut in western printmaking in some regards, moku hanga differs greatly in that water-based inks are used (as opposed to western woodcut, which uses oil-based inks), allowing for a wide range of vivid color, glazes and color transparency.

After the decline of ''ukiyo-e'' and introduction of modern printing technologies, woodblock printing continued as a method for printing texts as well asand for producing art, both within traditional modes such as ''ukiyo-e'' and in a variety of more radical or Western forms that might be construed as [[modern art]]. In the early 20th century, ''[[shin-hanga]]'' that fused the tradition of ''ukiyo-e'' with the techniques of Western paintings became popular, and the works of [[Hasui Kawase]] and [[Hiroshi Yoshida]] gained international popularity.<ref>[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2009/10/02/arts/shin-hanga-bringing-ukiyo-e-back-to-life/ Shin hanga bringing ukiyo-e back to life.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502140501/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2009/10/02/arts/shin-hanga-bringing-ukiyo-e-back-to-life/|date=2021-05-02}} The Japan Times.</ref><ref>Junko Nishiyama. (2018) ''新版画作品集 ―なつかしい風景への旅''. p18. Tokyo Bijutsu. {{ISBN|978-4808711016}}</ref> Institutes such as the "Adachi Institute of Woodblock Prints" and "Takezasado" continue to produce ukiyo-e prints with the same materials and methods as used in the past.<ref>{{cite web |title=浮世絵・木版画のアダチ版画研究所 |url=https://www.adachi-hanga.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019114102/https://www.adachi-hanga.com/ |archive-date=2023-10-19 |access-date=2014-02-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=木版印刷・伝統木版画工房 竹笹堂 |url=http://www.takezasa.co.jp/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226230218/http://www.takezasa.co.jp/ |archive-date=2014-02-26 |access-date=2014-11-07}}</ref>

==Photography==