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Ukiyo-e
Keywords: Culture & History
This is not really Go-Related, but there are several Japanese ukiyo-e prints relating to Go. Most are based on a few themes based on Japanese legends,or are of kabuki actors or beautiful women playing go.
You can read about and see some of the prints For those who do not know, in the 18th and 19th centuries especially, ukiyo-e was a common printing process in Japan,using four woodblocks(one each for yellow, black, blue,and red), to make advertising posters as well as prints for sale. --TimBrent This is a copy of the living page "Ukiyo-e" at Sensei's Library. (C) the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0. |