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Through Tough Times, Traditional Woodblock Printers Keep Practicing Their Art; Division of Labor Remains The Same as in The Edo Period

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By Tatsuya Imaoka / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

16:09 JST, May 18, 2025

NHK’s taiga historical drama “Unbound,” which depicts the life of Tsutaya Juzaburo, an exceptional publisher who discovered genius painters such as Kitagawa Utamaro and Toshusai Sharaku, is attracting a great deal of attention. In the program’s story, elegant ukiyo-e woodblock prints have a major pr...

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