日本雕版印刷起源于中国早期佛教僧侣印刷宗教符号和文本
在八十一世纪从中国传播到日本
日本当代雕版大师Ray Morimura，他对古**俗和神道的信仰，崇敬和神化的性质可以更好的了解他的作品，包含现代和传统风格，创造出一个独特的观点。
Throughout its long history, Japanese wood block printing developed various styles and schools of thought. One such style which Morimura Ray particularly works within is Ukiyo-e which literally translates as “pictures of the floating world”. In these types of visual stories, landscapes and tales from history and the theatre are favored which is in sharp contrast to many of his contemporaries which favor a more abstract style.
Morimura creates limited editions of 50 prints on thin paper. His work does not look contemporary; it resembles the illustrations found in old fairy tale books. The colors are flat and strong and his work conveys day-to-day activities in a direct, simple way. Ray’s largest influences were earlier Japanese woodblock print masters Shigeru Hatsuyama [1897-1973] and Sumio Kawakami [1895-1972].
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