The term aizuri-e (Japanese: 藍摺り絵 "blue
printed picture") usually refers to Japanese woodblock prints that
are printed entirely or predominantly in blue. When a second color is used, it
is usually red. Even if only a single type of blue ink was used, variations in
lightness and darkness (value) could be achieved by
superimposing multiple printings of parts of the design or by the application
of a gradation of ink to the wooden printing block (bokashi).
The development of aizuri-e was associated
with the import of the pigment Prussian blue from Europe in the 1820s.[1][2] This
pigment had a number of advantages over the indigo or dayflower petal dyes that
were previously used to create blue. It was more vivid, had greater tonal range
and was more resistant to fading.[3] It
proved to be particularly effective in expressing depth and distance, and its
popularity may have been a major factor in establishing pure landscape as a new
genre of ukiyo-e print.
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