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This is another beautiful example of Woodblock printing.

Oihago, by Suzuki Kason, 1911

Kuchi-e by Kason Suzuki is often quite rare among the available designs for this woodblock print genre.

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Further, what is Kuchi-e?
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'Kuchi' means 'mouth' in the Japanese language and 'e' stands for picture. But what are 'mouth-pictures'? Well - they were popular foldout frontis pieces for novels or were inserted into magazines from around 1895 to 1915.
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The Origins of Kuchi-e
Towards the end of the 19th century, reading had become a habit for the common people in Japan. However, many could not read very well. Kuchi-e was meant as a visual aid and as a sales promotion at the same time.
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The people who could not afford to buy books or magazines rented them in bookstores. Among the clients of rental bookstores, women were the majority. The predominant magazine for the use of kuchi-e was Bungei Kurabu.
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How were they Made?
Kuchi-e are original woodblock prints - printed by hand in the tradition of old ukiyo-e. Kuchi-e had to compete with lithographic or photo-mechanical printing techniques & were therefore well executed - sometimes in deluxe printing with such lavish techniques as mica or embossing
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