woodblock

Noun

Meaning

A woodcut.

(music) A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick.

(printing) A wooden block used as a printing form.
Synonym: woodcut

(philately) The emergency issue of the Cape triangles, printed in 1861.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A late-Qing woodblock print representing the Yangzhou massacre of May 1645. Source: Internet

Associations Historical associations seeAlso An 1888 Japanese woodblock print of a prostitute biting her handkerchief in pain as her arm is tattooed. Source: Internet

Also included are nine historic lithographs, etchings, and woodblock prints depicting the periods discussed in the book. Source: Internet

Asia A historic shunga woodblock printing from Japan depicting two women having sex. Source: Internet

Dürer either drew his design directly onto the woodblock itself, or glued a paper drawing to the block. Source: Internet

In 1885 in Antwerp he had become interested in Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints, and had used them to decorate the walls of his studio; while in Paris he collected hundreds of them. Source: Internet

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