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title: Fictionalised Scene of Japanese Woodblock Printing
author: Utagawa Kunisada
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16667/fictionalised-scene-of-japanese-woodblock-printing/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-11-08
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# Fictionalised Scene of Japanese Woodblock Printing

_Authored by Utagawa Kunisada_

## Image File

[![Fictionalised Scene of Japanese Woodblock Printing](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16667.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16667.png)

## Image Caption

A mid-19th-century scene by Utagawa Kunisada fancifully showing fashionable Japanese [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/) creating books using woodblock printing techniques.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Kunisada, U. (2022, November 08). Fictionalised Scene of Japanese Woodblock Printing. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16667/fictionalised-scene-of-japanese-woodblock-printing/>
### Chicago
Kunisada, Utagawa. "Fictionalised Scene of Japanese Woodblock Printing." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 08, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16667/fictionalised-scene-of-japanese-woodblock-printing/>.
### MLA
Kunisada, Utagawa. "Fictionalised Scene of Japanese Woodblock Printing." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Nov 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16667/fictionalised-scene-of-japanese-woodblock-printing/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Utagawa_Kunisada_(1857)_Imay%C5%8D_mitate_shin%C5%8D_k%C5%8Dsh%C5%8D_yori_shokunin.jpg) by [**Utagawa Kunisada**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Utagawa_Kunisada_(1857)_Imay%C5%8D_mitate_shin%C5%8D_k%C5%8Dsh%C5%8D_yori_shokunin.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 08 November 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.