This hand-crafted linoleum block print by Yoshiko Yamamoto depicts koi swimming in a pond beneath waterlilies. Printed from 19 layers of colors using hand-carved blocks and photopolymer plates. Each color was hand-printed on acid-free 100% cotton Cranes Lettra paper using Charbonnel ink, on a Vandercook 4 printing press. Signed and Limited edition of 240. Matted with acid-free matting and backing. Size: 16" x 34" Matted & Framed in a Dard Hunter Frame with UV Filtering Acrylic. Size: 20 3/4" x 41"
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Yoshiko Yamamoto is one of the premier block printers in the Arts and Crafts style. Yamamoto's block prints are letterpress printed using hand-cut blocks on acid-free paper.
Letterpress printing is a relief print process. The printed image is produced by a raised surface (originally lead movable type) being inked and then impressed onto a sheet of paper. These raised surfaces have historically been anything from woodcuts to wood engravings, from linocuts to typefaces. Over the past several years, a new type of plate made from photopolymer has contributed to the revival of letterpress printing. Yoshiko Yamamoto uses all of these methods, from woodblocks, linoleum blocks, to photopolymer plates.