PRINTER AND CARVER INFORMATION: Evidently Katsumura who carved print "A"
was not called on (as noted earlier) to make desired adjustments to the
blocks. Harada made the adjustments. It is possible that Harada
died before
print "D" was produced but the blocks as they then stood had been
attributed to Harada. Subsequent prints would still have his
name. The use
of a Katsumura block, for instance, the brown bark of the tree trunks and
the original key blocks would not alter the Harada cartouche of
print "D".
The question of the printer is different from the carver. The printer can
be anybody as long as he/she is reasonably adept at printing.
The somewhat
cruder printing of print "D" may be due perhaps to Hamano's
lesser ability
but more importantly probably due to the wear and tear of the blocks
delivered to Hamano for printing.
Contributed by ukiyo-e scholar Philip H. Roach, Jr., moonlighting/slumming here for the noble but doomed purpose of helping our members combat the Attention Deficit from which we Shin Hanga lightweights apparently suffer.
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