Korean Printing Block of Chinese Poem “Qian zi wen" (Thousand Character Classic)
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Korean Printing Block of Chinese Poem “Qian zi wen" (Thousand Character Classic)
Probably 20th Century
Wood
Object
8.5 x 22.875 x 0.75 in. (21.59 x 58.103 x 1.905 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
64.48
Acquisition Date:
1950
Geography:
Asia, North Korea or South Korea
Classification:
Documents and Documentary Artifacts
Culture/Nationality:
Korean
Collection:
Helen B. Chapin '15 Collection
Keywords
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- block printing - Printing from wooden blocks, as in block books before movable type, or from wood or occasionally metal blocks on textile. Sometimes used loosely with reference to relief printmaking processes; there prefer "relief printing."
- poems - Written or oral compositions characterized by condensed language chosen for sound and suggestive power as well as meaning, and by the use of such literary techniques as structured meter, natural cadences, rhyme, or metaphor.
- printing blocks - Blocks, usually of wood, that either are cut to print an image, whether on paper, fabric, or other material, or that support other materials that form the actual printing surface. Use a more specific term when possible. For metal printing surfaces, prefer "printing plates."
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Dimensions
- Object Dimensions: 8.5 x 22.875 x 0.75 in. (21.59 x 58.103 x 1.905 cm)
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