Japanese Classroom
	Powdered pigments in art supply store
	Clerk measuring pigments by weight for purchase
	Printing supplies — separate dishes and brushes for each color
	Witches broom brushes for applying color to woodblocks
	A variety of brushes are used for spreading ink on block
	Spreading the ground pigments across the block
	Paper is placed in registration guides (kento) for color registration
	Example of large print paper -- rolled onto inked block
	Back of paper is burnished with handheld "baren"
	Traditional barens are made from bamboo sheaths -- including the covering
	The traditional baren is made from twisted, then coiled, bamboo rope
	Less expensive barens are made of plastic — invented by Arika Kurosaki from Kyoto Seika University
	Student work at Kyoto Seika University