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Woodblock vs Surimono - What's the difference?

woodblock | surimono |

As nouns the difference between woodblock and surimono

is that woodblock is a woodcut while surimono is a kind of japanese woodblock print, privately commissioned for special occasions such as the new year.

woodblock

English

(wikipedia woodblock)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A woodcut.
  • A wood block (musical instrument).
  • A wooden block used as a printing form.
  • (philately) The emergency issue of the Cape triangles, printed in 1861.

    • surimono

    English

    (wikipedia surimono)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A kind of Japanese woodblock print, privately commissioned for special occasions such as the New Year.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 21, author=Wendy Moonan, title=Optimistic Dealer Decides to Gamble on Japanese Art, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=She has also been the curator of several museum exhibitions on Japanese art, including one in 1995 at the Phoenix Art Museum showing Frank Lloyd Wright ’s collection of surimono , privately published woodblock prints. }}