Also, the manuscript feel of woodblock-printed material gave the sense of a ' 'working text' '.
Such instruments as piano, drums, cymbals, xylophone, marimba, orchestra bells, chimes, castanets, woodblock, and even tuned sleigh bells could be played from the organ keyboards.
The group met once a month to discuss subjects of woodblock prints.
Later in his career he took up printmaking, becoming interested in etching and woodblock printing.
The spread of literature and knowledge was enhanced by the earlier invention of woodblock printing and the 11th-century invention of movable-type printing.
The name is shouted before the 7/8 section, at the spot where the woodblock solo is heard.
Woodblock printing allowed the rapid production of many books, and increased the speed at which knowledge spread.
He is widely recognized as the last great master of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock printing and painting.