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2. Gyotaku - Wikipedia

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   This form of nature printing, where ink is applied to a fish which is then pressed onto paper, was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. The gyotaku method of printmaking uses fish, sea creatures, or similar subjects as its "printing plates". Prints are made using sumi ink and washi paper.

3. Shoji - Wikipedia

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   Shoji paper cannot be used in places where it will get wet, like a bathroom; even laminated paper will be affected, as water bleeds in from the edges. [ 59 ] Traditionally, abura-shōji ( 油障子 : "oil-shoji"), also called ama-shōji ( 雨障子 : "rain-shoji"), used paper (generally nishi-no-uchigami , 西の内紙 ) that was glued on with ...

4. Mat (picture framing) - Wikipedia

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   Additionally, some types of art, such as pastels or chalk pictures, can smudge easily and should be separated from the glass for that reason. Another major function of the mat in archival framing (where the mats used are made of acid-free and lignin-free paper) comes into play during the mounting process. In archival framing, paper items are ...

5. Rice paper - Wikipedia

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   Rice paper is a product constructed of paper-like materials made from different plants. These include: Thin peeled dried pith of Tetrapanax papyrifer: A sheet-like "paper" material was used extensively in late 19th century Guangdong, China as a common support medium for gouache paintings sold to Western clients of the era.

6. Picture frame - Wikipedia

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   View of a frame-maker's workshop, oil on canvas, circa 1900 The elaborate decoration on this frame may be made by adhering molded plaster pieces to the wood base.. A picture frame is a container that borders the perimeter of a picture, and is used for the protection, display, and visual appreciation of objects and imagery such as photographs, canvas paintings, drawings and prints, posters ...

7. Framing (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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   Framing: trees focus on the church of Weissenbach an der Triesting, Austria A framing view of the Uetersen Rosarium.. In visual arts and particularly cinematography, framing is the presentation of visual elements in an image, especially the placement of the subject in relation to other objects.