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Art Vocabulary
Japanese Linoleum Prints
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Fine Art
10th Grade
06/21/2009

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Hokusai
Definition
 A Japanese artist from the Edo period who is best-known for his series based on Mt. Fuji
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Brayer
Definition
The tool used to apply the ink to a printing plate
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Haiku
Definition
Japanese poetry consisting of 17 syllables broken into lines consisting of 5-7-5 syllables.
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Crop
Definition
To cut off or mask the unwanted parts of an image.
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Horizon Line
Definition
The line that forms the boundary between earth and sky.
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Focal Point
Definition
The central or principal point of focus.
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Tanka
Definition
An older form of Japanese poetry that is the origin of the Haiku.  The syllabic pattern is 5-7-5-7-7
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Syllable
Definition
A unit of spoken language consisting of a single uninterrupted sound formed by a vowel, diphthong, or syllabic consonant alone, or by any of these sounds preceded, followed, or surrounded by one or more consonants.
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Printmaking
Definition
The artistic design and manufacture of prints
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Edition
Definition
The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time
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