An ishizuri-e (石摺絵) is a Japanese woodblock print that mimics a stone rubbing. It has uninked images or text on a dark, usually black, background.

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  • Lane, Richard, Images from the Floating World, The Japanese Print, New York, Dorset Press, 1978, p. 279 ISBN 0-88029-007-2
  • Newland, Amy Reigle, Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints, Amsterdam, Hotei, 2005, p. 447, ISBN 978-90-74822-65-7

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