Object Details
Description
Squarish block of dark stone used for leveling the surface of another stone (GA*03210.20) used to sharpen knives and chisels. One of a group of woodblock-cutter's tools used in Graphic Arts exhibit of Japanese printmaking techniques from about 1890 to 1990s. Identified as No. 19 in watercolor drawing GA 03209.02 showing the tools of the block cutter.
Credit Line
Gift of T. Tokuno, Chief of the Japanese Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Insatsukyoku), 1889-90
ID Number
GA.03210.19
accession number
22582
catalog number
03210.19
Object Name
grindstone
grindstone
Measurements
overall: 4 cm x 4 cm x 3 cm; 1 9/16 in x 1 9/16 in x 1 3/16 in
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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Communications
Tokuno Gift
Art
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1412597