noun
engraved plate; engraving block
Refers to a physical plate or block used in printmaking, such as a woodblock or copperplate, that has been carved with a design or text.
この浮世絵は、彫刻版から刷られたものです。
This ukiyo-e print was made from an engraved woodblock.
銅の彫刻版に細かい線を刻む。
Fine lines are carved into the copper engraving plate.
彫刻 is the general act of carving or sculpture, not limited to printing plates.
Compound of 彫刻 (carving, engraving) and 版 (printing plate, block). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word transparently describes an engraved printing plate.