noun
woodblock artist; woodblock printmaker
Refers to an artist who creates woodblock prints, especially in the context of Japanese ukiyo-e or modern printmaking.
彼女は有名な木版画家です。
She is a famous woodblock artist.
木版画家になるために、伝統的な技術を学んだ。
To become a woodblock printmaker, I studied traditional techniques.
版画家 is a broader term for any printmaker (including etching, lithography, etc.), while 木版画家 specifically refers to woodblock print artists.
浮世絵師 refers specifically to ukiyo-e artists, who traditionally worked with woodblock prints, but the term is historically and stylistically narrower than 木版画家.
Compound of 木版 (woodblock) + 画家 (artist). The term is straightforward and modern, with no obscure historical derivation.