stencil printing (on paper)
A traditional Japanese printing technique using stencils (合羽/カッパ) to apply ink onto paper. Used in art and craft contexts.
This ukiyo-e was made using the stencil printing technique.
Kappa-zuri is a method of printing colors onto paper using stencils.
型染め is stencil dyeing on fabric, while 合羽摺り specifically refers to stencil printing on paper.
木版画 is woodblock printing, a different technique from stencil-based 合羽摺り.
Standard kanji spelling for this art term; 合羽 is ateji for カッパ (from Portuguese 'capa').
Variant using the simpler 刷 kanji for printing.
Mixed katakana-kanji spelling; common in modern contexts.
Katakana-kanji spelling with 刷; often seen in practical descriptions.
合羽 (kappa) is ateji for カッパ, from Portuguese 'capa' (cloak, cover), referring to the stencil sheet. 摺り/刷り means printing. The term describes a stencil-printing technique introduced via European influence.