墨すみ版はん

noun

key block (woodblock printing)

Only when written 墨版

In traditional Japanese woodblock printing, the block that prints the black outlines and serves as the registration guide for color blocks.

• 浮うき世よ絵えの制せい作さくでは、まず墨すみ版はんを彫ほる。

  In making ukiyo-e, the key block is carved first.

noun

key plate; K plate (CMYK printing)

In modern four-color process printing, the plate that prints black ink; also called the K plate.

• CMYK印いん刷さつでは、スミ版はんが最さい後ごに刷すられることが多おおい。

  In CMYK printing, the K plate is often printed last.