石いし刷ずり

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Meanings

stone rubbing; rubbed copy from stone

Refers to a copy of an inscription or image made by placing paper over a stone surface and rubbing with ink or graphite. Often used in the context of calligraphy, epigraphy, or art reproduction. The term 拓本 (たくほん) is a more formal synonym.

Kanji

石stone
刷printing, print, brush
摺rub, fold, print (on cloth)
搨trace, rub a copy of a stone inscription

Related words

拓たく本ほん
石刷り refers specifically to a rubbing taken from a stone inscription, while 拓本 is the general term for any rubbed copy of an inscribed or engraved surface.

Built from

石いし+刷する

Written forms

石いし刷ずり
Standard kanji spelling for stone rubbing.
石いし摺ずり
Alternate kanji spelling; 摺る means 'to rub' or 'to print'.
石いし搨ずり
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 搨 is a variant of 拓.
石いしずり
Kana-mixed spelling; common in everyday writing.

Etymology

Compound of 石 (いし, 'stone') and 刷り (すり, 'printing' or 'rubbing'), from the verb 刷る (する, 'to print'). The spelling 石摺り uses 摺る (する, 'to rub'), which is also appropriate for the rubbing technique.