骨ほね刷ずり

noun

key-block print; outline block print

Technical term in woodblock printing and etching: a print made from the key block (the block carrying the main outlines) before color blocks are added.

• 浮うき世よ絵えの制せい作さくでは、まず骨ほね刷ずりを作つくってから色いろ版はんを重かさねる。

  In ukiyo-e production, a key-block print is made first, and then color blocks are overlaid.