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.
In ukiyo-e production, a key-block print is made first, and then color blocks are overlaid.
Standard kanji spelling for this printing term.
Variant spelling using 摺り (printing) instead of 刷り.
Abbreviated spelling without okurigana.
Abbreviated variant spelling without okurigana.
Compound of 骨 (bone, frame) and 刷り (printing), referring to the 'skeleton' or outline print in multi-block printing.