Margaret White Art Linocut on Washi - Parting

A linocut printed on [washi](/glossary/washi), the long-fibred Japanese handmade paper standard in mokuhanga. The choice of washi over Western printmaking papers carries technical consequences: its absorbency, dimensional stability when damp, and slight translucency alter how relief ink sits on the sheet, producing softer edges and a depth of tone that Western papers do not. The title Parting suggests a separation subject — figurative or landscape, possibly cleared sky, retreating tide, or breaking light. White's combined use of linocut technique and Japanese paper reflects the cross-pollination characteristic of artists associated with the International Mokuhanga Conference, where practitioners working in adjacent relief traditions adopt Japanese materials and registration practice without switching to wood as the matrix. The print sits within her broader catalogue alongside other linocut-on-washi works and aligns with the contemporary Oceania mokuhanga community's hybrid material practice.