Traditional Mokuhanga materials and tools

A still-life arrangement of the implements that define the mokuhanga tradition: the disc-shaped [baren](/glossary/baren) wrapped in a bamboo-leaf sheath; hangi-to and to-su carving knives in graduated sizes; brushes of horsehair or deer hair for applying pigment; small dishes for mixing water-based color; nori rice paste; and stacked sheets of [kozo](/glossary/kozo)-fiber [washi](/glossary/washi). The print is reflexive, using the medium to depict the medium itself. This kind of cataloguing image fits within Everaert's didactic work through Mokuhanga Magic, the platform she co-founded in Belgium to promote Japanese woodblock practice across Europe. Each tool requires specific carving and registration choices — the soft sheen of bamboo, the metallic edge of a blade, the absorbent texture of washi — testing the printer's command of [bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) gradation and flat color application. The piece functions as both inventory and instruction.