Traditional Mokuhanga materials and tools

A still-life arrangement of the implements that define the mokuhanga tradition: the disc-shaped 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-fiber 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 gradation and flat color application. The piece functions as both inventory and instruction.