Complete Set of 5 woodblocks + print

This kit includes the five carved blocks used to produce one image alongside a finished impression, documenting the layered process of nishiki-e (multi-color) production. Cherry (yamazakura) blocks are typical for their tight, even grain, which holds fine line work without splintering under the baren during burnishing. A five-block sequence implies a relatively economical palette — likely a keyblock for line plus four color blocks for graded areas — common in the shin-hanga and early sosaku-hanga repertoires. Each block carries kento registration notches that align successive impressions on the dampened washi. Such complete sets seldom reach the market because production blocks were generally kept by the publisher or worked to exhaustion; their survival here makes legible the carving and printing decisions behind a finished sheet. Tokuriki, whose practice spanned both shin-hanga publisher relationships and the self-carving sosaku-hanga ethos, engaged directly with the blocks throughout his seventy-year career.