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Printing ...
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4:05 PM I've started printing the key block. I do most of my regular printing sitting down in the traditional Japanese way, but because this print run is so short, I'm doing it standing up at my bench. When there are only 40 sheets, you spend more time fooling around mixing colours and changing brushes, etc., than you do actually printing, so doing it this way saves a lot of getting up and sitting down ...
The moistened paper is sitting on that small platform in front of me, covered with a plastic sheet to keep it damp. The block is directly in front of me, lying on a small tilted platform, and the printed sheets are being stacked up just over to the right.
The baren and brush are visible just to my left, and in the space under the paper stand are the bowl of black pigment, the little red bowl of paste ... and my cup of tea ...