Emil Orlik

British Museum

Artist Emil Orlik was born ‪#‎onthisday‬ in 1870. In order to study the techniques of woodblock printmaking, Orlik embarked upon a two-month sea voyage, arriving in Japan in April 1900. He spent approximately ten months in Japan, where he visited ukiyo-e block carvers and printers and executed a large number of prints in a Japanese style.

Here’s a woodcut from his time in Japan depicting a group of Japanese pilgrims dressed in traditional costume ascending Mount Fujihttp://ow.ly/PTLYs