Beni.—A delicate pink or red pigment of vegetable origin.
Beni-ye.—A print in which beni is the chief colour used. The term is generally employed to describe all those two-colour prints which immediately preceded the invention of polychrome printing.
Chuban.—A vertical print, size about 11 × 8, sometimes called the "medium size" sheet.
Diptych.—A composition consisting of two sheets.
Gauffrage.—Printing by pressure alone, without the use of a pigment, producing an embossed effect on the paper.
Hashira-ye.—A very tall narrow print, size about 28 × 5, used to hang on the wooden pillars of a Japanese house; a pillar-print.
Hashirakake.—See hashira-ye.
Hoso-ye.—A small vertical print, size about 12 × 6.
Kakemono.—A painting mounted on a margin of brocade; hung by its top when in use, and rolled up when not in use.
Kakemono-ye.—A very tall wide print, size about 28 × 10.
Key-block.—The engraved wooden plate from which the black outlines of the print were produced.
Kira-ye.—A print with mica background.
Koban.—A vertical print slightly smaller than the Chuban
