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== Hon Baren ==
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A ''Hon Baren'' or '''Real''''' Baren'' is a very ancient and rare printing intrument indiginous to Japan.  There are few craftmen left in Japan who still make these tools.  It is so labor intensive that it is unfeasible and financially impractible to create.  Those few people left making these, do it for the love of the ancient art.
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If someone wants one of these, they will likly have to wait a year to get one and pay upwards of a thousand dollars.
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The hon baren is an incredibly beautiful tool and is for experienced woodblock printmakers.  It has been said that once you try a hon baren, you will never be willing tp use anything else!
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== See Also ==
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;[http://www.woodblock.com/encyclopedia/entries/001_01/001_01_frame.html Encyclopedia of Woodblock Printmaking]
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; [http://www.barenforum.org/mall/products/hon_baren.php Baren Mall] Place to buy a Baren

Revision as of 19:11, 12 November 2005

Hon Baren

A Hon Baren or Real Baren is a very ancient and rare printing intrument indiginous to Japan. There are few craftmen left in Japan who still make these tools. It is so labor intensive that it is unfeasible and financially impractible to create. Those few people left making these, do it for the love of the ancient art.

If someone wants one of these, they will likly have to wait a year to get one and pay upwards of a thousand dollars.

The hon baren is an incredibly beautiful tool and is for experienced woodblock printmakers. It has been said that once you try a hon baren, you will never be willing tp use anything else!

See Also

Encyclopedia of Woodblock Printmaking
Baren Mall Place to buy a Baren