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I've seen references to rubbings and now I know what they mean, thanks Ray! (And thanks for the link Oli!)

Pardon the image I just grabbed the first one I could find off Google, I'm a photographer and understand how to photograph things that may be difficult to photograph (accurately reproducing daguerreotypes digitlaly is weirdly difficult for example) but I'm fascinated by the high contrast images that are almost illustration like that really show the mei and hamon as can be seen in the lowest third of the attached image. Is there a name for that type of photo/scan, and how is it achieved?

Hello everyone, this forum has already proved to be an excellent resource and I'm excited to have found it and now joined! I'm an artist who works in a variety of two-dimensional media and teacher among other things from the Boston, Massachusetts, area. I spent a lot of time in my youth at the MFA Boston which has an excellent collection of nihontō and katchu, which are unfortunately no longer on display save for one daisho, and I think those many visits planted the seed for my now voracious appetite for learning everything I can about nihontō. Besides nihontō I have also begun collecting ukiyo-e prints, and am learning the ukiyo-e process to incorporate in my own work. I also collect art in general and have always had an interest in history. Thanks for having me, Dan