北斎
版
The woodblock used in printing, or by extension, the print itself. The term appears in compound words like hanmoto (publisher) and hanga (print).
版画
The Japanese word for woodblock print. The term encompasses both traditional ukiyo-e and later movements like shin-hanga (new prints) and sosaku-hanga (creative prints).
版元
The publisher who financed, coordinated, and marketed woodblock prints. Major publishers like Tsutaya Juzaburo and Nishimuraya Yohachi commissioned designs, managed carvers and printers, and navigated censorship regulations. Their seals appear on prints as marks of origin.