Drvorez je najstarija grafička tehnika, koristila se još u antici i bila je vrlo rasprostranjena u istočnoj Aziji. Tijekom 8. stoljeća, utjecajem iz Kine nastaju i najraniji primjerci u Japanu – otisci budističkih tekstova, Dharani. Hishikawa Moronobu, (1618.- 1694.), doprinio je rafiniranijem oblikovanju drvoreza u stilu poznatom pod nazivom ukiyo-e, što u doslovnom prijevodu znači “slike plutajućeg svijeta”. Među rijetkim primjercima japanskih drvoreza u Hrvatskoj, izdvajaju se i dva ukiyo-e drvoreza u vlasništvu Gradskog muzeja Varaždin, a pripadaju Zbirci slika, skulptura, grafika i crteža. Drvorezi iz Gradskog muzeja Varaždin datiraju u 18. stoljeće, izvedbeno i tematski primjeri su tipičnog ukiyo-e stila. Zatečeni su u izrazito lošem stanju, s višestrukim oštećenjima, zalijepljeni na kartonsku podlogu niske pH vrijednosti. Ovaj članak opisuje istražne radove kao i izvedene konzervatorsko-restauratorske radove na dva japanska drvoreza.Woodcut is the oldest graphic techniques in the world, used in ancient times and was widespread in the East Asia. Earliest examples of woodblock printing from Japan were influenced by China, it were the prints of the buddhist texts “Dharani” from the 8th century. Hishikawa Moronobu (1618.-1694.), created the first truly mature form of „Ukiyo-e“ genre, which literally means „pictures of the floating world“. Two rare examples of japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints in Croatia belong to Varaždin City Museum as a part of the Collection of paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings. Woodblock prints from Varaždin City Museum are dating from the 18th century, by design an themes they are examples of typical ukiyo-e genre. They were in extremely poor condition, having suffered multiple damage and were both adhered to a acidic piece of matboard. This article describes the performed researches as well as conservation and restoration work on two japanese woodblock prints
