ANTIQUE PAINT BY NUMBER PRINTING PLATE BLOCKS c1960’s (JAPANESE KIRIZUMA TEMPLE)
(2) ANTIQUE PAINT BY NUMBER PRINTING PLATE BLOCKS. EACH BLOCK REPRESENTS ONE OF TWO COLORS USED TO PRINT THE PAINT BY NUMBER SUBJECT. (ONE COLOR FOR THE NUMBERS AND LINES AND ONE FOR A CLEAR VARNISH AREA) THE VARNISH PLATE AREA HELPED RESIST THE PAINT COLORS FROM BLEEDING INTO THE PAPER SURFACE WHEN PAINT WAS APPLIED BY THE USER.