Can someone tell me the difference between Joined vs. Single woodblock construction?

Question

As in Japanese woodblock printing.

Answer 1

Hey TriciaKat,

"Yosegi is a sculpture technique, in which individually carved blocks of wood are joined together. The carving is then completed and the assembled sculpture is finished with lacquer and gold leaf or paint. This is the technique that Genkei used when creating all five hundred rakans at Gohyaku Rakanji (Temple of the Five Hundred Arharts). During the later portion of the Heian period (794-1185), the “single-woodblock construction” (ichiboku-zukuri) was replaced by “joined/multiple woodblock construction” (yosegi-zukuri). This came about do the spread of the Amida faith among the aristocracy, and growing demand for new temples and Buddhist images. The one who revolutionized this new technique of yosegi-zukuri was the sculpture Jocho. Yosegi-zukuri made it possible for sculptures to be made from several pieces that appear to be unable to interlock. This style was not only just a technical innovation but also aided, in the treatment of the Buddhist images’ faces and bodies, the trends and tastes of the times. Sadly, Jocho has only one surviving work, which is an image of Amida Nyorai in the Phoenix Hall of Byodoin near Kyoto."

Answer 2

The major differences between the two policy types is 1. single trip travel insurance only covers you for the duration of the one instance only and 2. the cost difference reflects the amount of risk the insurance company assumes in taking on the policy. Annual trip insurance covers the period of time in one policy year compared to the single trip(one use only) policy. You will pay a higher premium on the annual trip rather than on the single trip insurance and usually contains greater flexibility than the single trip insurance. Ideally these products are only used if and when you travel. If you travel allot then you will save premium dollars in the long run and have greater coverage under the annual policy but only if you are travelling an amount of time that would make single trip insurance very costly to maintain. You should always buy travel insurance particularly if you travel outside of your country or area of coverage by you medical plan. The cost of medical procedures out side of Canada and the United states is very costly.

Answer 3

Yes. One is Joined, the other is single wood block construction.