In Japanese printmaking, the characters at the sides of a print _______.

a. introduce the title of the work
b. are marks of the people who worked on the print
c. signify a poem that correlates to the subject matter
d. identify the figures within the composition
e. all of these are correct


b. are marks of the people who worked on the print

a. Incorrect. The characters at the sides of a Japanese print do not refer to its title.
b. Correct. Japanese printmaking was a collaborative effort and the marks are of the different artisans who worked on the print.
c. Incorrect. These marks were not a poem that correlates to subject matter.
d. Incorrect. The characters do not refer to the subject matter of the print.
e. Incorrect. Japanese printmaking was a collaborative effort and the marks are of the different artisans who worked on the print.

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