The art and technique of creating color prints using carved wooden blocks or plates, combining woodcut and color printing methods.
Combining 'chromo-' (color) with 'xylography' (the art of woodcut printing, from Greek 'xylo' meaning wood). Describes the practice of multicolor woodblock printing.
Japanese artists pioneered chromoxylography centuries before Europeans developed it, creating those gorgeous ukiyo-e prints, and European artists eventually matched and refined the technique to create their own masterpieces!
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