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(Stampa Hiroshige La Campanella e il Grillo variante 2) Copy made by Ligustro of Hiroshige's print 10-color polychrome woodcut, year 2009 Issues: 2 with different colors or papers Techniques used in use in the EDO period in Japan: Nishiki-E: Brocade prints, a term used to denote the coloured woodcuts produced from 1765 onward using cherry and pear woods Bokashi: Shaded colour printing Karazuri: Printing whit parts created by pressure alone, without colour, in order to create relief and three-dimensional effect Kirazuri: Mica prints, with the application of particles of powdered pearl and mica in order to create silvered or shining effects Sabi-Bori: Method of engraving used to create the effect of brush strokes in Japanese calligraphy Ichimai-E: Single sheet print Wood: The engravings for the contours and for the clichés were made on cherry wood (Sakura) Fine Japanese handmade paper Size of the print: 20x 44 cm Chinese cinnabar seals Verse Translation: The hypomee (bluebells) are out today! The bluebells Le ipomee (campanelle) sono fuori oggi! Le campanelle Signature: Seal lower right Cho-Raku Engraves the Ligustro Joy