Woodblock printing

Period

c. AD 220

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Woodblock printing or block printing is a technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later on paper. Each page or image is created by carving a wooden block to leave only some areas and lines at the original level; it is these that are inked and show in the print, in a relief printing process. Carving the blocks is skilled and laborious work, but a large number of impressions can then be printed.

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Earlier and later events nearby

1. AD 105Cai Lun improves papermaking
2. AD 132Zhang Heng presents the first seismoscope
3. AD 184Yellow Turban Rebellion
4. c. AD 220Woodblock printingThis page
5. AD 220–280Three Kingdoms
6. AD 399–412Faxian's pilgrimage to India
7. AD 605Sui dynasty establishes the imperial examination

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