woodblock printing
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woodblock printing
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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 paper.
They adapted these ideas to woodblock printing. They used pear or jujube wood and cut the wood to the size of two book pages. They then smoothed and softened the wood by covering it with paste.
Similar: block printing
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noun technique for printing text, images or patterns
| Español | impresión xilográfica |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 木版 mokuhan |
| 中文 | 雕版印刷 diāobǎn yìnshuā, 雕版印刷術 /雕版印刷术 diāobǎn yìnshuāshù |
| Português | xilogravura |
| Français | impression au bloc de bois |
| Deutsch | Blockdruck |
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title = {woodblock printing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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