Chinese woodblock printing

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	printing technique
gptkbp:cartridge	water-based ink
gptkbp:enables	cultural exchange preservation of knowledge wider literacy
gptkbp:firstAppearance	gptkb:Tang_dynasty
gptkbp:firstMajorUse	7th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Chinese woodblock printing
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Korean_woodblock_printing Japanese woodblock printing
gptkbp:material	wood blocks
gptkbp:notableExample	gptkb:Diamond_Sutra
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Yuan_dynasty gptkb:Ming_dynasty gptkb:Song_dynasty gptkb:Qing_dynasty gptkb:Tang_dynasty
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:Diamond_Sutra gptkb:Tripitaka_Koreana gptkb:Dunhuang_manuscripts Daoist texts literary anthologies
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:China
gptkbp:precededBy	hand copying
gptkbp:relatedTo	movable type printing xylography
gptkbp:replacedBy	movable type printing
gptkbp:significance	enabled mass production of books spread Buddhist texts spread Confucian texts spread literature
gptkbp:spreadTo	gptkb:Japan gptkb:Korea gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:step	applying ink to block carving text or image in reverse on wood block pressing paper onto inked block
gptkbp:surfacePrintedOn	gptkb:newspaper gptkb:silk
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus	gptkb:Diamond_Sutra_(world's_oldest_dated_printed_book)
gptkbp:usedFor	printing text printing images printing patterns
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:King Buddhist monasteries private publishing
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:print
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3