Chinese woodblock printing

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:printing_technique
gptkbp:cartridge water-based ink
gptkbp:enables gptkb:cultural_exchange
preservation of knowledge
wider literacy
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Tang_dynasty
gptkbp:firstMajorUse 7th century
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Korean_woodblock_printing
gptkb: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:Daoist_texts
gptkb:Tripitaka_Koreana
gptkb:Dunhuang_manuscripts
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:Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_of_China
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chinese woodblock printing