Question

Mention some of the important characteristics of print culture of Japan.
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Answer 1

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• Some chief characteristics of the earliest print culture in Japan were as follows: printing introduced in Japan in around AD 768-770. pictures were printed on textiles,by playing cards and paper money.
• Buddhist missionaries from China introduced print culture in Japan around AD 768-770. The Buddhist missionaries from China introduced hand-printing technology into Japan around 768 – 770 AD.
• Printing introduced in Japan in around AD 768-770. Pictures were printed on textiles,bplaying cards and paper money. Printing of visual material led to interesting publishing practices like arranging for tea house gatherings, establishing libraries and bookstores. Ones was also an innovation of the Japanese.

Answer 2

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(i) Introduced by the Buddhist missionaries : The Buddhist missionaries from China introduced the handprinting technology into Japan around AD 768-770.

(ii) Old book : The oldest Japanese book, printed in AD 868, is the Buddhist Diamond Sutra, containing six sheets of text and woodcut illustrations.

(iii) Material: Playing cards, paper money and textile products were used for printing pictures.

(iv) Cheap books : In the medieval Japan, the works of poets and prose writers were regularly published, and books were cheap and abundant.

(v) Print in Edo (Tokyo) : In the late 18th century, in the flourishing urban circles at Edo (later to be known as Tokyo), illustrated collections of paintings depicting an elegant urban culture, involving artists, courtesans and teahouse gatherings.