Question

write a brief note on the system of handprinting in china

Answer 1

The history of printing goes back to the duplication of images by means of stamps in very early times. The use of round seals for rolling an impression into clay tablets goes back to early Mesopotamian civilization before 3000 BCE, where they are the most common works of art to survive, and feature complex and beautiful images. In both China and Egypt, the use of small stamps for seals preceded the use of larger blocks. In China, India and Europe, the printing of cloth certainly preceded the printing of paper or papyrus. The process is essentially the same - in Europe special presentation impressions of prints were often printed on silk until the seventeenth century. The development of printing has made it possible for books, newspapers, magazines, and other reading materials to be produced in great numbers, and it plays an important role in promoting literacy among the masses

Answer 2

Hand printing started in China. During the rule of the Han dynasty, 206 BC - 220 BC, woodblock printing was done on cloth. Later, in the 1st century printing was done on paper in the Imperial Court. By the 11th century the wooden movable type was invented in Song China. In the beginning the Chinese used only the clay and wood movable type.