block printing

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Woodblock printing, a style of printing (common in China and Japan) from engraved boards by means of a sheet of paper laid on the linked surface and rubbed with a brush.
Synonym: woodblock printing

A method of printing cotton cloth and paper hangings with colours, by pressing them upon an engraved surface coated with colouring matter.

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After 1888, block printing was only used for short-run specialized jobs. Source: Internet

The invention of block printing helped to popularize playing cards. Source: Internet

In China, with its traditions of block printing and of the incorporation of text with image, experiments with what became lianhuanhua date back to 1884. Source: Internet

Movable type allowed for much more flexible processes than hand copying or block printing. Source: Internet

Though Europe adopted woodblock printing from the Muslim world, initially for fabric, the technique of metal block printing remained unknown in Europe. Source: Internet

Then we have craft classes too, block printing and indigo dying and sewing, and jewelry making. Source: Internet

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