Delicate strokes, carved onto wood, with ultimate precision. This is woodblock printing, an ancient printing technique that propelled human civilization. As Buddhism prevailed in China during the Tang ...

A reproduction of "Kabuki Actor Otani Oniji III as Yakko Edobei," an ukiyo-e work by painter Toshusai Sharaku, is seen complete with the "eshi" painter's name, at Takahashi Kobo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward ...

Woodblock printing techniques have been around for more than a thousand years, but letter paper decorated with woodblock-printed poems or pictures did not come into use until the late Qing Dynasty ...

Visitors try woodblock printing to gain an understanding of the skill and artistry of this traditional art form. HAN BAOYI/CHINA DAILY More than 200 Chinese woodblock printing artworks went on display ...

Wang Xueqin, an inheritor of the Yangliuqing Woodblock Printing in north China's Tianjin Municipality, was one of the few artists dedicated to fish paintings which were traditionally hung on people's ...