10th Class Social Science Print Culture and the Modern World Question Bank 10th CBSE Social Science Print Culture and the Modern World

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        Describe in brief how printing developed in Japan.

    Answer:

         (i) Buddhist monasteries from China introduced hand-printing technology into Japan around AD 768-770. (ii) The oldest printed Japanese book was the Buddhist Diamond Sutra with woodcut illustrations. (iii) Pictures were printed on textiles, playing cards and paper money. (iv) Printing of visual material led to interesting publishing practices.


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