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==Origins==

==Origins==

It is believed that woodblock printing was first developed in China in the 7th<ref>Gallery labels, Royal Ontario Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/48532570997/sizes/l/]</ref> or 8th century, being transmitted to Japan by the end of the 8th century. The earliest extant example of Chinese woodblock printing is a handscroll copy of the ''[[Diamond Sutra]]'' today held by the British Library and dated to [[868]].

It is believed that woodblock printing was first developed in China in the 8th century, being transmitted to Japan within the same century. The earliest extant example of Chinese woodblock printing is a handscroll copy of the ''[[Diamond Sutra]]'' today held by the British Library and dated to [[868]].

In the 9th century, printing was already a bustling industry in China; religious texts such as Buddhist [[sutras]] dominated, but a variety of gazetteers and almanacs, and collections of poetry were also published in significant numbers.

In the 9th century, printing was already a bustling industry in China; religious texts such as Buddhist [[sutras]] dominated, but a variety of gazetteers and almanacs, and collections of poetry were also published in significant numbers.