Question

How did use of printing on visual material encourage publishing practices in Japan?
From Print Culture and the Modern World.( class 10)

Answer 1

Printing of visual material led to interesting publishing practices in Japan. Book of various kinds related to women, musical instruments, calculations, tea ceremony, flower arrangements, proper etiquette, cooking, and famous places were printed. It enlarged the arena of printing and made it more broad based. In the flourishing urban circles at Edo (later to be known os Tokyo),elaborate collections of paintings depicted an elegant urban culture, involving artists, courtesans, and tea house gatherings.