Why was woodcut valued in the Five Dynasties?

The invention of woodcut printing technology in Tang Dynasty was actually the primary stage of woodcut printmaking art. At that time, woodcut mainly served for religious propaganda, and the great development of religion made the printing industry flourish. As for woodcut illustrations in literary books and folk books, it was not until the Five Dynasties that they gradually received due attention.

Woodblock prints originally belonged to an independent art category, but with the invention and popularization of woodcut printing technology, woodcut prints were printed in books, thus expanding the content and form of books and becoming a bright spot in the development of ancient books in China.

During the Five Dynasties, due to the import of Indian Buddhist culture, it had a great influence on ancient culture, which was precisely reflected in the art of woodcut illustrations of books.

In fact, woodcut Buddhist painting is an important work in the books of the Five Dynasties. Through the Buddhist paintings in books, the Buddhist thoughts of reincarnation and causality are vividly expressed, and the images of Buddha and Bodhisattva are close to human personality characteristics, thus achieving the goal of popularizing the people.