Introduction of Ming and Qing prints

Creation background The feudal society in China developed into the Ming Dynasty, with the improvement of social productivity and the growing prosperity of urban industry and commerce, and the seeds of capitalist righteousness appeared. The adoption of new technologies in all walks of life has promoted the further development of handicraft technology. In order to meet the needs of the development of urban mass culture, a small number of novels and operas are published, which stimulates the printing industry to innovate and progress on the original basis and provides a broader development prospect for the creation of prints and illustrations. Some famous painters participated in the creation of manuscripts and the progress of printmaking technology, and further promoted printmaking to other fields, which not only improved the art of illustration, but also became a communicative painting method. An important medium to enrich the cultural life of literati citizens. The Ming Dynasty is the heyday of China's printmaking technology, which is mainly manifested in the following aspects: the illustrations of books generally appear in all kinds of books and works, and besides historical and literary works, the illustrated printmaking of science, technology, medicine, agriculture and military books far exceeds the previous generation.