Banhua

Banhua (Chinese: 版画) is the Chinese umbrella term for any printed art objects, and especially for those made by woodblock printing, the term used for woodcuts from Asia.

[1][2] The direct translation of 'Banhua' is 'printed picture', it is a general term for original prints or printmaking as an art form.

Banhua's meaning is not limited to prints in Chinese style.

Buddhist classics, novel illustrations, and the banknote were among the first public works to be printed in China.

From the 17th century, prints of New Year pictures became popular.

The intricate frontispiece of the Diamond Sutra from Tang dynasty China, 868 AD ( British Museum )
11th-century print of Lienü zhuan
14th-century print of Sanguozhi Pinghua