Traditional woodblock prints were initially used as early as the eighth century in Japan to disseminate texts, especially Buddhist scriptures. The designer and painter Tawaraya Sōtatsu (died ca. 1640) used wood stamps in the early seventeenth century to print designs on paper and silk. For more information please visit here https://www.artofukiyoe.com/gallery-%E7%94%BB%E5%BB%8A