Why did the japanese woodblock print?

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Answer 1

The suitable type of wood  for woodblock was easily available in in Japanese forests. One color for each carved block. For an example Google the Japanese artist Torii Kiyonaga.  A century or two ago  he specialized in showing  Geishas in the garden, performing, pouring tea, singing, dancing embroidering, practicing calligraphy . Geshias were not prostitutes but well educated highly paid performers and entertainers.These prints were  very popular and in their day were a cross between a advertisement of individual geishas charms, and a classy pin up poster (but not cheap looking).True artistry and grace were the geishas main seductions