The earliest-known woodcut was made in:

A. Germany.
B. India.
C. Italy.
D. Japan.
E. China.


E
The earliest surviving woodcut image was made in China, dated 868 C.E., from a copy of the Diamond Sutra, and portrays the Buddha preaching.

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