：木刻版画是我国古代艺术丛林里的一朵奇葩，具有珍贵的历史价值与艺术价值。木刻版画艺术在明代末期达到了发展高峰。胡正言是明代木刻版画艺术的杰出代表，代表性作品有《十竹斋书画谱》和《十竹斋笺谱》，发明了“饾版”和“拱花”印刷技术。世界版画史把胡正言作为彩色套印版画的开端，印刷史也将其作为彩色印刷的开端。

Wood engraving is a wonderful work in ancient Chinese art and this art form reached its peak in Ming Dynasty with Hu Zhengyan as the representative person by his two books of painting set and his creation of engraving techniques. Hu Zhengyan is recognized as the beginner of color overprint in world history of engraving and the beginner of color print in printing history.