A curved surface printing method comprises a step of applying a
printing ink to a raised portion of a
letterpress printing original plate which is a planographic plate the raised portion of which is 0.1 to 50 μm high, a step in which an elastic
blanket (2) of rubber or rubberish material having a curved surface (221, 222, 21) of a predetermined shape formed on a convex or
concave surface of an object (1) to be printed and set in the same polarity direction as that of the convex or
concave surface of the object (1) is pressed to the
letterpress printing original plate placed in a
fixed position and coated with the
printing ink, and the
printing ink is transferred to the curved surface (221, 222, 21) of the predetermined shape, and a step of moving the elastic
blanket (2) to which the printing ink is transferred and which has curved surface (221, 222, 21) of the predetermined shape, bringing the elastic
blanket (2) into contact with the curved surface of the object (1), and thus printing the object. A curved surface body printed by this method is also disclosed.