Gravure printing plate and manufacturing method thereof, gravure printing machine, and manufacturing method for laminated ceramic electronic component

A gravure printing plate used for transferring a paste film onto a printing target material through gravure printing, the plate comprising:

• an image section to which a printing paste for forming the paste film is supplied,
• wherein the image section is provided with banks, a plurality of substantially recess-shaped cells defined by the banks, and projecting portions that project from a part of a bottom surface of each cell inside of the cell and that are separated from the banks;
• wherein the plurality of cells are edge cells located along an outer edge of the image section and center cells that are the remaining cells;
• wherein the projecting portions are located in the edge cells and the center cells;
• and
• wherein the projecting portions located in the edge cells are each positioned closer to the outer edge than to the nearest bank.