Woodblock Prints

Woodblock prints are one of the earliest printing methods, and they were initially utilized to produce book pages and subsequent images. The original concept of woodblock printing was discovered in China. Afterward, the Japanese adopted the method and raised it to the peak of artistry and creative expression over decades. Buddhism became a common religion in China when woodblock printmaking started in Asia. In the sixteenth century, the Japanese introduced the craft of printing scriptures with woodblocks and started utilizing them for both illustration and text. Woodblock printing in Japan has created several stunning and well-known images that are adorned even today.

Woodblock printing became more democratized when images were replicated in books and as single prints in several editions, making the artworks more available, easily distributed, and enjoyable. Most popular woodblock prints in Japan date from the Edo and Meiji eras. Throughout this era, Japan underwent major cultural, political, and creative changes that made art more available and affordable. Ukiyo-e is the title given to Japanese woodblock prints made in these styles. The printing methods, color palettes, distinct visual design, and themes inspired European painters in the 1800s greatly. Similarly, the themes of the woodblock prints range from sensual to exquisite to subversively humorous.

The vintage and antique woodblock prints for sale have been the center of attraction at various auction platforms all over the world. Similarly, Bidsquare also offers a diverse collection of woodblock prints at online auction along with its intriguing history. You can find vintage and antique woodblock prints for sale at Bidsquare.

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  • (2) Modern Japanese Limited Edition Woodblock Prints, "Feather", "Crescent Night"
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    $200 - $300

    (2) Modern Japanese Limited Edition Woodblock Prints, "...

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    $200 - $300
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Spanish, Signed Divine Comedie Woodblock Engraving
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    $400 - $800

    Salvador Dali (1904-1989) Spanish, Signed Divine Comedi...

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    $400 - $800
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $200
  • Yvonne Davis (Born 1946) American, Birds Color Etching
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    $200 - $300

    Yvonne Davis (Born 1946) American, Birds Color Etching

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    $200 - $300
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $100
  • Chinese Woodblock Print of Birds
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    $300 - $400

    Chinese Woodblock Print of Birds

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    $300 - $400
    500 Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $150
  • Karen Whitman, Embrace, Woodblock Print
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    $300 - $500

    Karen Whitman, Embrace, Woodblock Print

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    $300 - $500
    Nye & Co.
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $150
  • "Preservation Jazz" Woodblock Print of Musicians
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    $200 - $400

    "Preservation Jazz" Woodblock Print of Musicians

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    $200 - $400
    Sheafer + King Modern
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • Ogata Korin, 1658-1716, Flying Geese & Three Cranes, Woodblock Print
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    $200 - $400

    Ogata Korin, 1658-1716, Flying Geese & Three Cranes, Wo...

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    $200 - $400
    Nye & Co.
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • Mori Masamoto (1912-?) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $200 - $400

    Mori Masamoto (1912-?) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $200 - $400
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • Umetaro Azechi (Japanese, 1902-1999) Woodblock Print
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    $300 - $400

    Umetaro Azechi (Japanese, 1902-1999) Woodblock Print

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    $300 - $400
    Locati LLC
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $150
  • Shotei Hiroaki Takahashi (1871-1945) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $200 - $400

    Shotei Hiroaki Takahashi (1871-1945) Japanese, Woodbloc...

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    $200 - $400
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $200 - $400

    Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $200 - $400
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    2 Bids
    Current Bid
    $125
  • Katsuyuki Nishijima (Born 1945) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Katsuyuki Nishijima (Born 1945) Japanese, Woodblock Pri...

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    $100 - $200
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $50
  • Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $100 - $200
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $100 - $200
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $60 - $90

    Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $60 - $90
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $30
  • (3) FRAMED JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS ON PAPER
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    $80 - $150

    (3) FRAMED JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS ON PAPER

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    $80 - $150
    Austin Auction Gallery
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $60
  • Keisai Eisen (1790–1848) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Keisai Eisen (1790–1848) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $100 - $200
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $50
  • Kaoru Kawano (1916-1965) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $200 - $400

    Kaoru Kawano (1916-1965) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $200 - $400
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) Japanese, Bijinga Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $150

    Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) Japanese, Bijinga Woodbloc...

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    $100 - $150
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • (2) UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS
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    $80 - $150

    (2) UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PR...

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    $80 - $150
    Austin Auction Gallery
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $60
  • Utagawa Kunisada Toyokuni III (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Utagawa Kunisada Toyokuni III (1786-1865) Japanese, Woo...

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    $100 - $200
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Japanese, Woodblock Print...

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    $100 - $200
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $200 - $400

    Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $200 - $400
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $100 - $200
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $200 - $400

    Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Japanese, Woodblock Print...

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    $200 - $400
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $200 - $400

    Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880) Japanese, Woodblock Pri...

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    $200 - $400
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880) Japanese, Woodblock Pri...

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    $100 - $200
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $200 - $300

    Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Japanese, Woodblock Print...

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    $200 - $300
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • Clifton Wayne Karhu (1927- 2007) American Woodblock Print Shonenji Kyoto
    Estimate
    $400 - $800

    Clifton Wayne Karhu (1927- 2007) American Woodblock Pri...

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    $400 - $800
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $200
  • Eishosai Choki (fl. 1760-1820) Japanese, Bijinga Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $150

    Eishosai Choki (fl. 1760-1820) Japanese, Bijinga Woodbl...

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    $100 - $150
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880) Japanese, Woodblock Print Figural
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    $100 - $200

    Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880) Japanese, Woodblock Pri...

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    $100 - $200
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $50
  • Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print from the series Contest of Modern Beauties and Flowers
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    $100 - $200

    Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print ...

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    $100 - $200
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • After Shunkōsai Hokushū (active 1802-1832) Japanese, Watercolor Figural Based on Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    After Shunkōsai Hokushū (active 1802-1832) Japanese, Wa...

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    $100 - $200
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • Utagawa Kunisada Hiroshige II (1826-1869) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Utagawa Kunisada Hiroshige II (1826-1869) Japanese, Woo...

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    $100 - $200
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) and Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Prints
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    $200 - $400

    Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) and Kunisada (1786-1865) ...

    Est.
    $200 - $400
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $100
  • Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) Japanese, Antique Framed Woodblock
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    $200 - $400

    Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) Japanese, Antique Framed...

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    $200 - $400
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • Jim Salem 1977 Lithograph Print, Sumo Study
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    $100 - $200

    Jim Salem 1977 Lithograph Print, Sumo Study

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    $100 - $200
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $50
  • Bertha Lum (1869-1954) American, Color Woodblock "Temple Gate" Signed in Pencil
    Estimate
    $300 - $600

    Bertha Lum (1869-1954) American, Color Woodblock "Templ...

    Est.
    $300 - $600
    Sarasota Estate Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $150
  • Salvador Dali - The First Sphere
    Estimate
    $350 - $1,000

    Salvador Dali - The First Sphere

    Est.
    $350 - $1,000
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $150
  • Salvador Dali - In the Hands of Anteus
    Estimate
    $2,500 - $3,500

    Salvador Dali - In the Hands of Anteus

    Est.
    $2,500 - $3,500
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $1,000
  • Salvador Dali - The Source
    Estimate
    $2,500 - $3,500

    Salvador Dali - The Source

    Est.
    $2,500 - $3,500
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $1,000
  • Salvador Dali - The Negligent Ones
    Estimate
    $2,500 - $3,500

    Salvador Dali - The Negligent Ones

    Est.
    $2,500 - $3,500
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $1,000
  • Henri Matisse (After) - Nature Morte Au Magnolia
    Estimate
    $5,000 - $7,500

    Henri Matisse (After) - Nature Morte Au Magnolia

    Est.
    $5,000 - $7,500
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $4,000
  • Salvador Dali - Le Tricorne 5
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500

    Salvador Dali - Le Tricorne 5

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $450
  • Tomikichiro Tokuriki Four Seasons of Kyoto Woodblock Prints
    Estimate
    $50 - $100

    Tomikichiro Tokuriki Four Seasons of Kyoto Woodblock Pr...

    Est.
    $50 - $100
    Concept Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $30
  • Tomikichiro Tokuriki Four Seasons of Nara Woodblock Prints
    Estimate
    $50 - $100

    Tomikichiro Tokuriki Four Seasons of Nara Woodblock Pri...

    Est.
    $50 - $100
    Concept Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $30
  • Tomikichiro Tokuriki Four Seasons of Tokyo Woodblock Prints
    Estimate
    $50 - $100

    Tomikichiro Tokuriki Four Seasons of Tokyo Woodblock Pr...

    Est.
    $50 - $100
    Concept Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $30
  • 3 Masao Ido Japanese Woodblock Prints
    Estimate
    $400 - $500

    3 Masao Ido Japanese Woodblock Prints

    Est.
    $400 - $500
    Case Auctions
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $200