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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  • Fumio Fujita (B 1933) Japanese, Limited Edition Woodblock Print
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    $700 - $1,400

    Fumio Fujita (B 1933) Japanese, Limited Edition Woodblo...

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    $700 - $1,400
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    $350
  • Signed U. Star Abstract Artist's Proof
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    $250 - $500

    Signed U. Star Abstract Artist's Proof

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    $250 - $500
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    $125
  • Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) Japanese Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) Japanese Woodblock Print

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    $100 - $200
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  • Fumio Fujita (b. 1933) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Fumio Fujita (b. 1933) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $100 - $200
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  • Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) Japan, Woodblock Print "Benkei Bridge"
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    $250 - $400

    Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) Japan, Woodblock Print "Ben...

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    $250 - $400
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    $150
  • Fumio Fujita (b. 1933) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Fumio Fujita (b. 1933) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $100 - $200
    Sarasota Estate Auction
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  • Group of Three Japanese Woodblock Prints
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    Group of Three Japanese Woodblock Prints

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    $100 - $200
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  • Itō Nisaburō (1905-2001) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Itō Nisaburō (1905-2001) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $100 - $200
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  • (15) Tomikichiro Tokuriki (Japan, 1902-2000) Woodblock Prints "The Fifteen Views of Kyoto"
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    $600 - $1,200

    (15) Tomikichiro Tokuriki (Japan, 1902-2000) Woodblock ...

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    $600 - $1,200
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    $300
  • Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $200 - $400

    Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $200 - $400
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    $100
  • Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $200 - $400

    Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $200 - $400
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    $100
  • Utagawa Kunimaro (1794-1875) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $200 - $400

    Utagawa Kunimaro (1794-1875) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $200 - $400
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    $100
  • Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print Figural
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    $200 - $400

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

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    $200 - $400
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  • Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Utagawa Toyokuni III (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Pr...

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    $100 - $200
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  • Toshusai Sharaku (18th Century) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Toshusai Sharaku (18th Century) Japanese, Woodblock Pri...

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    $100 - $200
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  • Utagawa Kunisada Toyokuni III (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $200 - $400

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

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    $200 - $400
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    $100
  • 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
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    $50
  • Ohara Koson (1877-1945) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Ohara Koson (1877-1945) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $100 - $200
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    $50
  • (2) Hirosada Konishi (1819-1863) Japanese, Woodblock Prints of Kabuki Actors
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    $300 - $600

    (2) Hirosada Konishi (1819-1863) Japanese, Woodblock Pr...

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    $300 - $600
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    $150
  • Ikuhide Kobayashi (19th Century) Japanese, Woodblock Print Temple Scene
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    $200 - $400

    Ikuhide Kobayashi (19th Century) Japanese, Woodblock Pr...

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    $200 - $400
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    $100
  • Kotozuka Eiichi (1906-1979) Japanese, Woodblock Print "Hirosawa Pond"
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    $200 - $400

    Kotozuka Eiichi (1906-1979) Japanese, Woodblock Print "...

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    $200 - $400
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  • Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print "Portrait of Kabuki Actor"
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    $200 - $400

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

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    $200 - $400
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  • Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print "Two Kabuki Actors"
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    $200 - $400

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

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    $200 - $400
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  • Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $100 - $200
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    $50
  • Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $100 - $200
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  • Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

    Hiroshige Ando (1797-1858) Japanese, Woodblock Print

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    $100 - $200
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    $50
  • Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

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

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    $100 - $200
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    $50
  • Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Japanese, Woodblock Print
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    $100 - $200

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

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    $100 - $200
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    $50
  • Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880) Japanese, Woodblock Print Figural
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    $200 - $400

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

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    $200 - $400
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    $100
  • Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print, "Lantern Slide of that Romantic Purple Figure"
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    $200 - $400

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

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    $200 - $400
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    $100
  • Pair of Japanese Woodblock Prints
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    $200 - $400

    Pair of Japanese Woodblock Prints

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    $200 - $400
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    $100
  • Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese, Woodblock Print from the series Contest of Modern Beauties and Flowers
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    $200 - $400

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

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    $200 - $400
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    $100
  • After Shunkōsai Hokushū (active 1802-1832) Japanese, Watercolor Figural Based on Woodblock Print
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    $400 - $800

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

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    $400 - $800
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    $200
  • Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) Japanese, Woodblock Print, Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Geisha O-Ben
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    $200 - $400

    Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900) Japanese, Woodblock Prin...

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    $200 - $400
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    $100
  • Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Japanese, Woodblock Print "Ogura Imitation of the Hundred Poems"
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    $200 - $400

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

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    $200 - $400
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    $100
  • Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) Japanese, Woodblock Print, "Okazaki: Aimachi of the Sugata-Ebiya"
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    $200 - $400

    Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) Japanese, Woodblock Print, "Ok...

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    $200 - $400
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    $100
  • Utagawa Kunisada Hiroshige II (1826-1869) Japanese, Woodblock Print, "Water Lilies in Horikiri"
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    $200 - $400

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

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    $200 - $400
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    $100
  • Hosada Eishi (1756-1829) and After Tosa Mitsuoki (1617-1691) Japanese, Pair of Woodblock Prints
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    $100 - $200

    Hosada Eishi (1756-1829) and After Tosa Mitsuoki (1617-...

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    $100 - $200
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    $50
  • Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1880) Japanese, Woodblock Print "No. 4, Yûgao, from the series Lady Murasaki's Genji Cards"
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    $200 - $400

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

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    $200 - $400
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    $100
  • Utagawa Kunisada Toyokuni III (1786-1865) & Utagawa Hiroshige II (1826-1869) Japanese, Woodblock Print "Two Figures By a Stream"
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    $200 - $400

    Utagawa Kunisada Toyokuni III (1786-1865) & Utagawa Hir...

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    $200 - $400
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    $100
  • Salvador Dali - The Gluttony
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    $300 - $400

    Salvador Dali - The Gluttony

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    $300 - $400
    Dane Fine Art
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    $120
  • Salvador Dali - The First Shpere
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    $300 - $500

    Salvador Dali - The First Shpere

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    $300 - $500
    Dane Fine Art
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    $120
  • Salvador Dali - The Indolent Ones
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    $400 - $500

    Salvador Dali - The Indolent Ones

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    $400 - $500
    Dane Fine Art
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    $120
  • Salvador Dali - The Fraudulent Ones
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    $300 - $400

    Salvador Dali - The Fraudulent Ones

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    $300 - $400
    Dane Fine Art
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    $120
  • Salvador Dali - The Proud Ones
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    $400 - $500

    Salvador Dali - The Proud Ones

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    $400 - $500
    Dane Fine Art
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    $120
  • Henry de Waroquier (After) - Dolori Sacrum
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    $1,000 - $1,500

    Henry de Waroquier (After) - Dolori Sacrum

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    $1,000 - $1,500
    Dane Fine Art
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    $450
  • Maurice de Vlaminck - Les Bles Dans le Perche
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    $2,000 - $3,000

    Maurice de Vlaminck - Les Bles Dans le Perche

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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Dane Fine Art
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    $1,000
  • 2 Haku Maki Woodblock Prints
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    $200 - $400

    2 Haku Maki Woodblock Prints

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    $200 - $400
    Revere Auctions
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    $100