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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  • Salvador Dali - In the Hands of Anteus
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    $300 - $500

    Salvador Dali - In the Hands of Anteus

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    $300 - $500
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $120
  • Ethel Spears (American, 1903-1974) Woodblock Prints
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    $300 - $500

    Ethel Spears (American, 1903-1974) Woodblock Prints

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    $300 - $500
    Leonard Auction
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $150
  • Hodaka Yoshida 1962 color woodblock Offering Black
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    $400 - $800

    Hodaka Yoshida 1962 color woodblock Offering Black

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    $400 - $800
    Concept Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $325
  • Kawase Hasui Moon at Magome Color Woodblock
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    $500 - $700

    Kawase Hasui Moon at Magome Color Woodblock

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    $500 - $700
    Concept Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $350
  • Toshi Yoshida Lidabashi Signed Color Woodblock
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    $300 - $500

    Toshi Yoshida Lidabashi Signed Color Woodblock

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    $300 - $500
    Concept Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $200
  • Hajime Namiki Tree Scene 52 Signed Color Woodblock
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    $300 - $500

    Hajime Namiki Tree Scene 52 Signed Color Woodblock

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    $300 - $500
    Concept Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $200
  • Hajime Namiki Tree Scene 94C Signed Color Woodblock
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    $300 - $500

    Hajime Namiki Tree Scene 94C Signed Color Woodblock

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    $300 - $500
    Concept Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $200
  • Toshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1911-1995) woodblock
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    $200 - $400

    Toshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1911-1995) woodblock

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    $200 - $400
    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • Toshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1911-1995) woodblock
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    $200 - $400

    Toshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1911-1995) woodblock

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    $200 - $400
    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $100
  • Frederick O'Hara (American, 1904-1980) woodblock
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    $100 - $200

    Frederick O'Hara (American, 1904-1980) woodblock

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    $100 - $200
    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $60
  • 3 Contemporary woodblocks
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    $60 - $120

    3 Contemporary woodblocks

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    $60 - $120
    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $30
  • Kiyoshi Saito Temple Gate signed Japanese woodblock
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    $200 - $400

    Kiyoshi Saito Temple Gate signed Japanese woodblock

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    $200 - $400
    Concept Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $125
  • Okiie Hashimoto Stone Lantern In Garden 1962 Woodblock
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    $200 - $400

    Okiie Hashimoto Stone Lantern In Garden 1962 Woodblock

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    $200 - $400
    Concept Gallery
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $150
  • Kiyoshi Saito Shoji Sanpo-in Kyoto Signed Woodblock
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    $300 - $500

    Kiyoshi Saito Shoji Sanpo-in Kyoto Signed Woodblock

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    $300 - $500
    Concept Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $150
  • Hiroshi Yoshida Harbor of Tomonoura signed woodblock 1930
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    $300 - $500

    Hiroshi Yoshida Harbor of Tomonoura signed woodblock 19...

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    $300 - $500
    Concept Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $150
  • Toshi Yoshida Friendly Garden Triptych 3 Signed Woodblocks
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    $400 - $700

    Toshi Yoshida Friendly Garden Triptych 3 Signed Woodblo...

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    $400 - $700
    Concept Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $250
  • Hiroshi Yoshida Maruyama Park Kyoto signed woodblock 1933
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    $400 - $600

    Hiroshi Yoshida Maruyama Park Kyoto signed woodblock 19...

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    $400 - $600
    Concept Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $200
  • 6 Contemporary prints
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    $200 - $400

    6 Contemporary prints

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    $200 - $400
    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • Assembled History/Print Volume, End of Edo Period
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    $300 - $500

    Assembled History/Print Volume, End of Edo Period

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    $300 - $500
    Turner Auctions + Appraisal...
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $150
  • Jacques Hnizdovsky (American, 1915-1985) woodblock
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    $600 - $900

    Jacques Hnizdovsky (American, 1915-1985) woodblock

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    $600 - $900
    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $400
  • Isaac Friedlander (American, 1890-1968) woodblock
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    $100 - $200

    Isaac Friedlander (American, 1890-1968) woodblock

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    $100 - $200
    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $60
  • 2 Irving Amen (American, 1919-2007) woodblocks
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    $100 - $200

    2 Irving Amen (American, 1919-2007) woodblocks

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    $100 - $200
    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $60
  • Walasse Ting (American, 1929-2010) lithograph
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    $150 - $250

    Walasse Ting (American, 1929-2010) lithograph

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    $150 - $250
    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $80
  • Interior of the Kannon Temple at Asakusa, Narazaki Eishô
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    $300 - $400

    Interior of the Kannon Temple at Asakusa, Narazaki Eish...

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    $300 - $400
    Associated Estate & Apprais...
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $150
  • Mabel Dwight (American, 1875-1955) lithograph
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    $200 - $400

    Mabel Dwight (American, 1875-1955) lithograph

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    $200 - $400
    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $120
  • Salvador Dali - In the Heaven of Mercury
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    $400 - $600

    Salvador Dali - In the Heaven of Mercury

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    $400 - $600
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $200
  • Salvador Dali - The First Sphere
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    $350 - $1,000

    Salvador Dali - The First Sphere

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

    Salvador Dali - The Source

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

    Salvador Dali - The Negligent Ones

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    $2,500 - $3,500
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $1,000
  • Henri- Cartier Bresson - Untitled (Vowels I)
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    $2,500 - $3,500

    Henri- Cartier Bresson - Untitled (Vowels I)

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    $2,500 - $3,500
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $1,200
  • Henri- Cartier Bresson - Untitled (Vowels II)
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    $2,000 - $3,000

    Henri- Cartier Bresson - Untitled (Vowels II)

    Est.
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $1,000
  • Henri- Cartier Bresson - Untitled (Vowels III)
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    $2,500 - $3,500

    Henri- Cartier Bresson - Untitled (Vowels III)

    Est.
    $2,500 - $3,500
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $1,200
  • 4 American works on paper
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    $150 - $250

    4 American works on paper

    Est.
    $150 - $250
    Rachel Davis Fine Arts
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $80
  • Fusatane Empress Enjoys Wisteria at Kameido Shrine Triptych
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    $200 - $300

    Fusatane Empress Enjoys Wisteria at Kameido Shrine Trip...

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    $200 - $300
    Concept Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • Kunichika Ukiyo-e Triptych Broken Sake Bottle Kabuki
    Estimate
    $200 - $300

    Kunichika Ukiyo-e Triptych Broken Sake Bottle Kabuki

    Est.
    $200 - $300
    Concept Gallery
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $100
  • Paul Gauguin - The Devil's Speech
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    $1,500 - $2,000

    Paul Gauguin - The Devil's Speech

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    $1,500 - $2,000
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $750
  • Georges Braque (After) - Nature Morte Aux Huitres
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    $4,000 - $6,000

    Georges Braque (After) - Nature Morte Aux Huitres

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $1,200
  • Paul Gauguin - L'Univers est Cree
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    $1,500 - $2,000

    Paul Gauguin - L'Univers est Cree

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $750
  • Paul Gauguin - Te Po (The God of Darkness)
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    $1,500 - $2,000

    Paul Gauguin - Te Po (The God of Darkness)

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $750
  • Paul Gauguin - Maruru (Thank You)
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000

    Paul Gauguin - Maruru (Thank You)

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $750
  • Paul Gauguin - Spirit of the Dead Watching
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000

    Paul Gauguin - Spirit of the Dead Watching

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $750
  • Marc Chagall (After) - La Sirene
    Estimate
    $13,000 - $18,000

    Marc Chagall (After) - La Sirene

    Est.
    $13,000 - $18,000
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $4,400
  • 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
  • Georges Rouault - Les Ballerines
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500

    Georges Rouault - Les Ballerines

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $450
  • Henri Cartier Bresson - Vowels III
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $4,500

    Henri Cartier Bresson - Vowels III

    Est.
    $3,000 - $4,500
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $1,200
  • Marie Laurencin - Portrait de Femme en Rouge
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000

    Marie Laurencin - Portrait de Femme en Rouge

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $1,000
  • Henri Cartier-Bresson - Vowels I
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $4,500

    Henri Cartier-Bresson - Vowels I

    Est.
    $3,000 - $4,500
    Dane Fine Art
    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $1,200