Antique Chinese Japanese wooden carved double sided panel print block for book pages
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Printed on both sides of the woodblock, 2 pages per side. Historically wood blocks were the only way the Chinese knew to print documents / books or pictures until the late 1800's. (After that they went to movable type and lithographs.) Often these woodblocks would be used and then eventually the wood would be planed down and used / carved again for something else. This was because having the right kind of tight grained seasoned Chinese cherry wood was valuable. When these were made a calligrapher would be called to do the writing / design. The wood carvers would then copy that writing / design exactly . . . backwards. (So it would print correctly) These are a work of art and skill. This is a relatively rare item. This is art. We have a small personal collection we are listing.
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Antique Chinese Japanese wooden carved double sided panel print block for book pages
Estimate $150 - $200
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