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Asian Art Auction

Thu, Apr 28, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 327

Two Japanese Carved Book Printing Blocks

Estimate: $100 - $300

Bid Increments

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$3,000 $250
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circa 1802, two carved, black painted, and red lacquered printer's blocks, double sided, comprising several pages from Nanboku Soho - The Chinese Art of Fortune Telling, 7-3/4 x 14-1/2 in.

Condition

surface dirt and accretion, some scattered edge chips and bumps

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