Haku Maki’s 1975 cloth-bound volume San Mon Ban (Volume I) presents twelve jewel-like woodblock prints - each just 2″ × 2″ - neatly matted and hinged within a hardcover binder. Rendered in Maki’s crisp, calligraphic style, these pocket-sized images reward close inspection, offering an intimate survey of his evolving motifs in miniature form. A rare complete set, beautifully preserved and ready to display. 🪵📚🎨
- Year & Edition: 1975 · San Mon Ban (Volume I) · Vol. ed. 22/200; Plates ed. 187/365.
- Series: San Mon Ban (1975) - a seven-volume suite (I-VII), each offering twelve attributed 2″ × 2″ woodblock prints. Published first in an edition of 200 volumes, followed by 165 more, the series spans themes from flora and fruits to Maki’s earlier ceramic and persimmon studies - an encyclopedic microcosm of his creative universe.
- Medium: Woodblock.
- Dimensions: Cloth Binder H: 21.00 cm × W: 21.00 cm × D: 3.50 cm; Mat-plates H: 20.00 cm × W: 20.00 cm; Paper H: 15.00 cm × W: 14.00 cm; Images H: 2″ × W: 2″.
- Condition: Fabulous - cloth binding clean and intact, prints unmarked and beautifully presented.
- Notes: A rare collector’s gem - a rare complete San Mon Ban volume, showcasing Maki’s mastery of scale and composition in miniature. 👁️✨





