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Three Japanese master printmaking artisans collaborated on this awesome trio of Star Wars Ukiyo-e woodblock prints, beautifully combining a traditional art form dating back to the 1600s with iconic characters and scenes from the world’s favorite epic space opera. Ukiyo-e was a very popular art form in Japan from the 17th through the 19th centuries. Creating the woodblock prints requires the skills of an eshi (the painter), horishi (the carver), and surishi (the printer).

Three skilled craftsman painstakingly created prints of three different scenes from Star Wars featuring Darth Vader, The Battle of Hoth, and Padmé Amidala. Officially licensed b Lucas Films, the project was launched using a Japanese crowdfunding website called Makuake. Each woodblook image was created in limited to a run of 200 prints.

Watch this fascinating video to see how the prints were made: