Determining at what prices prints sold is a challenge for experts, as records of hard figures are scanty and there was great variety in the production quality, size, supply and demand, and methods, which went through changes such as the introduction of full-colour printing. How expensive prices can be considered is also difficult to determine as social and economic conditions were in flux throughout the period. In the 19th century, records survive of prints selling from as low as 16 to 100 for deluxe editions. Jun'ichi Ōkubo suggests that prices in the 1920s and 1930s of were likely common for standard prints. As a loose comparison, a bowl of soba noodles in the early 19th century typically sold for 16 .
determining at what prices prints sold is a challenge for experts as records of hard figures are scanty and there was great variety in the production quality size supply and demand and methods which went through changes such as the introduction of full-colour printing how expensive prices can be considered is also difficult to determine as social and economic conditions were in flux throughout the period in the 19th century records survive of prints selling from as low as 16 to 100 for deluxe editions jun'ichi ōkubo suggests that prices in the 1920s and 1930s of were likely common for standard prints as a loose comparison a bowl of soba noodles in the early 19th century typically sold for 16 