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Dangers of Buying Woodblock Prints Online

Dangers of Buying Woodblock Prints Online

In assembling our collection prints, I have come across a multitude of dangers. Here is a list of warnings for you when buying a woodblock print. Authenticity of date: It is...

Dangers of Buying Woodblock Prints Online

In assembling our collection prints, I have come across a multitude of dangers. Here is a list of warnings for you when buying a woodblock print. Authenticity of date: It is...

Ukiyo-e Forensics

Ukiyo-e Forensics

In my search for prints, I often come across prints that are misrepresented as "original". This is usually because the seller is mistaken or just doesn't know, as opposed to...

Ukiyo-e Forensics

In my search for prints, I often come across prints that are misrepresented as "original". This is usually because the seller is mistaken or just doesn't know, as opposed to...

Urban Landscapes and Hiroshige

Urban Landscapes and Hiroshige

I am a HUGE fan of urban landscape. I think it's that nature by itself is kind of boring most of the time, I mean how many pictures of waterfalls,...

Urban Landscapes and Hiroshige

I am a HUGE fan of urban landscape. I think it's that nature by itself is kind of boring most of the time, I mean how many pictures of waterfalls,...

The Other Hiroshige - Hiroshige II

The Other Hiroshige - Hiroshige II

Hiroshige's student, Shigenobu, took his masters name after Hiroshige's death and marrying Hiroshige's daughter, Otatsu. He was very prolific in the 1850s creating beautiful prints that are very similar to...

The Other Hiroshige - Hiroshige II

Hiroshige's student, Shigenobu, took his masters name after Hiroshige's death and marrying Hiroshige's daughter, Otatsu. He was very prolific in the 1850s creating beautiful prints that are very similar to...

The Little People in Japanese Prints

The Little People in Japanese Prints

Most of us are familiar with the large and intricate images of imposing samurai, actors, and beautiful women that are the primary focus of the majority of woodblock prints. Up...

The Little People in Japanese Prints

Most of us are familiar with the large and intricate images of imposing samurai, actors, and beautiful women that are the primary focus of the majority of woodblock prints. Up...

The Wonderful Faces of Hiroshige

The Wonderful Faces of Hiroshige

Ando Hiroshige is one of the foremost Japanese woodblock print artists. He is primarily known for his depictions of the landscapes and people of Japan. In many of his prints...

The Wonderful Faces of Hiroshige

Ando Hiroshige is one of the foremost Japanese woodblock print artists. He is primarily known for his depictions of the landscapes and people of Japan. In many of his prints...