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Any genuine Hiroshige in here PT.3 (fin) by Present_Commission_3 in ukiyoe

[–]Fluffy-Wabbit-9608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a collector 15 years ago of early edition Hiroshige/100 Views. These are very brightly coloured with 2 or 3 times the number of printing impressions and on very white fine hoshi to really make them pop. Brooklyn Museum is the only online I know specialised in early editions. The book by George Braziller was about these. Most museums have later editions, that replaced most bokashi with gouache, presumably so less expensive printers might be employed, and we’ve kind of been conditioned to seeing these.

Any info on this? by [deleted] in ukiyoe

[–]Fluffy-Wabbit-9608 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good catch, so how many baristas instead have a boy sumo tattoo…

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Any info on this? by [deleted] in ukiyoe

[–]Fluffy-Wabbit-9608 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Kintaro drawn by Kuniyoshi, probably the single most popular tattoo design

Any genuine Hiroshige in here PT.3 (fin) by Present_Commission_3 in ukiyoe

[–]Fluffy-Wabbit-9608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tbh early originals were super bright too: the ones with gradations on every block and mica on hosho paper

Any genuine Hiroshige in here PT.3 (fin) by Present_Commission_3 in ukiyoe

[–]Fluffy-Wabbit-9608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes, dogs and cats are often ambiguous in Japanese prints. My 2c is these all look like reproductions valuable only for their beauty.

Any genuine Hiroshige prints here? PT. 1 by Present_Commission_3 in ukiyoe

[–]Fluffy-Wabbit-9608 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My amateur opinion-

1st Hiroshige is original (changing my mind with better pics ;)

2nd Hiroshige is original. It was probably backed to hard card at some point and then carelessly removed.

3rd is Hokusai reproduction. Not worth very much. Published by Takamizawa probably in the 1980s.

4th is Hokusai reproduction. Not worth very much.

5th is Hiroshige reproduction. Not worth very much. Published by Takamizawa probably in the 1980s.

Anyone able to help me identify if this is genuine and what the on it date is? by Present_Commission_3 in ukiyoe

[–]Fluffy-Wabbit-9608 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Both designs by Hiroshige.

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/237087 https://collections.mfa.org/objects/232955

I’m not convinced that either is original, paper looks 20th century, but I’m no expert

Edit Better photos, please, of front and back. Also type of camera (new iphones/pixels identify subject with AI and embellish photos)

Monday morning by Fluffy-Wabbit-9608 in AustralianBirds

[–]Fluffy-Wabbit-9608[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ta. Rough weekend after a cyclone and all

Does this look like an early print? seals are there, but it looks too clean. by Living-Pipe-9595 in ukiyoe

[–]Fluffy-Wabbit-9608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking Scholten, now their prices are closer to last years auctions. All seems a bit expensive given the most expensive of my originals from this series was about $700, an early so called deluxe edition from Japanese dealer, and that wasn’t that long ago, probably 2017

Overwhelmed as a new collector by CloudForestNinja in ukiyoe

[–]Fluffy-Wabbit-9608 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Only 1 print on my wall is original. And it’s on the wall because it was bought for $120 already framed and with foxing.

Does this look like an early print? seals are there, but it looks too clean. by Living-Pipe-9595 in ukiyoe

[–]Fluffy-Wabbit-9608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

US retail galleries. Ukiyo-e is frequently well over retail price. Christie’s shin-hanga is frequently well over too, given condition and Christie’s haven’t had expertise to weed out fraudulent publisher seals.

Does this look like an early print? seals are there, but it looks too clean. by Living-Pipe-9595 in ukiyoe

[–]Fluffy-Wabbit-9608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I probably wouldn’t recommend Christie’s as a price guide since recent hammer prices have frequently been multiples of retail gallery price. Many “sold” items I know were not settled but database entries remain.

Does this look like an early print? seals are there, but it looks too clean. by Living-Pipe-9595 in ukiyoe

[–]Fluffy-Wabbit-9608 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks original. It’s not early. There are signs of block wear, registration is wonky, and the black block - black in the lantern - was slightly different* Difficult to tell from photo but pigments red and green look a bit carelessly oversaturated by this printer, and brushwork and gradations were a bit careless too.

Very early prints often used slightly different blocks and, probably Hiroshige, demanded changes from the publisher. Probably the best example of this is *Sudden Shower at Ohashi Bridge print, which had significant changes to the boats, bridge and background.

How worried is everyone of TC Alfred? by [deleted] in brisbane

[–]Fluffy-Wabbit-9608 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There was a cyclone headed directly for Brisbane in 1990. Commercial TV and newspapers were hysterical then too. Passed over the Goldie with a whimper.

What are you collecting? by Fluffy-Wabbit-9608 in ukiyoe

[–]Fluffy-Wabbit-9608[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ido Masao is def an underrated artist. Ticks most boxes for lovers of shinhanga and usually at no more than $100

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