Posted by Simon on December 25, 2001 at 23:52:08:
I recently bought 2 reproduction prints from a shop in Kyoto, both marked "1918 reproducion woodblock" on the reverse. Knowing very little about this, but loving the pictures, I wondered if anyone might know where or by whom these prints were made. Also, what (if any) are the merits in buying old reproductions rather than new ones? One is by Hokusai (on of the Fuji series) and the other Hiroshige (a view of Edo).