Japanese Prints

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Сообщение от kr555

Let's start with the fact that the exact date of release of these prints is not known, while it is generally accepted that a series of Hokusai created in 1820, and published it was estimated in 1830-1831, certainly not later than 1832. For Red Fuji British Museum gives dating 1830, Boston 1830-1831. Take, for convenience, dating 1831.

Anyway, I agree with you, but still in the Pushkin Museum of. Pushkin definitely have 2 imprint, dated 1829-1931 years from the series "Z6 species of Mount Fuji." This is lifetime impressions. And so they are particularly valuable.

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Сообщение от kr555

Let's go further. The limit to which the original board you can get some impression how acceptable quality - from 8000 to 10000 fingerprints, after which the boards are a wreck. Organicheniya in circulation was not, engraving published continuously up until engraving bought. This series of Hokusai dismantled like hotcakes. Printing speed engraving - dozens of prints a week, we take for convenience 50. We get 200 a month, and 2500 a year. That is, if the average speed printing boards worn for 4 years, to 1835. No more prints from the original plates can not be, any printed from the original plates impression made from 1830 to 1835. Then only restrayki which there are several hundred variations.

The rate of wear plates in this series ("36 species of Mount Fuji"), with all due respect to you, this is only a guess. And peregravirovkami or copies of the directory named only 5 sheets of 1948. But all of 1829 and 1892 are printed from original plates by various publishers.