The three vinegar tasters
21 July 2019
Description
I purchased this weird Drawing It is 8x13 inches It appears to hand drawn on drawing paper. The signature says Gai-Kyo-Jin, this is Sengai's pen name I have seen repros going for about $100 How can i tell if mine is real or a reproduction Thanks
Provenance
tampa, florida
Acquired from
Other
Other
For sale
Yes
Yes
Answered within
2 days
By Klaus
Jul 23, 19:46 UTC
Thank you for submitting your item for appraisal. This appears to be a first half 20th century collotype print. This is a old printing technique which makes it possibly to create high quality prints with hardly visible grain.
The estimate is based on similar sold at auction.
Klaus
Jul 25, 18:55 UTC
yes, you can see the grain in the enlarged images of the characters
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Is it definitely a print ??
Thanks