The three vinegar tasters

Jul 21, 2019. 19:25 UTC

STEVE

United States of America

Category
Asian art

Acquired from
Other

For sale
Yes

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

$50 - $100 (United States Dollar)

Answered within 2 days

Jul 23, 19:46 UTC

By Klaus

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.

Steve richards Jul 24, 22:46 UTC

Is it definitely a print ??
Thanks

Klaus Jul 25, 18:55 UTC

yes, you can see the grain in the enlarged images of the characters

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