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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 4499114, member: 37&quot;]Picked up this old Japanese print at a local auction this week.&nbsp; It was sold as a painting and, upon examination, it appears to be a print with watercolor enhancement.&nbsp; It is very similar to the work of Ohara Koson (1877-1945) but the signature does not match.&nbsp; I believe this dates to the early 20th century, so contemporary to him.&nbsp; Any ideas or anyone who can read the signature?&nbsp; There is a notation on the back of the base paper but it probably only relates to the framing (last pic).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]393537[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]393538[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]393539[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]393540[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]393541[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]393542[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]393543[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see, this is a bit rough.&nbsp; The artwork was glued to a piece of black construction-type paper that only showed about 1/8&quot; around the work.&nbsp; This, in-turn, was glued to the backing paper.&nbsp; I was able to remove the backing paper completely.&nbsp; In removing the black paper, some remained where it was glued across the top.&nbsp; I have shaved this down a bit with a razor blade so that is is fairly smooth.&nbsp; Not sure if I should do anything more with this or not.&nbsp; Ideas?</p><p><br /></p><p>The artwork itself is in reasonably good shape.&nbsp; There is some staining along the bottom.&nbsp; There are a few minor foxing spots.&nbsp; There is some overall toning as well.&nbsp; I am not versed in paper conservation so hate to tackle this on my own.&nbsp; I only paid $35.00 for this so doubt worth having professionally conserved.&nbsp; My inclination is to do nothing but am open to suggestions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Assuming I do nothing more, I intend to try and flatten this a bit and have it matted.&nbsp; Should I have this hinged and matted traditionally?&nbsp; If so, I will lose a bit of the margins.&nbsp; The other option would be to have it mounted as it was originally, and mat around it.&nbsp; Recommendations?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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