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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stracci, post: 4461153, member: 13814&quot;]Yesterday I bought this Japanese block triptych print, I paid $60.</p><p>The whole piece measures 18x 31 inches.</p><p>Each panel is 9.5x 12 inches, perhaps an odd paper size? I understand that there were traditional sizes of paper for block printing.</p><p>I have deciphered that the artist is Toyohara Kunichika 1835-1900.</p><p>I&#039;m sure it&#039;s a genuine block print. I have another print, and have previously done lots of research.</p><p>The frame job seems to have been done mid century, due to the style of frame, the silk covered mat, and the aged brown paper on the back.</p><p>The curious thing is it doesn&#039;t have any glass. It looks like there never was any glass. There is no gap between the frame and the mat.</p><p>I have looked all over the internet, and no one is showing a framed print without glass.</p><p>Any ideas as to why it was done this way?</p><p>I have not taken it apart to see if there are anymore clues inside.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]384794[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]384795[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]384796[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]384797[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]384801[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]384802[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Ad you can see here, there is no gap for a pane of glass</p><p>[ATTACH=full]384799[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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