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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 49050, member: 37&quot;]Hiroshige died in 1858 so, to be originals, these would need to be over 150 years old.&nbsp; I doubt you see that kind of age on these.&nbsp; Otherwise, you are probably looking at determining whether or not these are true block print or some kind of modern photo-mechanical reproduction.&nbsp; This is where examining them out of the frame will probably be necessary.&nbsp; Traditional block prints are generally done on mulberry paper but I don&#039;t know if this is still the norm or not.&nbsp; With a block print, you will generally see some bleed-through of the inks to the back side of the print. You will want to look at any other signs that this might be a reproduction including any markings hidden by the framing, dots in the print, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>You mention plastic frames with a gallery label.&nbsp; This might actually be a good sign. I have bought some great modern block prints in cheap Japanese plastic framing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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