Frequently asked questions
Are these original Edo-period prints?
Almost always no, and each listing says exactly what it is. Our inventory spans decades of hand-printed reprint editions — see the authentication guide for what "reprint" and "restrike" mean.
Why does the same artwork have several prices?
Because each listing is a different physical object: a different publisher’s edition, printed in a different decade, in its own condition. The artwork’s page lets you compare them directly.
Why did the photo change when I picked a different publisher?
That’s deliberate. Selecting a listing shows the actual photographed copy you’d receive — a fair-condition 1930s sheet genuinely looks different from a fine 1950s one.
The browse image says "reference scan" — what is that?
Grid thumbnails use public-domain 19th-century museum scans while our own photography is completed. Anything you can add to the cart is photographed for real.
Do you sell complete sets?
You can assemble one design by design — each artwork’s page shows every copy we hold. If you’re after a full matched set from a single publisher, contact us and we’ll tell you honestly how close our current inventory gets.
Will you stock more than Hokusai and Hiroshige?
That’s the plan: the launch focuses on the two landscape masters, with the broader Japanese and anime-inspired catalogue arriving after.