Museum in Japan says $600k painting is a fake, may seek refund from seller
Oil painting’s original owner was a German art dealer convicted of being an accomplice ofnotorious forger. Read more at straitstimes.com.
32 lost paintings by Japan children's book illustrator Chihiro Iwasaki found
Thirty-two original paintings by renowned children's book illustrator Chihiro Iwasaki (1918-1974) have been discovered, with some now on disp ...
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Oil painting of black cow, likely by Leonard Fujita, resurfaces
the Saitama Municipal Cartoon Art Museum said. Written on the back is Foujita’s full name in kanji characters, as well as the Japanese for January 1912. “The painting has a lively touch ...
Japan Photo Journal: Production of hand-painted carp streamers in full swing in Osaka Pref.
An artisan adds a finishing touch on a "koinobori" carp streamer at the workshop Takagi in the Osaka Prefecture city of Sakai ...
VOX POPULI: Trying to place a value on an art forgery that itself is a masterpiece
What, exactly, is the “value” of a work of art? I have been asking myself this question since I read an Asahi Shimbun story ...