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Offered is an authentic Japanese woodblock print depicting Fujikawa (Station No. 38) from the celebrated Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō series by Utagawa Hiroshige.
Examination under digital magnification indicates traditional woodblock printing characteristics, including pigment absorption into the paper fibers, the absence of modern halftone or inkjet patterns, and hand-printing irregularities consistent with a genuine woodblock impression.
* No CMYK halftone dots or pixels under magnification.
* No microscopic ink spray pattern, which rules out inkjet printing.
* Slight ink smudging and uneven edges around the artist’s seal and printed areas, consistent with hand application and pressure during printing.
* The sponge-like or fibrous pigment appearance, which is typical of pigments absorbed into traditional washi paper.
* Visible pigment penetration/bleed-through on the reverse, rather than ink sitting as a surface layer.
