Posted by Noel Chiappa (98.166.150.196) on May 31, 2011 at 02:22:57:
In Reply to: Hokusai 36 Views Inume Pass without cart posted by Fran Walker on May 31, 2011 at 01:53:44:
"How can I determine if this is an early printing or a later reproduction?"
The best thing to do is find a large illustration of a known original (for example in a catalog, or in a museum's online site), and compare the fine details (I like to use leaves and grass) to the print in question. For this particular print (from '36 Fuji'), it should be easy to find an image. More here:
http://www.viewingjapaneseprints.net/texts/topictexts/faq/faq_original.html#how_original
Noel