Posted by Gary Gestson on February 25, 1998 at 23:45:28:
In Reply to: Dating of prints posted by Nils U. Bosshard on February 25, 1998 at 10:15:07:
: Can anyone tell me whether there is a publication (preferrably still in print) that explains the Japanese system of dating and illustrates the Japanese characters relevant for it. The only Japanese characters I can read are the numbers from 1 to 100.
: Thank you for yor help,
: Nils U. Bosshard
There is another book, as well, that is quite good.
"Japanese Art Signatures" by James Self & Nobuko Hirose.
Published by Tuttle in 1987. I assume that it is still
in print. It has a section on dates, actors MONS,
signatures, and more. Very handy.
Gary Gestson