Shipping

The next shipping date is November 28^th.

I am happy to send items together. Generally the following applies:

1. Prints can be sent with prints, books with books etc. Normally prints and books are not sent together. However, when a small print will fit inside a book they can be shipped together.

2. Just pay the highest shipping/insurance charge. If the total value exceeds $200 on domestic shipments, please add an additional dollar for each $100 increment.

3. Please pay for an entire lot with just one payment to avoid confusion.

4. Any combination of lots during a 14 day period is acceptable.

Generally small prints ship for $6 and Oban size prints for $13 by first class international mail. Insurance and tracking is not available from the USPS with first class international mail. If insurance and tracking are required, prints ship by priority mail international or express mail. Specific charges will be quoted in your eBay invoice. Books and larger prints are more expensive to ship overseas. Please ask for a quote.

All woodblock prints offered on this sight are hand made using traditional Japanese woodblock print making methods. I personally inspect each print before offering it here. None are recycled eBay items from other dealers. Grading is as follows:

Pristine: A vintage print in nearly perfect condition.

Fine: A print without any major flaws.

Very good: A print with a few minor flaws.

Good.: A few major flaws.

Fair: Several major flaws:

Poor: Lots of problems:

Measurements provided are the print’s paper size.

Commonly used Japanese vocabulary

Japanese time periods:

Edo 1600-1868

Meiji 1868-1912

Taisho 1912-1926

Showa 1926-1988

Heisei 1988 to present

Bijin - Beautiful woman,

Chuban - a print size of about 8 x 11 inches… give or take.

Oban - a print size of about 10 x 15½ inches… give or take.

Washi - Hand made Japanese mulberry paper.

About me

Personal: My grandkids are normally well behaved, but look what happened when we tried to take their portrait.:

I enjoy hiking, fishing and play double bass in two orchestras.

Education: MBA Japanese Marketing, Thunderbird School of Global Management

Work: I am in Japan about every other month and provide confidential private consulting for firms seeking to develop relationships with Japanese companies. Services provided include: market penetration strategy and implementation, primary and secondary market research, selection of partners and agents, sales, collections, informal translations, and relationship repair.

Industries include: waste management, sports equipment, automotive, aviation, apparel, art, music, manufacturing, green energy, e-commerce, and others. If you or your company are in need of help in Japan, drop me a line.