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this blog is dedicated to japanese kobans 1876-92 . .. the first bilingual typographic issues of the “Imperial Japanese Post” . Edoardo Chiossone of Italy designed most, but not all the issues… I hope you enjoy reading various topics presented over time … thanks for visiting . a member of ISJP.ORG since 1969 … have assisted the “forgery project” from 1995 … my outlook reflected in posts offers a new rationalization of koban imitations … you may post your comments : but please stay on topic … chiossone taught at a graphics school in Tokyo … I have often pondered if some of the copyists, were in fact students of the master … modern artviews were developing in japan and elsewhere … as well, competition for newer printing technologies … though chiossone pioneered typography or letterpress in japan, lithography was fast expanding … chromo-lithography had roots…
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