Hi Jan, First let me say that I have no idea what you are referring to when you say "In trade I will let you have the pick of my 2000-2004 Lincoln set".
Second, yes I am very familiar with Hiroshige's 53 Stages of Tokaido. Look in the Photos section under my folder (abalforu) and you will see the first three stages (Nihonbashi, Shinagawa and Kawasaki) of the "Hanga" version with English text versions which were made by some Japanese for the foreigners (Gaijins) here. Now did you originally buy actual Woodblock carving plates of the 53 stages and if so, what size (width, height and thickness of the wood) were they. Also if they were on wood blocks, was the carving in black "sumi" ink or done in color. Now if they were not on wood blocks, were they on cardboard or paper? Based on the answers you give, I can check further on availibility and price. Also to let you know that I was born in Higashi-Ginza, two blocks behind the "Kabuki" theatre. We sold the property in 1985 during the peak of the economic bubble and made a killing on it. Of course the real reason is that we could not afford the high taxes any longer and were forced to sell. Were you in Japan during the Vietnam era? What years were you here? I assume you were here on R&R from 'nam. I might have seen you around in one of the Discos in Akasaka or Roppongi, since those were my hangouts during those years until the U.S. Army sent me a postcard. I joined the Navy the same day and was in boot camp the next day. Art Tokyo P.S. For all other users, this is a bit off-topic but please bear with us for a short while since Jan has mentioned something about Lincoln Cents or something, which ARE coins, right? --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Jan Schwenk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Art, > > Understand you live in Japan - could I trouble you for a little > favor please? Shortly after the Korean War I purchased a complete > set of "Tokaido Way" Hirogoshigi original woodblocks from a little > old guy selling such things in a little shop near Ginza built into > the abutment of a railroad (probably urban). Unfortunately about 38 > (My God!!!) years ago they were destroyed in a fire at my mother's > home (I was in Vietnam starting fires of my own at the time). Could > you go pick up another set for me please? > > In trade I will let you have the pick of my 2000-2004 Lincoln set. > > Thanks! > > Rgds > Jan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/f_SolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To reply to this message, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/coinsclub/post?act=reply&messageNum=17146 Please do not reply to this message via email. More information here: http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/messages/messages-23.html <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/coinsclub/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
