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Usagi Yojimbo Limited Edition Print #51 of 200 on eBay

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 13:43 -0700
by go
Dear Readers,
Here is something you do not see every day:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... Track=true
Best wishes to all!
go

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 13:53 -0700
by shaxper
Who did the coloring?

Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 14:18 -0700
by Stan Sakai
This was a limited edition 5 color serigraph released by Fantagraphics circa 1987. A serigraph is a silk screened print. Each color needs a separate screen and was hand printed. I indicated the colors on an overlay, and the screeners followed my directions.


This was not a very successful project, because the screeners had very limited experience with paper. Many of the prints were off-registered or printed with uneven colors, and rejected. It was printed on a very slickly coated paper, which did not help.

Fantagraphics later issued another serigraph titled Shashimono (Banners), which turned out a lot better. They used a different printer.

Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 8:22 -0700
by Spot the Tokage
Now at $127.50 with a little over 1 day left.

Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 13:23 -0700
by estee
Any one else not suprised to see Steve deep into this bidding? :wink:

Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 21:19 -0700
by Steve Hubbell
Who, me? :shock:

Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:46 -0700
by Fanfan
Who, me? Shocked
Perhaps there is a confusion between usagigaijin and usagigoya ?

Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:54 -0700
by estee
Opps... :oops:

Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 21:35 -0700
by Steve Hubbell
estee wrote:Opps... :oops:

Is that a variation of oops?

Actually, when I set up my ebay account, usagigoya was already taken. Probably by somebody who breeds rabbits in Japan. Usagigaijin was the alternative.

Abayo.... 8)

Edit: Just checked out the final bids from the auction...
It is so totally cool when someone comes in in the last 35-40 seconds of the auction and just snatches it away from whoever had the high bid.... :lol: