http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h163528630
This is a counterfeit. Minus the dedication part, it's a copy of my collector buddy's Madoka shikishi found here - http://drscorpio.rubberslug.com/gallery ... mID=342151
(Though his is much nicer
)This got me thinking - Does having an online collection do more to prevent privacy or does it exacerbate the problem? And if it's the latter, how can we, as a community, do our part to combat this problem?
My thought is, while the majority of items will not interest anyone enough to counterfeit them, there are some items, especially original sketches and artwork from very popular works, where someone could make a substantial profit from counterfeiting. When it comes to original sketches, I've tried to also include the name of the artist in kanjii in order for that sketch to be more visable. So while a counterfeiter could easily come across the image doing a Google search, so could any potential buyer. I would hope that if a potential buyer saw that the item was still visable in a predominantly English speaking gallery that they would 1) Realize the item was in the posession of a non-Japanese person and 2) Realize that it was still in my collection, and hence not for sale on an auction site.
I don't know if my method works, though, I have yet to see anyone sell a counterfeit of one of my shikishi on YJ. So either it's a good method to employ, or no one likes my sketches.
Probably the latter
