Fake Japanese-style artworks found in circulation after probe

A number of forged Japanese-style art prints by late master painters were found to be in circulation following a discovery that an art dealer in western Japan had sold 10 counterfeits, people familiar with the matter said Monday.The Contemporary Graphic Art Dealers Association of Japan said the dealer, in his 50s and based in Osaka, had sold 10 forged works based on the artists of Nihonga, or traditional Japanese-style arts -- Ikuo Hirayama, Kaii Higashiyama and Tamako Kataoka.The dealer has admitted to selling the fake works to the association and was dismissed from the group in December. …READ FULL ARTICLE