Forged “hanga” prints of works by renowned nihonga Japanese-style painters, including Ikuo Hirayama (1930-2009), have been hitting the market recently, a group of art dealers reported on Feb. 8.

Kaii Higashiyama was a Japanese artist known for his nihonga style paintings that often depicted nature ... Throughout his career, he was honored with the Japan Art Academy Prize, the Order of Culture ...

His work was influenced by nihonga, cubism, and Italian futurism. Born in 1927 in Kyoto, Japan, he studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts. Kayama received several prestigious awards, including ...