1. The original stays in the vault
We photograph it, record its real dimensions and condition, and keep the seller's description separate from what we've confirmed ourselves. It stays out of the light — light is what fades it.
Collect the real thing.
Own it on your wall.
Edo- and Meiji-era ukiyo-e prints, kept safe in a vault. The moment you own one, it hangs on your wall in AR, at its real size. Sell it, and it leaves your wall.
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Original in vault
AR
How it works
2. It hangs on your wall
Point your iPhone at a wall and it hangs there, at its real size. Tap it to pull up its provenance — where it came from, and what's confirmed about it.
3. Pass it on without shipping it
Transfer it and it disappears from your wall and appears on theirs — the print itself never moves. If you'd rather have the physical piece, you can request to redeem it from the vault.
Why ukiyo-e first
No more new originals
Edo- and Meiji-era prints are a fixed, finite supply. Nobody is making more of them.
Light is the enemy
These prints fade under display light, which is exactly why keeping the original safe and displaying a twin makes sense.
History matters
Later reprints and reproductions are common. That makes it worth recording where a print came from and its condition today, separately from each other.
Our first print
A pair of leaves attributed to Hokusai Manga, volume 13, bought in Jinbōchō, Tokyo. The volume title is printed in the margin. When they were printed is not yet confirmed — and we record it that way on purpose.
What we don't claim
Twinfold records facts and evidence; it does not certify authenticity or condition. We keep three kinds of information separate:
On-chain record
Owner and transfer history — facts recorded on Solana.
Evidence
Photos, real dimensions, and the dealer's own description.
Our notes
Our best estimate — shown as unconfirmed until it's been verified.
Today Twinfold is a working prototype on Solana devnet. Nothing is for sale yet.