Eric H

Hi Uwe, I received this message yesterday from a friend of mine Morgen Samstag, fahre ich definitiv nach Speyer ins Museeum. Bin riesig gespannt! Ich ruf Dich dann an und werde davon erzählen... Best Eric

The Baur Collection, 444 pages, english, excellent images, highly recommended Japanische Schwertzierraten, Sammlung G. Oeder, 217 pages, german, hard to come by

Piers, Bought it at an auction, there was stated kutani-ware, meiji era, but I'm not experienced in pottery and porcelain, I liked the fierce expression. Eric

Karashishi (Kutani ware) Eric

Lovely ! Eric

Hi Uwe The "old man" seems to be in his prime. Is a catalogue available ? Eric

Contact AFU, Harry Watson. If you can attest, that you own the 2 Fujishiro's books, you will get the english translation (zip) in pdf. Of course you have to pay for this service and you have to certify that your are the ONLY user of it. Eric

Very attractive tsuba, I like this theme. Eric

Piers, Ridiculous bargains ? I wish it were so. OLD lacquer ware, and a mean those of the highest level, mainly suzuribakos, inros, bundais and so on, once made by highly skilled craftsmen, who have mastered incredibly difficult procedures to embellish those objects. These treasures are bought at auctions by knowledgable people, sometimes at exorbitant prices. Go NOW to Christie's home page and write "suzuribako" as Lotfinder. Those prices will you knock over. BTW I'm aware of humidity. Next is a (old) Kama Eric

Just now arrived ! Eric

For those who appreciate lacquer work. An other vase made of a large bamboo-segment, thickly covered with lacquer and skillfully carved to simulate bark. Eric

Hi all The web-version is currently NOT available, so I ordered for 13000 Yen the package. You get immediately ID and password. About the price : I have recently read, a espresso coffee costs in Paris over € 7.-- ! For what Choshuya offers at this price is in my eyes a bargain in view of what you can gain on information. Regards Eric

Piers, happy birthday and thanks for the pics. Regards Eric

Moriyama san, Your help is highly appreciated. Thank you very much again. Eric

Moriyama san I ask your help for the translation of a signature on a bamboo koshirae. Thank you in advance. Eric

Piers, You are right, works like this vase and other okimonos were exclusively made for the foreign markets. In this case, the carved tusk was in France by custom order provided with the bronze fitting, following the taste of that time. Around that period, artists of diverse disciplines were remarkably influenced by Japanese works of art, particularily by Japanese woodcut prints. A new style was created, the "Jugendstil" or better known as "Art Nouveau". For instance, Vincent van Gogh was fascinated with Japanese woodcut prints and has collected approximately 400 of them. He himself copied woodblock prints. See Vincent van Gogh's "La Courtisane" 1887 "after Eisen". And a print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1839 - 1892 Eric

Piers, Kikugawa Masamitsu, a top ranking artist, a member of a family of carvers in Tokyo in the 19th c., teacher among others of Ishikawa Komei. They made mostly netsuke. Fernand Barbedienne, 1810 - 1892, was a specialist in bronze casting "Ã -cire-perdu" After the great world expositions held in Paris (1867) and Vienna (1873) an incredible interest for Japanese arts of all kinds grew up in Europe and America. At the time around 1880 - 1890 Paris was the most important place for trading Japanese art objects and the first large collections were built up by people like the brothers de Goncourt and Louis Gonse. Naturally Masamitsu and Barbedienne didn't know eachother. I think the vase was primarily intended as an "exotic objet d'art" In my home it makes part of a lamp. Next for illustration a netsuke (and the lamp) Eric

Piers, the Daishokake is in a wall cupboard whereas my other swords are stored in the lower drawers. Nashiji urushi tends to bleach when exposed permanently to the light. Next is a large vase, the ivory carved and decorated with lacquer by KIKUGAWA MASAMITSU, depicting a parody of the ROKKASEN. The gilt bronze fitting is signed BARBEDIENNE PARIS Eric

Piers, I think a sword rack should, if possible, contrast in colour and decoration with the sword placed upon it. On a Daishokake there has to be a Daisho. Eric

Piers, thank you for the explanation Next is a Daishokake Eric

Thank's for the comments Piers, painting is behind glass, artificial light, reflection to avoid Moriyama San, good to know but what or who is Kibamushazo ? Next is a Tantokake, signed Kiyo Ryuchiken Kiyonao

Painting on paper by Kikuchi Yosai, 1788 - 1878, depicting Ashikaga Takauji signed : rokuju shichinen YOSAI Eric

The last kanji is "moto", but I did not find a Kanemoto in Shinshinto time. Then I looked for Kanesada. There are 2 possible Kanesada's. In Fujishiro Shinto S 63 and S 64. But the Kanji "Sada" is obviously different. It would be helpful to see the whole Nakago. Eric

Oshu Aizu Ju Kanemitsu ? Bunkyu 2 Nen (1862) Eric

Bidding has ended for this item Eric