Jean Posted October 3, 2012 Report Posted October 3, 2012 http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20503/# ... r1=50&m1=1 Quote
cabowen Posted October 3, 2012 Report Posted October 3, 2012 Some very nice items with some very ambitious estimates...Will be interesting to see how things do... Quote
Brian Posted October 3, 2012 Report Posted October 3, 2012 And some swords that are severely undervalued....no doubt to attract bidders. But the tsuba... Wow....if you like late Kinko works there are some stunning items. Brian Quote
Marius Posted October 3, 2012 Report Posted October 3, 2012 There is also one large, ubu katchushi, identical to the one in Sasano's Tosogu no Kigen. If it is real (and not a later copy), this one might reach a lofty price. Quote
Toryu2020 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Posted October 3, 2012 Very odd estimates, prices all over the place, it will be interesting to see where the Muramasa goes... -t Quote
David Flynn Posted October 4, 2012 Report Posted October 4, 2012 I'm very curious to see how the Gendai Yoshi Chika goes. By their estimates, the Tachi koshirae must be out of this world. Quote
Curran Posted October 4, 2012 Report Posted October 4, 2012 I will go see the preview on Oct 12th or 13th. Should be interesting. Yes, many of the estimates seem ambitious while some seem very low. I would like to think that estimates are well thought out. They are not, though Bonhams seems to put considerably more effort into it than Christies. Japanese sales bringing in a million or two are hardly worth the requisite salary of having someone remotely knowledgeable on staff. Why bother when you can sell $500 million of various Euro brick-a-brack to a Hong Kong art market? Quote
Eric H Posted October 4, 2012 Report Posted October 4, 2012 Oct 1 : Bonhams appoint Joe Earle as a senior consultant for the Japanese Art Department in Europe and in the USA Eric Quote
Jacques Posted October 4, 2012 Report Posted October 4, 2012 Hi, Quote Some very nice items with some very ambitious estimates...Will be interesting to see how things do... Yes and some others which are questionable. Quote
Marius Posted October 4, 2012 Report Posted October 4, 2012 mariuszk said: There is also one large, ubu katchushi, identical to the one in Sasano's Tosogu no Kigen. If it is real (and not a later copy), this one might reach a lofty price. Sorry, but even in this picture I seem to see a later copy. Everything is just to crisp, too new. Such a tsuba would be worth $$,$$$ Oh, well... auction houses... Quote
Curran Posted October 13, 2012 Report Posted October 13, 2012 Went to Bonham's today. Very nice staff, so I regret some of my prior gunslinging comments. I've dealt with Christies directly and more often indirectly. This was my first time at Bonhams in New York, though I've had a UK friend look in on some of their tsuba for sale at previous London auctions. The photography is decent, but quite a few items were better in person. There is certainly one tsuba I want to see if I can take home. There were several koshirae that were in better condition than I expected. I did not budget enough time before an evening appointment, so may return to Bonhams tomorrow or Sunday to study a few more. The Muramasa was much more enjoyable than I anticipated. Even if it isn't a Muramasa, it is a very well made blade. I expected to be underwhelmed, but instead found myself wishing I could take it home and study it more. Has a nice 2 piece Paulownia-mon habaki on it. --- I asked one of the NYC club members which was his favorite that he'd studied at Bonhams. It was from a school I would not have requested to see. I just didn't think it would have been something I'd like. I must say that he was right... I had thought the estimate on it a bit ambitious, but think I need to eat my words on that one. Wow, what a classical beauty! ___________________ (Ps, I still haven't seen Joe Earle. I begin to think he is a mythical creature, or maybe Keyser Soze?) Quote
Jean Posted October 13, 2012 Author Report Posted October 13, 2012 Quote maybe Keyser Soze Curran, I'l bet that on this deal, he'll be your usual suspect Quote
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