kusunokimasahige Posted October 19, 2014 Report Posted October 19, 2014 Those of you who can attend, should attend. Of course only for people with mega purses : Catalogue : http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22248/ List or Grid search works fastest, with only images. Some of the Mounts of the swords are visible in the downloadable PDF catalogue here : http://images2.bonhams.com/original?src ... 48-0-1.pdf KM Quote
Uechi Posted October 19, 2014 Report Posted October 19, 2014 Wow, something for everyone.... In case anybody doesn't know they charge a significant buyer's premium and in order to register you almost have to give them your first born.Deep pockets indeed. Quote
Peter Bleed Posted October 19, 2014 Report Posted October 19, 2014 While on the topic of major auctions, I wonder if anyone might have reactions to the recent - Oct 15, Christies London Auction Asobi?. A few swords and jizai in amongst other things. The market seems - ahhh - strong. Peter Quote
kusunokimasahige Posted October 19, 2014 Author Report Posted October 19, 2014 I used to have Millers guides for general antiques price references (http://www.millersantiquesguide.com/) and at times used the art-price site (http://www.artprice.com/). But I am not sure if there are specialized result sites for Aziatic art. KM Quote
1tallsword Posted October 19, 2014 Report Posted October 19, 2014 there are some nice items in this arts of the samurai auction, I am registered and will make the trip to attend in person most likely. It will be a good experience to chalk down i believe. anyone else planning on going? Quote
Toryu2020 Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 To me the estimates are way too high on most of the items, there are some curious things in the write-ups as well. That being said there are some great looking armors here and several swords I should like to see in person. Looking forward to reviews from those on the scene... -t Quote
estcrh Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 Some armor images and discussion here. http://nihon-no-katchu.proboards.com/th ... hams-27-10 Quote
Marius Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 Look at this: http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22248/lot/1127/ The provenance is "Tokugawa Ieyasu, by repute". Quote
paulb Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 I think if I were to think of investing 100K+ on a naginata (in my dreams!) it wuld need more than an important owner even if the provenance was water-tight not just "by repute" Quote
Marius Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 Well, Bonham's... In one of their auctions I have seen one or two "Hirata", which were just some pretty bland late Edo tsuba. I wonder what comes next - perhaps this ? http://www.tachisword.com Sorry, I couldn't help it Quote
paulb Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 oh please dont remind me of that one! I had visions of being chased by secret agents and hitmen after I challenged Forbes on this Quote
Marius Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 Ha! I wonder what they replied? "Dear Sir, we are sorry, but we our policy is to never question the veracity of statements made by our advertising clients, even if they are quite obviously scam artists. Sincerely yours Forbes Magazine" Quote
Eric H Posted October 20, 2014 Report Posted October 20, 2014 Ever seen another sword by Jusan (Juzan / Toshiyama) ? http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22248/lot/1139/ Eric Quote
kusunokimasahige Posted October 20, 2014 Author Report Posted October 20, 2014 No Mariusz, will come next at your local Bonham's auction. Provenance : The Japanese-American Tokugawa Samurai BBQ Guild. KM Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.