Nihonto Stores in Manhattan and Surrounding Areas

[Death-Ace]

Hi y'all!

 

Does anyone know of any stores in that area? Went to Manhattan last year and found the Flying Crane Antiques and the Akasaka Collection by Ogawa-san to be real treats but can't seem to find anything else. Going back tomorrow and hpefully can find some neat places (maybe some militaria shops to browse) as well as some local museums again while spending time with the folks!

 

Merry Christmas,

Lev

[Robert Janssen]

Hi everyone,

 

I'd like to pick up the question again as I'm also visiting New York and Washington DC in a few months. The obvious places I can find myself, but any other maybe smaller shops or collections in the area that can't be found on the internet?

 

Any info would be appreciated greatly!

 

greets,

 

Robert

[Curran]

Flying Cranes is the only Manhattan place I can recommend.

 

There is also Ogawa-san with his small shop in the Antiques Mall, but I don't know him to have any Akasaka tsuba or many fittings for that matter. Very nice gent with whom I've had some discussions regarding trading volatility futures. His wife is a professor at Columbia U.

Are you referencing him or the museum curator?

 

The Met Museum's collection on display has rotated again. They had some good helmets on display and some nice Hirata fittings. The display's are obviously knowledgeable and while I was there I listened to a woman give a well informed mini-presentation to a museum guest. A few things are always mislabeled. The most noticeable this time was a beautiful (hypnotic) signed Rai tanto that was attributed as "Bizen Morimitsu". Were it open market, I would gladly have paid the price of a Morimitsu for that tanto as fast as I could get the cash.

[Death-Ace]

Hi yall! Met with Ogawa-san again a few days back. Surprised he remembered me as its been over a year. Still a nice guy! Curran, Ahh he told me he had a wife, didn't know she was a Prof.! Still has many of the same swords, but have more time toook at them all. Unfortunately business for him has been slow the past three months. Has a wakizashi for a good price and may buy it. Not too spectacular, but a nice study piece.

The Flying Crane still has nice art, late Edo to Shows mainly other from the nihonto and tsuba. All very beautiful but interested in mainly the edged weapons (and the girl in their other section! LOL :D )

 

For anyone who likes woodblock prints and good prices on nihonto, Mr. Ogawas one of the last of his kind

[Death-Ace]

Flying Cranes is the only Manhattan place I can recommend.

 

There is also Ogawa-san with his small shop in the Antiques Mall, but I don't know him to have any Akasaka tsuba or many fittings for that matter. Very nice gent with whom I've had some discussions regarding trading volatility futures. His wife is a professor at Columbia U.

Are you referencing him or the museum curator?

 

The Met Museum's collection on display has rotated again. They had some good helmets on display and some nice Hirata fittings. The display's are obviously knowledgeable and while I was there I listened to a woman give a well informed mini-presentation to a museum guest. A few things are always mislabeled. The most noticeable this time was a beautiful (hypnotic) signed Rai tanto that was attributed as "Bizen Morimitsu". Were it open market, I would gladly have paid the price of a Morimitsu for that tanto as fast as I could get the cash.

 

The Met truly is the essence of HUGE. Only saw the foreign arts. I agree, the Morimitsu was beautiful. What was the katana by its lonesome? Was nice to see the truly ancient blades.

[Robert Janssen]

Thank you for the info gents! I'll be sure to visit those 2 places when I'm there. Not sure if I'll be able to make it to(through) the Met museum, maybe if I have the time...

 

Robert

[Curran]

I assume you are joking.

They have no Morimitsu on display.

[myochin]

Can someone give me more information on "Ogawa-san" as I would be interested in paying him a visit if I ever get back to NY.

 

Many thanks.

Paul.

[Robert Janssen]

Hey Paul,

 

Both galleries are in the Manhattan Art & Antiques Center.

http://the-maac.com/Streamline?p=viewPage.jsp&id=62

 

Ogawa-san: The Akasaka Collection, Gallery #14 located on the left side of the lobby

 

Flying Cranes Antiques: galleries 55, 56 & 58

http://shop.flyingcranesantiques.com/about.html

 

Source: http://the-maac.com/manhattan-antiques/?paged=2

both galleries are on that page, in the middle and at the bottom of the page.

 

Robert

[myochin]

Cheers Robert !

 

Paul.