Elca Branman on sun 26 dec 99
I own a set consisting of 11 books, each in its own box,about6x9 inches
each, with photos etc of famous Japanese kilns, pottery etc..The problem
is that they are totally in Japanese which I am not.
A long time ago, maybe30 years, a friend hauled them back from Japan as a
gift. ,..Someone had translated the individual titles,like
Kyoto,Mino,Kutani ,Karatsu Takatori , Shigaraki etc..
Its time for me to divest stuff and I was wondering if anyone knew
,roughly, the value of them or had a clue as to where to search...
You can answer me at either elca@home.com or elcab@juno.com.
Thanks and spirited good wishes for the next 2000 years to all you mud
people.
Elca.. at home in Sarasota,Florida,USA
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WHew536674@cs.com on tue 28 dec 99
Elca,
I have a print from Japan, and a hand painted on silk book of Japanese art
that my father bought before or during the war, for a song. I wanted to know
their value, so I found an appraiser that specialized in Oriental art. He
looked up the signatures on these, and told me their value. The man is in
Houston, so that doesn't do you any good, but there may be one in FL. Start
in the Yellow pages under art appraisers, and take it from there. After you
find out their value you may not want to get rid of them. If you don't have
any luck, let me know, and I will send you the mans name and phone # and
maybe he could tell you something over the phone.
Joyce A
WHew536674@cs.com
Rick Hugel on wed 29 dec 99
Tried to send you a message via the e-mail addresses you gave, but no luck.
I agree with Joyce A. You could have something of value. The yellow pages
was my suggestion, too. Look for book dealers, and maybe a Japanese
company in the area which may have someone from Japan who would be able to
tell you the publisher, publishing date, and weather or not it is a first
edition. Don't be shy about calling such a company. The Japanese would be
more than willing to help you understand what you have; anything to help
build rapport for their country.
Good Luck
Rick
rjh@blue.ocn.ne.jp
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Elca,
>I have a print from Japan, and a hand painted on silk book of Japanese art
>that my father bought before or during the war, for a song. I wanted to know
>their value, so I found an appraiser that specialized in Oriental art. He
>looked up the signatures on these, and told me their value. The man is in
>Houston, so that doesn't do you any good, but there may be one in FL. Start
>in the Yellow pages under art appraisers, and take it from there. After you
>find out their value you may not want to get rid of them. If you don't have
>any luck, let me know, and I will send you the mans name and phone # and
>maybe he could tell you something over the phone.
>Joyce A
>WHew536674@cs.com
Mason Batchelder on thu 30 dec 99
When you are getting an evaluation it would be best not to be in the market
to sell to that same person. I have dabbled a number in the book and antique
markets and got caught more than once by not realizing they were interested
in buying when they quoted. A prime example of this was the folks from
Antique Road Show WHO QUOTED THE VALUE OF CIVIL WAR RELICS TO A MEMBER OF THE
PICKETT FAMILY, THEN BOUGHT THEM, AND TURNED AROUND AND SOLD THEM FOR A HUGE
PROFIT TO A VIRGINIA MUSEUM.
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