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Antique netsuke,
inro,
snuff bottles, pendants & jade
The Cohen collection
Reference publication of antique netsuke, inro, snuff bottles, pendants & Chinese
jades all fully described by world leading experts Neil K. Davey &
Robert Hall.
The Cohen collection
is an easy to use CD-ROM
with 645 colour photographs.
Details
Provides a good idea of the contents.
More information
Specification and brief notes
by the authors.
Some more photos A few more
pieces from 'The Cohen collection'.
Notes from the
publisher Provides an insight as to the advantages of this CD-Rom.
Various quotations Comments from well know experts about this fine
collection.
Returns
policy Sets out what to do if there are any problems with an order.
Purchase order form To order direct from the publisher online.
Order form to fax or post
Articles
about collecting Asian antiques Invaluable information by John N.
Cohen.
Collecting and buying values Describes how, why, and what to collect and how John
related values.
Buying
antiques in auctions or from dealers
Guidance and tips on buying antiques from dealers, or in
auction.
Finding the best bargains of all can be
so surprising! The
most expensive antiques became the best bargains!
Referring to Snuff bottles
Magical
stone pictures How to avoid mistakes buying snuff bottles & the use of
flaws to create pictures.
Sensations
in glass All about how to assess the different types of glass
snuff bottles.
Collecting
& Bribery The largest collection in China formed with
bribes and tips on what to look out for.
Heavy stones
that really float! How
antique jade, quartz and other heavy stones really can float in water.
Collecting only unique Chinese antiques Describes
various advantages in buying only the finest antiques.
Amazing
pictures from flaws in stones! How natural inclusions
were
formed in to pictures on stone snuff bottles.
Inside
Painted Chinese Snuff Bottles
Describes
what aspects of inside painted snuff bottles intrigue the author most.
Referring to Japanese Lacquer and Netsuke
Sprinkled
Pictures All about lacquer and how pictures were formed by
sprinkling rather than with a brush.
The fascination
of inro
& boxes What inro are (how worn), about the artists and choice of
subject matter.
Netsuke,
ojime & inro really
belong together Why
they belong together although often collected separately.
Keeping
and handling Japanese inro
How to avoid the most common ways of damaging
lacquer.
Netsuke cord
holes (himotoshi)
About inspecting and recognising antique netsuke by the cord holes.
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