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The
Contents
Introductions
- by Neil K. Davey & Robert Hall, plus information on how
to use the disc.
Articles - by Clare Chu, Michael
Dean, Roger Keverne and Richard Marchant.
Links - to related websites and
Societies.
The entire Chinese collection and
The entire Japanese collection
645 Colour photographs of a total of 305 Chinese and Japanese
works of art all fully described by the world's leading experts, close
up photographs of all signatures and seals, with useful notes on both
the subject matter, workmanship and the artists.
The
Categories
Chinese
Snuff bottles - 82, Mostly hardstone, a good number of
very fine picture bottles, some glass, porcelain, and a couple of inside
painted bottles.
Japanese Netsuke - 57, Including a
collection of the Zodiac signs both in wood and Ivory.
Chinese Pendants - 74, A fine and
unique collection of mostly Jade pendants, plus some Amber, Coral,
glass, and other hardstone examples.
Japanese inro, boxes & combs - 62,
superb Inro (complete with netsuke and ojime), fine boxes, a ceremonial
dagger and a few combs.
Chinese hardstone carvings - 25, Chained
jade vases, bowls, carvings and handling pieces.
Japanese ivory & stag-antler - A
number of ivory Okimono, an ivory fan and several netsuke.
Chinese coral, amber, glass & porcelain
- Display coral carvings, pendants and snuff bottles.
Miscellaneous - Includes a Bronze
incense burner, Soapstone seal, Rootwood carving, a Canton enamel ewer,
a Kozuka and even an Ostrich egg.
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'THE
COHEN COLLECTION' and 'IN SEARCH OF NETSUKE & INRO'
are both
found at
https://www.jncohen.com
IN SEARCH
OF NETSUKE & INRO
by George Cohen
has
been out of print for many years
and
'THE
COHEN COLLECTION'
by John Neville Cohen
Are now available for everyone to enjoy on the Internet
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JAPANESE
"There are
fine examples from Kyoto, Osaka, Edo, Nagoya, Gifu and Hakata, as
well as unsigned and unattributable pieces from the early 18th to
the late 19th century. . . . By some standards
the collection is not large. However, it does not need
to be, there is much to be said for quality, rather than quantity
and the present collection has the former in abundance."
Neil
K. Davey |
CHINESE
"It
is a tribute to the Cohen's artistic awareness that they have been
able to assemble so many works of art in these two areas, while
maintaining the common bonds of excellent workmanship, charming
subject matter and, above all, that elusive bit of 'magic' (for
want of a better word) that turns an inanimate object into
something special and important."
Robert
Hall |
This
collection was split up
and distributed to various
family members
and some of the collection has subsequently been sold.
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by
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