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Articles
for new collectors
ARTICLES
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.
Referring to
Asian
Antiques
Chains
Carved Out of a Single Piece of Jade Rock - Jade Chain Vases
About
the incredible skills in carving Chinese jade vases with covers
connected by a chain, where everything has been carved out of just
one stone!
Some
of the Wealthiest Chinese are Now Investing in 18th
Century Jade!
Jade prices have broken
records because of investors in 18th Century Jade.
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!
Asian antiques and the economic crisis
Why Asian
antiques are still breaking records.
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