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Requests for Appraisals:

The demands of our business make it impossible for us to offer appraisals of Japanese antiques or kimono/textiles remotely at this time. Depending on the item, we recommend contacting Christies for information on appraisals (or auction sales) of finer Asian textile arts or antiques. Also, there are a growing number of professional appraisal services appearing on the internet: (http://antiques.about.com/cs/onlineappraisals/ is a very good starting point as it lists a number of high-end appraisal agencies. Other on-line appraisal resources:
NOTE: We have no personal experience with any of these, so cannot necessarily recommend them; they are offered for your information, caveat emptor (buyer beware.)
  • Also, you can get a sense of current values on things by checking what they're getting on ebay.com, though this can vary greatly depending on what's 'hot' on ebay and time of year.

  • For information on Japanese manufacturers etc, please visit our links page and scroll down till you see Japan Reference and JETRO links: Go to LINKS PAGE.

If you use any of these and have a positive (or negative) experience, we would appreciate hearing from you, so we can pass on your recommendation to other visitors. Sorry we cannot be of further assistance in this matter.

Are you looking to sell something? IF YOU ARE ASKING US IF YOU CAN SELL US SOMETHING, SORRY, BUT WE ONLY BUY FROM OUR SOURCES IN JAPAN.

Yoko & Dana Lewis
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