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Most of my parent's collection was formed between the early 1950's and mid 1970's. Trudy and I started our own collection in the early 1970's with my father's guidance, but rather than continueing to collect the same as my parents, we decided to concentrate on lacquer boxes and jade carvings (my parents had stopped adding jade carvings by then). We continued collecting seriously until the late 1980's, having created the Zodiac netsuke collection, but we had diversyfied into other areas, collecting Chinese snuff bottles (our first snuff bottle was Putai Ho-Shang (B25) purchased from Estelle Chapman in 1973) and later on the very rare Chinese Pendants. After 1990 we only added the odd piece, the criteria being that it had to really impress us as being exceptional. So, very few were added between 1990 and 1999. But our very last purchase was in 1999 when we purchased from Robert Hall a wonderful snuff bottle 'The Pearl, Sky and Sea Dragons' (B26)
ISBN 0 9539341 0 1 The original CD-Rom of 'THE COHEN COLLECTION' no longer works with the latest Windows, or Apple Mac computers. So I decided to convert it all to this website. A huge task as well over 8,000 files are involved! I have also included my late Father's book 'IN SEARCH OF NETSUKE AND INRO' by George Cohen as it has been out of print for a good number of years. Most pieces of these collections have been sold and the remaining items have been shared amongst the family. For the strange auction room results and values have a look at Auctions and Values. This should all now be Mobile friendly, but please do email me if you find any problems using this website, or if you have any suggestions to make it easier to use. Email John
The Contents of The Trudy & John Cohen Collection 57 Netsuke - Including a collection of the Zodiac signs both in wood and Ivory. 62 Lacquer works of art including; 32 superb Inro, fine boxes, a ceremonial dagger, a few combs and an Ivory fan. 82 Snuffbottles - Mostly hardstone, a good number of very fine picture bottles, some glass, porcelain, and a couple of inside painted bottles. 74 Pendants - A fine and unique collection of mostly Jade pendants, plus some Amber, Coral, glass, and other Hardstone examples. 25 Jade & Chinese Carvings plus a few other works of art; in Ivory, Bronze, Soapstone, Rootwood, a Canton enamel ewer, and even an Ostrich egg. All fully described by the world's leading experts, close up photographs of all signatures, with useful notes on both the subject matter, workmanship and the artists. The Cohen Collection ISBN 0 9539341 0 1 Published by Actuality PhotoDigital Website: https:// www.jncohen.com
Content and Index 645 Colour Photographs of a Total of 305 Chinese and Japanese Antiques All Fully Described by Neil K. Davey & Robert Hall Copyright of all this material is retained by John Neville Cohen No part may be published without prior written consent.
In Search of Netsuke & Inro Quite a number of pieces in this collection were also included in this attractive publication by George A. Cohen. An important private collection consisting of 280 selected netsuke in ivory and wood together with 76 choice inro - all complete with ojime and netsuke - as well as several fine lacquer boxes, are all individually described and reproduced, nearly life size, within the 32 full page colour plates. Originally described as: - The connoisseur will appreciate the excellent work of several 18th century master carvers as well as that of more recent artists. This book differs from most other studies, as it is not purely technical, although it contains useful and practical information. In the hope of attracting new enthusiasts the author has written an entertaining account of his personal experiences in forming this collection, relating many amusing incidents as well as describing the pleasure and satisfaction to be enjoyed by those who collect these elusive miniatures of Japanese art. An introduction was written by Douglas J.K.Wright. This Book (now out of print) was published in the UK by 'The Jacey Group of Companies' in 1974.
Societies & Websites
Links British Pathe Video Item about the Ivory and Jade Collection of Betty and George Cohen broadcast on 17th December 1956 International Netsuke Society https://www.netsuke.org International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society https://www.snuffbottle.org Robert Hall Chinese Snuff Bottles S. Marchant & Son (Jade & Snuff Bottles) Sydney L. Moss Ltd (Netsuke & Inro) Roger Keverne Chinese Jade Robert Kleiner Chinese Snuff Bottles E-Yaji: Hugh Moss. Chinese snuff bottles A wonderful and very informative Snuff Bottle site Clare and Michael Chu Chinese Antiques Eskenazi London Chinese Antique Art Norman L. Sandfield's Netsuke Very interesting Netsuke and related miniature Oriental arts site Bernard Hurtig's Oriental Treasures Netsuke for the Connoisseur Collector Robyn Buntin of Honolulu Fine Art of Asia & the Pacific. Extensive online galleries of Japanese, Chinese, and Southeast Asian antiques for sale. Koryuen (Site devoted to Netsuke) The Crane Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles The Guidance of Chinese Cultural Relics Collection We specialize in antiques and artworks trading and auction. Moreover, we offer services of antiques appraisal and restoration. Based in Beijing China. Asianart.com Asian Arts in London Scholten Japanese Art Offers a variety of Japanese works of art, including: Netsuke, Inro, Lacquer, Screens, Paintings, and Woodblock Prints. W. Flachsmann Asian Art Germany AntiqueJades.com Specializes in hard to find antique Chinese Jades found in old American and European collections, or imported directly from the Far East. All come with a Certificate of Authenticity based upon over 30 years of collecting and dealing in these fine objects. Bonhams Christie's Sotheby's Pinterest Linkedin Flickr Twitter www.jncohen.net www.artist-john-cohen.net Facebook Fan Page For John Neville Cohen
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