The topic of Kamikaze Cups (Japanese Military Sake Cups) has come up over and over again in the eBay group OSAKE. There are many experts on this subject and I want potential eBay buyers to know that it is...
History Chopsticks are part of Asian culture and history dating back some 5000 years. It is believe that the use of chop sticks traces their roots to early times in Asia when the people would retrieve food...
There are a great many loevly woodblock prints on Ebay, many from exceptional artsists. I can only speak definitively on Hasui Kawase but my warning is probably applicable to most other non-comtemporary...
Before the Geta sandal became common in Japan, most people wore the Zori . This was because peasants could make Zori sandals out of straw and old rags without having to make a single stitch. Today, creating a...
JAPANESE KANZASHI HAIR ACCESSORIES.I am not an expert on Japanese hair combs nor do I read Japanese! However I have traded some very beautiful examples in the six years I have been selling on eBay and have...
Any collector out there on eBay wanting to purchase a reproduction type "Lifesize Samurai Armor Yoroi Suit", please take my advice seriously. You better purchase from the real sellers that have the "actual"...
Want to start a collection of something that does not take up a lot of space or well earned funds? Want to collect something that is unique and has been made, for what most believe, is over 2000 years?Try...
There are a great many loevly woodblock prints on Ebay, many from exceptional artsists. I can only speak definitively on Hasui Kawase but my warning is probably applicable to most other non-comtemporary...
(Satsuma,Kutani or Orange? See below.) As Jan-Erik Nilsson bemoans on his site for collectors of antique Chinese and Japanese porcelain, "nothing is ever easy when it comes to Japanese pottery or porcelain."...
This should help you on your way to learn Japanese, please give me your rating if you may. Check out my store for Japanese Learning Tools Japanese is probably one of the hardest languages to learn. There is...