Message #48899

[Joey Silver / Si Zhouyi 義周司]

Dear Adrian,

    I LOVE Inro!
I have a friend in Chicago/Honolulu, Ed Lewis. He's got a great collection of Japanese lacquer. And the Ticotin Japanese Museum in Haifa, Israel has a very good collection.
I've bought a few pieces of Japanese lacquer myself, but no Inro.

  When I was visiting Giovanni one year, we went to visit a couple of Italian members of the ICSBS in La Spezia. While there, after lunch and after viewing their collection {Atomo Collection}, they took us to an antique fair. I bought a medium size (6-8 inch diameter) plate, cinnabar on porcelain, carved with a flower head, Taisho period (ca.1910-1935), for serving sweets at a formal tea ceremony.

   By the way, THE BEST casual street/mall antique fairs I've ever been to, are in Italy! And I am including USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, and Belgium. Ireland was the worst [I'm sorry, a portrait of Elvis on velvet does NOT constitute an antique in my opinion! ].

   Wonderful! See you both in London. If you are bringing 'plus-ones', or if other Forum members are in London 19.July for dinner/20.July either lunch or dinner, please let me know so I can order enough Peking Duck. I did not think there was a difference between sliced and shredded duck meat, but it is day and night.

   Best,
Joey