CINCINNATI – Cowan’s has announced its first auction dedicated solely to Asian art. The auction will be held over two days, Aug. 26-27, in Cowan’s salesroom. The auction will feature more than 790 lots including a wide selection of ivory, … Read More +
Tag Archives: Buddhist Art
Chinese antiques and art specialist joins Kaminski
BEVERLY, Mass. – Kaminski Auctions has announced that Benjamin Y. Wang has joined the staff as their Asian Specialist. Ben has had extensive experience buying, selling and appraising Asian art particularly Chinese art, antiques and jewelry. A graduate of Inner … Read More +
Retired factory worker learns his ‘blue and white vase’ is a million dollar Ming
A 79-year-old British retired Cadbury chocolate factory worker has just learned his ‘pretty blue and white vase’ that’s sat for years in his modest home is actually a near-perfect Ming vase, which could bring more than $1 million at auction … Read More +
Antiques Roadshow Announces Six New 2011 Tour Cities
This summer, Antiques Roadshow will once again crisscross the country in search of new treasures for Season 16 of PBS’s most watched show.The 2011 Tour stops are: Eugene, Ore. …………. June 4, 2011El Paso, Texas ……….. June 18, 2011Minneapolis, Minn. ….. July … Read More +
Collecting clubs, societies ready for 2011 activities
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Antiques and collectibles collecting clubs and societies are making plans earlier than usual for their 2011 shows and conventions. The Association of Collecting Clubs (ACC) already has well over 500 club events posted on their Club-Sponsored Events … Read More +
Worthpoint marks 10,000 subscribers
This week, Worthpoint announced the number of paid subscribers has topped 10,000, a major milestone in the company’s newly relaunched business plan. The site was started in 2007 by collector/dealer/business guru Will Seippel. In 2008, the company purchased GoAntiques.com, one … Read More +
Iowa Auctioneer H. James “Jim” Jackson, 78, passes away Aug 9
Our thoughts go out to the family and friends of James “Jim” Jackson, founder of Jackson’s Auctioneers, who passed Sunday. He was a professional in every sense of the word. Jackson developed his auction house into a world-renowned source for … Read More +
Great Tibetan painter dies
Tinley Chojor was a very well-known name in Buddhist art circles. Chojor painted many many beautiful things, among them the Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Monastery in Woodstock, NY, just across the mountain from where my best friend and his family had … Read More +
The most permanent impermanent – Oldest oil paintings in Afghanistan
This is pretty cool, especially considering that a) the philosophy of the Buddha was about the impermanance of all things and b) it’s in Bamayan region of Afghanistan – well associated with the destruction of the giant stone Buddhas there … Read More +
Awesome Japanese Buddha sells for $14M
Wow. This an awesome sculpture, but – perhaps, jus’ a l’il bit – overpriced. $14M? That’s Monopoly money, right? right? Of course, it was a t Christie’s, so I’m betting the bid wasn’t all about the piece itself. I couldn’t imagine … Read More +