Appraisal: Japanese Sumida Gawa Vase, ca. 1900
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Appraisal: Japanese Sumida Gawa Vase, ca. 1900
See Dessa Goddard appraise a Japanese Sumida Gawa vase, ca. 1900, in Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 2.
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Appraisal: Japanese Sumida Gawa Vase, ca. 1900
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See Dessa Goddard appraise a Japanese Sumida Gawa vase, ca. 1900, in Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 2.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: We actually found it at a garage sale in Bella Vista.
And I guess the woman had had it there for several days, and nobody had bought it, and we fell in love with it.
It had to go home with us.
She said that her father-in-law had brought it back from Japan after the war.
APPRAISER: Well, this piece is clearly Japanese.
This is a type called Sumida Gawa ware, which was made for export only starting in about 1895.
It's characterized by all of these bright colors and these applied figures, but it's usually small.
I've seen large ones with monkeys applied over the surface, but never one with this design.
It's characterized by all of these marvelous, applied figures.
You have rakans, lohans, Buddhist monks, in conversation with each other.
You have them holding pagodas, tapping each other on the shoulder.
They all look like they're in a certain degree of pain.
So perhaps that's why...
GUEST: They do, yeah.
APPRAISER:...she didn't sell it for a number of days.
There is a signature plaque.
At first, I thought it was by Inoue Ryosai, but it's actually by one of his students who worked in his factory at around 1900 by the name of Ishiguro Koko.
GUEST: Oh, okay.
APPRAISER: It's really an interesting, uh, profile.
Not too much is known about this character, except that he won a prize for a large vase of 500 of these characters.
GUEST: Oh, wow.
APPRAISER: This is undoubtedly a scaled-down version, but it's amazing, tour de force piece.
How much did you pay for this?
GUEST: We bought it for $150.
APPRAISER: Well, at auction, conservatively, today, you would be looking at somewhere between $6,000 and $10,000.
GUEST: Oh, wow (chuckling).
Really good investment for $150.
(chuckles) But it will stay at the house.
(both chuckle) GUEST: It's got a home with us for sure.
Appraisal: 17th C. Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha
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Clip: S29 Ep2 | 2m 22s | Appraisal: 17th C. Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha (2m 22s)
Appraisal: 1835 'A Narrative of the Life & Adventures of Venture' Book
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Clip: S29 Ep2 | 3m 16s | Appraisal: 1835 'A Narrative of the Life & Adventures of Venture' Book (3m 16s)
Appraisal: 1955 Erna Rosenstein Oil Painting
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Clip: S29 Ep2 | 3m 48s | Appraisal: 1955 Erna Rosenstein Oil Painting (3m 48s)
Appraisal: 1955 Gibson J-160E Guitar
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Appraisal: 1960 Elvis Presley-signed Ice Cream Cone Display
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Clip: S29 Ep2 | 3m 20s | Appraisal: 1960 Elvis Presley-signed Ice Cream Cone Display (3m 20s)
Appraisal: 1961 - 1966 Marvel Silver Age Comics Collection
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Clip: S29 Ep2 | 4m 43s | Appraisal: 1961 - 1966 Marvel Silver Age Comics Collection (4m 43s)
Appraisal: 1961 Walter Williams 'Boy Laughing' Color Woodcut
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Clip: S29 Ep2 | 2m 19s | Appraisal: 1961 Walter Williams 'Boy Laughing' Color Woodcut (2m 19s)
Appraisal: 2015 Amanda Brisbane Studio Art Glass Bowl
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Clip: S29 Ep2 | 1m 19s | Appraisal: 2015 Amanda Brisbane Studio Art Glass Bowl (1m 19s)
Appraisal: Abraham Lincoln Hinrichs Group, ca. 1930
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Clip: S29 Ep2 | 2m 13s | Appraisal: Abraham Lincoln Hinrichs Group, ca. 1930 (2m 13s)
Appraisal: Arnold Palmer-engraved Golf Club, ca. 1980
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Clip: S29 Ep2 | 1m 55s | Appraisal: Arnold Palmer-engraved Golf Club, ca. 1980 (1m 55s)
Appraisal: Diamond & Platinum Ring, ca. 1950
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Preview: S29 Ep2 | 3m 11s | Appraisal: Diamond & Platinum Ring, ca. 1950 (3m 11s)
Appraisal: Harvey Joiner Landscape Oil Painting, ca. 1900
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Clip: S29 Ep2 | 1m 39s | Appraisal: Harvey Joiner Landscape Oil Painting, ca. 1900 (1m 39s)
Appraisal: Jerry Casebier Carved Wooden Sculpture, ca. 1970
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Clip: S29 Ep2 | 2m 14s | Appraisal: Jerry Casebier Carved Wooden Sculpture, ca. 1970 (2m 14s)
Appraisal: Sequoyah School Pottery, ca. 1940
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Clip: S29 Ep2 | 3m 37s | Appraisal: Sequoyah School Pottery, ca. 1940 (3m 37s)
Appraisal: Weller Vase, ca. 1905
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Clip: S29 Ep2 | 1m 3s | Appraisal: Weller Vase, ca. 1905 (1m 3s)
Appraisal: W. Sharlhorne 'Time for Man and Beast' Art, ca. 1995
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Clip: S29 Ep2 | 2m 6s | Appraisal: W. Sharlhorne "Time for Man and Beast" Art, ca. 1995 (2m 6s)
Preview: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 2
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Owner Interview: 1961 - 1966 Marvel Silver Age Comics Collection
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Clip: S29 Ep2 | 1m 20s | Owner Interview: 1961 - 1966 Marvel Silver Age Comics Collection (1m 20s)
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