Isadore Chait
For a complete discussion of Imperial Porcelain and Export Ware, Japanese Satsuma and other fine Asian porcelains, please see Collecting Asian Art, by I. M. Chait, due to be published late fall 2008. For more details please visit <a href="http://www.chait.com" title="http://www.chait.com" target="_blank">http://www.chait.com</a>
Articles by this Author
Tips on Collecting Asian Art Materials
- By Isadore Chait
- Published 10/21/2008
- Arts and Crafts
- Unrated
In my nearly 40 years as a dealer and appraiser, I have seen any number of reasons, some personal but all valid, for embarking on the quest for Asian art Some do it because they love the idea of perhaps discovering an unknown treasure that can be bought for $2,000 and sold for $20,000 or even $200,000
Collecting Asian Art: Jade
- By Isadore Chait
- Published 10/10/2008
- Arts and Crafts
- Unrated
The article explains you the facts about collecting Jade as art material & how you can determine the value of a particular Jade object The article has been written by a passionate art collector himself, Isadore Chait who is now the owner of an Asian Art Gallery in California
- By Isadore Chait
- Published 10/9/2008
- Arts and Crafts
- Unrated
Porcelain is an integral thread of the fabric of Chinese culture In the 14th century, while Europeans were still eating from low-fired earthenware or wooden dishes, the Chinese had developed the first underglazed porcelain