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Hello,
wondering if any experienced collectors could offer advice on how they have built their collection and how they display it? asking bc I have a small collection of brush washers, seals, and water droppers. I love them, but am finding it a bit tough to display small groups of items and have them look nice.
Thanks!
Hi Matthew,
Welcome to the site.
Some members use bookcases to good effect. I can't recall who they are, but if they see this, maybe they will post up the photos again.
Best wishes,
Julia
Hello Matthew, i started to invest in display furniture not only in porcelain. My first one is a small piece of furniture for a few plates. Before that all was crammed in book shelves.
My next investment is something like this cabinet.
Kind regards
Michael
Matthew, I have mine spread out in small clusters, some in the parlour others in the dinning room.
I forgot to say that the display method depends if you have small children, do you have young cats :))
My "important" Asian antiques are behind glass.
Michael
Hi Matthew,
I dream of such lovely furniture as shown by Michael. For the moment I'm improvising. Displaying small items without them getting overlooked or looking cluttered is indeed a problem. Here are three small budget solutions:
In front of and on top of books
On a cheap acrylic shelf from Aliexpress
A wooden torii draws attention to a collection of small netsuke
Birgit
Hi Matthew - and as with Julia, welcome to this wonderful forum ...
How one displays pieces is a rather personal choice, no doubt somewhat restrained for many by space/support availability ...
Collections can be placed on/within shelves, bookcases, cabinets, alter tables, walls (pictures/hanging scrolls/textiles etc) and floor spaces. In some cases, for larger collections, I have seen utilisation of some/all of these ...
I know collector's who, due to space constraints, have a few objects displayed and then change/rotate with other pieces, and also some who do not display anything, but keep their pieces within boxes which are only brought out and shown only to invited guests (although this is very much a Chinese tradition) ...
Stuart
Hi Matthew welcome to the forum!
I rotate a number of my scholars/other items on my late Qing Huanghuali dragon table.
Some collectors like to utilize modern decor or their surroundings etc. While others incorporate period furniture.
Space is I believe a big issue with most. It is with me. Currently looking at putting porcelain/jade plaques on the wall.
I do like your furniture Michael. Love your Japanese corner there dear Birgit!
Mark
I am giving serious thought to remembering the rule of three and adopting the Chinese custom of packing things away. During the last updating my contractor hung these rather Japanese looking fixtures on the staircase for me. He looked at me and said, "I think this is the last time you will ever have to update and I definitely know this is the last one I will do." I replied, "well, I can always hire a younger contractor." He is a good friend and he had a particularly difficult week taking two bathrooms down to the studs. The antique map of the Java Zee and Solewessi with the smaller map of the archipelago was purchased following a particularly difficult day in Jakarta and I needed retail therapy. The painting of the Chinese man was purchased at the Free Market in Beijing, an 18th century laid paper map from Russia and an 1861 black and white lithograph of a view of the Himalayas. The 100 children playing from Beijing (tourist pieces because that is what I was), the Japanese fan was swag from a function. The tall vase is the good one evaluated by Peter, Republic period. I thought it would be okay to hang the Chinese Imari because it is not particularly painted well and it does not have the two blue circles inside the rim of the base that Peter mentioned for genuine Japanese Imari). The cloisonné pieces were departing gifts from my pals. The cinnabar or cinnabar-like vase I purchased in Beijing. Mr. Fancy Pants and Lady with A Baby flank the good piece of Japanese Satsuma (thanks Vic). The box collection is why I told my husband, "if the cleaning lady breaks something, tell her to forget about it, she is going to hate my house."
Hi Sharon,
Beautifully displayed items.
Dear Birgit I forgot to mention that you should always have a small glass or in keeping with the theme a sake cup or two of water near the ivory items.
Mark
Thanks for the advice, Mark.My husband has 4 aquariums, so humidity in our flat is 50-60 % all year round. Do you think that is sufficient for ivory?
Birgit
Birgit, I love the little bowls. It is hard to pick a favorite, but the blue one on the top right of the excellent display especially appeals to me. Lovely items everyone, thank you Matthew for the fun.
@nmh, @shinigami, @imperialfinegems, @shar onp -
Others collections, and how such are displayed, are endlessly fascinating to see ...
Thank you all for sharing - would have given you all a'👍like' but, unfortunately, 'button issue still ongoing!!🤨 ...
Stuart
Thank you everyone for the responses! I look forward to being more active on the forum.
I appreciate all the thoughts. I do not have a lot of space, so I think I will setup a area and rotate in groups.
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