Adquisición privada™: traer a casa una pieza hallada en Japón

In confidence

Write to the Concierge

A question about a piece, an order or a request for something special: tell us here, and a member of our team in Tokyo will reply personally.

A note before you begin

  • Japonista does not purchase pieces from private owners, and does not acquire pieces offered from outside Japan. Messages offering pieces for sale are not answered.
  • Appraisals and valuations are a paid service. A basic estimate is $150, settled at the moment you send your request, through the private appraisal intake.
Appraisals are prepared by our curator team as a paid service, so that every piece receives proper attention. A basic estimate is $150, and your details travel with the payment in a single step. Fuller reports are quoted once we have seen your intake.
Begin a private appraisal
Thank you for thinking of us. The house does not purchase pieces from private owners and does not acquire pieces offered from outside Japan, so we are unable to consider this. If you would like an informed view of a piece’s value, our private appraisal is the right path.

Helps us quote shipping, duties and timing accurately.

The piece, a reference image, or a shared folder of photographs (Google Drive, Dropbox, WeTransfer).

If you shared a folder above, tell us briefly what it contains.

As much as you can share: the piece, its condition, your timing and anything we should know.

* Required. Every message is read personally and held in confidence. You will receive a reference number by email as soon as it reaches us.