John N Cohen's Profile
Biography
John N. Cohen: An international award winning photographer who also became a well known Asian antiques collector and an enthusiast of Jensen British classic cars. Other interests are skiing and Salsa dancing. The author has been a very keen collector for many years in helping to create ‘The Cohen collection’. Please have a look at: - http://www.jncohen.net
To see other articles, with photographs, please use the following link: http://www.jncohen.net/antiques/articles.htm
John N Cohen's articles
Certain antique jade prices have broken records because some of the wealthiest Chinese are now investing in 18th Century Jade, as against being collectors. They have introduced a new set of values that are hard for the older collectors to appreciate.
Posted: 2011-10-27
Category: Investments
John N. Cohen’s ‘Painting with Light’ pictures make quite a statement, are so original and stunning, but now have this new possibility whilst adding style, to look right with any décor. John is also prepared, without any obligation, to alter any of his works by creating a new (different) picture especially for you, all without any obligation. This new original picture, will be based on your selected picture, but it will then feature any predominant colour required and be any size you wish.
Posted: 2010-09-15
Category: Interior Design
‘Painting with light’ is a term used by photographers and these techniques are described, but a top international award-winning photographer, John Cohen, has created his own 'special effect' techniques without any darkroom or computer. This is a unique way of ‘Painting With Light’!
Posted: 2009-10-24
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Asian antiques are still breaking records in the auction rooms, despite the current economic crisis, also explaining why this is, as well as providing guidance for new collectors.
Posted: 2008-12-01
Category: Investments
Useful tips for collectors, or those interested, on how correctly to look after and handle Japanese inro to appear professional and to avoid damaging the lacquer.
Posted: 2006-05-16
Category: Hobbies
About inspecting antique netsuke, detailing the reason for different sized netsuke cord holes and how they should be positioned. One way of recognising a poor quality modern netsuke. Informative for any new netsuke collectors.
Posted: 2006-05-15
Category: Hobbies
Spare wheel problems with modern cars as compared to the way spare wheels were stored in classic cars of the early sixties.
Posted: 2006-05-13
Category: Cars
Some personal guidance on how to begin buying antiques from dealers, or in the auction room, as a collector. Some valuable insights not generally known, that will equally apply to all types of antique collecting.
Posted: 2006-05-11
Category: Arts & Entertainment
How amazing pictures have been formed from natural flaws or inclusions discovered in the stones, used by the brilliant carvers of antique Chinese stone snuff bottles.
Posted: 2006-05-09
Category: Arts & Entertainment
There are collectors who specialise in only collecting netsuke, or inro, others only collect ojime, probably because of the escalating costs, but the author having described a little about each item, explains that it is so much more satisfying finding and putting together related netsuke, ojime and inro in the way they were originally intended to be.
Posted: 2006-04-27
Category: Hobbies
About collecting unique antique Chinese snuff bottles, pendants and jade carvings. Explaining in what way these are so unique and why the author did not only collecting snuff bottles. Some useful thoughts for fellow collectors.
Posted: 2006-04-25
Category: Hobbies
Owning just one or two superb pieces has always been worth very much more, than having twenty, or more, indifferent ones, but there are other, not so obvious advantages, such as the protection against burgulars.
Posted: 2006-04-23
Category: Hobbies
The author after many years experience, in buying rather specialised antiques, has found to his surprise that the very best bargains turned out not to be the ones he bought as such. But maybe there is a useful lesson to learn here for fellow collectors.
Posted: 2006-04-21
Category: Hobbies
All about how Chinese snuff bottles, that were made from hard stones, such as jade, or various types of quartz (these are really heavy stones) were so well hollowed out that they surprisingly are able to float in water!
Posted: 2006-04-17
Category: Arts & Entertainment
For those prefering pure photography, rather than digital manipulation, this is an exciting technique that anyone can do with very inexpensive equipment. The projector is all that is required (the magic lantern) is really magical.
Posted: 2006-03-23
Category: Photography
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