The demands of our business make it impossible for us to offer appraisals of Japanese antiques or kimono/textiles remotely at this time. Depending on the item, we recommend contacting Christies for information on appraisals (or auction sales) of finer Asian textile arts or antiques. Also, there are a growing number of professional appraisal services appearing on the internet: (http://antiques.about.com/cs/onlineappraisals/ is a very good starting point as it lists a number of high-end appraisal agencies. Other on-line appraisal resources:

• www.appraiseitnet.com/
• http://www.antiqueappraisals.net/
• Or, do a web search on www.google.com and enter relevant search terms (ex: appraisal, or Asian appraisal)

NOTE: We have no personal experience with any of these, so cannot necessarily recommend them; they are offered for your information, caveat emptor (buyer beware.)

• Also, you can get a sense of current values on things by checking what they're getting on ebay.com, though this can vary greatly depending on what's 'hot' on ebay and time of year.
  
  
• For information on Japanese manufacturers etc, please visit our links page and scroll down till you see Japan Reference and JETRO links: Go to LINKS PAGE.