Monthly Archives: January 2003

Thailand, November 2000

Posted on January 5, 2003 by Willi

Published only in January 2003. After 3 beautiful days at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit where we reacquainted ourselves with Richard Chapman who had opened the Osaka Hilton many years ago when we were still living in Japan, we left one … Continue reading →

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Barry Davies 11/94, Netsuke 79-99

Posted on January 5, 2003 by Willi

078 079 079 080 078: Tigress #26, seated, playfully licking the paws of a large cub. Ivory Unsigned079: Tiger #21, seated, head lowered, his left paw slightly raised. Ivory. Unsigned080: Shishi #77, seated, forepaws and right hind pas resting on … Continue reading →

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EXPO 2000 in Hanover, Germany

Posted on January 4, 2003 by Willi

I arrived at Hanover airport with a 1-hour delay. The way to the railway station from terminal 1 is quite far but trains leave every 15 minutes for the 20-minute ride. There was no staff at the platform, and only … Continue reading →

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Barry Davies 11/94, Netsuke 56-77

Posted on January 4, 2003 by Willi

056 057 058 059 056: Rat #3, coiled, looking up. Ebony or black persimmon. Signed: Yasutada057: Rat #11, coiled into a ball. Dark wood. Signed: Tomiharu on an inlaid dark horn tablet058: Oni #87, holding a rosary over the severed … Continue reading →

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Bora Bora 1999, compared to Nevis, West Indies and Palau in Micronesia

Posted on January 3, 2003 by Willi

On Tuesday, we thought we better do something for a change than lazing around our private lagoon and waiting for the time to have the next drink or meal. We took the LeMeridien’s shuttle boat to the main island of … Continue reading →

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Barry Davies 11/94, Netsuke 36-55

Posted on January 3, 2003 by Willi

036 037 038 039 036: Snail #72, caved in high relief, slithering over a tooth. Boar?s tooth. Signed: Tomiaki037: Cranes in flight above pine trees #108. Ivory, ryusa type. Signed: Rakumin038: South Sea Islander #90, standing, holding a captured toad … Continue reading →

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New Zealand South Island – first half Nov.1999

Posted on January 2, 2003 by Willi

Jet Boating on the Dart River The first day that looked so gorgeous after 6 days of continuous rain and fog, we drove from the small old gold diggers’ town of Arrowtown, to Queenstown and then to Glenorchy, along the … Continue reading →

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Barry Davies 11/94, Netsuke 17-35

Posted on January 1, 2003 by Willi

017 018 019 021 017: Three-clawed dragon #32, coiled amidst stylised clouds. Boxwood. Signed: Toyomasa 018: Group of four clam shells #112. Ivory. Signed Garaku019: Group of seven ginko nuts #111. Ivory. Signed: Okatomo021: Tiger #28, seated, head turned to … Continue reading →

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Argentina Feb/March 1996 – Fireland, Lago Argentino, Cordoba

Posted on January 1, 2003 by Willi

We flew in from Nevis via St. Maarten to Miami and then by midnight clipper to Buenos Aires, staying a couple of days visiting with friends and shopping. One morning, we took a direct Aerolinas Argentinas flight to Ushuaia. We … Continue reading →

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