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Ceramics $50% Off

Bronzes $50% Off

Incense 50% Off

Books 50% Off

Woodblock Prints 50% off

In Fact Everything is 50% off marked prices

Plus

All fitting, display units and fixtures are

to be sold and includes:

Cimbali two group capacino machine.
Azkoyen Capricio Coffee grinder.

the pair $950
http://www.dimattinacoffee.com.au/original/equipment-grinders-azkoyen_capriccio.htm
The professional coffee grinder is in excess of $2000 new

Mazda ute with professionally fitted 1 tonne crane

and 300kg rated trolley (after we empty warehouse) $1950.00

We will cease trading Friday 24 December.

Within the next two weeks we will commence a

“Closing Down Sale” .

We will email advice of commencement of the sale.

Stock and fitting fixtures remaining unsold at years end

will be auctioned late January early February

by a specialist auction house

The Bonsai Society of Western Australia is holding its annual exhibition of bonsai and ikebana
(Japanese-style miniature potted trees and flower arrangement respectively) in October 2010.

Please see details of the spring exhibition as follows:

Venue:    Fremantle Town Hall

Dates: Sat 30Th October (9am – 8pm) and Sun 31st October (9am – 4pm)

Don’t miss out on this chance to see the traditional Japanese art forms of bonsai and ikebana
blossoming here in Perth. For further information, please visit the website of the
Bonsai Society of Western Australia below.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~jold/bonsaisociety/

Radio National By Design

Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement.
It’s been practiced for hundreds of years and continues to be by many who appreciate the
elegance of its style. But there’s not just one style of Ikebana, which has developed
many schools of floral design over the centuries.
One of the more modern schools, with a keen following in Australia, is Sogetsu,
which broke away from the more classical styles of Ikebana.
It’s been practiced here for 50 years this year.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bydesign/stories/2010/3010141.htm

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Getting lots of treasures.
With no help from Mastercard.
Yesterday it was raining cats and dogs as we drove the 370 kilometre round trip to a traders auction for more treasures.
Today its a beautiful crystal clear day in Hitachi so its ideal as a packing day.
The view from our packing area is shown above as is a Kimono made by National Living Treasure in 1926 owned and almost worshipped by by our kimono trader, typical traders auction characters, Mabo And Atsu’s children and Atsu’s sisters traditional wedding in November.

Well: about Mastercard
What fun and games they create along with a whole heap of angst.
I arrived in Japan seven ago and after a few days my cash ran out so of to the 7/11 ATM as per usual: BUT!
I then began what felt like endless trips to various Japanese ATM’s, Japan Post Office  and banks trying to get cash.
Thinking it was a temporary problem or me being technical luddite I persevered for much to long before I gave up and called the ANZ.
After hours on the phone to the ANZ  and Mastercard I get told Mastercard changes to software has created a software glitch that causes all ATM’s in Japan to reject Mastercard credit cards ucustomers attempts to withdraw cash.
Then after another hour and a half on the Mastercard International line organising emergency cash providing them with my blood group and DNA I am eventually informed that Mastercard cannot deliver emergency cash in Japan, this the second largest economy in the world, but get this: 200 other countries would be OK and by the way thank you for using Mastercard and is there anything else we do can do for you!  Go figure.
Don’t rely on Mastercard not to leave you stranded in a foreign country whistling dixie and singing for your supper.
Lucky my friends here were happy to lend me cash otherwise i would have been in serious trouble.
Anyway after serious bleeting the ANZ they offered a solution, unlike Mastercard and today the ANZ Cash Card they mailed arrived and was activated successfully.
Phew

In the meantime please view the images of the shop floor showing a small amount of our new stock.