We are often invited to purchase kimono from private collections, but this rarely happens because the seller often expects much more per piece than we are able to offer. Remember that we purchase in bulk directly from Japan, so private purchases would have to be close to that price for us to be interested.

As an option for older or more collectible pieces, we sometimes offer a consignment arrangement, with a commission of 33% if the owner provides appropriate photos and descriptions, and agrees to ship directly to the buyer. We charge a 50% commission if we will be photographing, describing and shipping the item(s).

If you have a collection you would like to offer us, we ask that you first browse through our website and others to compare pricing and styles of what you have to what we typically sell. If you are willing to accept roughly one third of the sale price on similar items, feel free to email us photos of your kimono. Photos of groupings is fine for collections of many pieces, but in any case please only send preview files in a small photo format (480x640 is fine).

If you have a single kimono or obi to sell, we can only consider the piece if it is unusual or has a value of $300 or more. This would include wedding kimono (but it would have to be different from ones we currently offer) or very unusual vintage pieces, (e.g., pieces collected prior to 1945).