BRAFA unveils Life of an Object - a Magician Book's journey With our new video series Life of Objects, we explore the extraordinary journeys of artworks presented by our exhibitors. This first episode is devoted to The Magician Book, a remarkable liber amicorum unveiled at BRAFA 2025 by Artimo Fine Arts. Concealing a hidden automaton, the book invites its reader to ask life’s most profound question. The magician’s answer? “To be loved.” The Magician Book was acquired by the Patek Philippe Museum

Important Art Object Tachi Osafune Kagemitsu Inscription: Bizen Osafune ju Kagemitsu, 7th Month, 2nd year of Enkei Kamakura period, 2nd year of Enkei (1309) Donated by Miyakoshi Tomoe Kagemitsu is a swordsmith of the Osafune school in Bizen Province (southeastern Okayama Prefecture) who was active in the late Kamakura period. He the son of Nagamitsu. This sword is one of his early works, and emulates the workmanship of Nagamitsu's style in his later years. This rather slender blade has a exquisi