In order to record the provenance of the artwork, the blockchain certificate is transferred when the owner of the artwork changes.
If you do not complete the transfer procedure, the provenance of the artwork will not be updated and there will be a gap with the actual owner, so please be sure to follow the transfer procedure. If an IC tag is attached to the artwork, please transfer both of the artwork and IC tag to the new owner.
＜Contents＞
1.Transfer Directly to New Owner
2.Transfer Through an Intermediary
1. Transfer Directly To New Owner
When you transfer the artwork directly to the new owner, please obtain consent from the next owner for the following items.
- A Blockchain certificate is attached to the artwork.
- Content of the contract terms on the certificate. (if any)
- Need a new owner’s email address to receive the blockchain certificates.
Also, please let the new owner refer to the Startbahn Cert. User Guide for more details.
＜Operation Procedure＞
- Click the drop-down in the upper left corner and select your handler license name.
- Select the blockchain certificate that you wish to transfer and click "Transfer".
- Select “Direct To New Owner”.
- You will see the following screen. Please fill in the required fields.
①Please enter the email to which you wish to transfer the blockchain certificate.
②Please check if you wish to encrypt the new owner's email address.。＊About "Encrypt Email Address"
⚠︎Do not check this box if you have received consent from the next owner to provide an email address. If you encrypt it, emails from Startbahn Cert. will not be sent to the next owner.
③If the contract terms and/or a royalty is set, please check with the next owner and get their consent of the contents. Please be sure to obtain consent before transfer.
④Please select the type of transfer.
- Primary sales (usually when the artist, galleries and exhibition organizers are selling the artwork)
- Secondary sales (when selling at auction houses)
- Other transfers (e.g., to acquaintances)
⑤Please write the reason of the transfer if necessary. Here are some examples that you can refer to. Please refer to the example according to your transfer type.
- Primary sales
e.g. Sold at a group exhibition at XYZ Gallery (Tokyo) (2020/1/20-2020/1/30) - Secondary sales
e.g. Sold at ZZ Sales on Y Auction (Vol. X) . - Other transfers
e.g., Handed over the artwork to a friend
After entering 1 to 5, click “Next”. - Check the information again to make sure it is correct, and then click "Next”.
- You will be asked to sign a consent to record the transfer information on the blockchain, click "Confirm".
- When you see this page, the blockchain certificate transfer is now in progress. After the transfer starts, you will receive an email with the details of the transfer. The email may be delivered to your spam folder. Please set your browser to allow receiving emails from the domain "@startbahn.io". Please note that the transfer takes some time to be completed.
- When the transfer is completed, the transfer history including the type of transfer and the reason for the transfer will be displayed on the viewer.
※This is an example of how the viewer looks like. The display of the reason of the transfer is currently under development, so please be advised that the viewer might look different at this moment.
2.Transfer Through An Intermediary
In the following cases, the blockchain certificate is transferred through an intermediary.
- Sell to a gallery or an auction house.
- Sell on consignment through a gallery or an auction house.
When you have decided to transfer the artwork, please inform the next owner (intermediary) of the following items.
- A blockchain certificate is attached to the artwork.
- Content of the contract terms on the certificate. (if any)
In addition, please introduce the next owner to the following pages as guides for using Startbahn Cert.
＜Operation Procedure＞
- Click the drop-down in the upper left corner and select your handler license name.
- Select the blockchain certificate that you wish to transfer and click "Transfer".
- Select “Through An Intermediary”
- Confirm the contents, click “I Agree, Start Application”.
- You will see the following screen. Please fill in the fields.
1.Please enter the name of the intermediary in English.
2.Please enter the name of the intermediary in your native language. (optional)
3.Please enter the URL of the intermediary.
4.Please enter the representative phone number of the intermediary.
5.Please enter the email address of the intermediary. (optional)
6.Please enter your name (optional)
7.Please enter the reason for the transfer (background, period, exhibition title, etc.) (Optional)
After entering 1 to 7, click “Next”.
- Check the information again to make sure it is correct, and then click "Next”.
- You will be asked to sign a consent to record the transfer information on the blockchain, click "Confirm".
- When you see this page, the blockchain certificate transfer is now in progress.
※At this point, you have signed to provide Startbahn with the right to designate the new owner. Based on the information of your application, we will communicate with the next owner (intermediary) to register it as the issuer and we will transfer the certificate to the new owner.
- After that, you will receive an email confirming the information of your application, so please check it. You will be notified by e-mail again when the transfer is complete. The email may be delivered to your spam folder. Please set your browser to allow receiving emails from the domain "@startbahn.io". Please note that the transfer takes some time to be completed.
- When the transfer is completed, the transfer history including the type of transfer and the reason for the transfer will be displayed in the viewer.
※This is an example of how the viewer looks like. The display of the reason of the transfer is currently under development, so please be advised that the viewer might look different at this moment.