Asian Art in London 2021 Guidebook by asianartinlondon

Asian Art in London 21 John Street London WC1N 2BF +44 (0)7388 863 976 info@asianartinlondon.com www.asianartinlondon.com We are pleased to confirm that this guidebook is fully recyclable; please kindly recycle it after use. The contents of this guide are believed to be correct at the time of printing. Nevertheless, the authors, publishers and Directors of Asian Art in London shall not be liable for loss or harm of any kind which may arise or result from any errors, inaccuracies of omissions.

Henry Howard-Sneyd

Chairman & Director

Rachel Hyman Conor Macklin Simon Pilling Jacqueline Simcox Runjeet Singh

Director Director Director Director Director

Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam Mark Slaats Cherrei Tian Alice Williamson

Associate Director Associate Director Associate Director Associate Director

Sophie Kempson

Programme Development Director

Contents Events 3 Introduction 4 Covid-19 5 Open Evenings 6 Weekend Openings

INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants 8 Participant Specialities 9 Dealers 15 Auction Houses 22 Auction Dates 23

INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Maps

EAST ASIAN ART Participants 32 Participant Specialities 34 Dealers 46 Auction Houses 58 Auction Dates 60

TRACES: BAGRI ART TRAIL

OCS Centenary Exhibition

Asian Collections, Societies, etc 66 67 68 70

Asian Collections in London Asian Collections Outside London Asian Societies and Cultural Centres Other Asian Collections

Sponsors and Partners

EAST ASIAN ART Maps

Introduction

The 24th edition of Asian Art in London takes place from 21st October – 6th November 2021. This year, for the second time, the event is divided into two parts: From 21st – 30th October the focus is on Indian & Islamic Art. From 28th October – 6th November the focus is on East Asian Art. Some exhibitors will be open for both events, so we advise visitors to consult both sections of this guide and the maps and, for the very latest updates, please visit: www.asianartinlondon.com

第二十四届伦敦亚洲艺术周将于2021 年10月21日至11月6日举行。本年度的盛事再度分为两个板块: 10月21日-10月30日印度与伊斯兰艺术 10月28日-11月6日东亚艺术部分参展商会全程参与，请参阅手册中的信息与地图以获取准确详情; 欲知最新内容，敬请登陆官方网站查询: www.asianartinlondon.com

Asian Art in London +44 (0)7388 863 976 info@asianartinlondon.com www.asianartinlondon.com

Covid-19

Covid-19 The contents of this guide are believed to be correct at the time of printing, but Covid-19 creates uncertainty for everyone and Asian Art in London wishes all visitors to remain safe. Galleries and Auction houses may each have their own requirements regarding masks and social distancing and all will have hand sanitizers available. We hope that visitors will enjoy Asian Art in London as usual, but we encourage visitors to check websites or telephone galleries to make sure they are open outside normal hours. Depending on circumstances it may be necessary to make a timed appointment to visit. The guidebook provides all the information as to websites, telephone numbers and the whereabouts of each gallery. This is also repeated on the Asian Art in London website: www.asianartinlondon.com We wish all our visitors an enjoyable event.

Open Evenings

Open Evenings Participating Galleries and Auction Houses are delighted to invite you to Late Evening Viewings. At the time of writing, the following Participants will open late, but please check the Asian Art in London website for the latest information and please note that opening times will vary. www.asianartinlondon.com INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART 21st – 30th October ST JAMES’S Sunday 24th October 17.00 onwards

MAYFAIR MONDAY 25th October 17.00 onwards Joost van den Bergh | The Mayor Gallery | Shapero Rare Books Ltd

EAST ASIAN ART 29th October – 7th November KENSINGTON CHURCH STREET Saturday 30TH October 17.00 onwards J.A.N. Fine Art | Marchant | Shahnaz Gallery | Jorge Welsh Works of Art

ST JAMES’S Sunday 31st October 17.00 onwards

MAYFAIR Monday 1st November 17.00 onwards

Weekend Openings

Weekend Openings INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART 21st – 30th October Most Participants are open on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th October for viewing, but please check this guidebook for times

EAST ASIAN ART 28th October – 6th November Most Participants are open on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st October for viewing, but please check this guidebook for times

For the latest up-to-date information please visit: www.asianartinlondon.com

Participants INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART 21st – 30th October

INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Specialities

Dealers 1

Joost van den Bergh

Eskenazi Limited

John Eskenazi

Peter Finer

Grosvenor Gallery

Jonathan Hope

J.A.N. Fine Art

The Mayor Gallery

Sue Ollemans

Shahnaz Gallery

Shapero Rare Books Ltd

Runjeet Singh

Auction Houses 13

Bonhams New Bond Street

Chiswick Auctions

Christie’s

Nagel Auktionen

Roseberys

Sotheby’s

M I S H C

Islamic & Middle Eastern Art Indian Art Southeast Asian Art Himalayan & Central Asian Art Chinese Art

Speciality

J Japanese Art K Korean Art E Export Art Co Contemporary Art V Vietnamese Art

INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Dealers

Joost van den Bergh 1 | SEE MAP PAGE 27 EXHIBITIONS

Shrinathji: Krishna paintings from Nathdwara COLLECT: recent acquisitions ON VIEW 26th October – 6th November AT The Mayor Gallery 21 Cork Street, First Floor Mayfair, London W1S 3LZ SPECIALISATION Indian and Japanese art EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Sat-Sun 11.00-17.00 Mon 25th Oct 10.00-20.00

Joost van den Bergh Business address: By appointment only One Princes Place, Duke Street, St James’s, London SW1Y 6DE +44 (0)7768 038 384 joost@joostvandenbergh.com www.joostvandenbergh.com

Eskenazi Ltd 2 | SEE MAP PAGE 27 EXHIBITION

Tang: Ceramics, Metalwork and Sculpture Catalogue available ON VIEW 21st October – 6th November SPECIALISATION Chinese works of art EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 09.30-17.30 Sat 30th Oct 10.00 - 17.00 Sun 31st Oct 10.00 - 17.00 Sat 6th Nov 10.00 - 17.00

Daniel Eskenazi, Sarah Wong, Ling Zhu 10 Clifford Street, Mayfair London W1S 2LJ +44 (0)20 7493 5464 gallery@eskenazi.co.uk www.eskenazi.co.uk

10 INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Dealers

John Eskenazi Ltd 3 | EXHIBITION

Recent Acquisitions ON VIEW 21st October – 6th November AT Please contact the gallery

John Eskenazi By appointment only PO Box 55621 London W9 2XA +44 (0)20 7409 3001 john.eskenazi@john-eskenazi.com www.john-eskenazi.com

SPECIALISATION Indian, Gandharan, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Sculpture EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Sat-Sun 10.00-18.00 Please telephone or email for an appointment, weekends included

Peter Finer 4 | SEE MAP PAGE 25 EXHIBITION

Mythical Beasts and Worldly Creatures Catalogue available

Redmond Finer 38-39 Duke Street, St James’s London SW1Y 6DF +44 (0)20 7839 5666 gallery@peterfiner.com www.peterfiner.com

ON VIEW 21st October – 6th November SPECIALISATION Antique Arms and Armour from cultures worldwide EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Sat-Sun 10.00-18.00 Sun 24th Oct 10:00-20.30

INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Dealers

Grosvenor Gallery 5 | SEE MAP PAGE 25 EXHIBITION

Senaka Senanayake: Splendours of the Rainforest Catalogue available ON VIEW 21st October – 6th November SPECIALISATION Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art

Conor Macklin, Charles Moore Kajoli Khanna

EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00 Sat 12.00-16.00 by appointment only

+44 (0)20 7484 7979

Sun 24th

35 Bury Street, St James’s London SW1Y 6AY art@grosvenorgallery.com www.grosvenorgallery.com

12.00-20.30

Jonathan Hope 6 | SEE MAP PAGE 25 EXHIBITION

From India to Indonesia, Traditions and Trade Catalogue available ON VIEW 23rd – 29th October AT Gallery 8, 8 Duke Street St. James’s, London SW1Y 6BN SPECIALISATION Rare textiles, ethnographic and Asian art EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 11.00-18.00 Sat 23rd Oct 11.00-18.00 Sun 24th Oct 11.00-20.00

Jonathan Hope Business address: Kensington Please telephone or email for an appointment +44 (0)20 7581 5023 +44 (0)7711 961 937 jonathan.glenhope@ virginmedia.com www.instagram.com/ tribalartandtextiles/

INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Dealers

J.A.N. Fine Art 7 | SEE MAP PAGE 26 EXHIBITION

Mythical Beasts on Silk ON VIEW 21st October – 27th October

Kikue Shimizu Adam Shimizu 132 Kensington Church Street London W8 4BH +44 (0)20 7792 0736 +44 (0)7703 989 724

SPECIALISATION Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Ceramics and Works of Art along with Islamic Textiles EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Sat 23rd Oct By appointment only Sun 24th Oct By appointment only

info@jan-fineart-london.com www.jan-fineart-london.com

The Mayor Gallery 8 | SEE MAP PAGE 27 EXHIBITION

Chinese and Japanese Abstract Paintings of the 20th and 21st centuries ON VIEW 25th October – 6th November James Mayor, Christine Hourde 21 Cork Street, First Floor Mayfair, London W1S 3LZ +44 (0)7766 950 550 christine@mayorgallery.com www.mayorgallery.com

SPECIALISATION Indian and Japanese art EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Sat-Sun 11.00-17.00 Mon 25th Oct 10.00-20.00

INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Dealers

Sue Ollemans 9 | SEE MAP PAGE 25 EXHIBITION

Ancient Jewels from Asia Catalogue available online ON VIEW 21st October – 6th November AT One Princes Place Duke Street, St James’s London SW1Y 6DE SPECIALISATION Asian Jewellery and Related Pieces EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Saturdays 11.00-17.00 Sun 24th Oct 11.00-20.00 Sun 31st Oct 11.00-20.00

Sue Ollemans 8 St James’s Square London SW1Y 4JU +44 (0)7775 566 356 sue@ollemans.com www.ollemans.com

Shahnaz Gallery 10 | SEE MAP PAGE 26 EXHIBITION

Rare and Important Islamic & Asian Works of Art Catalogue available ON VIEW 21st October – 6th November SPECIALISATION Islamic and Asian Art & Antiques EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 11.00-17.30 Sat 23rd Oct 12.00-16.00 Sun 24th Oct 12.00-16.00 Sat 30th Oct 12.00-20.30

Shahnaz Mohamed Bashir Mohamed 101 Kensington Church Street London W8 7LN +44 (0)20 7792 0330 +44 (0)7903 022 669 info@shahnazgallery.com www.shahnazgallery.com

INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Dealers

Shapero Rare Books Ltd 11 | SEE MAP PAGE 27 EXHIBITION

The Islamic World in Manuscript and Print Roxana Kashani 106 New Bond Street, Mayfair London W1S 1DN +44 (0)20 7493 0876 rarebooks@shapero.com www.shapero.com

ON VIEW 21st – 30th October SPECIALISATION Islamica & Near East, Books and Manuscripts EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Sat 23rd Oct 10.00-18.00 Sun 24th Oct Closed Mon 25th Oct 10.00-20.00

Runjeet Singh 12 | SEE MAP PAGE 25 EXHIBITION

Eastern Arms & Armour Catalogue available online ON VIEW 21st October – 6th November SPECIALISATION Asian arms, armour and associated objects Runjeet Singh One Princes Place Duke Street, St James’s London SW1Y 6DE +44 (0)7866 424 803 info@runjeetsingh.com www.runjeetsingh.com

EXHIBITION HOURS Thurs 21st - Fri 29th Oct 10.00-18.00 Sat 23rd 11.00-17.00 Sun 24th 11:00-20.00 Sat 30th Oct–Sat 6th Nov By appointment only

Auction Houses INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART 21st – 30th October

16 INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Auction Houses

Bonhams 13 | SEE MAP PAGE 27 101 New Bond Street, Mayfair London W1S 1SR +44 (0)20 7447 7447 www.bonhams.com/islamic

Bonhams are international auctioneers of Islamic and Indian art. Offering a wide range of objects, which represent the diverse and rich cultural heritage of the Islamic world, our auctions include manuscripts and works on paper, ceramics, metalwork, textiles and arms and armour from the 7th century to the 20th century. We also feature works from India’s finest artistic traditions; from Rajput and Mughal miniature paintings to Buddhist, Jain and Hindu sculpture, art from the Sikh kingdoms as well as jewellery and jade from India’s royal courts. Islamic Department Oliver White +44 (0)20 7468 8303 oliver.white@bonhams.com

Catalogue available Please note: all sale times and viewing times should be confirmed

AUCTION

Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Mon 25th Oct

11.00

VIEWING Thurs 21st Oct Fri 22nd Oct Sun 24th Oct

09.00-16.30 09.00-16.30 11.00-15.00

INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Auction Houses

Chiswick Auctions 14 | 1 Colville Road, Chiswick London, W3 8BL +44 (0)20 8992 4442 www.chiswickauctions.co.uk

AUCTION

Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern & African Art Fri 29th Oct

11.00

VIEWING 22nd – 28th Oct 11.00-17.00 Fri 29th Oct Until 11.00 AUCTION

Islamic & Indian Art Fri 29th Oct

13.00

VIEWING 22nd – 28th Oct 11.00-17.00 Fri 29th Oct Until 12.00

Islamic Art, Indian Art, Iranian Art, Southeast Asian Art, 19th-century Orientalist paintings and furniture, Textiles, Indian and Iranian Jewellery. Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern & African Art Janet Rady +44 (0)20 8992 4442 janet.rady@chiswickauctions.co.uk Islamic & Indian Art Beatrice Campi +44 (0)20 8992 4442 beatrice.campi@ chiswickauctions.co.uk

Catalogues available Please note: all sale times and viewing times should be confirmed

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Christie’s 15 | SEE MAP PAGE 25 8 King Street, St James’s London SW1Y 6QT +44 (0)20 7839 9060 www.christies.com

Christie’s has sold Asian and Islamic art since its first auction in 1766. The company continues to sell the finest Asian and Islamic art at its sales in London, New York, Hong Kong and Paris. Indian & Islamic Department Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam +44 (0)20 7389 2509 batighi@christies.com Oriental Rugs & Carpets Louise Broadhurst +44 (0)20 7389 2603 lbroadhurst@christies.com Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Kate Hunt +44 (0)20 7752 3389 khunt@christies.com

Catalogue available Please note: all sale times and viewing times should be confirmed

AUCTION

Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Oriental Rugs and Carpets Thurs 28th Oct 11.00 VIEWING Sun 24th Oct Mon 25th Oct Tues 26th Oct Weds 27th Oct

12.00-20.00 09.00-17.00 09.00-17.00 09.00-20.00

LECTURE Mon 1st Nov 17.00 Oriental Ceramic Society Lecture A Fascination with Chinese Ceramics Speaker: Rosemary Scott

INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Auction Houses 19

Nagel Auktionen 16 | Neckarstr. 189-191 70190 Stuttgart, Germany +49-(0)-711-64969-310 +49-(0)-711-64969-316 www.auction.de

AUCTION IN STUTTGART

Japanese, Indian, Southeast Asian and Oriental Works of Art, Carpets and Rugs Tues 9th Nov 10.00 Weds 10th Nov 10.00 Thurs 11th Nov 10.00 No exhibition in London VIEWING IN STUTTGART ONLY Thurs 4th Nov 11.00-17.00 Fri 5th Nov 11.00-17.00 Sat 6th Nov 11.00-17.00 Sun 7th Nov 11.00-17.00

Nagel in Germany was founded in 1922 and has a tradition of almost 100 years in selling collectors’ rugs and carpets, Asian, Islamic and Tribal art. Two sales are held annually, in the autumn this year the focus is on collectors’ rugs and carpets, Indian and Japanese art. Michael Trautmann +49 (0)711 64969-310 trautmann@auction.de Tony Buchwald +49 (0)711 64969-316 buchwald@auction.de

Catalogue available Please note: all sale times and viewing times should be confirmed

20 INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Auction Houses

Roseberys 17 | SEE MAP PAGE 24 70-76 Knight’s Hill West Norwood London SE27 0JD +44 (0)20 8761 2522 clientservices@roseberys.co.uk www.roseberys.co.uk

Holding bi-annual specialist auctions since 2014, Roseberys’ Islamic & Indian Art department offers metalwork, pottery, manuscripts, glass, decorative arts and paintings, including modern and contemporary paintings. In addition, the department holds a specialist ‘Arts of India’ sale, featuring fine textiles, gold and silver boxes, Indian miniatures and modern and contemporary Indian Art. Islamic & Indian Arts alicebailey@roseberys.co.uk +44 (0)20 8761 2522 Junior Cataloguer & Researcher samhoward@roseberys.co.uk

Online catalogue available Please note: all sale times and viewing times should be confirmed

AUCTION

Islamic & Indian Arts Tues 26th Oct

11.00

AT 70-76 Knight’s Hill West Norwood London SE27 0JD VIEWING ST JAMES’S Thurs 21st Oct 12.00-17.00 AT The Clubhouse 8 St James’s Square London SW1Y 4JU VIEWING KNIGHT’S HILL SALEROOM Fri 22nd Oct 09.30-17.00 Sun 24th Oct 10.00-14.00 Mon 25th Oct 09.30-17.00 Tues 26th Oct 09.30-11.00

INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Auction Dates

Sotheby’s 18 | SEE MAP PAGE 27 34-35 New Bond Street, Mayfair, London W1A 2AA +44 (0)20 7293 5000 www.sothebys.com

AUCTION

The Orientalist Sale 22nd - 26th Oct Online AUCTION

Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art Tues 26th Oct

14.00

AUCTION

In an Indian Garden Weds 27th Oct 11.00 AUCTION

Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs & Carpets

Founded in 1744, Sotheby’s holds auctions of important collections and examples of Chinese, Japanese, Islamic and Indian & South Asian art in London. Islamic & Indian department Benedict Carter Benedict.Carter@sothebys.com +44 (0)20 7293 5113 Modern & Contemporary South Asian department Ishrat Kanga Ishrat.Kanga@sothebys.com +44 (0)20 7293 6603

Weds 27th Oct 13.00 VIEWING FOR ALL 4 AUCTIONS Fri 22nd Oct 09.00-16.30 Sat 23rd Oct 12.00-17.00 Sun 24th Oct 12.00-17.00 Mon 25th Oct 09.00-16.30 Tues 26th Oct 09.00-16.30 (09.00-12.00 for the Modern sale)

Orientalist Paintings department Claude Piening Claude.Piening@sothebys.com +44 (0)20 7293 5658

Catalogues available for some auctions Please note: all sale times and viewing times should be confirmed

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Monday 25th October BONHAMS

11.00

Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art

20th – 26th October SOTHEBY’S

The Orientalist Sale – Online only

Tuesday 26th October ROSEBERYS

11.00

SOTHEBY’S

14.00

Islamic & Indian Arts Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art

Wednesday 27th October SOTHEBY’S

11.00 13.00

In an Indian Garden Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs & Carpets

Thursday 28th October CHRISTIE’S

11.00

Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including Oriental Rugs and Carpets

Friday 29th October

CHISWICK AUCTIONS

11.00 13.00

Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern & African Art Islamic & Indian Art

Tuesday 9th - Thursday 11th November

NAGEL AUKTIONEN

10.00 daily

Japanese, Indian, Southeast Asian and Oriental Works of Art, Carpets and Rugs

Please note: all sale times should be confirmed

Maps INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART 21st – 30th October

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From Indian & Islamic Art...

...to East Asian Art

Participants EAST ASIAN ART 28th October – 6th November

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Dealers 19

Aktis Gallery

Joost van den Bergh

Eskenazi Ltd

John Eskenazi

Peter Finer

Michael Goedhuis

Grosvenor Gallery

Hanga Ten

J.A.N. Fine Art

Lam & Co UK

Littleton & Hennessy Asian Art

Marchant

Martindale Chinese Art

The Mayor Gallery

Marcel Nies Oriental Art

Sue Ollemans

Kevin Page

Susan Page Snuff Bottles

Simon Pilling

Priestley & Ferraro

Shahnaz Gallery

40 Jacqueline Simcox Ltd 41

Runjeet Singh

Jorge Welsh Works of Art Ltd

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EAST ASIAN ART Participants | Specialities 33

Auction Houses 43

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Adam’s

44 Bonhams New Bond Street 45

Bonhams Knightsbridge

46 Chiswick Auctions 47

Dore and Rees

48 Duke’s 49 Lyon & Turnbull 50

Nagel Auktionen

Roseberys

Sotheby’s

Sworders

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Islamic & Middle Eastern Art Indian Art Southeast Asian Art Himalayan & Central Asian Art Chinese Art

J Japanese Art K Korean Art E Export Art Co Contemporary Art V Vietnamese Art

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Aktis Gallery (UK) Ltd 19 | SEE MAP PAGE 93 EXHIBITION

China on the Global Art Scene: Zao Wou-Ki, Wang Keping, Gao Xingjian Anna Chalova Iana Kobeleva Business address: By appointment only Aktis Gallery 50 Jermyn Street, St James’s London SW1Y 6LX +44 (0)20 7629 6531 anna@aktis-gallery.co.uk iana@aktis-gallery.co.uk www.aktis-gallery.co.uk

ON VIEW 28th October – 6th November AT Cromwell Place, 4 Cromwell Place South Kensington London SW7 2JE SPECIALISATION Modern and Post-War Art EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Sat Sun 31st Oct Tues 2nd Nov

10.00-18.00 10.00-16.00 10.00-21.00

Joost van den Bergh 20 | SEE MAP PAGE 91 EXHIBITIONS

Japanese Design From Edo to today

COLLECT Recent acquisitions ON VIEW 26th October – 6th November Joost van den Bergh Business address: By appointment only One Princes Place Duke Street, St James’s London SW1Y 6DE +44 (0)7768 038 384 joost@joostvandenbergh.com www.joostvandenbergh.com

AT The Mayor Gallery 21 Cork Street, First Floor Mayfair, London W1S 3LZ SPECIALISATION Indian and Japanese Art EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Sat-Sun 11.00-17.00 Mon 1st Nov 10.00-20.00

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Eskenazi Ltd 21 | SEE MAP PAGE 91 EXHIBITION

Tang: Ceramics, Metalwork and Sculpture Catalogue available ON VIEW 21st October – 6th November SPECIALISATION Chinese Works of Art EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 09.30-17.30 Sat & Sun 10.00-17.00

Daniel Eskenazi, Sarah Wong, Ling Zhu 10 Clifford Street, Mayfair London W1S 2LJ +44 (0)20 7493 5464 gallery@eskenazi.co.uk www.eskenazi.co.uk

John Eskenazi Ltd 22 | EXHIBITION

Recent acquisitions ON VIEW 21st October – 6th November AT Please contact the gallery SPECIALISATION Indian, Gandharan, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Sculpture EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Sat-Sun 10.00-18.00 Please telephone or email for an appointment, weekends included

John Eskenazi By appointment only PO Box 55621 London, W9 2XA +44 (0)20 7409 3001 john.eskenazi@john-eskenazi.com www.john-eskenazi.com

36 EAST ASIAN ART Participants | Dealers

Peter Finer 23 | SEE MAP PAGE 92 EXHIBITION

Mythical Beasts and Worldly Creatures Catalogue available ON VIEW 21st October – 6th November

Redmond Finer 38-39 Duke Street, St James’s London SW1Y 6DF +44 (0)20 7839 5666 gallery@peterfiner.com www.peterfiner.com

SPECIALISATION Antique Arms and Armour from cultures worldwide EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Sat-Sun 10.00-18.00 Sun 31st Oct 10.00-20.30

Michael Goedhuis 24 | SEE MAP PAGE 93 EXHIBITION

New Ink Paintings ON VIEW 28th October – 6th November SPECIALISATION Chinese Contemporary Ink Paintings and Antiques

Michael Goedhuis 61 Cadogan Square, Flat 3 London SW1X 0HZ +44 (0)7760 625 375 london@michaelgoedhuis.com www.michaelgoedhuis.com

EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 11.00-17.00 Sat-Sun 12.00-17.00

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Grosvenor Gallery 25 | SEE MAP PAGE 92 EXHIBITION

Senaka Senanayake: Splendours of the Rainforest Catalogue available ON VIEW 21st October – 6th November SPECIALISATION Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00 Sat 12.00-16.00 By appointment only Sun 31st Oct 12:00-20.30

Conor Macklin, Charles Moore Kajoli Khanna 35 Bury Street, St James’s London SW1Y 6AY +44 (0)20 7484 7979 art@grosvenorgallery.com www.grosvenorgallery.com

Hanga Ten 26 | SEE MAP PAGE 92 EXHIBITION

The Master and The Apprentice Catalogue available online ON VIEW 31st October - 5th November AT Gallery 8, 8 Duke Street St James’s, London SW1Y 6BN SPECIALISATION Contemporary Japanese Prints and Paintings EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 11.00-18.00 Sun 31st Oct 11.00-20.00 Outside these hours by appointment

Chiko Nara Business address: By appointment only PO Box 67812, South Kensington London SW7 9BL +44 (0)7788 458 201 japaneseprints@hangten.com www.hangaten.com

38 EAST ASIAN ART Participants | Dealers

J.A.N. Fine Art 27 | SEE MAP PAGE 90 EXHIBITION

Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art ON VIEW 28th October – 6th November

Kikue Shimizu Adam Shimizu 132 Kensington Church Street London W8 4BH +44 (0)20 7792 0736 +44 (0)7703 989 724 info@jan-fineart-london.com www.jan-fineart-london.com

SPECIALISATION Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Ceramics and Works of Art along with Islamic Textiles EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Sat 30th Oct 11.00-19.00 Sun 31st Oct By appointment Sat 6th Nov 11.00-18.00

Lam & Co UK 28 | SEE MAP PAGE 92 EXHIBITION

Chinese Works of Art ON VIEW 28th October – 6th November SPECIALISATION Chinese Art EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Sat – Sun Closed Rex Lam 4 Mason’s Yard, St. James’s London SW1Y 6BU +44 (0)7754 970 153 gallery@lamcouk.com www.lamcouk.com

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Littleton & Hennessy Asian Art 29 | SEE MAP PAGE 92 EXHIBITION

New Forms – Song/Yuan Catalogue available ON VIEW 28th October – 5th November

Mark Slaats

SPECIALISATION Chinese Works of Art and Scholars’ Objects

1 Princes Place Duke Street, St James’s London SW1Y 6DE

EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00 Sat 30th Oct 12.00-18.00 Sun 31 Oct 12.00-20.30

+44 (0)20 7930 0888 mark@littletonandhennessy.com www.littletonandhennessy.com

Marchant 30 | SEE MAP PAGE 90 EXHIBITION

Famille Verte from Private Collections Catalogue available ON VIEW 28th October to 12th November (closed 6th – 7th Nov) SPECIALISATION Chinese Imperial Ming and Qing Porcelain, Jade and Works of Art EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Sat 30th Oct 10.30-20.30 Sun 31st Oct 11.00-17.00

Richard Marchant, Stuart Marchant Samuel Marchant, Natalie Marchant 120 Kensington Church Street London W8 4BH +44 (0)20 7229 5319 +44 (0)20 7229 3770 gallery@marchantasianart.com www.marchantasianart.com

40 EAST ASIAN ART Participants | Dealers

Martindale Chinese Art 31 | SEE MAP PAGE 91 EXHIBITION

Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Catalogue available online ON VIEW 28th October – 6th November

William Martindale Business address: By appointment only 34 South Molton Street London W1K 5RG +44 (0)7581 228 572 info@martindalechineseart.com www.martindalechineseart.com

AT Shapero Rare Books Ltd 106 New Bond Street, Mayfair London W1S 1DN SPECIALISATION Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Saturdays 10.00-18.00 Sun 31st Oct 11.00-17.00 Mon 1st Nov 10.00-20.00

The Mayor Gallery 32 | SEE MAP PAGE 91 EXHIBITION

Chinese and Japanese Abstract Paintings of the 20th and 21st centuries James Mayor, Christine Hourde 21 Cork Street, First Floor Mayfair, London W1S 3LZ +44 (0)7768 038 384 +44 (0)7766 950 550 christine@mayorgallery.com www.mayorgallery.com

ON VIEW 25th October – 6th November SPECIALISATION Indian and Japanese art EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Sat-Sun 11.00-17.00 Mon 1st Nov 10.00-20.00

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Marcel Nies Oriental Art 33 | SEE MAP PAGE 91 EXHIBITION

Art & Devotion: The Splendour and Worship of Asian Sculpture Catalogue available ON VIEW 28th October - 6th November AT 27 Dover Street, Mayfair London W1S 4LZ SPECIALISATION Southeast Asian, Indian and Himalayan Sculpture EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Sun 31st Oct 18.00-21.00 Mon 1st Nov 18.00-21.00

Marcel Nies +324 75 65 10 85 Elena Nies +447 85 77 88 121 Business address: Lange Gasthuisstraat 28 2000, Antwerp Belgium info@marcelnies.com www.marcelnies.com

Sue Ollemans 34 | SEE MAP PAGE 92 EXHIBITION

Ancient Asian Jewels Catalogue available ON VIEW 21st October – 6th November AT One Princes Place Duke Street, St James’s London SW1Y 6DE

Sue Ollemans

SPECIALISATION Asian Jewellery and Related Pieces

Business address: 8 St James’s Square St James’s, London SW1Y 4JU

EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Saturdays 10.00-18.00 Sun 31st Oct 10:00-20.30

+44 (0)7775 566 356 sue@ollemans.com www.ollemans.com

42 EAST ASIAN ART Participants | Dealers

Kevin Page Oriental Art 35 | SEE MAP PAGE 95 EXHIBITION

Masters of the Meiji-Era Catalogue available ON VIEW 28th October – 6th November SPECIALISATION Chinese and Japanese Fine Art and Antiques Kevin Page, Matthew De Boise 7 Pierrepont Row London N1 8EE

EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.30-16.30 By appointment only

+44 (0)20 7226 8558 +44 (0)7855 839 960 info@kevinpage.co.uk www.kevinpage.co.uk

Susan Page Snuff Bottles 36 | SEE MAP PAGE 92 EXHIBITION

Chinese Snuff Bottles Catalogue available ON VIEW 28th October - 6th November

Susan Page Business Address: Green Park House, 15 Stratton Street London W1J 8LQ By appointment only +44 (0)7721 747 153 susan@snuffbottlepages.com www.snuffbottlepages.com

AT Daniel Crouch Rare Books 4 Bury Street, St James’s London SW1Y 6AB SPECIALISATION Chinese Snuff Bottles made for use in the 18th and 19th centuries EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Saturdays 11.00-17.00 Sun 31st Oct 12.00-20.30

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Simon Pilling 37 | SEE MAP PAGE 92 EXHIBITION

Regeneration Catalogue available ON VIEW 31st October – 5th November AT Gallery 8, 8 Duke Street St James’s, London SW1Y 6BN SPECIALISATION Japanese Works of Art including Contemporary; specialising in Fine Lacquer EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 11.00-18.00 Sun 31st Oct 11.00-20.30 Outside these hours by appointment

Simon Pilling Business address: By appointment only PO Box 40062 London N6 6XB +44 (0)7946 577 303 simon@simonpilling.co.uk www.simonpilling.co.uk

Priestley & Ferraro 38 | SEE MAP PAGE 92 EXHIBITION

Sinews of Stone: Jade Carving in the Ming Dynasty and Early Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Catalogues available ON VIEW 28th October – 5th November SPECIALISATION Early Chinese and Korean Ceramics and Works of Art EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 09.30-17.30 Sat 30th Oct 11.00-17.00 Sun 31st Oct 11.00-20.30

David Priestley Alice Williamson 3 Bury Street, St James’s London SW1Y 6AB +44 (0)20 7930 6228 gallery@priestleyandferraro.com www.priestleyandferraro.com

44 EAST ASIAN ART Participants | Dealers

Shahnaz Gallery 39 | SEE MAP PAGE 90 EXHIBITION

Rare and Important Islamic & Asian Works of Art Catalogue available ON VIEW 21st October – 6th November

Shahnaz Mohamed Bashir Mohamed 101 Kensington Church Street London W8 7LN +44 (0)20 7792 0330 +44 (0)7903 022 669

SPECIALISATION Islamic and Asian Art & Antiques EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 11.00-17.30 Sat 30th Oct 12.00-20.30 Sun 31st Oct 12.00-16.00 Sat 6th Nov 12.00.16.00

info@shahnazgallery.com www.shahnazgallery.com

Jacqueline Simcox Ltd 40 | SEE MAP PAGE 91 EXHIBITION

Chinese Textiles ON VIEW 28th October – 6th November

Jacqueline Simcox Business address: By appointment only 54 Linton Street, Islington London N1 7AS +44 (0)7775 566 388 js@jacquelinesimcox.com www.jacquelinesimcox.com

AT Shapero Rare Books Ltd 106 New Bond Street Mayfair London W1S 1DN SPECIALISATION Chinese silk textiles EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Saturdays 10.00-18.00 Sun 31st Oct 11.00-17.00 Mon 1st Nov 10.00-20.00

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Runjeet Singh 41 | SEE MAP PAGE 92 EXHIBITION

Eastern Arms & Armour Catalogue available online ON VIEW 21st October – 6th November SPECIALISATION Asian arms, armour and associated objects EXHIBITION HOURS Mon 21st Fri 29th Oct 10.00-18.00 Sat 23rd Oct 11.00-17.00 Sun 24th Oct 11:00-20.00 30th Oct - 6th Nov By appointment only

Runjeet Singh One Princes Place Duke Street, St James’s London SW1Y 6DE +44 (0)7866 424 803 info@runjeetsingh.com www.runjeetsingh.com

Jorge Welsh Works of Art 42 | SEE MAP PAGE 90 EXHIBITION

Porcelain People: Figures from the Qing Dynasty Catalogue available ON VIEW 30th October - 6th November SPECIALISATION Cross-Cultural Works of Art from China, India, Japan and Africa with Emphasis on Chinese Export Porcelain EXHIBITION HOURS Mon-Fri 09.00-17.30 Sat 30th Oct 12.00-20.30 Sun 31st Oct By appointment Sat 6th Nov 10.30-17.30

Jorge Welsh 116 Kensington Church Street London W8 4BH +44 (0)20 7229 2140 +44 (0)7831 186 224 uk@jorgewelsh.com www.jorgewelsh.com

Auction Houses EAST ASIAN ART 28th October – 6th November

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Adam’s Auctioneers & Valuers 43 | 26 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 D02 X665, Ireland +353 86 083 6406 www.adams.ie

AUCTION

Fine Chinese, Himalayan, Vietnamese, South-East Asian, Korean, Japanese, Indian & Islamic Arts Fri 19th Nov Sat 20th Nov

14.00 14.00

VIEWING IN LONDON Refer to website for location Thurs 28th Oct to Sat 6th Nov 10.00-18.00 VIEWING IN DUBLIN Fri 12th to Fri 19th Nov Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00 Sat 13th & Sun 14th 13.00-17.00

Established in 1887, Adam’s Auctioneers & Valuers is the leading Irish Fine Art Auction House and one of the fastest growing companies of the industry. With two major auctions a year timed with both ‘Printemps Asiatique Paris’ and ‘Asian Art in London’, Adam’s Asian Art Department brings to both seasoned and novice collectors a wide variety of Asian artefacts and paintings, most with named provenances, divided into five specialities: Chinese & Himalayan Arts, Vietnam & South East Asian, Japan & Korea, India & Islamic World and Asian Painters & Modern Art. Thibault A. Duval +353 86 083 6406 thibault@adams.ie

Catalogue available Please note: all sale times and viewing times should be confirmed

48 EAST ASIAN ART Participants | Auction Houses

Bonhams 44 | SEE MAP PAGE 91 101 New Bond Street, Mayfair London W1S 1SR +44 (0)20 7447 7447 www.bonhams.com/chinese www.bonhams.com/japanese

Bonhams are international auctioneers of fine Chinese and Japanese art. We specialise in rare Imperial and Export Chinese ceramics and works of art, as well as Japanese ceramics, fine and decorative works of art from the Jomon period to the 20th century. Chinese Department Asaph Hyman +44 (0)20 7468 8248 asaph.hyman@bonhams.com www.bonhams.com/chinese Japanese Department Suzannah Yip +44 (0)20 7468 8368 suzannah.yip@bonhams.com www.bonhams.com/japanese

EXHIBITION Weds 27th Oct - Tues 2nd Nov R.H.R. Palmer, His Collection, and the Oriental Ceramic Society: 1921-1970

AUCTION

The Parry Collection of Chinese Art Tues 2nd Nov

10.00

AUCTION

Fine Chinese Art Tues 2nd Nov

13.00

VIEWING FOR BOTH AUCTIONS Fri 29th Oct 09.00–16.30 Sat & Sun 11.00–17.00 Mon 1st Nov 09.00–19.30* (*from 16.00-19.30 viewing in one gallery) AUCTION

Fine Japanese Art Thurs 4th Nov

11.00

VIEWING Sun 31st Oct 11.00-17.00 Mon 1st Nov 09.00-19.30 Tues 2nd Nov 09.00-16.30 Weds 3rd Nov 09.00-19.30* (*from 16.00-19.30 viewing in one gallery)

LECTURE Mon 1st Nov 18.00-19.30 The Parry & R.H.R. Palmer Collections Speaker: Dominic Jellinek BOOK SIGNING Mon 1st Nov 17.00-18.00 Dr. Teresa Canepa & Katharine Butler ‘Leaping the Dragon Gate’ The Sir Michael Butler Collection

Catalogues available Please note: all sale times and viewing times should be confirmed

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Bonhams Knightsbridge 45 | SEE MAP PAGE 93 Montpelier Street, Knightsbridge London SW7 1HH +44 (0)20 7447 7447 www.bonhams.com

AUCTION

Asian Art Mon 1st Nov

10.00

VIEWING Fri 29th Oct Sat 30th Oct Sun 31st Oct

09.00-16.30 11.00-17.00 11.00-17.00

The Department holds two specialised Asian Art auctions each year, comprising Chinese ceramics, works of art, textiles and paintings; also including pieces from Japan, Korea, the Himalayas and South East Asia. Rachel Hyman +44 (0)20 7393 3854 Rachel.hyman@bonhams.com Bianca Dolfin +44 (0)20 7393 3886 Bianca.dolfin@bonhams.com

Catalogue available Please note: all sale times and viewing times should be confirmed

50 EAST ASIAN ART Participants | Auction Houses

Chiswick Auctions 46 | 1 Colville Road, Chiswick London W3 8BL +44 (0)20 8992 4442 www.chiswickauctions.co.uk

Chinese Art, Chinese Paintings and Works on Paper, Japanese Art, Tibetan Art, Korean Art. Asian Art Lazarus Halstead +44 (0)20 8992 4442 lazarus@chiswickauctions.co.uk

AUCTION

Fine Chinese Paintings Tues 16th Nov

09.00

AUCTION

Inscriptions in Chinese Art Tues 16th Nov

10.30

AUCTION

Asian Art I Tues 16th Nov

12.00

AUCTION

Asian Art II Weds 17th Nov 10.00 VIEWING Thurs 11th Nov - Sun 14th Nov 11.00-16.00

Catalogue available Please note: all sale times and viewing times should be confirmed

EAST ASIAN ART Participants | Auction Houses

Dore & Rees 47 | SEE MAP PAGE 94 Vicarage Street Frome BA11 1PU +44 (0)1373 462 257 www.doreandrees.com

AUCTION

Fine Asian Art Mon 8th Nov Tues 9th Nov

10.30 10.30

AT Dore & Rees Auction Salerooms Vicarage Street Frome BA11 1PU VIEWING Fri 5th Nov Sat 6th Nov Sun 7th Nov

Led by Lee Young, Dore & Rees holds two Asian auctions a year, focusing on fine examples of Chinese, Japanese and South Asian Art. Asian Art Lee Young +44 (0)1373 462 257 +44 (0)7825 426555 lee.young@doreandrees.com

10.00-16.00 10.00-16.00 10.00-16.00

VIEWING LONDON - HIGHLIGHTS Sun 31st Oct 12.00-18.00 Mon 1st Nov 10.00-18.00 Tues 2nd Nov 10.00-16.00 AT Asia House 63 New Cavendish Street London W1G 7LP

Catalogue available Please note: all sale times and viewing times should be confirmed

52 EAST ASIAN ART Participants | Auction Houses

Duke’s 48 | Brewery Square Dorchester Dorset DT1 1GA +44 (0)1305 265 080 www.dukes-auctions.com

Rufus Bird has joined Duke’s from the Royal Collection. Rufus was instrumental in steering to publication the Chinese & Japanese Works of Art in the collection of HM The Queen, by the late John Ayers. Duke’s have an outstanding reputation for selling private collections and producing superbly curated catalogues. The sale of the collection of Anthony du Boulay in 2019 was testament to their success. Rufus Bird +44 (0)1305 265 080 rufus.bird@dukes-auctions.com Guy Schwinge +44 (0)1305 265 080 guy.schwinge@dukes-auctions.com

Catalogue available Please note: all sale times and viewing times should be confirmed

AUCTION

Asian Art Thurs 25th Nov 10.30 VIEWING DORCHESTER Sat 20th Nov 10.00-16.00 Mon 22nd Nov 09.30-17.00 Tues 23rd Nov 09.30-17.00 Weds 24th Nov 09.30-17.00

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Lyon & Turnbull 49 | SEE MAP PAGE 94 22 Connaught Street London W2 2AF +44 (0)207 930 9115 www.lyonandturnbull.com

AUCTION LIVE ONLINE

Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art Fri 5th Nov

10.00

VIEWING IN LONDON 29th October - 4th November By appointment only 10.00-17.00 AT 22 Connaught Street London W2 2AF

Established in Edinburgh in 1826, Lyon & Turnbull is Scotland’s oldest firm of auctioneers holding regular sales of Asian art, notably Chinese. Grace Tu +44 (0)20 7930 9115 +44 (0)7467 953 462 grace.tu@lyonandturnbull.com www.lyonandturnbull.com

NOTICE The auction will be conducted live online from the Edinburgh venue: +44 (0)131 557 8844

Catalogue available Please note: all sale times and viewing times should be confirmed

54 EAST ASIAN ART Participants | Auction Houses

Nagel Auktionen 50 | Neckarstr. 189-191 70190 Stuttgart, Germany +49-(0)-711-64969-310 +49-(0)-711-64969-316 www.auction.de

Nagel in Germany was founded in 1922 and has a tradition of almost 100 years in selling art. Nagel is the market leader in German-speaking countries for Asian art and auctions are held annually in June and December. Michael Trautmann +49 (0)711 64969-310 trautmann@auction.de Tony Buchwald +49 (0)711 64969-316 buchwald@auction.de

Catalogue available Please note: all sale times and viewing times should be confirmed

AUCTION IN STUTTGART

Fine Asian Art

Weds 8th Dec 09.30 Thurs 9th Dec 09.30 No exhibition in London VIEWING IN STUTTGART ONLY Thurs 4th Dec 11.00-17.00 Fri 5th Dec 11.00-17.00 Sat 6th Dec 11.00-17.00

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Roseberys 51 | SEE MAP PAGE 92 70-76 Knight’s Hill West Norwood London SE27 0JD +44 (0)20 8751 2522 www.roseberys.co.uk clientservices@roseberys.co.uk

VIEWING ST JAMES’S Sat 30th Oct 12.00-17.00 Sun 31st Oct 10.00-20.00 The Nine British Art, 9 Bury Street St. James’s, London SW1Y 6AB

Established more than 30 years ago, Roseberys’ main offices are in the heart of Mayfair and Lambeth. Roseberys holds more than 30 auctions a year in a wide range of specialist areas. The Asian art department features two specialised auctions each year: mainly Chinese ceramics, works of art, textiles and paintings, but also pieces from Japan, the Himalayas and South East Asia. Roseberys is also a globally recognised market place for Indian and Islamic art, hosting bi-annual sales in this field.

VIEWING KNIGHT’S HILL SALEROOM Fri 5th Nov 09.30-17.00 Sun 7th Nov 10.00-14.00 Mon 8th Nov 09.30-17.00

Chinese & South East Asian Art Bill Forrest +44 (0)7912 719 214 billforrest@roseberys.co.uk

AUCTION

Asian Art Tues 9th Nov 10.00 Weds 10th Nov 10.00 AT 70-76 Knight’s Hill West Norwood London SE27 0JD

Japanese Art Elizabeth Wormald +44 (0)20 8761 2522 elizabethwormald@ roseberys.co.uk Junior Cataloguer & Researcher Sam Howard samhoward@roseberys.co.uk Online catalogue available Please note: all sale times and viewing times should be confirmed

56 EAST ASIAN ART Participants | Auction Houses

Sotheby’s 52 | SEE MAP PAGE 91 34-35 New Bond Street Mayfair, London W1A 2AA +44 (0)20 7293 5000 www.sothebys.com

Founded in 1744, Sotheby’s holds auctions of important collections and examples of Chinese, Japanese, Islamic and Indian & South Asian art in London. Chinese Department Caroline Schulten Caroline.Schulten@sothebys.com +44 (0)20 7293 6544 Japanese Department Mark Hinton +44 (0)20 7293 6537 Mark.Hinton@sothebys.com Jon Adjetey +44 20 7293 6325 Jon.Adjetey@sothebys.com

AUCTION

Important Chinese Art Weds 3rd Nov 10.00 AUCTION

Two Americans in Paris The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection of Asian Art Thurs 4th Nov

10.00

VIEWING FOR BOTH AUCTIONS Sat 30th Oct - Sun 31st Oct 12.00-17.00 Mon 1st Nov 09.00-20.00 Tues 2nd Nov 09.00-16.30 Weds 3rd Nov (Myers auction only) 09.00-16.30 ONLINE AUCTIONS

The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour 22nd October – 2nd November Online

Meiji Period Art 22nd October – 3rd November Online

Fine Japanese Works of Art 22nd October – 5th November Online VIEWING HIGHLIGHTS 30th October – 2nd November

Catalogues available for some auctions Please note: all sale times and viewing times should be confirmed

VIEWING Sat 30th Oct - Sun 31st Oct 12.00-17.00 Mon 1st Nov 09.00-20.00 Tues 2nd Nov 09.00-16.30

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Sworders 53 | SEE MAP PAGE 95 15 Cecil Court London SW2N 4EZ +44 (0)20 3971 2500 www.sworder.co.uk

AUCTION IN STANSTED

Asian Art

Fri 5th Nov

10.00

AT Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers Cambridge Road Stansted Mountfitchet Essex CM24 8GE VIEWING IN LONDON BY APPOINTMENT 15 Cecil Court London SW2N 4EZ Sat 30th Oct Sun 31st Oct Mon 1st Nov Tues 2nd Nov Weds 3rd Nov Thurs 4th Nov

10.00-13.00 10.00-13.00 10.00-16.00 10.00-16.00 10.00-16.00 10.00-16.00

Sworders was established in a coffee shop in 1782 and is one of the UK’s leading Fine Art Auctioneers. We conduct two auctions of Chinese and Japanese ceramics, works of art and paintings a year, with our autumn sale coinciding with Asian Art in London. All lots will be on extended view at our London Office in Cecil Court adjacent to Leicester Square, while the sale itself will take place at our Stanstead Mountfitchet auction room. Yexue Li +44 (0)20 3971 2500 YexueLi@sworder.co.uk

Catalogue available Please note: all sale times and viewing times should be confirmed

58 EAST ASIAN ART Participants | Auction Dates

22nd October to 2nd November SOTHEBY’S

Online Only The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour

22nd October to 3rd November SOTHEBY’S

Online Only Meiji Period Art

22nd October to 5th November SOTHEBY’S

Online Only Fine Japanese Works of Art

Monday 1st November

BONHAMS KNIGHTSBRIDGE

10.00

Asian Art

Tuesday 2nd November BONHAMS

10.00

The Parry Collection of Chinese Art

BONHAMS

13.00

Fine Chinese Art

Wednesday 3rd November SOTHEBY’S

10.00

Important Chinese Art

Thursday 4th November SOTHEBY’S

10.00

Two Americans in Paris - The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection of Asian Art

BONHAMS

11.00 Fine Japanese Art Friday 5th November

LYON & TURNBULL

10.00

Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art (Online only)

SWORDERS

10.00

Asian Art

Monday 8th November

DORE & REES

10.30

Fine Asian Art

Please note: all sale times should be confirmed

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Tuesday 9th November ROSEBERYS

10.00

DORE & RESS

Asian Art

10.30

CHISWICK AUCTIONS

11.00

Fine Asian Art Asian Art

Wednesday 10th November ROSEBERYS

10.00

Asian Art

Tuesday 16th November

CHISWICK AUCTIONS

09.00

Fine Chinese Paintings

10.30

Inscriptions in Chinese Art

12.00

Asian Art I

Wednesday 17th November

CHISWICK AUCTIONS

10.00

Asian Art II

Friday 19th November

ADAM’S AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS

14.00

Fine Chinese, Himalayan, Vietnamese, South-East Asian, Korean, Japanese, Indian & Islamic Art

Saturday 20th November

ADAM’S AUCTIONEERS & VALUERS

14.00

Fine Chinese, Himalayan, Vietnamese, South-East Asian, Korean, Japanese, Indian & Islamic Art

Thursday 25th November DUKE’S

10.30

Asian Art

Wednesday 8th December

NAGEL AUKTIONEN

09.30

Fine Asian Art

Thursday 9th December

NAGEL AUKTIONEN

09.30

Fine Asian Art

Please note: all sale times should be confirmed

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Traces

Bagri Art Trail Traces is the ﬁrst Bagri Foundation art trail organised on the occasion of Asian Art in London 2021. Three London-based contemporary artists are invited to respond with a micro-commission to the beauty and history of selected artefacts and antiques shown by three participating galleries. Original written pieces are commissioned by early-career art historians selected in collaboration with the MA Modern and Contemporary Asian Art course at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London. The Bagri Foundation is a UK registered charity, inspired by unique and unexpected ideas that weave traditional Asian culture with contemporary thinking. The Foundation, with its roots in education, is driven by curiosity and a desire to learn, and aims for each project to challenge, engage and inspire.

bagrifoundation.org @BagriFoundation #BagriArtTrail

Yarli Allison is a mixed media artist who focuses on grief, Asian diasporas, queerness, digital humanity; with sculptures, movingimages, creative technology, performance and drawings. Marchant Gallery is a fourth-generation family-run gallery in Kensington Church Street, London, specialising in Imperial Chinese porcelain and works of art from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Zarah Hussain has spent many years perfecting the traditional techniques for creating mathematically precise, geometric art and then adapting them to produce unique works with a contemporary resonance across a range of disciplines. Shahnaz Gallery specialises in Islamic and Asian art and antiques, internationally renowned for rare and important works of art.

Keith Khan is a multidisciplinary artist who creates an iconography that represents his beliefs through an amalgam of extreme simpliﬁcation and geometry in digital and textile environments. Peter Finer Gallery is a family business that specialises in Antique Arms and Armour from cultures worldwide, which has been established for over 50 years.

Collectors, Curators, Connoisseurs: A Century of the Oriental Ceramic Society

Exhibition to Celebrate 100 Years of the Oriental Ceramic Society

The Oriental Ceramic Society celebrates its centenary in 2021 with a major exhibition, Collectors, Curators, Connoisseurs: A Century of the Oriental Ceramic Society. It showcases over 100 ceramics, bronzes, sculpture and works of art borrowed from museums and private members of the OCS, specially chosen to recount aspects of the Society’s rich history. The exhibition tells the story of the Society’s growth from a small group of like-minded collectors to an international society with a lively programme of lectures, visits and publications. A fully illustrated exhibition catalogue edited by Sarah Wong and Stacey Pierson is available to order from the online shop of the OCS, https://shop.orientalceramicsociety.org.uk

Underglaze blue porcelain moon flask, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period, 1723-1735 Winchester College

The exhibition runs from 15th October to 11th December 2021 Brunei Gallery, SOAS University of London Free timed tickets will be available through the SOAS online booking system https://www.soas.ac.uk/gallery/ Opening hours during the exhibition Tuesday to Saturday 11.00 – 17.00 The gallery is closed on Sunday and Monday

Catalogue and ad design by C A Design

Centenary Study Day: The History of the Oriental Ceramic Society will be held in London on Saturday 13 November in the Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre at SOAS. OCS Membership enquiries https://www.orientalceramicsociety.org.uk info@orientalceramicsociety.org.uk Follow us on: Instagram @theorientalceramicsociety Facebook @theorientalceramicsociety Weibo @ocslondon

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Asian Collections, Societies, etc

66 Asian Collections | London

LONDON COLLECTIONS The British Library

96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB +44 (0)843 2081144 www.bl.uk

The British Museum

Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG +44 (0)20 7323 8000 www.britishmuseum.org

The Fan Museum

12 Crooms Hill London SE10 8ER +44 (0)20 8305 1441 www.thefanmuseum.org.uk info@thefanmuseum.org.uk

Horniman Museum

100 London Road Forest Hill London SE23 3PQ +44 (0)20 8699 1872 www.horniman.ac.uk enquiry@horniman.ac.uk

National Maritime Museum Greenwich London SE10 9NF +44 (0)20 8858 4422 www.rmg.co.uk bookings@rmg.co.uk

Museum of Croydon Riesco Collection of Chinese Ceramics

Croydon Clocktower Katharine Street Croydon CR9 1ET +44 (0)20 8253 1022 www.museumofcroydon.com museum@croydon.gov.uk

Sir John Soane’s Museum 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields London WC2A 3BP +44 (0)20 7405 2107 www.soane.org admin@soane.org.uk

Victoria and Albert Museum Cromwell Road London SW7 2RL +44 (0)20 7942 2000 www.vam.ac.uk

The Wallace Collection

Hertford House Manchester Square London W1U 3BN +44 (0)20 7563 9500 www.wallacecollection.org enquiries@wallacecollection.org

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COLLECTIONS OUTSIDE LONDON The Ashmolean Museum

Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH +44 (0)1865 278 000 www.ashmolean.org eastern-art@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

The Barlow Collection of Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades

The Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH +44 (0)1865 278 000 www.ashmolean.org

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

Chamberlain Square Birmingham B3 3DH +44 (0)121 348 8032 www.bmag.org.uk bmag_enquries@ birminghammuseums.gov.uk

Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Queen’s Road, Bristol BS8 1RL +44 (0)117 922 3571 www.bristol.gov.uk/page/leisureand-culture/bristol-museum-andart-gallery general.museum@bristol.gov.uk

The Burrell Collection

Pollok Country Park 2060 Pollokshaws Road Glasgow G43 1AT +44 (0)141 287 2550 www.glasgowlife.org.uk/museums museums@glasgowlife.org.uk

Compton Verney House Trust Compton Verney Warwickshire CV35 9HZ +44 (0)1926 645 500 www.comptonverney.org.uk info@comptonverney.org.uk

The Fitzwilliam Museum

Trumpington Street Cambridge CB2 1RB +44 (0)1223 332 900 www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk fitzwilliam-enquiries@lists.cam. ac.uk

Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery

St Faith’s Street, Maidstone Kent ME14 1LH +44 (0)1622 602 838 www.museum.maidstone.gov.uk

The Museum of East Asian Art 12 Bennett Street, Bath BA1 2QJ +44 (0)1225 464 640 www.meaa.org.uk info@meaa.org.uk

National Museum of Scotland

Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JF +44 (0)300 123 6789 www.nms.ac.uk info@nms.ac.uk

Oriental Museum

University of Durham, Elvet Hill Off South Road, Durham DH1 3TH +44 (0)191 334 5694 www.dur.ac.uk/oriental.museum oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk

Pitt Rivers Museum South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3PP +44 (0)1865 270 927 www.prm.ox.ac.uk prm@prm.ox.ac.uk

Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

Russell Cotes Road Bournemouth BH1 3AA +44 (0)1202 451 800 www.russell-cotes.bournemouth. gov.uk

Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts University of East Anglia Norwich NR4 7TJ +44 (0)1603 593 199 www.scva.org.uk

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ASIAN SOCIETIES AND CULTURAL CENTRES Society of Antiquaries of London

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, Japan House

Asia House

Museum of East Asian Art (Friends)

Burlington House, Piccadilly London W1J 0BE +44 (0)20 7479 7080 www.sal.org.uk admin@sal.org.uk 63 New Cavendish Street London W1G 7LP +44 (0)20 7307 5454 www.asiahouse.org enquiries@asiahouse.co.uk

The Bhavan Centre UK (Institute of Indian Art and Culture)

4a Castletown Road London W14 9HE +44 (0)20 7381 3086/4608 www.bhavan.net curator@bhavan.net

The British Library (Friends)

13/14 Cornwall Terrace London NW1 4QP +44 (0)20 7486 4348 www.dajf.org.uk office@dajf.org.uk

12 Bennett Street Bath BA1 2QJ +44 (0)1225 464 640 www.meaa.org.uk admin@meaa.org.uk

The Great Britain-China Centre 15 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8PS +44 (0)20 7235 6696 www.gbcc.org.uk contact@gbcc.org.uk

Indian Art Circle

96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB +44 (0)20 7412 7734 www.support.bl.uk friends@bl.uk

SOAS, University of London Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square London WC1H 0XG +44 (0)20 7637 2388 www.soas.ac.uk indianartcircle.london@gmail.com

British Museum (Friends)

International Netsuke Society

The British Museum Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DG +44 (0)20 7323 8195 www.britishmuseum.org friends@britishmuseum.org

China Exchange

European Chapter PO Box 2281, Woodford Green London IG7 5YP rosemarybandini@gmail.com www.euronetsuke.eu

Iran Heritage Foundation

32a Gerrard Street London W1D 6JA +44 (0)20 7734 1931 www.chinaexchange.uk info@chinaexchange.uk

Asia House 63 New Cavendish Street London W1G 7LP +44 (0)20 7493 4766 info@iranheritage.org www.iranheritage.org

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The Iran Society

Market Buildings,13 Thomas Street Manchester M4 1EU +44 (0)161 832 7271 www.cfcca.org.uk hello@cfcca.org.uk

25 Eccleston Place London SW1W 9NF +44 (0)20 7235 5122 www.iransociety.org info@iransociety.org

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Islamic Art Circle (SOAS)

Brookfields Swerford Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 4BG +44 (0)1608 730 769 rosalindhaddon@gmail.com

The Japan Society

13/14 Cornwall Terrace London NW1 4QP +44 (0)20 7935 0475 www.japansociety.org.uk

Korean Cultural Centre UK

Ground Floor, Grand Buildings 1-3 Strand London WC2N 5BW +44 (0)20 7004 2600 www.london.korean-culture.org info@kccuk.org.uk

The Nehru Centre

8 South Audley Street London W1K 1HF +44 (0)20 7491 3567 www.nehrucentre.org.uk

Oriental Ceramic Society

PO Box 517 Cambridge CB21 5BE +44 (0)1223 881 328 ocs.london@btinternet.com www.ocs-london.com

Oriental Museum (Friends)

University of Durham Elvet Hill, Durham DH1 3TH +44 (0)191 334 5694 oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk www.dur.ac.uk/oriental.museum/ contact/friends

Oriental Rug and Textile Society

123 Marine Drive Rottingdean Brighton BN2 7GE orientalrugandtextilesociety.org.uk membership.orts@gmail.com

Royal Asiatic Society

14 Stephenson Way London NW1 2HD +44 (0)20 7388 4539 www.royalasiaticsociety.org

Royal Society for Asian Affairs

1A St Martin’s House Polygon House London NW1 1QB +44 (0)20 7235 5122 info@rsaa.org.uk www.rsaa.org.uk Library and archive accessible by prior appointment.

Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures

64 The Close Norwich NR1 4DH +44 (0)1603 597507 www.sainsbury-institute.org sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org

School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS)

University of London Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square London WC1H 0XG +44 (0)20 7637 2388 www.soas.ac.uk

SOAS Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art +44 (0)20 77898 4445 www.soas.ac.uk/art/ programmes/dipasart asianart@soas.ac.uk

Victoria and Albert Museum (Friends) Cromwell Road London SW7 2RL +44 (0)20 7942 2271 www.vam.ac.uk/membership membership@vam.ac.uk

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OTHER COLLECTIONS WHICH INCLUDE ASIAN ART Ascott House

Estate Office Wing near Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire LU7 0PR +44 (0)1296 688 242 www.ascottestate.co.uk info@ascottestate.co.uk

Chiddingstone Castle

Hill Hoath Road Chiddingstone Near Edenbridge Kent TN8 7AD +44 (0)1892 870 347 www.chiddingstonecastle.org.uk

Kedleston Hall

Quarndon, Derby Derbyshire DE22 5JH +44 (0)1332 842 191 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/kedleston-hall kedlestonhall@nationaltrust.org.uk

Powis Castle

Welshpool Powys Wales SY21 8RF +44 (0)1938 551 944 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/powis-castle powiscastle@nationaltrust.org.uk

Sherborne Castle

New Road Sherborne Dorset DT9 5NR +44 (0)1935 812 072 www.sherbornecastle.com enquiries@sherbornecastle.com

Waddesdon Manor

Near Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP18 0JH +44 (0)1296 653 226 www.waddesdon.org.uk waddesdonmanor@nationaltrust.org.uk

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The record for a British coin has been broken again with the sale at Heritage in Dallas of an Edward VIII proof pattern £5 for $1.9m (£1.39m). The largest denomination from the fabled 1937 ‘abdication’ sets almost doubled the previous high for a British issue set just six months ago in Monaco. Despite extensive preparations for an Edward VIII coinage (records at the Royal Mint suggest that more than 200 dies for coins, medals and seals were prepared), the plans for general circulation in January 1938 were cut short by the events of December 1937. Only a handful of trial proofs survive.

Print fair morphs into Print Week The London Original Print Fair (LOPF) has modified its operations to suit the current restrictions and plans a Print Week in dealers’ galleries next month, writes Laura Chesters. Prior to the pandemic, the annual event focusing on historic and Contemporary prints took place at The Royal Academy, its home for 36 years, but was held as an online edition last year. This year – while an indoor multi-exhibitor event is still prohibited – the reopening of shops in England allows dealers to hold

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A representative from the Vaults tenancy association committee said: “Our leases end at the end of March and tenants are currently negotiating new leases. “It was a totally different situation with the previous landlord when we were in danger. We now have a new landlord who will be doing work to the upper building but are happy to keep the vaults. It will be business as usual when we can reopen.” However, Koopman Rare Art, which operates from the ground floor gallery above the vaults as well as renting vaults in the basement, has decided to leave the area and will open a new gallery in Dover Street, Mayfair, later this year. Koopman has been in Chancery Elephant ride canLane since the late 1950s.

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Final slice of Roger Keverne stock Bonhams is to auction the remaining stock of the long-established London Chinese art dealership Roger Keverne. Two dedicated sales will disperse over 800 lots without reserve – the first on May 11, where this 9th or 10th century polychromed limestone figure of a luohan is guided at £30,000-50,000. The second takes place in June. Keverne, who was head of Spink’s Asian departments at the age of only 28, started his own business in 1992 with Miranda Clarke, his wife and business partner. He traded for many years from his gallery at 16 Clifford St, Mayfair, which closed its doors last June. bonhams.com

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archaic bronzes, Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain, jade carvings, cloisonné enamels, lacquer and classical and modern Chinese paintings. The highlights include this c.15th century Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of Buddha Bhaisajyaguru, from a European private collection. Estimate €350,000-550,000. christies.com

primroses, apples and porcelain by the Chinese artist Pan Yu Liang (1895-1977). The 18 x 12½in (45 x 32cm) oil on cardboard, which is signed lower right, has an estimate of €80,000-120,000. tajan.com

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Among the highlights of the Asian Art auction to be held by Koller in Zurich on June 2 is this 2ft 1in x 4ft 6in (62cm x 1.38m) ink and colour scroll painting Sunrise at Mount Tai by Li Keran (1907-89). Li Keran was a long-time student of Qi Baishi and in later years served as vice chairman of the Chinese Artists Association and dean of the Institute of Chinese Painting. He gave this painting to Lothar Bolz, a deputy prime minister of the GDR, during a four-month visit to Berlin in 1957. Bolz and German Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl, accompanied by Xia Yan, the Chinese deputy minister of culture, and Li Keran, had visited Qi Baishi during a visit to China in December 1955. The painting, which is inscribed and signed Keran, has three artist’s seals and one collector’s seal and is dated Berlin 1957, was acquired in 1970 by Jerg Haas, a collector from Wiesbaden. Estimate SFr150,000-250,000. kollerauctions.com

Russian ambassador’s Japanese swords On May 18 Paris auction firm Tessier Sarrou is selling the first part of a collection of Japanese swords. Half a dozen of these were formerly part of the collection of George Petrovitch Bakhmeteff (1847-1928), dispersed in a sale at Drouot in January 1929. Bakhmeteff served as the Russian ambassador to Japan from 1905-08 and then to Washington from 1911-17. After the Russian Revolution he lived in Paris. Among the Bakhmeteff swords in this auction is this wazkizashi from the Muromachi era (1333-1573) signed Munechika. It measures 18in (46cm) in length, has a red lacquer scabbard and mounts and fittings that include a tsuba, fuchi kashira and a kozuka in iron, brass menuki and a gilt copper habaki. Estimate €8000-10,000. tessier-sarrou.com

Bronze with multiple reasons to bid A highlight of the Asian art sale at Nagel in Stuttgart on June 23-25 will be this large 3ft (92cm) high Imperial gilt bronze figure of Varjrabhairava. The multi-headed, multilimbed figure also known as Yamantaka (the destroyer of death) is one of the revered Scan the QR code to view the auction catalogue meditation deities of the www.roseberys.co.uk Gelug lineage of Buddhism. A notable attraction of Email asian@roseberys.co.uk for more information this piece is the inscription 70/76 Knights Hill, London SE27 0JD | +44 (0) 20 8761 2522 on the lotus pedestal which *Plus Buyer’s Premium +VAT (30% inclusive of VAT) is marked and dated daming 8 May 2021 | 31 chenghua jiu nian shiyi yue chu’er ri anxigong shi, corresponding to the second day of the 11th lunar month, the ninth year of emperor Chenghua’s reign, 1473. The anxigong shi part of the inscription specifies that the bronze figure was bestowed by the Anxi Palace, which Lady Wan Guifei, the favourite imperial consort of Chenghua, later occupied. A silk embroidery of Buddha from the Anxi Palace, in the collection of the Shanghai Museum, bears an inscription similar to the present figure, but for the seventh year of Chenghua’s reign (1471). It was identified by the museum experts as being commissioned by an imperial consort as a birthday gift for the emperor. The figure has come from a European private collection and was acquired through the New York dealer Alan Hartman in 1975. It was last at auction almost 120 years ago, in 1904, when it was sold at Drouot from the Gumpel collection. Estimate €1m-1.5m. auction.de

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The sale at Mallams in Cheltenham on June 23-24 includes this pair of Yongzheng (1723-35) mark and period blue and white five lobed jardinieres. Decorated with Indian lotus flowers, each vessel has four drainage piercings and is supported on five rue shaped feed with a linear rui head motif. Acquired by the vendor’s grandfather in Beijing around the 1930s while working as a junior diplomat, the 9in (23cm) pair is guided at £20,000-30,000. mallams.co.uk

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This 19th century thangka depicting the Buddhist goddess Tara seated in lalitasana on a lotus growing from a lake a pond, a padma in each hand, was acquired by

newly built porcelain kilns of Jingdezhen – perfecting a smooth porcelain body, an unctuous silky glaze and a recipe for deep blue cobalt decoration. The shape known as lotus bud (lianzi) or chicken heart (jixin) would seem to be purely Chinese. Alongside lotus, peony, chrysanthemum and pomegranate, blossoms are trefoil motifs borrowed from earlier Khorasan metalwork – the result of regular contact with the Islamic world. McAteer added: “The result epitomises the incredible, once-in-a-lifetime discovery stories that we dream about as specialists in the Chinese art field... it is a reminder that precious works of art remain hidden in plain sight just waiting to be found.” See Pick of the Week on page 6 for more highlights from Asia Week New York. Roland Arkell

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Bought for just $35 at a yard sale in Connecticut last year, this small Yongle (1403-24) blue and white ‘lotus bud’ bowl proved one of the star lots of Asia Week New York. Given an estimate of $300,000-500,000 at Sotheby’s on March 17, it sold at $580,000/£412,000 ($721,800 including buyer’s premium). Shortly after making the purchase near New Haven, the buyer sent photographs of the 6¼in (16cm) bowl to Sotheby’s Asian art department. “We instinctively had a very, very good feeling about it,” said Angela McAteer, head of Sotheby’s Chinese art department in New York. It was later confirmed as one of only a handful of companion pieces known, including examples in the British Museum and the V&A. Another was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong in 2007 for HK$700,000 (£70,000). Buddhist goddess takes a lotus position The Yongle court brought a very distinctive style to the

The online fair by members of Oliver Robert Coales in eastern Tibet in 1916-17. 14½ x 10in the Royal Dutch Association (37Measuring x 26cm) in a brocaded silk mount, it is expected Tibetan Buddha of Art and Antiques Dealers Primroses, apples and porcelain to bring £800-1200 at

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This 18th century Chinese lacquer table screen applied to both sides with a carved ivory scene of a mountainous landscape is housed in a stand carved with taotie masks and stylised phoenix. Measuring 22 x 8in (55 x 20cm), it comes for sale at Sworders in Stansted Mountfitchet on May 14 from a vendor whose grandfather owned it for many years. Estimate £800-1200. sworder.co.uk

Chiswick Auctions conducts two sales on June 1-2: the usual Asian Art sale, plus a themed sale called Chinese Art: 100 Stories. The latter features pieces relating tales from Chinese history or literature and others that have interesting provenances or stories, such as this late Ming blue and white elephant and buddha form censer. Produced for the Japanese market between 1620-45, and one of a group of ceramics known as kosometsuke (old blue and white), the form also had particular meaning in China where A number of Paris salerooms will be holding term qixiang (to ride an elephant) also dedicated auctions the of Asian Arts in June. sounds similar to jixiang, Christie’s Paris has a sale on June 9 of meaning good fortune. Estimate £15,000-20,000. works from private European and Asian chiswickauctions.co.uk collections that will feature Buddhist art,

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Schedules for all sorts of auction series have been shaken up by pandemic restrictions, and the Asian art sales reflect this – but plenty is still on offer. By Roland Arkell and Anne Crane Traditionally crammed into a couple of weeks in May, this year’s crop of UK Asian art sales will be held across a more leisurely schedule that runs from late spring into the summer. So, while Sotheby’s and Bonhams continue as normal with London sales this month, there is no

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The future of The London Silver Vaults on Chancery Lane is secure thanks to a new landlord but long-time resident Koopman Rare Art is leaving for Mayfair. Flexible office space provider The Office Group (TOG) bought the building around 18 months ago. Unlike the previous owner (Aviva), the group plans to significantly refurbish and redevelop the 150,000 sq ft block rather than pull the building down. This means the tenants of The London Silver Vaults – around 40 dealers – can remain.

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