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ASIAN ART IN LONDON: ART AWARDS 2022

The Antiques Trade Gazette Award for an Outstanding Indian & Islamic Work of Art from an Auction House

A very rare early illustration to a mid-13th century obscene poem, Shiraz, Iran, Late 16th century⁠, from Roseberys
A rare Imperial Mughal Pashmina carpet ⁠ Circa 1650 ⁠ Pashmina wool pile, silk weft, silk warp ⁠ 9ft. x 8ft.11in. (275cm. x 274cm.)⁠, from Christie’s⁠
An encampment of ascetics, India, Deccan, Burhanpur⁠ Circa 1680 ⁠ Gouache heightened with gold on paper; narrow red borders with black and yellow rules ⁠ Painting: 32.7 by 22.2cm.; leaf: 35.6 by 26.7cm.⁠, from Sothebys⁠

The Apollo Award for an Outstanding Indian & Islamic Work of Art from a Dealer

A Very Fine and Elegant Indian Khanjar; Hilt, Mughal India 17th-18th century; blade, India, 19th century; jade, gold, rubies and steel; Overall length 42.5 cm / 16.75 in⁠, Peter Finer⁠
Maharani Dhal (Shield) with a Royal female procession, 18th century, Leather, pigment, copper alloy, gold, Diameter 612mm, Runjeet Singh⁠
Tarikh’i Iskandar (The History of Alexander), copied by Ibn Muhammad Khan Safdar ‘Ali, Monday 8 Rabi II 1291 AH (1874 AD)⁠ Illuminated manuscript on paper with fine marbled paper borders. ⁠ 336 x 230 mm, from Shapero Rare Books

Indian and Islamic art Award Winners

The Antiques Trade Gazette Award for an Outstanding Indian & Islamic Work of Art from an Auction House goes to…. Roseberys for A very rare early illustration to a mid-13th century obscene poem, Shiraz, Iran, Late 16th century⁠
Art Art Winner: The Apollo Award for an Outstanding Indian & Islamic Work of Art from a Dealer goes to…. Runjeet Singh for the Maharani Dhal (Shield) with a Royal female procession, 18th century, Leather, pigment, copper alloy, gold, Diameter 612mm ⁠

The Antiques Trade Gazette Award for an Outstanding
East Asian Work of Art from an Auction House

A well carved pale celadon jade ‘bats’ brushwasher Qing dynasty, 18th century Jade Diameter 14 cm, from Sotheby’s
A Chinese blue and white vase, of rouleau form, painted with dragons chasing flaming pearls among clouds 18th century 42cm high, from Sworders Fine Arts Auctioneers
An Exceptionally rare large blue and white reserve-decorated ‹peony› dish Xuande six-character mark in a line and of the period, from Bonhams

The Apollo Award for an Outstanding
East Asian Work of Art from a Dealer

A Pair of Lion Dogs Japan – Edo period (1615-1868), 1670-1690, Porcelain decorated in overglaze polychrome enamels in the Kakiemon palette; metal mounts, from Jorge Welsh Works of Art
Blue lacquer kiseruzutsu (pipe case) with carved wave design by Rosetsu Late 19th century Carved blue lacquer with silver drops and metal fittings Length 21.6cm, fromRosemary Bandini Ltd
Hanamushin I Tanabe Chikuunsai IV & Sawako Kaijima Tanabe Chikuunsai IV (b.1973, Osaka) & Sawako Kaijima (b.1976, Tokyo) Bamboo madake and rattan, Ed. 1/10 44 x 76 x 47 cm (H x W x D) Artwork images photographed by Tadayuki Minamoto Studio photos photographed by Yuya Hoshino, from Schoeni Projects

East asian art Award Winners

The Antiques Trade Gazette Award for an Outstanding East Asian Work of Art from an Auction House goes to…. Bonhams for An Exceptionally rare large blue and white reserve-decorated peony dish, Xuande six-character mark in a line and of the period⁠
The Apollo Award for an Outstanding East Asian Work of Art from a Dealer goes to…. Rosemary Bandini for a Blue lacquer kiseruzutsu (pipe case) with carved wave design by Rosetsu, 
late 19th century, carved blue lacquer with silver drops and metal fittings, length 21.6cm