Join Bill Forrest, Head of Department for Chinese, Japanese & South East Asian Art at Roseberys for a curated tour.
The tour is expected to last approximately 30 minutes.
The tour is limited to 15 people, and spaces will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Join Julian King, for a curated tour of two auctions at Sotheby’s ‘Chinese Art’ and ‘Asia / 5000 Years’.
The tour will begin at 1pm on Monday 2nd November. The meeting point will be the New Bond Street lobby.
The tour is expected to last approximately 30 minutes.
The tour is limited to 15 people.
As part of Asian Art in London 2026, we will host seven specialist exhibitions at The Lavery in South Kensington.
Participants: AstaGuru, Anrad Gallery, Hanga Ten, Rob Dean Art, Runjeet Singh, Simon Pilling and Slaats Fine Art.
To celebrate the 29th edition of Asian Art in London, the Directors invite you to our Launch Party at The Lavery in South Kensington. Speeches begin at 19.00, including the announcement of the winners of this year’s Asian Art in London Awards.
Please join Nicole Schoeni, founder of Schoeni Projects and a Director of Asian Art in London, for a curated tour of the contemporary works on view at The Lavery. From paintings and prints to lacquer, textiles and sculpture, the tour explores how today’s artists draw on Asia’s artistic traditions.
The tour lasts approximately 45 minutes.
Please join art historian Dr Ursula Weekes for a curated tour of Francesca Galloway’s exhibition ‘Observed & Imagined – Indian Painting 17th – 19th Century’, presenting Indian paintings from the 17th to the 19th century. The tour lasts approximately 45 minutes.
This is a free event, limited to 15 people.
How many stories can one object tell? Join Ashley Innes during Asian Art in London for a curated tour exploring the roles that narrative and perspective play in how we experience Indian antiques.
Featured on BBC Radio earlier this year to discuss Indian Company School paintings, Ashley Innes is an Asian art specialist and founder of the international art valuation firm Ashley Asian Art. The tour will visit Rob Dean Art and Runjeet Singh Gallery at the Lavery, covering Indian Company School paintings, miniature paintings, and weapons.
The tour is limited to 15 people.
This free display at the V&A explores the many dimensions of studio craft practice in China today. Since the 1980s, Chinese artists have reimagined craft as a medium for artistic expression, and the display traces the innovations that have grown out of China’s longstanding craft traditions.
Highlights include works in ceramics, porcelain, lacquer, glass, metalwork and fibre by artists such as Gao Zhenyu, Yao Yongkang, Huang Jing, Qiao Jia, Zhao Jinya and Ou Tingzhu, made in centres including Jingdezhen, Yixing, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
Supported by KennedyTing and Tiān Foundation.
This display is in China, Room 44 and Ceramics, Room 146.
Roseberys hosts an evening reception during the Belgravia viewing of Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern and South Asian Art, ahead of the sale on Friday 13 November.
Join Roseberys for drinks during the Belgravia late-night opening, and preview highlights from their auction Chinese, Japanese & Southeast Asian Art.
Join the curator for a guided look at highlights from Ancient Echoes, New Perspectives II, a curated selection of Chinese works of art spanning ceramics, jade, bronzes, cloisonné enamels and lacquerware. They are shown alongside a carefully chosen group of contemporary paintings and artworks.
Xiaoxin Li, Curator of Chinese collections in the V&A’s Asia Department, launches her new book on the museum’s collection of contemporary Chinese studio crafts. The talk is followed by a book signing and reception.
Masami Yamada introduces Urushi Now, the museum’s display of 21st-century Japanese lacquer. Lacquer has been used in Japan for over 7,000 years, and its techniques developed locally while absorbing influences from across Asia. Drawing on her research into contemporary urushi makers, she explores how today’s artists are reinterpreting this ancient medium.
This lecture honours the life and legacy of Michael Goedhuis, one of Europe’s most influential dealers in Asian art.
Dr Edward Luper explores Tang Ying, the Qing official who oversaw the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen, and the collaborations behind porcelain made for the court. Tang Ying (1682–1756) is often regarded as the most celebrated supervisor of the kilns, partly thanks to his illustrated treatise on porcelain production, Taoye tushuo (1743).
In honour of Asian Art in London the panel dicussion will begin with introductory remarks by artist Tom Vattakuzhy.
Speakers:
Georgina Adam, Art Journalist & Author, will chair the discussion.
Nadia Samdani MBE, Co-Founder and President, Samdani Art Foundation Director of Dhaka Art Summit.
Lekha Poddar, Co-Founder, The Devi Art Foundation, Art collector and patron.
The British Museum’s Korea: 2,000 Years of Creativity brings the Lee Kun-hee Collection – one of the most significant collections of Korean art – to Europe for the first time. It draws on more than 23,000 works donated to Korea’s national museums in 2021 by the family of the late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-Hee (1942–2020).
Frederic Leighton was celebrated as one of the most successful artists of his day. He travelled to Granada, Istanbul, Cairo and Damascus, gathering architectural elements for the domed, tiled Arab Hall at his London home. Art historian Dr Melanie Gibson, the first to study Leighton as a traveller and collector of Islamic art, explains how he and collaborators including George Aitchison, William De Morgan and Walter Crane created what has been called ‘the most beautiful room in London. Her book on the same topic: The Arab Hall: Frederic Leighton, Traveller and Collector is also published this year (2026).
Dr Mamtimyn Sunuodula, Head of the East Asian Section at the Bodleian Libraries, introduces newly rediscovered Chinese painting albums and woodblock illustrations bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834 by the antiquarian Francis Douce. Unstudied for over two centuries, they recently came to light through archival research.
A guided look at highlights from Slaats Fine Art’s selection of Chinese ceramics, jade, bronzes, cloisonné and lacquer, shown alongside a carefully curated contemporary paintings and artworks.
The curator introduces Touching Shadows, an exhibition of Japanese lacquer (urushi) and ceramics from the 12th to the 21st century. The works reflect the aesthetic values of iki and wabi-sabi: the transience of life and the importance of continuity.
Eskenazi marks the launch of 1935 The International Exhibition of Chinese Art, a new publication on one of the landmark exhibitions of the twentieth century. Held at the Royal Academy of Arts from November 1935 to March 1936, the exhibition brought treasures from China’s Palace Museum collection to Europe for the first time.
Join the curator for a talk on traditional arts, featuring makers from India’s embroidery, weaving and Kalamkari communities and exploring how their diverse visual languages express a reverence for the natural world.
Please join Alice Williamson Asian Art for the ceramics and works of art handling session with an exhibition tour of Ceramics and works of art from China and Korea.
This exhibition includes a special highlight of Song ceramics from important private collections.
Please join Alice Williamson Asian Art for the ceramics and works of art handling session with an exhibition tour of Ceramics and works of art from China and Korea.
This exhibition includes a special highlight of Song ceramics from important private collections.
This Butoh Symposium is a Kingston School of Art event co-created by the Visual Cultures Research Centre and the Sepsis Dreamers Club. With the collaboration of Infinity Land Press, London, and in association with Café Shy, Tokyo.
Everyone is welcome to attend, and entrance is free. Please book tickets on eventbrite.
This is the first London conference dedicated to new research into Japanese Butoh Dance, its histories and representations. especially in film and photography.
The Butoh Symposium will be held over two days and early evenings, Thursday-Friday 17-18 September 2026, at the Main Auditorium of Kingston University’s award-winning Town House Building, in south-west London. The Symposium is organised by researchers attached to the School of Art’s Visual Cultures Research Centre at Kingston University’s School of Art faculty. This symposium follows on from our recent successful symposia of 2024-25 on the work of Antonin Artaud, on ‘Experimental archives’, and on the work of J.G. Ballard
Butoh – or ‘Ankoku Butoh’, the ‘dance of utter darkness’ – is an extraordinary dance form which originated in 1959 in Japan through the experiments of the choreographer Tatsumi Hijikata, and now has a vital worldwide expansive presence as an exploratory corporeal art form.Presentations will present original research on all and every aspect of Butoh dance culture and its histories and manifestations, from 1959 to the contemporary to the future.
The Symposium will have a particular focus on the pivotal relationship of Butoh, from its first moments, with film and photography, especially in their experimental forms.Recent Butoh-focused films and publications, such as Alisa Berger’s film Invisible People (2025), Amélie Ravalec’s film Japanese Avant-Garde Pioneers (2025), and Stephen Barber’s book Film’s Ghosts (2021), have all investigated the seminal rapport between Butoh andfilmic/photographic cultures. Marie-Gabrielle Rotie has drawn upon her extensive training in Butoh to create choreography for films directed by Robert Eggers, Nosferatu (2024) and Werwulf (2027).
Organisers: -Romina Achatz, Stephen Barber, Matt Melia
Please join Sotheby’s and The Oriental Ceramic Society (OCS) for The Oriental Ceramic Society Lecture: Re-evaluating the “Interregnum” – Textual, Archaeological, and Stylistic Evidence for Mid-15th Century Imperial Porcelains.
Sponsored by a Private OCS Member in Association with Sotheby’s
The lecture will be given by Dr. Chen Jie, Curator, Ceramics Department, Shanghai Museum.
Asian Art in London is pleased to announce a tour of Christie’s presents The Meeting Ground: Scenes from the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), on Thursday 13th August, from 3pm.
If you would like to join this special Asian Art in London tour, please RSVP to info@asianartinlondon.com.
Please join Christie’s to celebrate the launch of the publication ‘Foreign Colours: The Nesbitt Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain 1800-1850‘ including a talk from author Becky MacGuire.
The reception will be from 5.30pm. The talk will take place at 6pm to 7pm.
The Oriental Rug and Textile Society are delighted to host Victoria Sluka’s presentation ‘One Knot at a Time: experiments in the small-scale analysis of knotted carpets.’ The talk will be held at the Caledonian Club in Belgravia on Wednesday, 20th May. The presentation will start at 18.30 and arrival is from 18.00.
Victoria Sluka recently completed her doctoral degree in archaeology at the University of Wisconsin. Her research focuses on the application of small-scale measurements, large sample sizes, and descriptive statistics in providing new insight into knotted carpet structure and manufacturing processes. She has collaborated with traditional handweavers in Central Asia to better understand the technological, social, and idiosyncratic pressures that affect carpet structures, with a long-term interest in understanding the technological evolution of knotted pile in the Bronze and Iron Ages.
To attend please contact: membership@orts.org.uk
Guests are welcome to attend for £7 a single lecture. Students £5.
Membership of one year for all events from £30.
Japan House are delighted to present – Kyotographie – the first ever photography show at Japan House London. This has been organised in partnership with Kyotographie International Photography Festival.
This exhibition focuses on Salman Toor’s exploration of human interactions and the desire and struggle to experience a sense of belonging, both culturally and emotionally. The exhibition will bring together around 20 of the artist’s most iconic, thought-provoking and yet humorous paintings.
This display at the British Museum will explore Sufi life and art through a selection of objects that represent Sufi communities in the Middle East, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, and northern India. This mystical movement, which first appeared in the Islamic world during the eighth century AD, has been defined as a pathway to a personal experience with God.
Among the British Museum objects on display will be Islamic artefacts imbued with Sufi connotations. Some, such as alms bowls, are linked overtly to dervishes, while others have a more subtle connection, such as calligraphic works, miniature paintings and wall tiles. Sufis come from all walks of life, crossing the boundaries of class, ethnicity and regionality. The display will explore such themes as mystical love, poverty and asceticism, as well as Sufi influence upon the wider societies they belong to.
This display is in Room 43a: The Islamic world (The Albukhary Foundation Gallery)
At The Photographers’ Gallery, there will be a major exhibition reframing the history of Japanese photography through the voices and lens of 27 women working from the 1950s to today.
This landmark exhibition rewrites the story of Japanese photography through the eyes of women. Japanese Women Photographers spotlights the work of 27 groundbreaking artists, from the 1950s to today, whose perspectives have shaped how Japan sees itself, and how it is seen by the world.
Spanning identity, pop culture, fashion and everyday life, the exhibition celebrates internationally renowned Japanese women photographers, alongside those who have long been overlooked. The result is a powerful rebalancing of a history too often told through a single, male-dominated lens.
Leighton House presents the first major exploration of its extraordinary Arab Hall, one of London’s most iconic interiors, through a specially commissioned short film, three site-specific art installations and an exhibition and new publication containing extensive new research.
This collaborative and interdisciplinary project examines the space’s remarkable history and its continued relevance today. The exhibition forms a central part of the celebratory programme of 100 Years of Leighton House, which marks Leighton House’s anniversary as a public museum, under the governance of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
The Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK), in collaboration with the City of Icheon, is delighted to present Icheon and Beyond: The Space Within Form, an exhibition exploring the philosophical and material foundations of Korean ceramics. Rooted in the rich heritage of Icheon—a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art—the exhibition is inspired by the profound idea that a vessel’s true essence lies in the empty space it holds. It examines how artists shape not only clay but also space, balance, and meaning.
The exhibition features a remarkable group of 27 practitioners, bringing together 21 Master Artisans of Icheon alongside 6 Contemporary Artists. Together, they trace the sedimented time and layered mastery of the craft. The journey begins with works that serve as a physical record of silent endurance and technical perfection—a distilled presence of aesthetic values formed through the patient accumulation of years.
This expansive show draws exclusively from the 23,000 works donated by the late Samsung group Chairman Lee Kun-Hee to the National Museum of Korea (NMK) and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) in 2021.
Join us for an exclusive late-night viewing at Bonhams for Asian Art week. The evening will be accompanied by live guqin music from award-winning virtuoso Zhang Jiaqi.
Please RSVP by emailing: Juliette.hammer@bonhams.com.
On Thursday 7th May, the Garden Museum will host a symposium examining the networks of knowledge that shaped early modern botanical science.
This symposium brings together academics, curators, and museum professionals to examine the networks of knowledge, materials and people that shaped early modern botanical science. Through presentations, panel discussions and Q&A.
The Garden Museum will host the symposium in person and online. This event accompanies the exhibition ‘Seeds of Exchange: Canton and London in the 1700s’.
Speakers include:
Professor Winnie Wong Professor of Rhetoric at University of California, Berkeley
Emile de Bruijn Assistant National Curator Decorative Arts, National Trust
Jordan Goodman Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University College London
Peter Crane President of the Oak Spring Garden Foundation
Chin Ru Foo DEI Consultant and Interpretation Consultant for Seeds of Exchange exhibition
Emma House Curator at the Garden Museum
Dr Richard Coulton Reader in Eighteenth-Century Studies and Digital Humanities, Queen Mary, University of London
Dr John McAleer Associate Professor of History at the University of Southampton
Professor Stephen Davies Honorary Institute Fellow, The University of Hong Kong’s Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Yuqing Liu Lecturer in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Edinburgh
Urushi (lacquer) has been used in Japan for over 7,000 years. For centuries, lacquer-making techniques developed locally while reflecting cross-cultural influences from Asia.
This display highlights the diversity of 21st-century artistic expression.
The exhibition is curated by Masami Yamada and is presented for the 40th Anniversary of the Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art.
‘Hokusai: Thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji from the Iuchi Collection’ at Dulwich Picture Gallery brings one of the world’s most iconic print series to London. The exhibition presents, for the first time in the UK, the complete set of Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (c. 1830–33) by Katsushika Hokusai, Japan’s most celebrated printmaker.
Asian Art in London are delighted to present Traditions Within Contemporary: A panel discussion moderated by Nicole Schoeni of Schoeni Projects.
Founder of Schoeni Projects and Board Member of Asian Art in London, Nicole Schoeni works at the intersection of heritage, contemporary art, and design — fostering dialogue across cultures and generations.
Lloyd Choi is the founder and director of Lloyd Choi Gallery, an international platform presenting contemporary Korean art and design rooted in heritage and material-led practices.
Leo Nguyen is currently Gallery Director at Thang Long Art Gallery – a second generation, family ran gallery in Hanoi. Founded in 1996, Thang Long is known as one of the most prominent and longest-established art galleries in Vietnam. The Gallery specialises in Vietnamese fine arts from the post-French-colonial era to post-1986 Renovation period, through to Contemporary.
Mark Slaats is the founder of Slaats Fine Art, a consultancy and advisory firm specialising in the diverse and rich tapestry of Asian art, from ancient works of art to contemporary masterpieces. Mark is also a Board member of Asian Art in London.
Schoeni Projects, Slaats Fine Art, Thang Long Art Gallery and Lloyd Choi Gallery will all be exhibiting work in Conduit Street Gallery, Sotheby’s, as part of Asian Art in London, from 1st – 5th November.
The panel discussion will begin at 13.45 pm on Sunday 2nd November at Sotheby’s Devonshire Gallery, Ground Floor, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond St, London, W1A 2AA
The panel discussion will be limited to 70 people, and spaces will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please specify ‘Traditions Within Contemporary: A panel discussion’ when you RSVP via email for this event: sophie@asianartinlondon.com
As part of Asian Art in London 2025, please join Art Historian Ursula Weekes for a curated tour of Francesca Galloway’s exhibition ‘RARE – Indian Art for Court and Trade’.
This exhibition encompasses Indian art for court and export and includes a rare folio from the St Petersburg Album, Hindu paintings from the 16th-19th century, important Company School works and a chintz palampore in pristine condition.
The curated tour will begin at 11.30 am on Friday 31st October at Francesca Galloway, No 10, 56 Holland Park, London, W11 3RS.
The tour is expected to last approximately 45 minutes.
THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED
2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Palace Museum in Beijing.
Using archival and recent photographs, this exhibition will present the transformative 100 years of the Palace Museum from an imperial palace complex to a public institution that serves as a museum, research centre, cultural tourist attraction, historic palace complex, and World Heritage Site.
In a century marked by profound transformation in China, the Palace Museum stands not only as a symbol of cultural heritage, but also as an active participant in the nation’s modernisation and development. This exhibition is jointly organised by the Palace Museum and Oriental Museum.
Join Julian King, Senior Vice President, International Specialist and Head of Sale, Himalayan Art at Sotheby’s for a curated tour of two auctions at Sotheby’s ‘Chinese Art’ and ‘Asia / 5000 Years’.
The tour will begin at 2pm on Saturday 1st November. The meeting point will be the New Bond Street lobby.
The tour is expected to last approximately 30 minutes.
The tour is limited to 15 people, and spaces will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please specify ‘Sotheby’s auction tour’ when you RSVP via email for this event.
As part of Asian Art in London 2025, the artist Hugh Moss will be giving a talk about his exhibition at 11.00 daily during viewing hours. The talks will be held on Sunday 2nd November at 11am, Monday 3rd November at 11am, Tuesday 4th November at 11am and Wednesday 5th November at 11am.
As part of Asian Art in London 2025, the artist Hugh Moss will be giving a talk about his exhibition at 11.00 daily during viewing hours. The talks will be held on Sunday 2nd November at 11am, Monday 3rd November at 11am, Tuesday 4th November at 11am and Wednesday 5th November at 11am.
As part of Asian Art in London 2025, the artist Hugh Moss will be giving a talk about his exhibition at 11.00 daily during viewing hours. The talks will be held on Sunday 2nd November at 11am, Monday 3rd November at 11am, Tuesday 4th November at 11am and Wednesday 5th November at 11am.
As part of Asian Art in London 2025, the artist Hugh Moss will be giving a talk about his exhibition at 11.00 daily during viewing hours. The talks will be held on Sunday 2nd November at 11am, Monday 3rd November at 11am, Tuesday 4th November at 11am and Wednesday 5th November at 11am.
Join Asian art specialist Ashley Innes (née Crawford) for a curated walking tour titled ‘An Exploration of Antique Chinese Decorative Arts’.
This walking tour will be themed around Chinese antique decorative art objects, focusing on Susan Page’s snuff bottles and Slaats Fine Art’s cloisonné and scholar’s objects. The tour will explore the relationship between these media and demonstrate how the objects challenge Western categorizations of ‘fine art’ vs ‘decorative art’, which often become arbitrary in the context of Asian antiques. What does it mean for an item to be ‘decorative’? Can an item be considered both decorative and fine art? How does each culture approach these questions historically and today?
The curated tour will begin at 11 am on Monday 3rd November at Susan Page’s exhibition in Conduit Street Gallery, Ground Floor, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond St, London, W1A 2AA.
The tour is expected to last approximately 45 minutes.
The tour is limited to 15 people, and spaces will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please specify ‘Ashley Innes Curated Tour’ when you RSVP via email for this event.
Join Alice Williamson, Gallery Director of Priestley & Ferraro, for a curated walking tour titled ‘Selected highlights of Chinese Art from Asian Art in London exhibitions’.
The curated tour will begin at 2pm on Tuesday 4th November at Slaats Fine Art’s exhibition in St. George Street Gallery, Ground Floor, Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond St, London, W1A 2AA.
The tour is expected to last approximately 45 minutes.
The tour is limited to 10 people, and spaces will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please specify ‘Alice Williamson Curated Tour’ when you RSVP via email for this event.
To celebrate the 28th edition of Asian Art in London, a Joint Private View with the V&A of Dimensions: Contemporary Chinese Studio Crafts will be held in the Dome of the Victoria and Albert Museum on Tuesday 28th October 2025.
The Directors of Asian Art in London hope you will join our Participants, the directors and curators from museums worldwide, academic specialists, visitors and collectors to celebrate this year’s edition with drinks and nibbles.
Join The Marg Foundation at Royal Asiatic Society for a ‘Heads? Tails? Or neither?’ Join us for a discussion on Marg’s recent volume ‘The Third Side of the Coin’ with Joe Cribb, Robert Bracey and Marzbeen Jila moderated by Naman P. Ahuja.
Marg’s is India’s oldest art magazine with fresh perspectives and new research from leading academics and practitioners across the globe.
At the V&A join curator Xiaoxin Li to discover the V&A’s research and collecting of modern and contemporary Chinese studio crafts and explore behind-the-scenes of the newly opened display.
In this lecture, curator Dr Xiaoxin Li will take audiences behind the scenes of this ambitious project, from its inception to her extensive travels to production hubs and artist studios across China, including Beijing, Hangzhou, Jingdezhen, Nanjing, Yixing, Fuzhou and more, revealing some of the most exciting stories previously untold outside of China.
‘Dimensions: Contemporary Chinese Studio Crafts’ is the fruit of a four-year research and acquisition project generously funded by the Art Fund and numerous individual supporters. Building upon three generations of curatorial effort, the display brings together an array of ceramics, glass, lacquer, metalwork and textile objects from over 70 artists. It demonstrates the development of studio craft in China since the 1980s, revealing the many dimensions of artistic practice and how these ideas refer to China’s longstanding craft tradition.
Supported by KennedyTing and Tiān Foundation. The last entry on the daily basis would be at 17:45 and the museum opens until 22:00 on Fridays.
As part of Asian Art in London 2025, Bertha DocHouse will be showing a film screening of ‘Japanese Avant-Garde Pioneers’ at Curzon Bloomsbury. The screening on Thursday 30 October will be followed by a Q&A with director Amélie Ravalec and a book signing of Japan Art Revolution, the companion art book published by Thames & Hudson.
Amidst the profound social change and political turmoil of 1960s post-war Japan, a bold generation of avant-garde artists emerged, redefining the boundaries of art through underground theatre, experimental photography, surreal illustrations, and the radical dance of Butoh.
Their groundbreaking creations not only captured the spirit of their time but also transformed the global art landscape forever. Japanese Avant-Garde Pioneers features over 700 artworks, rare archive footage and interviews with Araki Nobuyoshi, Moriyama Daidō, Hosoe Eikoh, Ishiuchi Miyako, Tanaami Keiichi, Yokoo Tadanori, Mishima Yukio, Hijikata Tatsumi, Ohno Kazuo, Terayama Shūji and many more.
Pictograms are everywhere. From street signs and text messages to toilet doors and maps, they have transformed global travel, removing barriers by creating a universal visual language.
Visit Japan House London during Asian Art in London 2025 for a masterclass in the simplicity of communicating without words.
Asian Art in London is delighted to announce our late night opening in Mayfair on Monday 3rd November from 5.00pm onwards.
The Participating Galleries and Auction Houses will be Anrad Gallery, Bonhams, Lloyd Choi Gallery, Eskenazi Ltd, Hanga Ten, Japan Print Gallery, Lyon & Turnbull, Susan Page, Simon Pilling, Schoeni Projects, Anastasia von Seibold Japanese Art, Jacqueline Simcox Ltd, Slaats Fine Art, Sotheby’s and Thang Long Art Gallery.
Eskenazi Ltd, 10 Clifford Street Mayfair, London W1S 2LJ, will have two exhibitions on view ‘Chinese ceramics, metalwork and lacquer from the 12th to the 14th century,’ and ‘Trees and mountains on gold and silver by Li Huay’.
Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, London W1S 1SR will be displaying the auctions ‘Priestley & Ferraro: Three Decades in Chinese Art (1994-2025)’, ‘Fine Chinese Art’, ‘The Marsh Collection: Art for the Literati (Part IV)’ ‘A Life in Ceramics: The Peter and Mary White Collection of Chinese Art’, ‘China Observed Through Western Artists’ Eyes from Martyn Gregory’, ‘Beauties, Beasts and Blossoms: An Important London Private Collection of Japanese Paintings’ and an exhibition ‘Painting the Dao: The Master of the Water, Pine and Stone Retreat’.
Lyon & Turnbull, 22 Connaught Street, London W2 2AF, will be displaying their upcoming auction ‘Fine Asian Works of Art’.
Sotheby’s, 34–35 New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA, will be showing their upcoming auctions ‘Asia / 5000 Years’ and ‘Chinese Art’.
For Asian Art in London 2025, many galleries will be exhibiting in St. George Street Gallery, Sotheby’s or Conduit Street Gallery, Sotheby’s 34–35 New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA.
Anrad Gallery, St. George Street Gallery, Sotheby’s, will be presenting ‘The Living Tapestry: India’s Natural World Through Timeless Traditions’.
Lloyd Choi Gallery, St. George Street Gallery, Sotheby’s, will be showcasing ‘Heritage as Subject – A curated presentation of contemporary works that reframe tradition as a living narrative, featuring museum-quality pieces by pioneering textile artist Lee So-ra and the distinctive ceramic voice of Choi Bo-ram’.
Hanga Ten, St. George Street Gallery, Sotheby’s, gallery will be displaying ‘From Late Showa to Reiwa: The Evolution of Japanese Prints’.
Japan Print Gallery, St. George Street Gallery, Sotheby’s will be presenting ‘Ukiyo-e – Japanese Woodblock Prints’.
Susan Page, Conduit Street Gallery, Sotheby’s, will be displaying ‘Treasured Keepsakes, A Selection of Chinese Snuff Bottles from the 18th and 19th centuries’.
Simon Pilling, St. George Street Gallery, Sotheby’s, will be exhibiting ’20th Anniversary: the magic of lacquer’.
Schoeni Projects, Conduit Street Gallery, Sotheby’s will have on show ‘Heritage as a Living Dialogue -As an extension of Schoeni Projects’.
Anastasia von Seibold Japanese Art, Conduit Street Gallery, Sotheby’s, will be showcasing ‘Edo to Showa: Fine 18th – 20th Century Japanese Prints’.
Jacqueline Simcox, St. George Street Gallery, Sotheby’s will be showing ‘Chinese Textiles, An exhibition of Ming and Qing textiles, including Buddhist silk appliqués’.
Slaats Fine Art, St. George Street Gallery, Sotheby’s will have on display ‘Ancient Echoes, New Perspectives – From timeless archaic vessels and scholar’s objects to the modern ink paintings of T’ang Haywen and plique-à-jour enamels of Yinglong Li’.
Thang Long Art Gallery, Conduit Street Gallery, Sotheby’s will be exhibition ‘Vietnam – Enchanting Beauty’.
Asian Art in London is delighted to announce our late night opening in St James’s on Sunday 2nd November from 5.00pm onwards.
The Participating Galleries and Auction Houses will be Christie’s, Michael Goedhuis and Tomasso, Amir Mohtashemi and Roseberys.
Christie’s, 8 King Street, St James’s, London SW1Y 6Q, will have on display a non-selling exhibition of highlights from the Woolf Collection of Chinese Jades, as well as their upcoming Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art auction and highlights from their Art d’Asie, Paris Auction.
Michael Goedhuis and Tomasso, will be exhibiting at Marquis House, 67 Jermyn Street, St James’s, London, SW1Y 6NY. Michael Goedhuis and Tomasso will be presenting an exhibition of 12th to 19th century Japanese Bronze Flower Vessels illustrating their impact on European modernism.
Amir Mohtashemi will be showcasing work in their gallery, 17 Ryder Street, St James’s, London SW1Y 6PY. Amir Mohtashemi specialises in Indian, Islamic and Cross Cultural work.
Roseberys will be showing at Bowman Sculpture, 6 Duke Street, London SW1Y 6BN. They will be displaying works from two auctions ‘Chinese, Japanese & South East Asian Works of Art’ and ‘1000 Years of 100 Boys in Chinese Art: The Feng-Chun Ma Collection’.
Asian Art in London is delighted to announce our late night opening in Kensington Church Street on Saturday 1st November from 5.00pm onwards.
This year Marchant will be exhibiting their ‘Centenary Exhibition: Imperial Porcelain of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong’.
At 5.00pm Marchant will be hosting a book launch for their new publication ‘Marchant – One Hundred Years’. Please RSVP if you would like to attend the book launch and late night opening.
Due to unforeseen circumstances the talk ‘The Influence of Chinese Art on Ottoman Pottery’ at Amir Mohtashemi Ltd has been cancelled.
A talk by Lisa Kerr ‘Sir James Stewart Lockhart – Collector and Scholar’ at Sotheby’s as part of Asian Art in London 2025.
At Roseberys Feng-Chun Ma will present her Collection Celebrating 1000 Years of 100 Boys in Chinese Art, at a Winding Stream Party as part of Asian Art in London 2025.
This talk will celebrate the upcoming auction ‘1000 Years of 100 Boys in Chinese Art: The Feng-Chun Ma Collection’ which takes place on Tuesday 4th November. This auction can be viewed at Roseberys 70–76 Knight’s Hill, London SE27 0JD on Monday 27th October to Friday 31st October, 9.30am – 5.00pm and again on Monday 3rd November, 09.30am – 5.00pm.
The auction can also be viewed at Bowman Sculpture, 6 Duke Street, London SW1Y 6BN on Saturday 1st November 12.00pm – 5.00pm and Sunday 2nd November 10.00am – 8.00pm.
Dore & Rees present a talk at Asia House with Jeff Smith and Duncan Gates from Antique Conservation Ltd.
Join Dore & Rees with Rosemary Bandini for a talk on The Eva & Aubrey Sweet Collection, as part of Asian Art in London 2025.
The Oriental Ceramic Society is delighted to welcome Dr. Weng Yanjun, the Director of the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum and Institute and the Jingdezhen Ceramic Archaeology Research Institute, to London to present a lecture at Christie’s as part of Asian Art in London 2025. Tea and coffee will be served from 5.30 pm – 6.00 pm. The Lecture will begin at 6.00pm and end at 7.00pm.
As part of Asian Art in London 2025, please join us for at Christie’s for the talk ‘Religion, Belief and Morality in the Woolf Collection of Chinese Jades’ by Dr Malcolm McNeill.
Dr Malcolm McNeill is the director of the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art and Senior Lecturer in Arts Education.
This lecture accompanies the book launch of The Significance of Jade in China’s Culture, History and Art, as illustrated by works in the Woolf Collection of Chinese Jades Limited edition: books available to pre-order.
Tea and coffee will be served from 5.30 pm – 6.00 pm. The Lecture will begin at 6.00pm and end at 7.00pm.
Join us for this talk at Bonhams as part of Asian Art London 2025, to mark the upcoming auction ‘Priestley & Ferraro: Three Decades in Chinese Art (1994-2025)’.
Join Paul Bromberg at Bonhams for a book signing of ‘Later Chinese Bronzes for the Scholar’s Studio’ published in 2025. This event is part of Asian Art in London 2025.
As part of Asian Art in London 2025, join Dr Edward Luper for a fascinating lecture at Bonhams.
Join Dr. Arnaud Bertrand, Curator at the Guimet, Paris, for an exceptional lecture at Bonhams, as part of the Asian Art in London 2025.
Join Dr Patrick Conner for a guided tour at Bonhams as part of Asian Art in London 2025.
Join Marchant for a talk and book launch to celebrate their spectacular Centenary exhibition: ‘Imperial Porcelain of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong’, during Asian Art in London 2025.
Join Simon Pilling to hear a talk about his passion for urushi as he celebrates his 20th Anniversary with an exhibition titled “The Magic of Lacquer”, during Asian Art in London.
Come to hear Mark Slaats give a talk about the plique-à-jour enamels of Yinglong Li, and view his exhibition ‘Ancient Echoes, New Perspectives’, which will be on display during Asian Art in London.
Join us on Tuesday 4th November to hear Jacqueline Simcox discuss the works in her exhibition of Ming and Qing textiles, including Buddhist silk appliqués, on display during Asian Art in London.
Lloyd Choi Gallery and Schoeni Projects will collaborate to host a talk and guided tour exploring their exhibitions for Asian Art in London. Please join us to learn about their collections of Asian art, which focus on contemporary craftsmanship-led practices that blur the boundaries between art, craft, and design.
Susan Page will be giving a talk about her exhibition of Chinese Snuff Bottles from the 18th and 19th centuries at this year’s Asian Art in London. Please join us.
Anrad Gallery Ltd will be giving a talk titled ‘The Living Tapestry’ at 12:30pm on Tuesday 4th November, to discuss their exhibition at Asian Art in London. Please join us to learn about their collection of traditional Indian art.
Join Thang Long Art Gallery during Asian Art in London to hear a talk about their exhibition of Vietnamese contemporary art.
This major exhibition celebrates the extraordinary creative output and internationalist culture of the Golden Age of the Mughal Court (about 1560 – 1660) during the reigns of its most famous emperors: Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan.
Drawing on the objects and photographs of the main donors to the Korean collection at the Oriental Museum, Knitted Together details Richard and Joan Rutt’s 20 years living in South Korea in the immediate aftermath of the Korean War (1950 – 1953).
Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of when Richard first arrived in Korea as a missionary in 1954, and 50 years since both Richard and Joan Rutt left Korea in 1974, the exhibition focuses on the influences of Korea on their lives, and the wide-ranging legacies of the couple.
The exhibition is set in three parts – a photography exhibition of Richard Rutt’s photographs of Korea taken between 1954 – 1974 that show the changing country and his life in South Korea first as a missionary, and then as Anglican Bishop of Daejeon. An installation in the permanent Korea Gallery focuses on the impact of the Rutt collection on the development of the Korean collection at the museum. This is complemented by a special temporary exhibition that focuses on the legacies that the Rutts’ had both as a result of their time in Korea, but also extending beyond this into literature, church history, and knitting.
The objects and photographs on display are from the permanent collection of the Oriental Museum, donated by Richard and Joan Rutt in 1991 and 2011, with additional pieces generously borrowed from the Rutt family archives.
The Inaugral Tsinghua Alumni London Art Exhibition.
Nancy Zetian Zhang x UKTA.
At a time when technology has penetrated every aspect of our daily existence, it transforms itself from the tools of our craft into a pervasive force of human experience, affecting the way we see and feel, the way we create and interact and come to terms with beauty. The digital age raises crucial questions about the nature of art and its role within society. How does technology affect our sense of beauty? What new forms does it bring to creativity?
The way technological innovation both guides and is inspired by artistic endeavour is a major theme of the exhibition Ubiquitous Technology: The Science of Aesthetics. Art has always reflected and engaged with the technological environment of the time, from the use of perspective in Renaissance painting to the use of industrial materials in modern sculpture. Every technological advance has provided artists with new ways of expressing themselves and new ways of challenging existing paradigms.
Amid the ubiquity of technological culture nowadays, artists are invited to explore ideas previously beyond their reach. Digital media, interactive installations and virtual realities offer an unprecedented range of avenues for artistic expression. These mediums allow for a dynamic interaction between artwork and viewer- in which the viewer becomes an active participant. Such interactive experiences raise questions about the position of the observer, the essence of what it means to be art, and the nature of human connection in a digital age.
The ancient cities along the Silk Road stretched across a vast and diverse region, connecting East Asia with the Mediterranean. These cities served not only as crucial hubs of trade but also as dynamic cultural crossroads, where ideas, religions, and technologies flowed alongside goods. Dunhuang, once a bustling oasis on the edge of the Gobi Desert, was a critical junction at the gateway to China and one of the key centres of this vast network.
The British Library have gathered an expert panel of historians and writers to explore other historic cities along this legendary corridor. Join Bettany Hughes as she uncovers the ancient wonders of Istanbul, travel with Colin Thubron through Uzbekistan to explore the legendary city of Samarkand and accompany Islam Issa as he delves into the magnificence of Alexandria. Our host for the evening is historian Rebecca Rideal.
British Library curators, Melodie Doumy and Kitty Liu provide an insider’s view of the exhibition, A Silk Road Oasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang. They will walk you through the entire process, from shaping the exhibition’s narrative to the final touches. Discover how each object was carefully selected to highlight Dunhuang’s rich history of commercial, diplomatic, religious and intellectual exchanges, and learn how the gallery design evokes the atmosphere of this vibrant cultural hub on the Silk Roads. You will also hear about the immersive soundscape, specifically commissioned to complement and enhance the display.
The Japan Society is delighted to welcome Takeshi Musashigawa, fourth-generation head of Musashigawa Kobo, Toyama, to discuss his artisanal practice with Masami Yamada, a Curator in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Asia Department. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about Takaoka lacquerware and watch a demonstration of the mother-of-pearl inlay technique (raden).
This talk is part of the V&A Academy Lunchtime Lecture Series. No booking is required.
The colourful woodblock prints of the late eighteenth and nineteenth century played a vital role in Japan’s vibrant fashion culture. Drawing on the V&A’s important collection, curators Anna Jackson and Masami Yamada reveal how these ukiyo-e, ‘pictures of the floating world’, provided powerful advertising for kimono retailers, fabric workshops, make-up brands, theatre managers and brothel keepers and offered inspiration for those eager to emulate the famous actors, courtesans, geisha and other stylish men and women they depict.
Visit 4-5 galleries together and grab a drink afterwards with the Nimi Collective – a community of art enthusiasts.
Under Construction, a solo exhibition by Geumhyung Jeong (b. 1980, Seoul) features a newly commissioned installation of sculpture and video, and series of live performances. Working from her background in choreography and a studied interest in the role of objects and technology in our lives, Jeong uses her body and animatronic figures built from DIY parts to parse the uncanny relationships between people and machines.
Wajima, on the Noto Peninsula, has long been a centre of urushi (lacquer) production. Its lacquerware, known as Wajima nuri is nationally recognized as an important intangible cultural property. Distinguished by its durable undercoating and its complex production process, Wajima nuri typically undergoes over one hundred intricate stages involving a specialized division of labour before completion.
However, the earthquake which struck the region on 1 January 2024 and the more recent severe flooding, has devastated the community and its craftspeople, casting uncertainty over the future of the industry.
This event, held as part of Asian Art in London, delves into the current state of Wajima’s lacquer industry and the significant challenges it now faces.
Event timings:
13:00: Welcome remarks by Japan House London (5 minutes)
13:05: Welcome remarks by Simon Pilling on behalf of Asian Art in London (5 minutes)
13:10: Talk by Masami Yamada about Wajima and introduction to the four craftsmen (15 minutes)
13:25: In conversation with craftsmen (30-40 minutes)
14:00: Audience Q&A (approx. 15 minutes)
14:15: End.
This event will also be livestreamed online on Zoom, Facebook, X, YouTube and LinkedIn where a recording will be available following the event.
Susan will uncover how Asian buyers are now being influenced by the provenance and creative elements of antique jewellery and looking beyond brand names, diamonds, Jade and coloured stones when buying for their collections. Considering global auction highlights and important collections, such as the Albion collection in Tokyo, Susan will illustrate how there is a new interest in Edwardian Jewellery and specialised items such as antique cameos, intaglios and micromosaic Jewellery.
In his talk William Robinson will discuss his time at Christie’s, from his start in 1982 when Christie’s sold a vase carpet for what was then a huge figure of £99,000, but when they also had sales almost every other week. The majority of rugs were not illustrated, and the market was then dominated by a small group of dealers. Passing through the heady days of Heriz and Aubusson crazes in the later 1980s, and the near closing of the department in 1990, William will discuss various changes in the market, the increasing internationality of it, and the developments that saw many more private buyers throughout Christie’s, including for carpets. He will go on to discuss some of the more prominent and memorable carpets he has handled, including the landmark Bernheimer and Halevim sales of 1996 and 2001, as well as some of the circumstances and people around them. An evening of rugs, raconteurs and the occasional racket!
William Robinson started in the Islamic Art and Carpet department at Christie’s in 1982 knowing, he says, nothing about the field, and expected to learn on the job. He headed that department for nearly 25 years from 1990 until 2013 when he took on a broader Christie’s role. He retained his interest in carpets, acting as auctioneer and occasional business-getter in the field until his relatively recent retirement. He is currently working on various projects including the Saudi Biennale of Islamic Art.
For enquiries, please contact Dimity Spiller – membership.orts@gmail.com
Meet the Yoshida dynasty of artists. Featuring over 75 exquisite prints, this exhibition journeys from the rich, nostalgic landscapes of the prolific artist and patriarch of the family, Hiroshi to the abstract work of the family’s later and current generations.
The first of its kind in the UK – and Europe more widely – this exhibition shines a spotlight on three generations of woodblock print artists including Yoshida Hiroshi, Fujio, Tōshi, Hodaka Chizuko and Ayomi, tracing the evolution of Japanese printmaking across two centuries.
The exhibition will culminate with a new site-specific installation of cherry blossom by Yoshida Ayomi, Hodaka’s and Chizuko’s daughter.
Dreams, Desire & Daoism:
Jizi and pioneers of contemporary ink from China
Co-curated by Chunchen Wang and Katie Hill
An undulating cosmic scene sweeps across a horizontal plane, swirling clouds, an immersive vortex of movement leading into a central sphere.
Lit up at intervals, the whole vision is one of light and darkness, floating perspectives of constant movement and change. Jizi’s (1941-2015) world bridges the known and the unknown, the spiritual and the real, the inner heart and external forces.
We are delighted to continue celebrations for our 25th anniversary with a special event in London.
Bringing together an international panel of experts, this conference will explore a selection of themes about the future of studies of Japanese arts and cultures including: Art as a cultural resource; Art and archaeology; Visual culture; Digital Japan.
Saturday 09 November at the Benjamin West Lecture Theatre. Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD
10:00-17:00.
Doors open at 09:45 and the venue can be accessed from the entrance on Burlington Gardens. Full programme to be announced shortly.
Teas and coffees will be provided.
Please note there are a limited number of places available for the conference. If you are no longer able to attend, please let us know so we can allocate your place to someone else.
Booking closes on Monday 21st October.
Please also complete an individual form for each guest you would like to bring. Tickets will not be issued so please give your name on the door on arrival.
We will send an email with further logistical details before the conference. In the meantime, please send any queries to conferences@sainsbury-institute.org.
This conference is generously supported by the Ishibashi Foundation.
The Butler Museum is a 400 sqm, purpose – built museum near Blandford Forum in Dorset. It houses around 700 pieces of porcelain from the Butler Collection and exceptionally, the pieces are not behind glass allowing the very limited number of visitors to handle the porcelain and see it from all angles.
Visiting the collection is a truly unique experience and only 12 visits of maximum 20 people take place a year. Katharine Butler will take your tour, and will explain the history of the family collection and of 17th century Chinese Porcelain.
The Butler Museum is a 400 sqm, purpose – built museum near Blandford Forum in Dorset. It houses around 700 pieces of porcelain from the Butler Collection and exceptionally, the pieces are not behind glass allowing the very limited number of visitors to handle the porcelain and see it from all angles.
Visiting the collection is a truly unique experience and only 12 visits of maximum 20 people take place a year. Katharine Butler will take your tour, and will explain the history of the family collection and of 17th century Chinese Porcelain.
A conversation between Jonathan Woolf and Henry Howard-Sneyd
IN ROOM ATTENDANCE IS FULLY BOOKED – JOIN BY ZOOM
Large vision-language models (VLMs) have demonstrated remarkable abilities in understanding everyday content, however, their performance in the domain of art remains less explored. Evaluation of art, particularly in regard to its authenticity, can be approached from art historical, scientific and archival / provenance methods. This talk will discuss the advantages of applying AI to the data generated from such research and, in particular, we will demonstrate how our VLM interprets the decoration on 3D objects, such as Chinese porcelain. Relying on Dr Ni Yibin’s vast database of images found on Chinese art objects of all media, we have focussed on three primary tasks: identifying salient visual elements, matching these elements with their symbolic meanings, and interpreting the intended messages. We will discuss the added complexity incurred by the Chinese language and the use of “pun rebuses” in its art and culture. Finally, we will show how our AI assisted programme could support museums, dealers and collectors in the future.
