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. Created between 1830 and 1833, the exhibition presents, for the first time in the UK, the complete set of Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai, Japan’s most celebrated printmaker.
The exhibition is made possible through the courtesy of the Iuchi Collection, in partnership with The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo.
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.
In the 1980s, Chinese artists began to reimagine craft as a medium for artistic expression. This display explores the dimensions of studio craft practice in China today, and the innovations which have grown from China’s longstanding craft tradition
‘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.
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.
Lecturer: Rosemary Scott, Independent scholar
Professor Christiaan Jörg will review his decades-long career, exemplified by his observations on a Tang-style cup from a Viking Tomb. This will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session
Book launch and lecture by the author, Feng-Chun Ma
16.30–17.00 Arrival of guests
17.00 Lecture
18.00– 19.30 Book signing and drinks
RSVP: fcma@fengchunma.com
Join us on Wednesday 30th October, the opening day of Asian Art in London , to celebrate our 27th edition with a Gala Party at the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A).
With champagne and canapés, the evening will be filled with curator-led talks and the presentation of the Art Awards.
The V&A was the location of the first ever Asian Art in London Gala Party in 1998 and has hosted several times since.
The event is a celebration of London as the key global player in the Asian art market, gathering curators, collectors, press, industry players, and influencers in one historic space.
This Symposium, co-hosted by the SOAS-Alphawood Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art and Asian Art in London, brings together curators, scholars, artists and art market specialists to explore diverse perspectives on a range of media and materials across Asia; specifically: ceramics, textiles and metalwork. Panellists will speak about a range of artworks and objects which can be seen in London during Asian Art in London.
The event will open with a keynote lecture from Professor Stacey Pierson of SOAS University of London, and close with a keynote lecture from Rachel Dedman, Jameel Curator of Contemporary Art from the Middle East at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
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Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
William Robinson of Christie’s: ‘Woven memories: 40 years in the carpet market.’
University Women’s Club, London. 18.00 for 18.30.
Guests are welcome. Please contact Dimity Spiller on membership.orts@gmail.com
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.
I am delighted the BADA Friends will be visiting Marchant on the opening day of Asian Art in London and will be viewing and learning more about their fascinating Kosometsuke exhibition where all the pieces were made during the Tianqi reign in China for export to Japan. There will also be the chance to see their Blanc De Chine exhibition as well. The firm specialises in Imperial Chinese Ming and Qing porcelains, jades, cloisonné, pottery and works of art. The emphasis is placed on rarity, quality, condition and provenance.
Marchant was founded in 1925 by Samuel Sydney Marchant (1897-1975) and Richard Marchant was Chairman of the BADA from 2005-2009 and today Samuel Marchant sits on the BADA Council, so the company has a long and fascinating history and celebrates its hundredth anniversary in 2025.
If you are not a BADA Friend, you can still welcome to come along to this exclusive masterclass. Just contact anne@bada.org to secure you place. Tickets are free of charge but strictly limited.
Ahead of the much-anticipated sale of The Marsh Collection: Art for the Literati (III), all 22 rare pieces of porcelain and works of art will be exhibited at Bonhams New Bond Street, London, from 19 to 23 August 2024. A short talk given by Dr. Edward Luper on 19 August at 16:30 will delve into the highlights of the collection, offering insights and historical context.
This exhibition provides a rare glimpse into the ordinary lives of people long ago through the remarkable contents of the ‘Library Cave,’ part of the Buddhist cave complex of Mogao, where a wealth of manuscripts, documents and artworks remained sealed for nearly 900 years. Detailing life in and around Dunhuang during the first millennium CE, the documents include personal letters and wills encompassing multiple languages, faiths and cultures including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism and Christianity; and span topics as diverse as literature, astronomy, medicine, politics and art.
Serpentine is delighted to announce that Seoul-based Korean architect Minsuk Cho and his firm Mass Studies have been selected to design the 23rd Pavilion. Mass Studies’ Pavilion will be unveiled at Serpentine South on 5th June 2024 with Goldman Sachs supporting the annual project for the 10th consecutive year.
7th June – 27th October 2024
Press View: Wednesday 5th June from 9am to 12pm
Please save-the-date
26th September 2024 to 23rd February 2025
This continent-spanning exposition unravels how the journey of people, objects and ideas formed an expansive web of trade routes that shaped cultures and histories.
Working with 29 national and international partners to present objects from many regions and cultures alongside those from the British Museum, the exhibition offers a unique chance to see objects from the length and breadth of the Silk Roads. From Indian garments found in Suffolk to Iranian glass unearthed in Japan, they reveal the astonishing reach of these networks.
November 10, 2023–May 6, 2024
Six Dynasties of Chinese Painting presents a selection of the museum’s most important paintings that cover six different dynasties, including the modern era. These paintings represent various subject matter, from figures, landscapes, animals, birds, and flowers to religious and historic themes; their dates of acquisition range from the museum’s founding years to the most recent additions, demonstrating a continuous commitment to Chinese painting, a field that has always been the strongest asset of the Chinese collection.
27 January 2024, Saturday (2:00pm-2:30pm GMT+8)
Alisan Fine Arts
Alisan Aberdeen, Hong Kong
RSVP: assistant@alisan.com.hk
During the closing party, there will be a mindfulness meditation workshop with the artist Hung Keung.
The workshop is limited to 6 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Kindly RSVP.
Please arrive 15 minutes early. It will be conducted in Chinese and English.
27 January 2024, Saturday (2:00pm-5:00pm GMT+8)
Alisan Fine Arts
Alisan Aberdeen, Hong Kong
RSVP: assistant@alisan.com.hk
Hung Keung, renowned digital media installation artist from Hong Kong, has been practicing mindfulness meditation for twelve years. In the closing event, Hung will share the methods of mindfulness meditation and guide participants to enter the world of “awareness” through the practices of “art viewing” and “contemplation”. Visitors can engage in meditation with the artist, and immerse in the poetic realm of purifying the mind and harmonising with nature, while personally experiencing the fusion of technology and mindfulness.
Kindly RSVP.
27 January 2024 (2:00pm-4:00pm GMT-5)
Alisan Fine Arts
Alisan New York, USA
RSVP: assistant@alisan.com.hk
Celebrating the inaugural show of Walasse Ting at our New York gallery and the artist’s first museum retrospective in the US at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, we are excited to present a curator talk and book launch by Mia Ting, estate of Walasse Ting and Ariella Wolens, curator of the NSU Art Museum exhibition, Walasse Ting: Parrot Jungle.
Talk will be in English. Kindly RSVP.
Conversation with Artist, Wang Mengsha
31 Jan 2024 (6:00pm-7:00pm GMT+8)
Alisan Fine Arts
Alisan Central, Hong Kong
RSVP: assistant@alisan.com.hk
In celebration of our current exhibition Wang Mengsha: Whispering Blossoms, we are happy to present an artist talk, titled Beyond Borders: The Power of Ink Painting in a Global Context, where the artist, Wang Mengsha, will be in conversation with Elaine W. Ng, the editor and publisher of ArtAsiaPacific, to discuss her artistic practice, her artworks bridge the East and the world, and how ink painting situates in a global context.
Talk will be in English and Chinese. Kindly RSVP.
Also live-streamed on Instagram @alisanfinearts.
Six spectacular kimonos belonging to the kabuki actor Bandō Tamasaburō V will be on display in the Textiles Gallery for a year. Tamasaburō is the most popular and celebrated onnagata (male actor who performs female roles) currently on stage.
The costumes selected reflect the wide variety of roles in this actor’s long and celebrated theatre career, from court ladies and courtesans to geisha and demons.
You’ll see beautifully crafted costumes that showcase a range of elaborate textile techniques, including weaving, dyeing, embroidery and hand-painting.
The over-robe for the courtesan Agemaki in the play Sukeroku, Flower of Edo (助六由縁江⼾桜), shown below, was worn at a performance in June 2004 at the Kabukiza Theatre, Tokyo. It features New Year’s decorations on black satin and the courtesan’s sash has a carp ascending a waterfall embroidered on a pale blue-green satin ground.
This exhibition celebrates more than 100 artworks by the contemporary Chinese artist Fang Lijun, on loan from his studios in Beijing and Jingdezhen and from private collections. It showcases Fang’s paintings and drawings, and also ceramics produced in the last five years.
Fang Lijun was one of the leading protagonists of the early 1990s Cynical Realist movement, a major art movement in China post-1989. His works captured the disillusionment of his generation and reflected the feeling of helplessness in Chinese society in the early 1990s.
Some of these seminal paintings he became famous for – the large anonymous, shaven heads and blank faces – are in our exhibition, alongside early pencil drawings from his student days and newer ink paintings and a series of intriguing porcelain pieces.
Japanese artist Takahashi Hiromitsu creates dynamic, colourful prints showing exciting moments in kabuki, Japan’s traditional dance-drama.
Hiromitsu’s striking designs are not portraits of actual actors, but visualisations of famous kabuki roles.
In kabuki, performers wearing elaborate costumes and make-up use stylised movement and song to enact melodramatic stories about love, loyalty and the clash between duty and emotion.
Sat 9 Mar, 2–3pm; Booking is essential
At the Museum and Online
The in-person event will take place in the Headley Lecture Theatre and via Zoom online
With Andrew Robinson, author of ‘The Story of Writing’
Writing is generally agreed to be among the greatest inventions in human history, perhaps the greatest invention, since it made history possible – as well as today’s digital world. Andrew Robinson, author of The Story of Writing, will investigate when and how people first began to write down ideas.
Humans have always had the desire to make marks. But how did the earliest marks, seen in ‘rock art’ tens of thousands of years old, evolve much later into writing?
The origins of writing are puzzling. Was it invented once and transmitted around the world, or independently in places such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and even Easter Island? What inspired it: accountancy, statecraft, religion? Why are some ancient writing systems simple in appearance, such as the Greek alphabet, while others are bewilderingly complex, like the Egyptian hieroglyphs and Chinese characters? These questions will all be explored.
Sat 10 Feb – Sun 11 Feb 2024, 11–4.30pm
Celebrate the many communities and faiths of Oxfordshire through a dazzling array of activities, performances, talks and crafts for all ages.
From a Japanese tea ceremony to a Jewish musical medley and Nepalese dancing to Islamic calligraphy, there’s something for everyone at this fantastic weekend festival.
Join for drop-in events across the whole Museum.
Please note programme details may be subject to change.
FREE
Alisan Fine Arts is pleased to announce the new exhibition “Hung Keung: Digital Media Art Installation” at our Aberdeen Gallery. Hung Keung, a renowned digital media installation artist from Hong Kong and grantee of Asian Cultural Council Award (2005), is known for his interactive installations that combine film, video, and digital new media with themes from Chinese classical philosophy, art, and literature.
