Rosemary Bandini
Rosemary Bandini has been working in Japanese Art for over 40 years, firstly at Sotheby’s and then assisting Luigi Bandini at Eskenazi Ltd. She became an independent dealer in 1997. She has organised a netsuke symposium and convnetions in London and Paris. She curated an important netsuke exhibition “In a Nutshell” held at the Embassy of Japan in 2013 (catalogue available). A member of the INS board and Euronetsuke organising committee. She now deals privately and produces catalogues as well as editing the journal of the European chapter of the International Netsuke Society
Rosemary Bandini Japanese Art
PO Box 2281
Woodford Green
IG7 5YP
The Art of Collecting: Japan
Japan House, 101-111 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5SA
24th October – 20th November
A selection of netsuke, sagemono and works of art will be available at Japan House, 101-111 Kensington High Street ,London W8 5SA
Mon-Sat: 10.00-20.00
Sun: 12.00-18.00
Talk:
Collectors, Collecting and Collections
Wed 2nd Nov
18.00-20.00 at Japan House
Ticketed event, contact sophie@asianartinlondon.com for details
Netsuke of a female ghost with decapitated head of a man
Woven rattan musozutsu with a lacquered decoration of a Noh actor in the role of the inari rice goddess from the play Kojaki
Inscription: 石見国三階山下、永見巌、巌永堂彫刻 Iwami no kuni, Mihashi-yama no shita, Nagami Iwao, Gan’eido- cho-koku [Carved by Gan’eido-, Nagami Iwao, at the foot of Mount Mihashi-yama, Iwami Province] . 6.3cm
Boar’s tusk netsuke with centipede design, 9.9cm.
Umezawa Ryushin (1874-1953). A lacquered gourd haisen – a footed bowl for rinsing sake cups. 14.7cm.
