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Monday, 10 September

Artist Talk

In Pursuit of a Pure White Form
by Akihiro Maeta (joined by Prof Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere, Research Director at the Sainsbury Institute, and Dr Julian Stair, potter and writer)
Japanese ceramist Akihiro Maeta will reveal his sense-driven process and ethos in pursuing the pure white form in porcelain.

Time: 18.30
Location: 6th Floor, Russell Square House, 10-12 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5EH
Tickets: Admission is free (booking essential)
Information: +44(0)20 7323 4888,


Thursday, 13 September

Afternoon Tea Lecture

Taglar Membar, Flaming Tiger Gods: The Artistic Tradition of Tibet
by Jasleen Kandhari
With the distinct cultures of Nepal, Mongolia, Bhutan, Buryatia and Tibet, the art of the Himalayas is extraordinarily rich. Learn about their artistic traditions and explore Tibetan Buddhist and indigenous Bon art in this lecture, followed by a special handling session.

Time: 13.30-15.30
Location: Headley Lecture Theatre, The Ashmolean, Museum of Art & Archaeology University of Oxford, Oxford
Tickets: £8/£7 concessions (inc tea & cake). Booking essential.
Information:+44 (0)18 65278015, www.ashmolean.org


Wednesday, 31st October

Public seminar

Hong Ling: Chinese Landscape Painting and Contemporary Life
by Hong Ling and Dr. Ralph Parfect
Hong Ling discusses how his art relates to tradition and rapid change in China. Is landscape painting a form of retreat, or does it represent an ideal of enduring value in a time of materialism and environmental threat?

Time: 14.30
Location: Edmund J Safra Lecture Theatre, King's College London, Strand Campus
Organisation: King's College London Lau China Institute
Tickets: Free, but please reserve your place in advance
Information:


Thursday, 1 November

Private View and Curator Talk

Breakfast Private View of 'Bronze' at the Royal Academy of Arts
by Cecilia Treves
An exclusive private view of 'Bronze', an exhibition that celebrates the historical, geographical, and stylistic range of this global art form, covering 5,000 years from antiquity to the present day.

Time: 08.00-10.00
Location: Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD
Tickets: £20.50
Information: +44(0)20 7300 5635, www.royalacademy.org.uk/bronzeasian


Thursday, 1 November

Gallery Talk

The Image of the Jina: Indian Art of the Jains
by Nick Barnard
Discover the rich artistic tradition of the Jain religion, founded in India over 2,500 years ago. View the JAINpedia display of finely illustrate manuscript pages and fascinating paintings from the 15th to 19th centuries.

Time: 13.00-13.45
Location: Meeting point, Grand entrance, V&A Museum
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44(0)20 7942 2211, www.vam.ac.uk


Thursday, 1 November

Gallery Talk

Archaistic influences in Chinese Jades
by Carol Michaelson

Time: 13.15-14.00
Location: Room 33, British Museum
Tickets: Admission is free
Information:


Thursday, 1 November

Lecture

The drawings of Souza and Picasso
by Dr. Sona Datta

Time: 13.15
Location: Stevenson Lecture Theatre, British Museum
Tickets: £5, £3 concessions. Tickets can be booked online at www.britishmuseum.org or by phone on +44 (0)20 7323 8181; or in person at the Ticket Desk.
Information: +44 (0)20 7323 8000


Thursday, 1 November

Lecture

Toshiba Lectures in Japanese Art
Japanese Porcelain, A four hundred year history: Vessels of influence, China and the birth of porcelain in early modern Japan
By Dr Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere

Time: 18.15
Location: BP Lecture Theatre, The British Museum
Tickets: Admission is free, booking essential via www.britishmuseum.org or 020 7323 8181, or contact Sainsbury Institute at 01603 597 507.
Information:

Thursday, 1 November

Private View

Qiu Deshu - Works from 1980 to 2012
Retrospective of Chinese contemporary ink painter Qiu Deshu

Yang Yanping - Ink Bloom

Time: 18.30-20.30
Location: Michael Goedhuis Ltd, 16 Bloomfield Terrace, London SW1W 8PG
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20 7823 1395,


Friday, November 2

Conference

The China from China

An international conference looking at the trade and conservation of porcelain, ceramic and glassware between Europe and China.

Speakers include: Ms Amy Miller, National Maritime Museum; 
Ms Penny Bendall, Fitzwilliam Museum;
Mr Humphrey Hui,  a well known Hong Kong porcelain collector from the Min Qiu Society;
Dr. Haiyan Huang & Mr Liaochuan Mu, Guangzhou Folk Art Museum;
Ms Kate Newham, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery;
Prof. Chunming Yu, Nanchang Museum and University.

Time: 9.00-16.30
Location: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Tickets: Full price £105 with concession at £85
Organisation: ArtabilityArt and Collection Ltd
Information: Xuhua Zhan +44 (0)207 252 3890,


Friday, 2 November

Study Day

Chinese and Japanese Encounters in Art
Artistic interaction between China and Japan through the ages. Lectures, handling session and evening panel on modern and contemporary culture.

Location: Christie's
Tickets: £395 including an evening panel discussion
Information:


Friday, 2 November

Exhibition Opening

Hong Ling: Contemporary Chinese Landscape

Time: 17.00-21.00
Location: Soka Art at Asia House
Information:


Friday, 2 November

Lecture

OCBS Buddhist Art Lecture
by David Pritzker
Art, Patronage and Practice: Explorations into the Ancestral Valley of Rinchen Zangpo

Time: 17.30 for 18.00
Location: Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly W1J 0BE
Tickets: Admission is free, donations welcome
Information: Susan Gianni -


Friday, 2 November

Workshop

Ukiyo-e: Live demonstration and workshop
by The Adachi Institute of Woodcut Printing
Demonstration and workshop on the procedure of Suri (applying colour on the print)

Time: 18.30 Organisation: ICN Gallery
Location: The Princes School of Traditional Arts, 19-22 Charlotte Road, EC2A 3SG
Tickets: £20 each
Information:


Saturday, 3 November

Late Night Opening in Kensington Church Street

Time: 5pm-9pm

Receptions will be held at:
Gregg Baker Asian Art, Fleurdelys Antiquités, Marchant, Amir Mohtashemi Ltd, Jorge Welsh Oriental Porcelain & Works of Art.

Saturday, 3 November

Conference

Chinese Seals: Tradition and Innovation
by Fan Di'an, Nixi Cura, Bai Qianshen, Wang Tao, James Lin and Su Yuheng
An international conference in conjunction with the exhibition Contemporary Chinese Seals by Li Lanqing. Topics range from the Han dynasty to the present looking at seals in religious, political and social contexts.

Time: 9.30-17.00
Location: Stevenson Lecture Theatre, British Museum
Tickets: Admission is free, booking essential
Information: +44(0)20 7323 8181,


Saturday, 3 November

Vocal Performance

An evening of Indian Classical Vocal Music
Jailal Academy of music presents two of the most popular Indian classical singers. The brothers have a musical heritage going back 400 years.

Time: 18.30
Location: Mountbatten Auditorium, 4a Castletown Road, West Kensington, London W14 9HE
Tickets: £20, £25
Information: +44(0)20 7381 3086,


Sunday, 4 November

Late Night Opening in St. James's

Time: 5pm-9pm

Receptions will be held at:
Joost van den Bergh, Dries Blitz, Brandt Asian Art, Carlo Cristi - Asian Arts Company, Christie's, Rob Dean Art, Malcolm Fairley Ltd, MD Flacks, Gibson Antiques Ltd, Grosvenor Gallery, ICN Gallery, Ben Janssens Oriental Art Ltd, Kitsune Japanese Art, Meijering Art Books, Mingei Arts Gallery, One East Asia, Priestley & Ferraro, Simon Ray Indian & Islamic Works of Art, Alexis Renard, S&J Stodel, Grace Tsumugi Fine Art Ltd, Jonathan Tucker Antonia Tozer Asian Art.


Sunday, 4 November

Lecture & Demonstration

The Art of Japan: Ukiyo-e
by Dr Monika Hinkel
Gain an insight into the popular Japanese art form of Ukiyo-e; watch a demonstration of traditional techniques and try your hand at printing a section of the famous Hokusai print 'Great Wave off Kanagawa'.

Time: 13.00-15.30
Location: Sackler Centre, V&A Museum
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44(0)20 7942 2211


Sunday, 4 November

Lecture

Asian Art in Australia - Collections, Doubts and Masterpieces
by Dr. Edmund Capon AM OBE

Time: 14.30-16.00
Location: Sotheby's, 34-35 New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA
Tickets: Admission is free, booking essential by 1st November
Information: +44 (0)20 7293 6442


Sunday, 4 November

Lecture

Newari Artistic Influence in Tibet
by Prof. Erberto Lo Bue

Time: 16.00-17.00
Location: Rossi & Rossi, 16 Clifford Street, London W1S 3RG
Information: +44 (0)20 7734 6487


Sunday, 4 November

Lecture

Chinamania! Too utterly utter
by Lars Tharp

Time: 18.00
Organisation: Christie's/The Oriental Ceramic Society
Location: Christie's, 8 King Street, St. James's, SW1Y 6QT
Tickets: Admission is free, booking essential
Information: +44 (0)20 7389 2145,


Monday, 5 November

Late Night Opening in Mayfair

Time: 5pm-9pm

Receptions will be held at:
David Baker Oriental Art Ltd, Gregg Baker Asian Art, Berwald Oriental Art, Bonhams, Prahlad Bubbar, Manuel Castilho, Carlos Cruañas, Duchange & Riché, Eskenazi Ltd, Sam Fogg, Francesca Galloway, Hanga Ten, Christophe Hioco, Kaikodo, Roger Keverne Ltd, Renaud Montméat, Sydney L. Moss Ltd, Simon Pilling: East Asian Art & Interiors, Nicholas Pitcher Oriental Art Ltd, Rossi & Rossi Ltd, Jacqueline Simcox Ltd, Sotheby's, A&J Speelman Ltd, Charles Vernon-Hunt Books.


Monday, 5 November

Auction

Chinese and other Asian Works of Art

Time: 11am
Location: Bonhams Knightsbridge


Monday, 5 November

Book Launch

East Asian Ceramics. The Laura Collection
The book illustrates the Laura collection of East Asian ceramics in Villa San Luca at Ospedaletti (Imperia), Italy

Time: 18.00-19.30
Location: Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, W1S 1SR
Tickets: Admission is free, booking essential
Information:


Monday, 5 November

Gallery Talk

The image of the Buddha in Asia
by John Clarke
The talk will trace the development and spread of the Buddha image from its Indian origins across Southeast Asia and the Himalayas during the 1st to 19th centuries.

Time: 13.00-13.45
Location: V&A, Meeting Point, Grand Entrance
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: www.vam.ac.uk/whatson


Tuesday, 6 November

Auction

Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

Time: 10:30am
Location: Christie's


Tuesday, 6 November

Auction

Chinese Interiors

Time: 10.00am
Location: Christie's South Kensington


Wednesday, 7 November

Auction

Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

Time: 10.00am
Location: Sotheby's


Wednesday, 7 November

Auction

Japanese Art & Design

Time: 10.30 & 14.30
Location: Christie's South Kensington


Wednesday, 7 November

Lecture

Netsuke: Meticulous and Marvellous Miniature Toggles
By Julia Hutt
A reflection on the microcosm of contemporary Edo period life, often with humorous or playful elements

Time: 13.00-13.45
Location: The Hochhauser Auditorium, V&A
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: www.vam.ac.uk/whatson


Wednesday, 7 November

Gallery Talk

The Art of Chinese Seals
by Jan Stuart

Time: 13.15-14.00
Location: Room 33, British Musem
Tickets: Admission is free
Information:

Wednesday, 7 November

Lecture

The Sacred Art of Ladakh - Preservation of the Matho Monastery Collection
by Nelly Rieuf & Zara Fleming
An introduction to the preservation of this important repository of 15th century Buddhist art. Organisation: The Matho Museum Project

Time: 18.30
Location: Asia House
Tickets: Admission is free
Information:


Wednesday, 7 November

Lecture

The Annual Benjamin Zucker Lecture on Mughal Art: Itinerant Craftsmen: Art at the court of Jahangir
by Susan Stronge
The lecture explores the relationship between imperial travel and artistic production in the early 17th century.

Time: 19.00-20.00 followed by a reception (18:30 Doors open Exhibition Road)
Location: The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre, V&A Museum
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44(0)20 7942 2244

Wheelchair access: Please contact 020 7942 2244 in advance.


Thursday, 8 November

Auction

Fine Chinese Art

Time: 10am
Location: Bonhams


Thursday, 8 November

Auction

Japanese Art and Design

Time: 14:30
Location: Christie's South Kensington


Thursday, 8 November

Two-Day Course

Modern and Contemporary Indian Art
The course analyses the historical, political and religious issues surrounding the development of art and artistic training from 1900-2012.

Time: 8th and 9th November, 10.00-17.00
Location: Sotheby's Institute of Art, 30 Bedford Square, London W1CB 3EE
Cost: £375
Information: +44 (0)20 7462 2490,


Thursday, 8 November

Gallery Talk

Kitty and the Bulldog - Lolita Fashion, Victoriana, Gothic and Punk
By Pauline LeMoigne
Discover Lolita fashion, a colourful and dramatic form of Japanese street style that emerged in the 1990's and has an enthusiastic following in Europe and North America.

Time: 13.00-13.45
Location: Meeting Point, Grand Entrance, V&A
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: www.vam.ac.uk/whatson


Thursday, 8 November

Gallery Talk

Flame Pots: Jewels of the Jomon Shinano
By Simon Kaner

Time: 13.15-14.00
Location: Room 3, British Museum
Tickets: Admission is free
Information:


Thursday, 8 November

Champagne Reception and Private View

An exclusive viewing, reception and curator's talk for the most important exhibition of ancient Chinese royal treasure ever seen outside China

Time: 18.00-20.00
Location: The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Tickets: £50
Information: +44 (0)1223 332 904,
Frequent trains from London Kings Cross to Cambridge every hour.


Thursday, 8 November

Lecture

Toshiba Lectures in Japanese Art Japanese Porcelain, A four hundred year history: White Gold, Japanese export porcelain and international trade networks
By Dr Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere

Time: 18.15
Location: Brunei Lecture Theatre, SOAS
Tickets: Admission is free
Information:


Thursday, 8 November

Private View

Yang Yanping - Ink Bloom
New works of Chinese contemporary ink painter Yang Yanping

Time: 18.00-20.00
Location: Michael Goedhuis Ltd 61 Cadogan Square, London SW1X 0HZ
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20 7823 1395,


Thursday, 8 November

Lecture

Treasures of the National Palace Museum
By Malcolm McNeill
A study of the collections of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, including ceramic, painting, calligraphy, bronze and jade wares.

Time: 18.45-20.00
Location: Asia House
Tickets: £10, £8 concessions, £6 Asia House friends
Information:


Thursday, 8 November

Lecture and Reception

Sven Hedin and Huang Wenbi: The Sino-Swedish Expeditions and their Legacy
By Prof Hakan Wahlquist, Museum of Ethnology, Stockholm

Time: 19.00
Location: Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS
Tickets: Admission is free, booking recommended
Information:


Friday, 9 November

Auction

Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art & Textiles

Time: 10.00 & 14.00
Location: Christie's South Kensington


9-10 November

Conference

Archaeology of the Southern Taklamakan: Hedin and Stein's Legacy and New Explorations
International conference with archaeologists, archivists, curators, historical geographers and historians

Location: Conference Centre, The British Library 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
Tickets: £40 adults, £20 students
Information:


Friday, 9 November

Gallery Talk

Ritual and Revelry
By Sasha Priewe

Time: 13.15-14.00
Location: Room 91, British Museum
Tickets: Admission is free
Information:

Friday, 9 November

Symposium

Re(O)rientations: China in the Western Artistic Imagination (1960 to now)
Speakers include Prof. Sarah Wilson and Dr Wenny Teo
The symposium explores the impact of Chinese art, culture and politics on the Western artistic and intellectual imagination from the 1960s to the present day

Time: 17.30-19.30
Location: Research Forum South Room, The Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2 0RN
Tickets: Please register at www.courtauld.ac.uk/researchforum/index.shtml
Information:


Friday, 9 November

Performance

Late at the Library: Mughal Delights
Join DJ's, dancers, artists and performers for an evening celebrating Mughal art, culture and empire

Time: 19.30-22.30
Location: The British Library
Tickets: £7.50
Information: +44 (0)1937 546 546

Wednesday, 14 November

Auction

Asian Art I

Time: 11.00am
Location: Woolley & Wallis


Thursday, 15 November

Auction

Asian Art II

Time: 11.00am
Location: Woolley & Wallis


Friday, 30 November

Afternoon Tea Lecture

Sculpted Forms of Enlightenment: Approaches to Indian Sculpture
by Jasleen Kandhari
Explore the sculptural traditions of Buddhist, Hindu & Jain art and how they have developed in India, followed by a special handling session.

Time: 14.00-16.00 Location: Headley Lecture Theatre, The Ashmolean, Museum of Art & Archaeology University of Oxford, Oxford
Tickets: £8/£7 concessions (inc tea & cake). Bookings open from September.
Information:+44 (0)18 65278015, www.ashmolean.org


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