Calendar
of Events
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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