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CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
Thursday, 7th November
2002
| Auction: |
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Japanese Ceramics & Works of Art
10.30am and 2pm
Christie's South Kensington
85 Old Brompton Road
London SW7 3LD
Ingrid Collingridge,
tel. 020 7581
7611
Web: http://www.christies.com
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| Display: |
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'Asian Art Treasures from the John Ritblat
Gallery'
Buddhist paintings and manuscripts
from Tibet and Qing dynasty China; Persian and Turkish Arts of
the book.
The John Ritblat Gallery
The British Library
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
Open to the public
Visitor services,
tel. 020 7412
7332
'Heaven and Hell - Manuscript Painting from
Burma'.
Conserved to their original appearance
for 'Buddha, Radiant Awakening' at the Art Gallery of New South
Wales and now shown in London for the first time.
John Ritblat Gallery
The British Library
Details as above
Open to the public
Visitor services,
tel. 020 7412 7332
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| Vocal
& Visual Presentation: |
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'Logic of the Birds'
A production combining film installation
and onstage action inspired by the literary masterpiece of Farid
al-Din Attar's Mantiq al tayr. Produced by Artangel in
association with the Iran Heritage Foundation.
Union Chapel
Compton Terrace
Islington
London N1 2UN
Ticketed
Tel: 020 7713 1400
email. info@artangel.org.uk
Web: http://www.iranheritage.org
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| Music
Performance: |
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Tibetan Monks from
the Labsang Monastery
Sacred and ceremonial music from a
Tibetan Buddhist monastery.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
South Bank Centre
Royal Festival Hall
London SE1 8XX
Details & tickets: AMC information line,
tel. 020 8742 9911
Box office,
tel. 020 7960 4242
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Friday, 8th November
| Launch
Party: |
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Asian Art in
London Launch Party
sponsored by AXA Art Insurance Limited
A champagne reception in the splendid
surroundings of the Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery of Oriental Art to
launch Asian Art in London 2002.
The participants of Asian Art in London, Directors and Curators of
Asian art from museums world wide, academic specialists, visitors
and collectors from around the globe join to celebrate this annual
event.
Champagne and canapes will be served throughout the evening.
6.30-9.30pm
The Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery of Oriental Art
The British Museum
North Entrance
Montague Place
London WC1B 3DG
Tickets $50 per person
please contact:
Asian Art in London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7499 2215
fax: +44 (0) 20 7499 2216
info@asianartinlondon.com
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Friday, 8th November
| Lecture: |
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'Collecting in
Context: Lord Cunliffe, Chinese Ceramics and English Taste
1700-1960', by Colin Sheaf, International Head of Asian Art,
Bonhams.
Bonhams
101 New Bond Street
London W1S 1SR
6.15-7pm
Ticketed
Chris Mitchell,
tel. 020 7468 8248,
email. chris.mitchell@bonhams.com
Web: http://www.bonhams.com
'Queen Mary II and
Queen Caroline. Royal Purchases of Art d'Outremer in the
late 17th and early 18th centuries', by Joanna Marschner, Curator
of the State Apartments, Kensington Palace.
The acquisition of Queen Mary II and
Queen Caroline of ceramics, fine textiles, lacquer and precious
stones.
Bonhams
101 New Bond Street
London W1S 1SR
7-7.45pm following a lecture by Colin Sheaf.
Ticketed
Tel: 020 7468 8246
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Saturday, 9th November
| Symposium: |
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'Visions of
Enlightenment: New Perspectives on Tibetan Art'.
9am - 6pm
Circle of Tibetan and Himalayan Studies
Philips Building Lecture Theatre
SOAS, University of London
Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Ticketed
Dr Ulrich Pagel,
email. cths@soas.ac.uk,
tel. 020 7898 4782
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| Open
Day: |
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Gallery and
Auction House Open Day
Late night opening in Kensington Church
Street, Chelsea and Fulham, 5-9pm.
AntikWest Oriental Art & Antiques, Gregg Baker Asian Art,
Berwald Oriental Art, Cohen & Cohen, Hungry Ghost, Indigo,
Knapton & Rasti Asian Art, R&G McPherson Antiques, S.
Marchant & Son, Soo San, Jorge Welsh Oriental Porcelain &
Works of Art
The participants of Asian Art in London in Kensington Church
Street, Chelsea and Fulham invite you to visit their galleries
during the evening.
Tel: See Participant pages for full
contact details.
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| Conference: |
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Woodblock Art in
East Asia.
Sotheby's Institute of Art presents
'Woodblock Art in East Asia'. Links between the printmaking
traditions of China, Japan and Korea.
Speakers include David Barker - University of Ulster, Dr Anne
Farrer - Sotheby's Institute, Charlotte Horlyck - V&A Museum,
Dr Timon Screech - SOAS and Dr Ellis Tinios - University of Leeds.
Gilbert Collection
Somerset House
The Strand
London WC2R 1LA
Ticketed
Janine Rymer,
tel. 020 7462 3239,
email. janine.rymer@sothebys.com
Web: http://www.sothebys.com
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Sunday, 10th November
| Lecture: |
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'Creative
Momentum'. The significance of the dragon and the pearl in Chinese
and Tibetan art, by Gary Dickinson and Tashi Mannox.
The White Room
The Metropolitan Hotel
Old Park Lane
London W1Y 4LB
3-5pm
Ticketed
Linda Wrigglesworth Ltd:
tel, 020 7408 0177
Web: http://www.cloudband.com/arcade/lindawrigglesworth
'More About the
Mongos'.
Recent researches in the Gobi and
Taklamakan Desert, by Professor John Carswell.
East Gallery
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond Street
London W1A 2AA
4pm
Ticketed
Tanya Carr,
tel. 020 7293 6442
Web: http://www.sothebys.com
'Visual Feasts -
Food Consumption and the History of Japanese Ceramics'.
Lecture presented by Christie's and The
Oriental Ceramics Society.
Christie's
5-8 King Street
London SW1Y 6QT
6pm
Mark Hinton,
tel. 020 7389 2595
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| Open
evening: |
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Gallery and
Auction House Open Day
Late night opening in St James's, 5-9pm
Receptions will be held at:
Asian Art Gallery Ltd, Christopher Bruckner, Anthony Carter,
Christie's, Malcolm Fairley Japanese Works of Art, Francesca
Galloway Ltd, Harris Lindsay Ltd present Richard Barker Fine Art
Ltd, Oriental Arts UK Ltd, Priestley & Ferraro, Simon Ray
Indian & Islamic Works of Art, Samina Inc, Jonathan Tucker
Antonia Tozer Asian Art
The participants of Asian Art in London in St James's invite
you to visit their galleries during the evening.
Tel: See Participant pages for full
contact details.
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| Conference: |
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Woodblock Art in
East Asia.
Second day of conference.
Gilbert Collection
Somerset House
The Strand
London WC2R 1LA
Links between the printmaking traditions of China, Japan and
Korea.
Janine Rymer,
tel. 020 7462 3239,
email. janini.rymer@sotheby's.com
Web: http://www.sothebys.com
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Monday 11th November
| Open
evening: |
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Gallery and
Auction House Open Day
Late night opening in Mayfair, 5-9pm
Bonhams, Brandt Oriental Art, Christopher Cooke Antiques Limited,
Eskenazi Ltd, John Eskenazi Ltd, Sam Fogg, Alexander Götz Ancient
Art of South and Southeast Asia, Grays Antique Market, Nicholas
Grindley, Robert Hall, Gerard Hawthorn Ltd, Roger Keverne Ltd,
Robert Kleiner & Co Ltd, Theresa McCullough Ltd, Milne
Henderson Fine Art, Sydney L. Moss Ltd, Nicholas S. Pitcher
Oriental Art, Gordon Reece Gallery, Rossi & Rossi Ltd,
Jacqueline Simcox Ltd, Sotheby's, A&J Speelman Ltd, The
Textile Gallery, Linda Wrigglesworth Ltd, Grace Wu Bruce Ltd
The participants of Asian Art in London in Mayfair invite you
to visit their galleries during the evening.
Tel: See Participant pages for full
contact details
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| Auction: |
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'The Cunliffe
Collection: Chinese Ceramics & Jade Carvings'.
10.30am
Bonhams
101 New Bond Street
London W1S 1SR
Colin Sheaf,
tel. 020 7468 8237
Web: http://www.bonhams.com
'Fine Asian Art'.
approx 12 noon
Bonhams
101 New Bond Street
London W1S 1SR
Colin Sheaf,
tel. 020 7468 8237
Web: http://www.bonhams.com
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| Lecture: |
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'Literary Themes
on the Antique Chinese Porcelain of Augustus the Strong', by Dr
Eva Strober, curator of the Oriental Department at the Augustus
The Stong Collection, Zwinger Museum, Dresden.
Lecture followed by Chinese poetry,
music, entertainment, drinks, canapes and surprises.
The Music Room
Grays Antique Market
South Molton Lane
London W1Y 1AR
Ticketed
Tel: 020 7408 1638,
email. info@chinese-porcelain.com
The Japan Society,
in association with Sotheby's and Sotheby's Institute of Art
present 'Japan - The Birthplace of Pottery?', by Simon Kaner,
Assistant Director of The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of
Japanese Arts and Culture.
Sotheby's Olympia
Hammersmith Road
London W14 8UX
6.30pm
The Japan Society,
tel. 020 7828 6330,
email. info@japansociety.org.uk
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Tuesday, 12th November
| Auction: |
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'Fine Japanese
Works of Art, Prints & Paintings'
10am
Sotheby's Olympia
Hammersmith Road
London W14 8UX
Suzannah Yip,
tel. 020 7293 5725
Web: http://www.sothebys.com
'Chinese Ceramics,
Export Ceramics & Works of Art'.
10.30am and 2.30pm
Christie's
5-8 King Street
London SW1Y 6QT
Desmond Healey,
tel. 020 7389 2572
Web: http://www.christies.com
'Japanese
Contemporary Ceramics and Works of Art'.
6pm
Bonhams
101 New Bond Street
London W1S 1SR
Ben Williams,
tel. 020 7629 6602
Web: http://www.bonhams.com
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| Study
Day: |
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'Hareems, Lanterns
and Temples - Orientalism in Painting, Architecture and Design',
organised by Leighton House Museum and Tate Britain.
Examining the fashion for all things
oriental that emerged in Britain following the opening of major
trade links with the Near East, India and the Far East.
Leighton House Museum
12 Holland Park Road
London W14 8LZ
10.30am-5.30pm
Ticketed
Daniel Robbins,
tel: 020 7602 3316 (ext. 301)
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| Lecture: |
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'The Dilemmas and
Pitfalls of the Dating of Chinese Furniture', by Nicholas Grindley
Nicholas Grindley
13 Old Burlington Street
London W1S 3AJ
6-7pm Reserved seating
Rebecca Gardner,
tel. 020 7437 5449
'Kazari:
Decoration and Display in Japan, 15th-19th centuries', by Dr
Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere of the Sainsbury Institute of Japanese
Arts and Culture.
BP Lecture Theatre
Clore Centre
British Museum
Great Russell Street
London W1CB 3DG
6.30 -7.30pm
Penelope Vogler or Antonia Shaw,
tel. 020 7323 1234,
email. p.vogler@bmcompany.co.uk
Web: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
The Islamic Art
Circle, in association with the Centre for Near and Middle Eastern
Studies, presents 'The History and Development of Islamic
Calligraphy', by Dr Ebadollah Bahari.
SOAS
Basement Lecture Theature
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
Edward Gibbs,
tel: 020 8374 2391
email. edwardgibbs@hotmail.com
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Wednesday, 13th November
| Auction: |
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'Fine Chinese
Ceramics Including Export Art'.
10.30am
Sotheby's, East Gallery
34-35 New Bond Street
London W1A 2AA
Alastair Gibson,
tel. 020 7293 6442
Web: http://www.sothebys.com
'Japanese Art
& Design and Works of Art'.
2.30pm
Christie's
5-8 King Street
London SW1Y 6QT
Mark Hinton,
tel. 020 7389 2595
Web: http://www.christies.com
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| Exhibition
Opening: |
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'7000 Years of
Chinese Jade: From the Neolithic to the Present Day'.
From the collection of Sir Joseph
Hotung.
The Selwyn and Ellie Alleyne Gallery (Room 33b)
The British Museum, East Entrance
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
10am-5.30pm
Steve Drury-Thurgood, Executive
Office,
Dept. of Oriental Antiquities,
tel. 020 7323 8457
Web: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
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| Private
View: |
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'Early Buddhist
Sculpture from Tibet - The Nyingjei Lam Collection'
Private view of the Eastern Art
Galleries.
Eastern Art Galleries
Ashmolean Museum
Oxford OX1 2PH
5.15-7.15pm
Secretary, Dept. of Eastern Art,
tel. 01865 278 067
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| Lecture
(repeat of Tuesday, 12th November): |
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'The Dilemmas and
Pitfalls of the Dating of Chinese Furniture', by Nicholas Grindley
Nicholas Grindley
13 Old Burlington Street
London W1S 3AJ
6-7pm
Rebecca Gardner,
tel. 020 7437 5449
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| Lecture: |
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'Exotic Goods from
Exotic Lands - The Commerce of the Silk Road', by Jonathan Tucker.
SOAS, Philips Lecture Theatre
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
6pm
CIAA, tel. 020 7898 4464
email. ciaa@soas.ac.uk
The Winter Olympia
Fine Art & Antiques Fair presents, 'The China Trade - Its
History and Influence of Le Jardin Anglo-Chinois', by
William Sargent, Curator of Asian Export Art at the Peabody
Museum.
The Club Room
The Winter Olympia Fine Art & Antiques Fair
The National Hall
Olympia Exhibition Centre
Warwick Road
London W14 8UX
6.30-7.30pm Ticketed
Box office,
tel. 0870 736 3105
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Thursday, 14th November
| Auction: |
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'Chinese Ceramics
& Works of Art'.
10.30am and 2pm
Christie's South Kensington
85 Old Brompton Road
London SW7 3LD
Ingrid Collingridge,
tel. 020 7581 7611
Web: http://www.christies.com
'Chinese Ceramics
& Works of Art'.
10.30am
Sotheby's Olympia
Hammersmith Road
London W14 8UX
Seonaid Maclean-Bristol,
tel. 020 7293 5545
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| Gallery
Talk: |
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'Vietnam Behind
the Lines' by Mrs Thu Stern, collector of Vietnamese paintings
Room 91
British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
11.15am-12noon
Information Desk, tel. 020 7323 8000
Web: http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
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| Lecture: |
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'Arts of Kazari -
Japan on Display 15th - 19th Centuries'
Presented by Dr Nicole Rousmaniere of
the Sainsbury Institute of Japanese Arts and Culture.
The Club Room
Winter Olympia Fine Art & Antique Fair
The National Hall
Olympia Exhibition Centre
London W14 8UX
4-5pm
Ticketed
Box Office, tel. 0870 736 3105
Asia House and The
British Museum present 'Iran - Art after Khomeini. Developments
since the 1980s', by Edward Lucie-Smith, art historian and critic.
Stevenson Lecture Theatre
Clore Education Centre
The British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
6.30-7.30pm
Ticketed
Asia House, tel. 020 7499 1287,
email. enquiries@asiahouse.co.uk
Web: http://www.asiahouse.org
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| Lecture
& Reception: |
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Annual Benjamin
Zucker lecture on Mughal art. 'Echoes of the Sultanate in Mughal
Architecture - the Province of Bengal', by Dr Perween Hasan,
Professor in the Dept. of Islamic History and Culture, Dhaka
University.
Main Lecture Theatre
Victoria & Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL
Lecture 7-8pm (doors open 6.30pm)
Reception 8-9pm
Asian Dept., tel. 020 7942 2322
Web: http://www.vam.ac.uk
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| Exhibition
Opening: |
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'Simorgh -
Paintings inspired by Attar's Conference of the Birds. An
exhibition of British artist Graham Day's paintings inspired by
Attar's literary masterpiece.
Organised by the Iran Heritage Foundation and The October Gallery.
24 Old Gloucester Street
London WC1N 3AL
Tel: 020 7242 7367
email. octobergallery@compuserve.com
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Friday, 15th November
| Lecture
& Reception: |
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The Iran Heritage
Foundation presents, 'The Role of Mystics in the Evolution of
Language and Literature', by Professor Annemarie Schimmel.
Lecture Theature, Main Hall
Victoria & Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 2RL
Lecture 6.30-7.30pm
Reception 7.30-9.30pm
Iran Heritage Foundation,
tel. 020 7493 4766
email. info@iranheritage.org
Web: http://www.iranheritage.org
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