Asian Fall Season in London

Calendar of Events

Friday 31st October

Reception

'20th Anniversary Reception: Diploma in Asian Art Alumni'

A reception to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art, conducted by Heather Elgood in conjunction with Sotheby’s, Christie’s, the British Museum and SOAS over the past two decades.

6.30pm
Location: Asia House
Tickets: Former students, lecturers and friends £20; general public £30
Information: Denise Acford; T: +44 (0)20 7898 4445; E:

Saturday 1st November

Late Opening

Receptions will be held at:

Gregg Baker Asian Art, Fleurdelys Antiquités, Van Halm & Van Halm Fine Oriental Ceramics, J.A.N. Fine Art,
S. Marchant & Son, R & G McPherson Antiques, Jorge Welsh Oriental Porcelain & Works of Art.

5pm-9pm

Saturday 1st November

Asian films evening

'Visual Voyages: An Evening of South Asian Films and Arts'

Bombay Mix and the National Maritime Museum present a mixture of South Asian film, arts and performance themed around journeys, migration and identity, both traditional and contemporary. The event will take place across three spaces, including the elegant Great Hall of the 17th century Queen's House.

7pm
Organization: Bombay Mix and the National Maritime Museum
Location: National Maritime Museum
Tickets: £10, box office T: +44 (0)20 8312 8560
Information: W: www.bombaymix.org; W: www.nmm.ac.uk

Sunday 2nd November

Late Opening

Receptions will be held at:

Asian Art Gallery – Christopher Bruckner, Brandt Asian Art, Christie's (by reservation only), Malcolm Fairley Ltd, Esther Fitzgerald Rare Textiles,Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch Ltd, Gibson Antiques, Gerard Hawthorn Ltd,
Ben Janssens Oriental Art, Knapton Rasti Asian Art Ltd, Jeremy Knowles Indian Works of Art,
Littleton & Hennessy Asian Art Ltd, Oc-Eo Art - Peter Quintana, Susan Ollemans Oriental Art, Olyvia Oriental Ltd,
Priestley & Ferraro, Simon Ray Indian & Islamic Works of Art, Grace Tsumugi Fine Art Ltd,
Jonathan Tucker Antonia Tozer Asian Art.

5pm-9pm

Sunday 2nd November

Lecture

'American Collectors'

by James J. Lally.
Annual Oriental Ceramic Society lecture hosted by Christie’s.

6pm
Organization: The Oriental Ceramic Society in association with Christie’s
Location: Christie’s, King Street
Tickets: Admission is free; booking is required
Information: Mary Painter, Administrator;
T: +44 (0)1223 881 328;
E:

Monday 3rd November

Late Opening

Receptions will be held at:

Michael Backman Ltd, David Baker Oriental Art, The Barakat Gallery Ltd, Jan van Beers Oriental Art, Bonhams, Prahlad Bubbar Ltd, Eskenazi Ltd, Sam Fogg, Francesca Galloway, I-MYU Projects Ltd, Katie Jones,
Roger Keverne Ltd, Robert Kleiner & Co Ltd, Sydney L. Moss Ltd, Opera Gallery,
Simon Pilling: East Asian Art & Interiors, Nicholas Pitcher Oriental Art Ltd, Rossi & Rossi Ltd, Samina Inc,
Jacqueline Simcox Ltd, Sotheby’s, A&J Speelman Ltd.

5pm-9pm

Monday 3rd November

Auction

Bonhams Knightsbridge
'Japanese and Other Asian Works of Art'

2.30pm

Monday 3rd November

Guest Lecture & Reception

BASAS Annual General Meeting
'What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been: Reflections on India’s Economic Growth in the Twentieth Century'

by Professor Kunal Sen, The University of Manchester.
The evening will start with the AGM for BASAS members only, followed by the annual public lecture and reception.

5.30pm
Organization: British Association for South Asian Studies
Location: Royal Asiatic Society
Admission free for the lecture and reception;
reservation required
Information: Brenda McGregor, Assistant Secretary;
T: +44 (0)20 7388 5490;
E: ; W: www.britac.ac.uk/institutes/SSAS

Monday 3rd November

Lecture

'Visual evidence of 'Buddha Mindfulness' in 6th to 8th century Chinese cave temples'

by Dr. Petra H. Rosch, Research Fellow at the Collaborative Research Centre on the Dynamics of Ritual at the Institute of East Asian Art History in Heidelberg. She is the author of Chinese Wood Sculptures of the 11th to 13th centuries (Taschenbuch).

Location: Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street, London W1S 1SR
Drinks Reception from 5pm - Lecture starts at 6pm and finishes at 7:15 event closes at 7:30pm;
Tickets: Admission is free; booking is required
Information: Christine Mitchell, T: +44 20 7468 8248;
E:

Tuesday 4th November

Gala Party

Asian Art in London Gala Party
Champagne reception

6.30pm-9.30pm
Location: The Dome, Victoria & Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
With a private view of the Chinese galleries and the
exhibition ‘Zen Calligraphy by Yamaoka Tesshu’

Tickets: Admission strictly by ticket only; tickets to the Gala Party
must be pre-booked from Asian Art in London; £50 each

Free prize entry to win a luxury holiday for two in Bali,
courtesy of St Regis Hotels and Resorts.

Information: Asian Art in London office
Tel +44 (0)20 7499 2215
Fax +44 (0)20 7499 2216
Email
Website www.asianartinlondon.com

Tuesday 4th November

Auctions

Christie’s
'A Private English Collection of White Jade Carvings';
'Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art including Export Art'
10.30am and 2pm

Tuesday 4th November

Gallery Talk

'Buddhism in South Asia'
by Michael Willis.

1.15pm
Location: Room 33, The British Museum
Tickets: Admission is free; booking is not required
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7323 8850

Tuesday 4th November

Fundraising Lecture

'Denys Eyre Bower and the Chiddingstone Castle Japanese Collection'
by Victor Harris.

An exploration of the beauty, history and diversity of Denys Bower’s Japanese collection at Chiddingstone Castle and an insight into the colourful life of this gifted but eccentric antiquary.

7pm
Organization: The Trustees of the Denys Eyre Bower Bequest
Location: Ryder Street Room, Christie’s, King Street
Tickets :£25 to include reception
Information: Bookings, T: +44 (0)1892 872 746;
E: ;
further information, Alex Lochrane, director
Chiddingstone Castle; T: +44 (0)1892 872 747;
E:

Tuesday 4th November

Workshop

'Magical Moments in the Stream of Life: Japanese Lacquer'

As part of Simon Pilling: East Asian Art & Interiors exhibition there will be a workshop demonstration of Japanese lacquer craft by Wajima artist Wakamiya Takashi, with Julia Hutt, curator, Asian Department,Victoria & Albert Museum.

12.30 pm-5pm (talks 1-2pm, workshop 2-5pm)
Gallery 27, Cork Street, Mayfair, London W1
Admission is free; places limited to 30
Information: Simon Pilling, T: +44 (0)7946 577 303;
E:

Wednesday 5th November

Auction

Sotheby’s
'Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art'
10.30am

Wednesday 5th November

Gallery Talk

'Conservation Work on Japanese Paintings in the Japanese Galleries'
by Sara Burdett and Sugiyama Keisuke.

1.15pm
Location: Room 92, The British Museum
Tickets: Admission is free; booking is not required
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7323 8850

Wednesday 5th November

Lecture

'The Woven Archipelago: Sustaining the Traditional Textile Arts in Contemporary Indonesia'
by William Ingram,
Owner of the Threads of Life Gallery in Bali.

The gallery works with 1,200 traditional natural-dye weavers in 35 cooperatives on 9 islands across Indonesia.
The lecture will be followed by a reception.

Doors open at 6.30pm, lecture starts at 6.45pm
Location: Asia House
Tickets: Asia House friends and concessions £5; others £8
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7307 5454; E:

Thursday 6th November

Auction

Bonhams
'Fine Chinese Art'
10.30am

Thursday 6th November

Auctions

Christie’s South Kensington
'Japanese Art & Asian Textiles including the Linda Wrigglesworth Collection'
10.30am and 12noon

Thursday 6th November

Gallery Talk

'Tribal Cultures of the Eastern Himalayas'
by Richard Blurton.

1.15pm
Location: Room 91, The British Museum
Tickets: Admission is free; booking is not required
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7323 8850

Thursday 6th November

Lecture

'The Mosque of Sultan Hasan: Architecture and the Arts of the Book'
by Professor Doris Behrens-Abouseif.

6pm
Location: Royal Asiatic Society
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7388 4539; W: www.royalasiaticsociety.org

Thursday 6th November

Lecture

The Toshiba Lectures in Japanese Art:
'The Great Wave: the making of a global icon'
by Dr Christine Guth, Royal College of Art and Victoria & Albert Museum.
The Toshiba Lectures in Japanese Art present the findings of a research project in a series of three lectures.

Lecture 1: ‘Hokusai’s Great Waves’
6.15pm
Location: BP Lecture Theatre, The British Museum

Lecture 2: ‘The Great Wave and the Global Museum’
Date & Time: 13th November, 6.15pm
Location Brunei Lecture Theatre, SOAS

Lecture 3: ‘Celebrity Collectors and Hokusai’s Great Wave’
Date & Time: 20th November, 6pm
Location: Blackfriars Hall, St. Andrews Plain, Norwich NR3 1AU

Organisation Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, sponsored by the Toshiba International Foundation

Tickets :Admission is free
Information: T: +44 (0)1603 624349;
E: ;
W: www.sainsbury-institute.org

Friday 7th November

Auction

Christie’s South Kensington
'Chinese Art'
10.30am and 2pm

Fridiay 7th November

Gallery Talk

'Hokusai and Hiroshige'
by Tim Clark.

1.15pm
Location: Room 92, The British Museum
Tickets: Admission is free; booking is not required
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7323 8850

Friday 7th November

Lecture

'The Impact of Conflict on Art in Nepal'
by Sangeeta Thapa, Founder and Director of the Siddhartha Art Gallery in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Lecture about art and artists in Nepal over the last 15 years and the effect of civil war on their work. A reception will follow the lecture.

6.30pm
Organisation: Kathmandu Arts Centre (KAC)
Location: The Kenneth Clark Lecture Theatre, Courtauld Institute
of Art, Somerset House, The Strand, London WC2R 0RN
Tickets: £10; W: www.justgiving.com/lectureatcourtauld
Information: T: +44 (0)7789 351 144; E: ;
W: www.kathmanduarts.org

Saturday 8th November

Symposium

Asia House in association with Asian Art in London
'The Journey of Buddhist Art - from India to Japan.'
A one day symposium exploring different aspects of the transmission of Buddhist art across Asia, from India through Central Asia, China, Tibet and the Himalayan Kingdoms, South East Asia and to Japan via Korea.
Links and influences in iconography and style will be explored by leading museum curators and specialists.

10am–5pm
Location: Asia House
Tickets: General public £50, Asia House Friends and
Asian Art in London participants £30
Information:Tickets, T: +44 (0)20 7307 5454;
E:

Programme:
10am
Registration and coffee

10.30am
‘Early India and Gandhara’ by Dr. Naman Ahuja,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi

11.30am
‘Central Asia and China’ by Dr. Susan Whitfield,
British Library, London

12.30am
Lunch (please make your own arrangements)

1.45pm
‘Tibet and Himalayan Kingdoms’ by Prof. Heather
Stoddard, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations
Orientales (INALCO), Paris

2.45pm
‘South East Asia’ by Dr. Marijke Klokke, Leyden
University

3.45pm
Tea

4pm
‘Japan’ by Dr. Meri Arichi, School of Oriental and
African Studies (SOAS), London

Saturday 8th November