Calendar of Events

The Art of Conservation: Materials, Methods and Ethics
 
Two-day conference for everyone interested or involved in the care of art, including museum curators and registrars, historic collection managers, student conservators, art dealers and art advisers, and members of the public with an interest in the arts and heritage. The conference comprises a series of lectures and discussions about current techniques and materials used by conservators of inorganic and organic two and three dimensional art, and the ethical dilemmas these can create.

Areas covered include historic and contemporary paintings and sculpture, works on paper, ceramics, furniture, textiles and ancient artefacts.

Speakers include: Penny Bendall, Jenny Band, Robert Child, Jo Dillon, Rupert Featherstone, Lyndsey Morgan, Mike Podmaniczky.

9.30am-5.30pm
Organisations: Bendall Ceramic Conservation in association with Sheeran  Lock
Location: The Hochhauser Auditorium, Victoria and Albert MuseumTickets: Institution and Student Rate £300; Corporate and Private Rate £400; Places are strictly limited
Information: Imogen Lock, Director,  T: +44 (0)1728 621 126;
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Indian Miniature Painting 1400-1900
by Robert Skelton, former Keeper of the Indian Department at the V&A.
A talk on the evolution of Indian Miniature Painting followed by tours of the ‘Dazzling and Spirited’ exhibition given by Mr Skelton and The Hon. Mrs Alka Bagri.

6.45pm
Asia House
Tickets: £10; Asia House Members and concessions £5
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7307 5454; E:

Late Night Opening

6pm-8pm

A reception will be held at Michael Goedhuis Gallery
16 Bloomfield Terrace
London SW1W 8PG

Crossing Borders: The Conservation, Science and
Material Culture of East Asian Lacquer
This two-day conference builds on the achievements of the V&A’s recently completed Mazarin Chest Project by bringing together an international group of speakers working in the fields of lacquer conservation, conservation science and material culture.

10am-5.30pm
Hochhauser Auditorium, Victoria and Albert Museum
Tickets: Per day: £45, concessions £36, students £5
V&A bookings office, T: +44 (0)20 7942 2211
W: www.vam.ac.uk/tickets
Information: Rupert Faulkner, T: +44 (0)20 7942 2247
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W: www.vam.ac.uk/res_cons/conservation/mazarin_chest/index.html

Late Night Opening in Kensington Church Street

5pm-9pm

Receptions will be held at:
Gregg Baker Asian Art, Fleurdelys Antiquités,
S. Marchant & Son, R & G McPherson Antiques,
Amir Mohtashemi,
Jorge Welsh Oriental Porcelain & Works of Art

Late Night Opening in St. James's

5pm-9pm

Receptions will be held at:
Joost van den Bergh, Brandt Asian Art,
Christie's, Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch Ltd,
Gibson Antiques, Ben Janssens Oriental Art,
Knapton Rasti Asian Art Ltd,
Jeremy Knowles Indian Works of Art,
Littleton & Hennessy Asian Art Ltd, Priestley & Ferraro,
Simon Ray Indian & Islamic Works of Art,
Grace Tsumugi Fine Art Ltd,
Jonathan Tucker Antonia Tozer Asian Art.

Book Launch:
'Song China Through 21st Century Eyes'
Yaozhou and qingbai ceramics
by Rose Kerr, Honorary Associate of the Needham Research Institute in Cambridge, an Honorary Fellow of Glasgow University, and a former Keeper of the Far Eastern Department at the Victoria & Albert Museum .

This book discusses Song Dynasty Yaozhou and Qingbai ceramics.  Ilustrated from one of the finest private collections in the world, it is authored by the world-renowned authority on Chinese ceramics Rose Kerr.

http://www.meijeringartbooks.com/detail.php?itemnr=11307

Lecture:  
Universal Values in Song Ceramics
by Rose Kerr .
The introduction will be held by Mrs Rosemary Scott; a reception and a book signing section by Mrs Kerr will follow th lecture.

6pm-8.30pm
Christie’s, King Street 
Admission is free
Information:  To reserve a seat please contact Jo Fuller
T: +44 (0)20 7389 2205; E:

Majestic Maharajas Free Art Fun Festival
Experience the life of the Maharajas’ courts for a day, with performances by Same Same But Different Theatre Company, Beenja Dance Theatre Company, Anglo Sikh Heritage Trail and storytelling by Seema Anand.

10.30am-5pm
Victoria and Albert Museum
Admission is free; drop in
Information: Bookings office, T: +44 (0)20 7942 2211
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Late Night Opening in Mayfair

5pm-9pm

Receptions will be held at:
David Baker Oriental Art,
Jan van Beers Oriental Art, Berwald Oriental Art,
Bonhams, Eskenazi Ltd, Sam Fogg, Francesca Galloway,
I-MYU Projects Ltd, Katie Jones, Roger Keverne Ltd,
Robert Kleiner & Co Ltd, Sydney L. Moss Ltd,
Oc-Eo Art - Peter Quintana,
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.

Chinese and other Asian Works of Art
Bonhams Knightsbridge 
2.30pm

In Every Particle of Dust are Dharmas of the Ten Directions and Three Times
by Dr. Lilla Russell-Smith, Curator of the Central Asian Collections, Asian Art Museum, National Museums in Berlin, Germany. A lecture on Buddhist art in the desert oases cities of the Silk Road.

Reception 5.30pm; Lecture 6pm-7.15pm
Organisation: Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
Location: Bonhams
Admission is free
Information: Hazel Benyon, E:

Asian Art in London Gala Party
Champagne reception

7pm-9.30pm
Location: The Joseph E. Hotung Gallery, Room 33,  the British Museum, north entrance, Montague Place, London

With a private view of the new gallery for 'Sir Percival David Collection'

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 Beijing, courtesy of The St Regis Beijing.

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

Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Christie’s
10.30am

A Closer Look at Chinese Ceramics
by Jessica Harrison-Hall, the British Museum.

1.15pm
Location: Information Desk, the British Museum
Admission is free; drop in
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7323 8850

Beyond Bamboo
As part of the exhibition presented by Katie Jones there will be a short talk and demonstration by Japanese bamboo artist Shouchiku Tanabe (b. 1973), introduced by Rupert Faulkner, senior curator, Japan Asian Department, Victoria and Albert Museum.

2pm-5pm
Location: Gallery 27, Cork Street, Mayfair, London W1
Admission is free; places are limited to 30
Information: Katie Jones, T: +44 (0)20 7289 1855
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Japanese Art and Design
Christie’s South Kensington
1pm

Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Sotheby’s
1pm

Brief Encounter: An Oriental Feast of Delights
by Rebecca Wallis, Curatorial Assistant, The Wallace Collection.
Introductory talk on the Victorian taste for Eastern art and Orientalism seen through paintings and armour at the Wallace Collection.

1pm
The Wallace Collection
Admission is free; booking is not required
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7563 9551; W: www.wallacecollection.org

The Power of Dogû: Ceramic Figures from Ancient Japan
by Simon Kaner, Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures.

1.15pm
Room 91, the British Museum
Admission is free; drop in
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7323 8850

Depicting the City
by Chris Orr RA, former Professor of Printmaking at the Royal College of Art.
A talk on the paintings and prints from the exhibition‘London-Tokyo-Nagasaki’, regarding contemporary developments and history of cities.

6pm
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
Admission is free
Information: Shihoko Ogawa, Programme Director
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Legacy in Cloth: Batak Textiles of Indonesia
by Dr. Sandra Niessen.
Anthropologist and author, Sandra Niessen presents her latest monograph on Batak textiles. Niessen shares her dream of distributing this invaluable weaving record around Lake Toba in North Sumatra.

Doors open at 6.30pm; Lecture starts at 6.45pm
Asia House
Tickets: £10; Asia House Members and concessions £5
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7307 5454; E:

The Future of the Chinese Art Market
by Dr. Iain Robertson, Dr. Anne Farrer, Gordon Lang.
The evening debate and discussion addresses the fundamental issues that drive the Chinese art market from Chinese ceramics and traditional art to contemporary painting.

6.30pm-8pm
Sotheby’s Institute of Art, 30 Bedford Square, London, WC1
Tickets: £15
Information: Gillian McIlwaine, T: +44 (0)20 7462 2490
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Fine Chinese Art
Bonhams
10.30am

An Important Collection of Ancient Japanese Clocks
Bonhmas
10.30am

Fine Japanese Art
Bonhams
2pm

Shiva Nataraja: Images in Stone and Bronze
by Richard Blurton, the British Museum.

1.15pm
Room 33, the British Museum
Admission is free; drop in
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7323 8850

Tradition, Change and Evolution.
Art and Architecture in Sri Lanka (500 BC-1815 AD)
by Dr. SinhaRaja Tammita-Delgoda.
The lecture analyses how the artistic tradition of Sri Lanka has evolved and transformed itself over the centuries in response to the teachings of the Buddha and the environment of the country.

6pm
Royal Asiatic Society
Admission is free
Information: Alison Ohta, T: +44 (0)20 7388 4539
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Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles
Christie’s South Kensington
10.30am and 2pm

Asian Ethnography at the British Museum
by Anouska Komlosy, the British Museum

1.15pm
Room 1, the British Museum (see page 56)
Admission is free; drop in
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7323 8850

South Indian Wall Painting and Iconography
by Dr. John Marr and Mrs Wendy Marr.
A slide presentation and talk on the influence of South Indian wall painting and iconography on artistic styles of artists in the ‘Epic Centuries’ exhibition

6pm
The Bhavan
Admission is free
Information: Darshana Vora, T: +44 (0)20 7381 3086/4608
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The Indian Inheritance and the Evolution of Art and Architecture in Ancient Sri Lanka.
Transformation or Pale Imitation?
by Dr. SinhaRaja Tammita-Delgoda

A discussion on the effect of the Indian tradition on ancient Sri Lanka. Does it remain the same or does it evolve into something different?

Location: Nehru Centre, 8 South Audley Street, London W1K 1HF
Admission is free; no booking is required
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7491 3567;  T: +44 (0)20 7493 2019 ;
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‘Chinese ceramics in their cultural contexts’
Asian Art in London in association with the British Museum

This study day is for anyone interested in Chinese history. World experts will deliver papers on Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing ceramics of the 10th to 19th centuries.
The study day, run in collaboration with Asian Art in London, celebrates the arrival of the Sir Percival David Collection at the British Museum and the opening of the new Sir Joseph Hotung Centre for Ceramic Studies.

PROGRAMME

09.30–10.00 Registration and welcome
Jan Stuart

10.00–10.45 Sir Percival David Collection: new discoveries through conserving the collection
Loretta Hogan

10.45–11.30 Treasures of the Northern Song dynasty
Shelagh Vainker

11.30–12.00 Coffee and tea

12.00–12.45 Classic taste and perfect glazes: southern Song ceramics
Rose Kerr

12.45–14.00 Lunch and opportunity to see the gallery

14.00–14.45 Chinese porcelain under the Mongols
Rosemary Scott

14.45–15.30 Jingdezhen and the Ming revolution
Jessica Harrison-Hall

15.30–16.00 Tea and coffee

16.00–16.45 Falangcai wares and the Qing palace
Regina Krahl

16.45–17.15 Closing remarks and discussion

Clore Education Centre, British Museum
Tickets: £28, Concessions £18; Full-time students £10
Tickets are limited
Book tickets through the British Museum Box Office
T: +44 (0)20 7323 8181
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Information: W: www.britishmuseum.org

Dogû: Ancient Art and Modern Inspirations
The symposium will explore the role and meaning of dogû in prehistoric Japan and in contemporary culture, drawing on the latest research and discoveries.

10am-5.30pm
Organisation: Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures in association with the British Museum
Location: Stevenson Lecture Theatre, Clore Education Centre, the British Museum
Admission is free; booking advisable through
the British Museum; T: +44 (0)20 7323 8181
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W: www.britishmuseum.org
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W: www.sainsbury-institute.org

Vast Cliffs and White Clouds: Mountainous Landscapes in Chinese Art
by Anne Howarth, independent lecturer.

1.15pm
Room 33, the British Museum
Admission is free; drop in
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7323 8850

Kyoto Kimono & Fan Dance
Talk on Kimono throughout the ages by Mrs. Tanaka Mineko (in Japanese) and Miss Pauline Chakmakjian (providing an English translation). Through fashion, this event explores the finer details about the contemporary lifestyle and culture of the people of Kyoto, the old capital of Japan.  This will be followed by a lovely fan dance by Mrs. Tanaka Mineko.

6.30pm for Talk (Optional Tour 5.15 for 5.30pm)
Organization: The Japan Room in association with The Japan Society Location: The Japan Room, lodge room no.11, The Freemason’s Hall, Great Queen Street, WC2  
£15; Members of The Japan Society £10
Information: Bookings, W: www.thejapanroom.org.uk; 
W: japansociety.org.uk; for queries contact Pauline Chakmakjian;
T: +44 (0)20 7495 4759; E:

Underwater Archaeology in China and New Findings on Fujian Ceramics
by Professor Li Jian’An, Director of the Archaeology Institute, Fujian Provincial Museum. 
Professor Li will talk about the important underwater excavations he has performed during the last 20 years. Shipwrecks from Southern Song, Yuan and Qing dynasties have been discovered in Fujian, Guangdong and Liaoning provinces. The ceramics carried on these ships, together with findings from kiln excavations carried out since the 1990s, point to the significant role played by Fujian in the East-West commercial and cultural exchange.

6pm  
Organization: The Oriental Ceramic Society   
Location:  Society of Antiquaries of London 
Admission is free; booking is required Information
Information: Mary Painter, Administrator; T: +44 (0)1223 881 328;   
E: ;   W: www.ocs-london.com

THE BENJAMIN ZUCKER LECTURE ON MUGHAL ART
Up Close and Personal: Examining the Albums of Jahangir and Shah Jahan in Detail
by Dr Elaine Wright,
Curator of the Islamic Collections, Chester Beatty Library, Dublin will present the sixteenth Benjamin Zucker Lecture on Mughal art.

7pm, Doors open at 6.30pm, and the lecture is followed by a reception
Location: Lecture Theatre,Victoria and Albert Museum
(Please use the Exhibition Road entrance)
Admission is free, no ticket required
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7942 2322

The Materials and Techniques of Indian Painting –
A Closer Look at the Art of The Indian Miniature
Participants will have the chance to see original paintings from the V&A collection and find out more about the materials from which they were made, as well as learning how Conservators look at paintings and the information they glean.

2pm–4.30pm
Seminar Room 2, Sackler Centre, Victoria and Albert Museum
£25, £20 concessions
Information: The Bookings Office, T: +44 (0)20 7942 2211; 
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Maharanis & Matriarchs – Influencing an Indian Empire
by Mahmood Jamal, poet and author from Lucknow.
Mahmood Jamal traces the lives for three generations of Indian princesses each with their own spirit and courage.

2pm-3pm
Hochhauser Auditorium, Sackler Centre, Victoria and Albert Museum
Admission is free, drop-in
Information: The Bookings Office; T: +44 (0)20 7942 2211; 
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The Sky Below – A Film by Sarah Singh
This courageous and moving award-winning film on the Partition of India evokes both painful memories and raises powerful issues which continue to trouble the sub-continent. 
There will be a Q & A with Sarah Singh after the screening.This event has been organised in collaboration with Tongues on Fire, London's Asian Film Festival

11am–12.45pm
Hochhauser Auditorium, Sackler Centre, Victoria and Albert Museum
£4, no concessions
Information: The Bookings Office, T: +44 (0)20 7942 2211; 
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Maharaja: Representation and Reality
by Barbara Ramusack,  Rosemary Crill, Susan Stronge  and Karni Singh Jasol. 
Explore the multiple legacies of India’s kings their impact on the cultural history of the sub-continent, their role as international patrons, the creation and continuing prevalence of the stereotype and the present-day identity of the Maharaja. Curators and academics will cover various aspects of Indian culture, art and architecture and textiles and dress.  The morning session will focus particularly on royal patronage and material culture and the afternoon will examine changing representations of the maharajas.

10.30am–5.30pm
Lecture Theatre, Victoria and Albert Museum
£45, £36 concession, £5 students
Information: The Bookings Office, +44 (0)20 7942 2211;
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