Calendar of Events

Midwife and Manga Heroine
Oine Siebold, Nagasaki and the Birth of Modern Japan
by Dr Ulrich Heinze
Sasakawa Lecturer in Contemporary Japanese Visual Media,
Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Culture and Centre for Japanese Studies, University of East Anglia

Time: 6pm
Location: Norwich Cathedral Hostry (Weston Room), Norwich NR1 4EH
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: sjsjac@sainsbury-institute.org, www.sainsbury-institute.org

Okyo - Towering Above and Reaching Beyond the Sea
by Professor Josef Kyburz
Research Fellow, Centre Nationa de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris

Time: 6pm
Location: Norwich Cathedral Hostry (Weston Room), Norwich NR1 4EH
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: sjsjac@sainsbury-institute.org, www.sainsbury-institute.org

Courts & Capitals
1815-1914: From Alexandria to Tokyo
In Asia as in Europe, the nineteenth century witnesed a renaissance of court culture and architecture. The challenges of revolution, nationalism and capitalism stimulated the creation of palaces, monuments and grand public spaces on an unprecedented scale, transforming the urban landscape and placing ruling dynasties at the heart of modern capital cities. Focusing on the Near and Far East, this conference explores the influence of court patronage in refashioning some of the world's greatest cities.

Time: 9.45am-5.30pm
Location: The Art Workers Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AT
Tickets: £60
Information: +44 (0)20 8747 5895, events@victoriansociety.org.uk

Michelin Guide Inspector
Come to Asia House to hear a Michelin inspector talk about the history of the guides and the life of an inspector.  A Michelin restaurant inspector since 1992, he has many years of global experience, including in Japan and in Hong Kong where the first Guides in Asia were published.  
The Michelin Guides are a series of 25 annual guide books published by Michelin covering 23 countries.  The Guide typically refers to the Michelin Red Guide, the oldest and best-known European hotel and restaurant guide, which awards the Michelin stars.  Recently, they started Guides in Asia with the 2010 Tokyo Red Guide which contains 197 starred restaurants, the most of any single guide.

Time: 10am
Location: Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Tickets: Members £15, Non-members £20 (or 2 for £30 if purchased by 12 Oct 2011)
RSVP: +44 (0) 207 307 5454

Make Your own: Japanese Cloisonné Enamels
by Elizabeth and Jessica Turrell
Take Inspiration from the V&A Display, Japanese Enamels: The Seven Treasures, and join expert enamellers to learn the enamelling process and create your own beautiful brooch or pin. Includes all materials, suitable for beginners.

Time: 10.30-12.30 or 14.30-16.30
Location: Cromwell Road, South kensington, London SW7 2RL
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20 7942 2211, bookings.office@vam.ac.uk

Dazzling Arms and Armour from the East
by Seoyoung Kim
Aunique opportunity to discover more about the varied & exquisite forms of surface decoration found on Eastern arms and armour in the Collection

Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Victoria & Albert Museum
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0) 207 224 2155, exhibitions@wallacecollection.org

With the Founder of Hua Gallery, Shanyan Fok
Shanyan Fok is the founder and managing director of Hua Gallery, a new and exciting contemporary Chinese art gallery in London. Hua Gallery will introduce to the international art scene new and stimulating contemporary works by emerging Chinese artists who are not as yet “discovered” overseas. During this talk, Shanyan will talk about the rise of contemporary Chinese art, and how, at 28, she went from Hong Kong, Cambridge, Goldman Sachs and Sotheby’s to opening the only Chinese Contemporary art gallery in London.

Time: 10am
Location: Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Tickets: Members £15, Non-members £20 (or 2 for £30 if purchased by 2 Nov 2011)
RSVP: +44 (0) 207 307 5454

The Path of the Lotus: Indian Art 
Ancient to Contemporary
by Jeremy Knowles and Conor Macklin
Gallery opening and talk on Indian miniatures
and modern and contemporary Indian art.

Time: 12noon-3pm
Location: Grosvenor Gallery
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)207484 7979, art@grosvenorgallery.com

The Image of the Buddha in Asia
by John Clarke
A talk exploring the evolution of the Buddha image, its symbolism and regional variations across Asia.

Time:1pm
Location: V&A, Grand Entrance
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: www.vam.ac.uk

Sacred Vessels: the use of water in Hindu ritual
by Ainsley M. Cameron
A talk suitable for all levels of knowledge

Time: 1.15pm-2pm
Location: The British Museum, Room 33
Tickets: Admission is Free
Information: +44 (0)20 7323 8181, learning@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

Shezad Dawood
Shezad Dawood's mixed media practice explores mystical, literary and historical narratives, readily employing references ranging from Sufi culture to the work of Samuel Beckett within his practice. Often working collaboratively Dawood invites diverse cultural practitioners such as musicians, actors and other collaborators within various global settings including the Middle East, Europe, India and the Americas. Dawood was born in London in 1974 and trained at Central St Martin’s and the Royal College of Art before undertaking a PhD at Leeds Metropolitan University. In 2011 he was a recipient of the prestigious Abraaj Art Prize in Dubai and recent exhibitions have included ‘Altermodern’, curated by Nicolas Bourriaud, at Tate Britain, the 53rd Venice Biennial (both 2009, the Busan Biennial in Korea and Plugin ICA in Canada (both 2010). Future projects include a new feature-length science-fiction film, 'Piercing Brightness' to be exhibited in a solo show at Modern Art Oxford (2012). This special evening invites guests to learn more about Dawood's practice followed by a question and answer session chaired by ArtAsiaPacific London editor Sara Raza.

Time: 6.45pm-7.45pm
Tickets: £25, booking essential
Information: +44 (0)20 7499 2215, info@asianartinlondon.com

Ivory - Material of Desire
Indian goods for the luxury market
A lecture on the importance of ivory objects for the royal courts of India and for the luxury export market.

Time: 7.30pm-9pm
Location: Francesca Galloway
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20 7499 6844, christine@francescagalloway.com

Japanese Enamels: The Seven Treasures
by Gregory Irvine, Senior Curator
The development of enamelling techniques and the social history behind the craft from the late 17th Century to the 20th century.

Time:  7pm
Location: V&A, The Toshiba Gallery, Room 45
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: www.vam.ac.uk

Hokusai's Great Wave
by Timothy Clark
A discussion of one the most famous Japanese prints, Katsushika Hokusai's 'Under the Wave, off Kanagawa', popularly known as 'The Great Wave'.

Time: 1.15pm-2pm
Location: The British Museum, Room 3
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20 7323 8181, learning@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

Porcelain City
by Roger Law, Ah Xian, Felicity Aylieff, Takeshi Yasuda & Amanda Game
This group of artists discuss their experiences of making ceramics in China. The results of their collaboration can be seen in the V&A display, Porcelain City: Jingdezhen

Time: 7pm-8pm
Location: V&A, The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre
Tickets: Adults £9, concessions £6, booking recommended
Information: +44 (0)20 7942 2211, bookings.office@vam.ac.uk

Time: 5pm-9pm

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

Art of Burial - across periods, cultures and time
by John Clark, Rowan Bain and Helen Glaister
A discussion of artistic styles and practices. To include Buddhist relics and reliquaries in Tibet, India and Southeast Asia and iconography of Shi'a shrines.

Time: 10am-4.45pm
Location: V&A, seminar room 1
Tickets: £10, booking essential
Information: +44 (0)20 7942 2211, bookings.office@vam.ac.uk

Landscape Art: Past and Present
by Xu Longsen, Wang Tao, Shane McCausland, Li Xiaoshan and Wang Yuechuang
Internation speakers discuss landscape art traditions in China and elsewhere to coincide with Xu Longsen's exhibition at the Brunei Gallery

Time: 10am-6pm conference, 6.30pm-8.30pm reception
Location: SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
Tickets: Adults £25, concessions £18
Information: +44 (0)20 7898 4046, events@soas.ac.uk

Merchants, Monks, Explorers:
An Introduction to life along the Silk road
by Catrin Kost
A talk suitable for all levels of knowledge

Time: 1.15pm-2pm
Location: The British Museum, Room 33
Tickets: Admission is free
Information +44 (0)20 7323 8181, learning@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

The RA Collection of Chinese Ceramics:
A Collector's Vision
by Maria Antónia Pinto de Matos
An in-depth study of one of the world's greatest private collections of Chinese export porcelain with important new research into the subject.

Time: 5pm
Location: Jorge Welsh Oriental Porcelain
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20  7229 2140, uk@jorgewelsh.com

Time: 5pm-9pm

Receptions will be held at:
Art of The Past, Joost van der Bergh, Dries Blitz, Brandt Asian Art, Christie's, Carlo Cristi, Malcolm Fairley Ltd, Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch Ltd, Gibson Antiques Ltd, Grosvenor Gallery, Ben Janssens Oriental Art, Jeremy Knowles, Meijering Art Books, Susan ollemans, Priestley & Ferraro, Simon Ray Indian & Islamic Works of Art, Alexis Renard, S&J Stodel, Jonathan Tucker Antonia Tozer Asian Art, Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art.

New works by Kuan Ching Mediha Ting
Chinese contemporary art.

Time: 3pm-5pm
Location: Hua Gallery
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20 7738 1215, info@huagallery.com

The Use and Symbolism of Bronze Vessels in Ancient China - 
The Compton Verney Archaic Bronze Collection
by Professor Wang Tao

Time: Tea/coffee 2.30pm, lecture 3pm-4pm
Location: Sotheby's
Tickets: Admission is free, booking essential
Information: +44 (0)207 293 5879, hajni.elias@sothebys.com

Porcelain with Imperial poems by the Qianlong Emperor
Looking at the problem of imitating antiquity at official kilns from the Imperial poetry of the Qianlong Emperor by Yu-Pei Chin, Curator, Department of Antiquities, National  Palace Museum, Taiwan

Organisation: Sotheby's/The Oriental Ceramic Society
Time: 4pm-5pm
Location: Sotheby's
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)207 293 5879, hajni.elias@sothebys.com

A Genius for Money - Business, Art and the Morrisons
by Professor Caroline Dakers

Time: 6pm
Location: Christie's 
Tickets: Admission is free, booking essential
+44 (0)20 7389 2858, rsvp@christies.com

George Chinnery (1774 - 1852)
Asia House is proud to present the first exhibit (4Nov2011 – 21Jan 2012) in Britain of George Chinnery in over 50 years.  Whilst there have been substantial exhibitions of his work in Europe and in Asia, there has been no public exhibition in Britain since the Arts Council show in 1957, and prior to that a retrospective at the Tate in 1932. 
The Talk will be given by the Show’s curator Dr Patrick Conner who was formerly Keeper of Fine Art at the Royal Pavilion, Art Gallery and Museums, Brighton and currently Director of the Martyn Gregory Gallery, specialists in paintings related to the China Trade.

Time: 10am
Location: Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Tickets: Members £15, Non-members £20 (or 2 for £30 if purchased by 7 Oct 2011)
RSVP: +44 (0) 207 307 5454

Time: 5pm-9pm

Receptions will be held at:
David Baker Oriental Art Ltd, Berwald Oriental Art, Bonhams, Carlos Cruanas, Eskenazi Ltd, Sam Fogg, Francesca Galloway, Michael Goedhuis, Christophe Hioco, Roger Keverne Ltd, 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.

Chinese and other Asian Works of Art

Location: Bonhams Knightsbridge
Time: 12noon

The Visual Culture of the Tibetan Imperial Period (7th-9th century)
by David Pritzker
Generously sponsored by Bonhams

Time: Doors open 5.30pm, lecture 6pm
Organisation: The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
Location: Society of Antiquaries of London
Tickets: Admission is free, donations welcome
Information: +44 (0)1865 274098, susan.gianni@ocbs.org

'Provenance' by R. Davids and D.Jellinek
The 500-page book is an unprecedented major new resource for the provenance of Chinese ceramics in Britain and America. It contains 1,064 biographies bringing to light past generations of important collectors, dealers and scholars.

Time: 6pm-7.30pm
Location: Bonhams
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20 7468 8248

Eastern Gems

Time: 6pm-9pm
Location: Zadah
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20 7935 7125, mail@carltone.biz

Ishizumi Fan Exhibition
An exhibition of fans by award-winning woodcut print maker Nana Shiomi, including prints from her popular 'One Hundred Views of MITATE' series.

Time: 6pm
Organisation: Ishizumi Fan Co. of Kyoto, Japan
Location: Oriental Club, Stratford house, 11 Stratford Place, London W1C 1ES
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20 7664 6655, www.ishizumifan.com

Champagne Reception

Time: 6.30pm-9pm
Location: The Dome, Victoria and Albert Museum,
Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
Admission strictly by ticket only.
Tickets to the Gala Party are £50 each and must be pre-booked from Asian Art in London.

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

Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art;
Important Rhinoceros Horn and Jade Carvings From a Distinguished European Collection

Time: 10.30am
Location: Christie's

The Harriet Szechenyi Collection of Japanese Art

Time:10.30am & 2.30pm
Location: Bonhams

Japanese Enamels: The Seven Treasures
by Gregory Irvine, Senior Curator, V&A

Time: 6pm
Organisation: Bonhams/The Oriental Ceramic Society
Location: The Society of Antiquaries of London
Tickets: Admission is free, booking essential
Information +44 (0)1223 881328, ocslondon@btinternet.com

Asian Interiors

Time: 10am
Location: Christie's South Kensington

Japanese Art & Design

Time: 10am & 2pm
Location: Christie's South Kensington

Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

Time: 10am
Location: Sotheby's

Chinese Interiors and Decorative Arts
Chinese decorative arts, furniture and interiors from the 'classic' Ming dynasty to Modernism. Including lectures, a handling session and an evening panel with experts on Chinoiserie in contemporary interior design.

Time: 9.30am-7.30pm
5.30pm evening reception and panel commences
Organisation: Christie's Education
Location: 153 Great Titchfield Street, London W1W 5BD
Tickets: Full Study Day £395
£15 for evening reception and panel only
£10 for students and alumni
Booking Essential
Information: +44 (0)20 7665 4350, admissions@christies.com

Porcelain City: Jingdezhen
by Felicity Aylieff & Takeshi Yasuda 
Ceramicists Felicity Aylieff  & Takeshi Yasuda present the new V&A display and explore porcelain production in China today.

Time: 1pm-1.45pm
Location: V&A, Hochhauser Auditorium
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20 7942 2211, booking.office@vam.ac.uk

Treasures of the Sir Percival David Collection
by Jessica Harrison-Hall
A talk suitable for all levels of knowledge

Time: 1.15pm
Location: The British Museum, Gallery 95
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20 7323 8181, cstewart@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

Facts of life, and more:
Exhibiting Japanese art in the UK since 2009
by Jonathan Watkins, Director of Ikon Gallery

Time: 6.45pm
Organisation: The Japan Society
Location: The Oriental Club, Stratford House, 11 Stratford Place,
London W1C 1ES
Tickets: Admission is free, booking recommended
Information: +44 (0)20 7828 6330, events@japansociety.org

The Magic and the Myths:
George Chinnery in India and China
by Dr. Patrick Conner
To celebrate the exhibition:
'The Flamboyant Mr. Chinnery (1774-1852)', the curator will talk about the life and work of this eccentric artist of India and China - the self-styled 'ugliest man on the China coast'.

Time: 6.45pm
Location: Asia House
Tickets: Adults £8, concessions £6
Information: +44 (0)20 7307 5454, enquiries@asiahouse.co.uk

Fine Chinese Art
The Evans Collection of Later Chinese Porcelain.
A European Collection of Chinese Export Figures.

Time: 10am
Location: Bonhams

Fine Japanese Art

Time: 1pm
Location: Bonhams

Modern and Contemporary East Asian Art
Speakers include Dr. Anne Farrer and Dr. Katie Hill
A two-day course on Chinese, Japanese and Korean painting and graphic art from 1900-2010. The course analyses historical and political issues as well as the technical processes associated with their painting.

Time: Thurs 10th and Fri 11th November, 10am-5pm
Location: Sotheby's Institute of Art, 30 Bedford Square
London WC1B 3EE
Tickets: £375 (£350 if booked by 4th October)
Information: +44 (0)20 7462 3253, l.calzia@sothebysinstitute.com

Korean Ceramics in the British Museum
by Sascha Priewe, Curator, British Museum
A talk suitable for all levels of knowledge. 

Time: 1.15pm-2pm
Location: The British Museum, Room 67
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20 7323 8181, learning@thebritishmusem.ac.uk

Object in context: Hokusai's Great Wave
by Timothy Clark
A discussion of one of the most famous Japanese prints,
Katsushika Hokusai's 'Under the Wave, off Kanagawa', 
popularly known as 'The Great Wave'.

Time: 1.15pm-2pm
Location: The British Museum, BP Lecture Theatre
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20 7323 8181, learning@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk

Painted Embroideries: Interwoven Threads in the Orientalist Images of John Frederick Lewis
by Briony Llewellyn

Time: 6pm
Location: Royal Asiatic Society, 14 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HD (Nearest Tube: Warren Street, Euston and Euston Square)
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)2073884539, info@royalasiaticsociety.org, www.royalasiaticsociety.org

The Annual Benjamin Zucker Lecture on Mughal Art
The Stuff of Royalty: Textiles at the Mughal court
by Rosemary Crill
Textiles played many roles at the Mughal court, from furnishing and dress to markers of status and barometers of international relationships. The lecture explores aspects of their creation and use during the 16th to 18th centuries.

Time: 6.30pm doors open Exhibition Road visitor entrance
7pm-8.30pm lecture
Location: V&A, The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20 7942 2244, www.vam.ac.uk

In search of the Brit Pak
'The Brit Pak' emerging contemporary British Pakistani art, in conversation with artists and Pakistani art specialists.
Time: 6.30pm
Location: Mica Gallery
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20 7730 1117, reedah@micahgallery.com

Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art & Textiles

Time: 10am & 2pm
Location: Christie's South Kensington

Conservation Mounting of Japanese Prints
by David Green
A discussion of the techniques used by Conservation Mounters at the British Museum.

Time: 1.15pm-2pm
Location: The British Museum, Room 3
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20 7323 8181

Toshiba Lectures in Japanese Art
Portaits in Protest:
The Art of Resistance Movements from the late Edo through to the early Meiji Era
by Professor Robert Campbell, University of Tokyo.
The Toshiba Lectures in Japanese Art provide a public platform for a senior scholar of Japanese arts to present a research project in a series of three lectures to a broad public audience. This is the first lecture in this year's series.

Time: 6.15pm
Organisation: Sainsbury Institute sponsored by the Toshiba International Foundation
Location: The British Museum, The Stevenson Lecture Theatre 
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)1603 597 507, sisjac@sainsbury-institute@org

South Asian Sculpture at the V&A:
The new display of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist art
by Nick Barnard
The South Asian sculpture gallery has recently been refurbished, with some fascinating additions to the display. This tour will reveal some of the highlights, including sculptures exhibited here for the first time.

Time: 7pm
Location: V&A, Grand Entrance
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: www.vam.ac.uk

Quiet, Unchanging and all to Myself: Tales Spun Out of Poems onto Images of Women

Time: 6.15pm
Location: Brunei Lecture Theatre, SOAS, University of London

10% in The Land of The Pure
A panel discussion on the obstacles and solutions to economic and cultural growth in Pakistan.

Time: 6.30pm
Location: Mica Gallery, Studio 2, First Floor, 259a Pavilion Road, 
Sloane Square, London SW1X 0BP
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0)20 7730 1117, reedah@micagallery.com

Luxury Family Travel
Founded fifty years ago, Abercrombie & Kent is one of the world's leading tour operators, with a network of offices around the world. Join Justin Wateridge, Managing Director of A & K and father of three, on an insight into how family travel is an invaluable life lesson. Guests will receive a 5% discount from A & K for travel to Asia.

Time: 10am
Location: Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Tickets: Members £15, Non-members £20 (or 2 for £30 if purchased by 7 Nov 2011)
RSVP: +44 (0) 207 307 5454

Dazzling Arms and Armour from the East
by Seoyoung Kim
Aunique opportunity to discover more about the varied & exquisite forms of surface decoration found on Eastern arms and armour in the Collection

Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Victoria & Albert Museum
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0) 207 224 2155, exhibitions@wallacecollection.org

Arts of Asia and their Markets
This course explores in survey fashion the artistic products of the leading religions and philosophies of Asia, from Islam, Hinduism, Jainism and early Buddhism in India, Southeast Asia and the Islamic World, to Daoism, Confucianism, Shinto and Mahayana Buddhism in China, Korea and Japan.

Focusing on sculptural and architectural work, the course offers students introductory yet intensive object-based study. It also provides associated contextual learning, investigating themes such as court life of the Indian and Persian sultanates and the Mughals; civil and military East Asian court life; and the European opening-up of trade with China and Japan from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. 

The course concludes with a review of contemporary art and its markets in India, Iran, Southeast Asia, China and Japan. 

This course can be taken as a prelude to the MA in East Asian Art, but it is also an ideal introduction to the subject of Asian art in its own right.

Location: Sotheby's Institute of Art
Fees: Full-time - £7,500 Part-time - £3,900
Information: +44 (0) 207 462 3208, r.sundberg@sothebysinstitute.com

Dazzling Arms and Armour from the East
by Seoyoung Kim
Aunique opportunity to discover more about the varied & exquisite forms of surface decoration found on Eastern arms and armour in the Collection

Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Victoria & Albert Museum
Tickets: Admission is free
Information: +44 (0) 207 224 2155, exhibitions@wallacecollection.org

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