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Guidebook 2020 Asian ArtAsian in London Asian Art in London Asian Art in London +44 (0)7388 863 976 2020 Indian & Islamic Art: 22 - 31 October [email protected] East Asian Art: 29 October - 7 November www.asianartinlondon.com Contents Events 3 Introduction 4 Covid-19 5 Open Evenings 6 Weekend Openings INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants 8 Participant Specialities 9 Dealers 16 Auction Houses 21 Auction Dates 24 INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Maps EAST ASIAN ART Participants 28 Participant Specialities 30 Dealers 42 Auction Houses 52 Auction Dates Asian Collections, Societies, etc 56 Asian Collections in London 57 Asian Collections Outside London Asian Art in London 58 Asian Societies and Cultural Centres 21 John Street 60 Other Asian Collections London WC1N 2BF 62 Sponsors and Partners +44 (0)7388 863 976 [email protected] 78 EAST ASIAN ART Maps www.asianartinlondon.com 86 Notes The contents of this guide are believed to be correct at the time of printing. Nevertheless, the authors, publishers and Directors of Asian Art in London shall not be liable for loss or harm of any kind which may arise or result from any errors, inaccuracies or omissions. 2 Introduction 3 The 23rd edition of Asian Art in London takes place from 22nd October – 7th November 2020. This year, for the first time, the event is divided into two parts: From 22nd – 31st October the focus is on Indian and Islamic Art. From 29th October – 7th November the focus is on East Asian Art. Some exhibitors will be open for both events, so we advise visitors to consult both sections of this guide and the maps and, for the very latest updates, please visit: www.asianartinlondon.com 第23届伦敦亚洲艺术周将于2020 年10月22日至11月7日举行 本年度的艺术周分为两个板块： 10月22日-10月31日 印度与伊斯兰艺术 10月29日-11月7日 东亚艺术 部分参展商会全程参与， 请浏览手册中的两个部分以了解详情； 欲知最新内容，敬请查询官方网站查询： www.asianartinlondon.com Asian Art in London +44 (0)7388 863 976 [email protected] www.asianartinlondon.com 4 Covid-19 Open Evenings 5 Covid-19 Open Evenings The contents of this guide are believed Participating Galleries and Auction Houses to be correct at the time of printing, but are delighted to invite you to Late Covid-19 creates uncertainty for everyone Evening Viewings. and Asian Art in London wishes all visitors to remain safe. At the time of writing, the following Participants will open late, but please Galleries and Auction houses will each have check the Asian Art in London website their own requirements for social distancing for the latest information and please note and all will have hand sanitizers available. that opening times will vary. www.asianartinlondon.com Normally there are Late Night Receptions at all the Galleries and Auction houses, but this INDIAN AND ISLAMIC ART year some galleries have chosen not to be 22nd October – 31st October open late and, sadly, refreshments will not be offered. KENSINGTON CHURCH STREET Saturday, 24th October 17.00 – 19.00 Nevertheless, we hope that visitors will J.A.N. Fine Art enjoy Asian Art in London as usual, but we ST JAMES’S encourage visitors to check websites or Sunday, 25th October 17.00 – 20.30 telephone galleries to make sure they are Joost van den Bergh | Christie’s | Rob Dean Art | Rita Dixit | open outside normal hours. Depending on Peter Finer | Forge & Lynch | Grosvenor Gallery | circumstances it may be necessary to make Kapoor Galleries | Sue Ollemans | Runjeet Singh a timed appointment to visit. EAST ASIAN ART The guidebook provides all the information 29th October – 7th November as to websites, telephone numbers and the whereabouts of each gallery. This is KENSINGTON CHURCH STREET also repeated on the Asian Art in London Saturday 31st October 17.00-21.00 website: www.asianartinlondon.com J.A.N. Fine Art | Marchant | Jorge Welsh Works of Art ST JAMES’S We wish all our visitors an enjoyable event. Sunday 1st November 17.00 – 20.30 Joost van den Bergh | Christie’s | Peter Finer | Michael Goedhuis | Grace-Tsumugi | Grosvenor Gallery | Littleton & Hennessy | Sue Ollemans | Priestley & Ferraro | Jacqueline Simcox | Runjeet Singh MAYFAIR Monday 2nd November 17.00-19.30 Bonhams 6 Weekend Openings Weekend Openings INDIAN AND ISLAMIC ART 22nd October – 31st October Most Participants are open on Saturday and Sunday 24th & 25th October for viewing, but please check this guidebook for times EAST ASIAN ART 29th October – 7th November Most Participants are open on Saturday and Sunday 31st October and 1st November for viewing, but please check this guidebook for times. Participants INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART 22nd - 31st October For the latest up-to-date information please visit: www.asianartinlondon.com 8 INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Specialities INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Dealers 9 Dealers Speciality Joost van den Bergh 1 | SEE MAP PAGE 25 1 Joost van den Bergh EXHIBITIONS 2 Rob Dean Art 1. Kalu Ram – Tantric painter from Jaipur 3 Rita Dixit 2. Recent acquisitions of 4 John Eskenazi classical Indian & Southeast Asian Art 5 Peter Finer 3. Launch of www.japanesedesign.co.uk 6 Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch Ltd Catalogue available 7 Francesca Galloway ON VIEW 22nd – 31st October Joost van den Bergh 8 Grosvenor Gallery 29th October – 7th November Business address: 9 J.A.N. Fine Art 24 Georgian House, 10 Bury Street SPECIALISATION St James’s, London SW1Y 6AA 10 Kapoor Galleries Indian, Southeast Asian and Japanese Art +44 (0)7768 038 384 11 Sue Ollemans [email protected] EXHIBITION HOURS www.joostvandenbergh.com 12 Runjeet Singh Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 www.japanesedesign.co.uk Sat 24th Oct 11.00-17.00 Sun 25th Oct 12.00-20.00 Sat 31st by appointment only Auction Houses Speciality 13 Bonhams New Bond Street Rob Dean Art Ltd 14 Christie’s 2 | SEE MAP PAGE 25 15 Nagel Auktionen EXHIBITION 16 Roseberys Indian Paintings Works of art available online 17 Sotheby’s ON VIEW 22nd – 31st October AT M Islamic & Middle Eastern Art J Japanese Art Grosvenor Gallery I Indian Art K Korean Art 35 Bury Street, St James’s Rob Dean S Southeast Asian Art E Export Art London SW1Y 6AY Business address: H Himalayan & Central Asian Art Co Contemporary Art SPECIALISATION By appointment only C Chinese Art V Vietnamese Art Indian Art: Classical & Modern 1 The Street, Woolpit EXHIBITION HOURS Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP30 9SA Mon-Fri 11.00-18.00 +44 (0)7764 942 306 Sat 24th Oct 10.00-16.00 [email protected] Sun 25th Oct 10.00-20.00 www.robdeanart.com 10 INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Dealers INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Dealers 11 Rita Dixit Peter Finer 3 | SEE MAP PAGE 25 5 | SEE MAP PAGE 25 EXHIBITION EXHIBITION Gods and Gardens: Divinity, Arms & Armour of Asia Magic and Faith Catalogue available Catalogue available ON VIEW ON VIEW 22nd October – 7th November 20th – 30th October SPECIALISATION AT Arms and armour of Asia Gallery 8, 8 Duke Street EXHIBITION HOURS St James’s London SW1Y 6BN Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Rita Dixit SPECIALISATION Sat 24th Oct 11.00-17.00 Redmond Finer, Roland Finer Business address: Indian miniature painting from a Sun 25th Oct 11.00-20.00 38-39 Duke Street, St James’s By appointment variety of schools Sat 31st Oct 11.00-17.00 London SW1Y 6DF Notting Hill EXHIBITION HOURS +44 (0)20 7839 5666 London W2 Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 [email protected] +44 (0)7713 254 677 Sat 24th Oct 10.00-18.00 www.peterfiner.com [email protected] Sun 25th Oct 10.00-20.30 John Eskenazi Ltd Oliver Forge and 4 | Brendan Lynch Ltd EXHIBITION 6 | SEE MAP PAGE 25 Recent Acquisitions EXHIBITION ON VIEW Court Art from India, Persia 8th October – 7th November and Turkey Catalogue available online SPECIALISATION Indian, Gandharan, Southeast Asian ON VIEW and Himalayan Art 22nd – 30th October EXHIBITION HOURS SPECIALISATION Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 Indian, Himalayan and Islamic Art, Brendan Lynch, Angus Johnson John Eskenazi Please telephone or email for an including Indian Miniature Painting 2 Georgian House, 10 Bury Street By appointment only appointment, weekends included EXHIBITION HOURS St James’s, London SW1Y 6AA PO Box 55621 Mon-Fri 10.00-18.00 +44 (0)20 7839 0368 London W9 2XA Sat 24th Oct 11.00-17.00 +44 (0)7733 224 531 +44 (0)20 7409 3001 Sun 25th Oct 11.00-20.00 Otherwise by appointment [email protected] [email protected] www.forgelynch.com www.john-eskenazi.com 12 INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Dealers INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART Participants | Dealers 13 Francesca Galloway J.A.N. Fine Art 7 | SEE MAP PAGE 26 9 | SEE MAP PAGE 80 EXHIBITION EXHIBITION Indian & Islamic paintings and Safavid Textiles works of art Oriental Works of Art ON VIEW ON VIEW 22nd – 31st October 22nd – 31st October 29th October – 7th November SPECIALISATION Indian and Islamic Works of Art SPECIALISATION Islamic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, EXHIBITION HOURS Himalayan, Southeast Asian Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00 ceramics and works of art Christine Ramphal No late night opening Kikue Shimizu EXHIBITION HOURS 31 Dover Street, First floor, Adam Shimizu Mon–Fri 10.00-18.00 Mayfair, London W1S 4ND 132-134 Kensington Church Street Sat 24th Oct 10.00-19.00 London W8 4BH +44 (0)20 7499 6844 Sun 25th Oct 10.00-17.00 [email protected] Sat 31st Oct By appointment +44 (0)7703 989 724 www.francescagalloway.com +44 (0)20 7792 0736 [email protected] www.jan-fineart-london.com Grosvenor Gallery Kapoor Galleries 8 | SEE MAP PAGE 25 10 | SEE MAP PAGE 25 EXHIBITION EXHIBITION Indian Modern & God/Goddess 20th Century Art Catalogue available Catalogue available ON VIEW ON VIEW 20th – 30th October Sanjay Kapoor 22nd – 31st October AT Business address: SPECIALISATION Gallery 8, 8 Duke Street 34 East 67th Street, Floor 3 Modern and Contemporary
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