SPOTLIGHT by Asian Art in London | Issue Six | Summer Event Special

ASIAN ART IN LONDON | ISSUE 6 | JUNE 2022

SUMMER EVENT SPECIAL

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SPOTLIGHT by Asian Art in London

TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Introduction 5-8 Asian Art in London Summer Event 2022 26 - 27 Anastasia von Seibold Japanese Art 30 - 31 Eskenazi Limited 36 - 37 Hanga Ten 34 - 35 J.A.N. Fine Art 50 - 51 John Eskenazi Ltd. 10-11 Jonathan Hope 12 - 13 Kamal Bakhshi Modern Asian Art 22 - 23 Lam & Co Antiquities 32 - 33 Lam’s Gallery 44 - 45 Mandarin Mansion

28 - 29 Marchant 24 - 25 Peter Finer 38 - 39 Priestley & Ferraro 14 - 15 Raquelle Azran Vietnamese Fine Art 48 - 49 Rob Dean Art 16 - 17 Rosemary Bandini Ltd. 46 - 47 S.A. Fine Arts 40 - 41 Shapero Rare Books 20 - 21 Simon Pilling 42 - 43 Susan Page - Chinese Snuff Bottles 18 - 19 W. Shanshan 珊然軒

The description and attribution of pieces advertised are the sole responsibility of participants.

SPOTLIGHT | ISSUE #6 | JUNE 2022 Welcome to our first issue of ‘Spotlight’ in this our new Season of Asian Art in London 2022. We are proud this year to celebrate our 25th season and so this issue pioneers a slightly new format as part of our recognition of reaching this milestone and looking forward to the next 25 years!

I am delighted to say that Michael Spink, the first ever Chair of the Board of Asian Art in London, back 25 years ago, has agreed to introduce the dealers and galleries and so I herewith pass the baton to him...

Henry Howard-Sneyd, Chair of Asian Art in London

25 years ago the idea of Asian Art in London was an aspiration, a belief that dealers and auctioneers could create a focus around exhibitions and events that would attract as many people as possible with an interest in Asian Art to London. We would have been delighted to know that the basic format would still underpin the event a quarter of a century later! As the inaugural chairman (1997-1999), I am honoured to have been asked to write a few words to introduce this edition of Spotlight.

The wonderful selection of objects offered here shows that the quality of pieces for sale is as high as ever. As well as more traditional collectors’ selections such as ceramics and sculpture, it is very pleasing to see the expansion into contemporary art and objects, and also materials from the natural world. Chinese objects include ceramics from Marchant, and snuff bottles from Susan Page. From Japan are watercolours offered by Hanga Tan, and woodblock prints at Anastasia von Seibold. Sculptures of Ganesh, the Indian elephant headed god are offered by John Eskenazi, and contemporary painting from India by Rob Dean. This year also sees Asian Art in London expand from its traditional autumn dates into an additional celebration in the summer months, showing it is as strong as ever.

Michael Spink

SUMMER EVENT 2022 | 29TH JUNE TO 2ND JULY As part of the celebrations for Asian Art in London’s milestone 25thedition, we are delighted to host the inaugural Asian Art in London Summer Event. Taking place during London’s wonderful summer season, from Wednesday 29th June to Saturday 2nd July, collectors and visitors can enjoy exhibitions, a packed talk schedule and a themed art trail all focused on the very best Asian art that London has to offer.

Asian Art in London Summer Event 2022 29th June - 2nd July

Jorge Welsh Works of Art Chinese Export Porcelain for the European Market 116 Kensington Church St, W8 4BH

Priestley & Ferraro The Crown Prince in Meditation 3 Bury Street, SW1Y 6AB

Marchant Kawase Shinobu – Master of Celadon: A Retrospective 120 Kensington Church Street, W8 4BH

Susan Page Snuff Bottles - Friday Only Snuff Bottles from The Golden Autumn Collection Green Park House, 15 Stratton Street, W1J 8LQ

Shahnaz Gallery Wonders of Islamic Art 101 Kensington Church Street, W8 7LN

Grosvenor Gallery South Asian Modern Art 35 Bury Street, SW1Y 6AY

Chiswick Auctions Highlights from the Asian Art & Islamic and Indian Art departments 1 Colville Road, W3 8BL

Martyn Gregory Eastward Bound, Historical pictures by Eastern and Western artist in the Far East 34 Bury Street, St James’s, SW1Y 6AU

John Eskenazi (by appointment) Summer Exhibition Clifton Gardens, W9 Shapero Rare Books India & the Islamic World in Twenty-Five items 105 New Bond Street, W1S 1DN Eskenazi Ltd. Contemporary Bamboo: Masters from Japan Gogottes: Unfolding Time 10 Clifford Street, W1S 2LJ

Celebrating its twenty-fifth year in 2022, Asian Art in London continues to promote London as a centre of excellence for the arts of Asia.

Explore our full programme: asianartinlondon.com

Summer Exhibitions CHISWICK AUCTIONS Highlights from the Asian Art and Islamic and Indian Art departments PRIESTLEY & FERRARO

The Crown Prince in Meditation 29th June: 10:00 – 17:00 30th June: 10:00 – 17:00 29th June: 09:30 – 17:30 1st July: 10:00 – 20:00 (Summer Evening Opening from 18.00 – 20.00) 30th June: 09:30 – 17:30 2nd July: 11:00 – 16:00 1st July: 09:30 – 20:00 (Summer Evening Opening from 18.00 – 20.00) Chiswick Auctions, 10 Barley Mow Passage, W4 4PH ESKENAZI LTD. Contemporary Bamboo: Masters from Japan & Gogottes: Unfolding Time

2nd July: 11:00 – 15:00

3 Bury Street , London, SW1Y 6AB SHAHNAZ GALLERY Wonders of Islamic Art

29th June: 11:00 – 17:30 29th June: 09:30 – 17:30 30th June: 11:00 – 17:30 30th June: 09:30 – 17:30 1st July: 11:30 – 20:00 (Summer Evening Opening from 18.00 – 20.00) 1st July: 09:30 – 20:00 (Summer Evening Opening from 18.00 – 20.00)2nd July: 12:00 – 16:00 2nd July: 11:00 – 16:00 10 Clifford Street, London, W1S 2LJ GROSVENOR GALLERY South Asian Modern Art

101 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 7LN SHAPERO RARE BOOKS India & the Islamic World in Twenty-Five items

29th June: 10:00 – 17:00 29th June: 10:00 – 18:00 30th June: 10:00 – 17:00 30th June: 10:00 – 18:00 1st July: 10:00 – 20:00 (Summer Evening Opening from 18.00 – 20.00) 1st July: closed 35 Bury Street, London SW1Y 6AY JOHN ESKENAZI Summer Exhibition 29th June: 14:30 – 16:00 (by appointment) 30th June: 14:30 – 16:00 (by appointment) 1st July: 14:30 – 16:00 (by appointment) 52 Clifton Gardens, London, W9 JORGE WELSH WORKS OF ART Chinese Export Porcelain for the European Market

2nd July: 10:00 – 18:00

105 New Bond Street, London, W1S 1DN SUSAN PAGE SNUFF BOTTLES Snuff Bottles from The Golden Autumn Collection 29th June: 11:00 – 17:00 Green Park House 15 Stratton Street, London W1J 8LQ W. SHANSHAN 珊然軒 Four Ancient Beauties – Early Sculptures of Female Form

29th June: 09:30 – 17:00 30th June: 09:30 – 17:00 1st July: 09:30 – 17:00 2nd July: 11:00 – 17:00

29th June: 11:00 – 16:00 (Ticketed event 16:30 – 18:30) 30th June: 15:00 – 20:00 (Ticketed event 13:30 – 15:00) 1st July: 11:00 – 17:30 (Ticketed event 18:00 – 19:30) (Summer Evening Opening from 19.00 – 21.00) 2nd July: 11:00 – 16:00 Ticketed event 16:30 – 18:30)

116 Kensington Church St, London, W8 4BH

3 Duke of York Street, London SW1Y 6JP

MARCHANT Kawase Shinobu – Master of Celadon: A Retrospective

ZHIZHI ARTS CLUB Chinese Porcelain and Paintings

29th June: 10:30 – 17:30 29th June: 11:00 – 15:00 30th June: 10:30 – 17:30 30th June: 11:00 – 15:00 1st July: 10:30 – 20:00 (Summer Evening Opening from 18.00 – 20.00) 1st July: 11:00 – 15:00 120 Kensington Church Street , London, W8 4BH

2nd July: 11:00 – 15:00

2nd floor MARTYN GREGORY 39-40 St James’s Place, London, SW1A 1NY Eastward Bound, Historical pictures by Eastern and Western artist in the Far East 29th June: 10:00 – 18:00 30th June: 10:00 – 18:00 1st July: 10:00 – 20:00 2nd July: 10:00 – 18:00 34 Bury Street, London, SW1Y 6AU

Summer Talks 29th June CHATTERJEE & LAL Title: A talk on Nasreen Mohamedi.

Time: 10.30 – 11.30 AM RSVP: info@chatterjeeandlal.com (online talk) ESKENAZI LTD. Title: An ikebana introduction and demonstration by ikebana master, Mrs Sumie Takahashi, using some of the Japanese bamboo works on view Time: 10.30 – 11.30 AM RSVP: gallery@eskenazi.co.uk (limited to 15 spaces) S.A. FINE ARTS Title: Introduction to TAT TVAM ASI & Online rendezvous with the artist SEEMA KOHLI Time: 1.30 – 2.30 PM RSVP: sangeeta.ahuja@safinearts.com (online talk) SUSAN PAGE SNUFF BOTTLES Title: Chinese Snuff Bottles from The Golden Autumn Collection: Handling session and discussion Time: 1.30 – 2.30 PM RSVP: susan@snuffbottlepages.com W. SHANSHAN 珊然軒 Title: Private exhibition tour and handling session

by Dr. Shanshan Wang, followed by refreshments (ticketed event, limited to 8 people) Time: 16.30 – 17.30 PM RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/367431767307 ASIAN ART IN LONDON Title: Twenty-Five Years of Asian Art in London: Panel Discussion and Drinks Time: 18.00 – 20.00 PM RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/twenty-fiveyears-of-asian-art-in-london-panel-discussion-anddrinks-tickets-366911110007

30th June ZHIZHI ARTS CLUB Title: The artiste of Puru and his painting Time: 10.30 – 11.30 PM RSVP: tim.liang71@icloud.com

PRIESTLEY & FERRARO Title: The Crown Prince in Meditation: A Chinese Northern Qi Marble Stele Time: 1.30 – 2.30 PM RSVP: gallery@priestleyandferraro.com JOHN ESKENAZI Title: Ganesha – the Elephant-Headed god of India and beyond Time: 1.30 – 2.30 PM RSVP: info@john-eskenazi.com

1st July CHISWICK AUCTIONS Title: ‘Show and Tell’ of the highlights of the Autumn 2022 Asian Art and Islamic and Indian Art auctions Time: 1.30 – 2.30pm RSVP: valerie.rozbitska@chiswickauctions.co.uk GROSVENOR GALLERY Title: South Asian Modern Art – Gallery tour Time: 1.30 – 2.30pm RSVP: art@grosvenorgallery.com W. SHANSHAN 珊然軒 Title: Private antique jewellery handling session with specialist Lucinda Orr: Art in miniature – intaglios and cameos through the ages, followed by refreshment (ticketed event, limited to 8 people) Time: 18.00 – 19.30 PM RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/private-antiquejewellery-handling-session-with-specialist-lucinda-orrtickets-367419340137

2nd July SHAHNAZ GALLERY Title: Lunchtime talk Time: 1.30 – 2.30pm RSVP: info@shahnazgallery.com

W. SHANSHAN 珊然軒 Title: Special exhibition tour and handling session by Dr. W. SHANSHAN 珊然軒 Shanshan Wang for children under 15 years (ticketed Title: Private Japanese tea ceremony by tea master Keiko Uchida and introduction to traditional tea wares event, limited to 6 families with max 2 children each) Time: 16.30 – 18.00 PM

by Dr. Shanshan Wang (ticketed event, limited to 8 RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/specialpeople) exhibition-tour-and-handling-session-for-children-6-15Time: 13.30 – 15.00 PM years-tickets-367443321867 RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/privatejapanese-tea-ceremony-by-tea-master-keiko-uchidatickets-367395047477

JONATHAN HOPE London, by appointment

Jonathan Hope has been collecting and handling textiles and other works of art, specialising in South East Asia, since the 1970s. He has exhibited at several international art events most recently Asian Art in London and has participated in noncommercial shows. He is a regular contributor to Hali magazine and lectures on Indonesian textile traditions.

Wading birds, probably egrets placed in a “lotus garden” was a popular theme in north coast Javanese batik. The rich saturation and balance of colour make this piece exceptional. It is signed by the batik artist “Simonet” which was the married name of Tan Ien Nio who was of Chinese Indonesian descent.

These small wooden figures from the southern Moluccan islands of Indonesia are believed to represent departed ancestors. This example is most probably from the Babar islands.

CONTACT

Jonathan Hope Phone: 07711961937 Email: jonathan.glenhope@virginmedia.com

A batik sarong

Simonet, Early 1900’s Hand drawn batik; natural dyes on cotton 106.5cm x 200cm

PROVENANCE Private collection in Indonesia FEATURED LITERATURE Page 106 of “Batik: Spirit of Indonesia” published by Yayasan Batik Indonesia (1999), edited by Judi Achjadi

Wooden figure from the Babar archipelago Indonesia Late 19th century Wood 13.5 cm

PROVENANCE Private collection, Netherlands

KAMAL BAKHSHI MODERN ASIAN ART London (By appointment only)

Kamal Bakhshi Modern Asian Art is a London based dealer of Modern Asian Art. Specialising in the work of Japanese artists our catalogue ranges from masterpieces by: Toko Shinoda, Daniel Kelly, and Kazuko Shiihashi, to contemporary print-works by Ray Morimura, Kazutoshi Sugiura and Ryohei Tanaka. Kamal Bakhshi Modern Asian Art also offer a range of museum quality woodblock prints by master printmakers: Yoshitoshi Mori, Sadao Watanabe and Iwami Reika.

KAZUKO SHIIHASHI (B.1954) Ms Shiihashi worked for several years on Kimono designs, employing the traditional Japanese dying technique of Yuzen. It was then that she discovered natural pigments and the materials used in traditional Japanese painting. The shift from decorative art to fine art evolved naturally, evidence that in Japan, the distinction between ‘artists’ and ‘craftsmen’ is fluid.

She accentuates the deep connection between nature and art, that is fundamental in the Japanese aesthetic.

Kazuko’s works are made of Japanese handmade paper, crushed, gilded and painted, then spread on identical wood panels (90 x 30 cm), which, when assembled, vary between lengths of 1.2 and 3 metres. This gives her work a deeply textural flavour, and her use of natural mineral pigments add to the jewel-like quality of her paintings.

She lives and works in Tokyo. Kazuko has held numerous solo exhibitions all over the world.

CONTACT

Kamal Bakhshi Phone: +44 (0) 20 7937 9868 Email: kamal@kamalbakhshi.co.uk Website: kamalbakhshi.com

Magnolia by Kazuko Shiihashi, 2020

Natural Mineral Pigment on Japanese Handmade Crushed Paper 90 x 120 cm

PROVENANCE Direct from artist

Moonlight by Kazuko Shiihashi, 20202

Natural Mineral Pigment on Japanese Handmade Crushed Paper 90 x 60 cm

PROVENANCE Direct from artist

RAQUELLE AZRAN VIETNAMESE FINE ART 320 East 57th Street New York NY 10022, USA A leading specialist in Vietnamese Fine Art since 1997, Raquelle Azran is an international collector, museum curator and dealer. Based in Hanoi since 1991, her personal access to Vietnamese artists has enabled over 100 exhibitions - in Asia, Europe and the United States - of the most exciting modern and contemporary Vietnamese paintings.

“I believe that artwork must be experienced viscerally. The conversation between viewer and artwork is a very personal moment, which I am delighted to offer to aficionados of Vietnamese fine art as well as to those for whom the delight of discovery lies ahead.”

Tran Huu Chat 1933 - 2018: Beginning as a poster painter, working in charcoal on dried banana leaf, Tran Huu Chat quickly advanced to painting, printing and lithography. In 1956, he studied at the re-opened Hanoi Academy of Fine Art under Hoang Tich Chu and attained fame as an illustrator.

Following postgraduate studies in China (ceramics) and France (museum restoration), he was sent during the American War to the mountain highlands to depict the armed struggle. His art has since focused on the ethnic tribes whom he portrays in carved lacquer paintings (sơn khắc), a highly difficult and much esteemed medium.

Eight of his paintings are in the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi.

CONTACT

Raquelle Azran Phone: +12127150565 Whatsapp +972503018889 Email: raquelle.azran@gmail.com Website: https://www.artnet.com/razran.html

Highlands Ritual, 2005 Tran Huu Chat Carved lacquer on wood 69 x 90 cm

PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist in Hanoi

Bac Ha Village, 1981, Tran Huu Chat Carved lacquer on wood, 100 x 150 cm

PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist in Hanoi

ROSEMARY BANDINI LTD. PO Box 2281. Woodford Green IG7 5YP Having started her career at Sotheby’s in 1977, Rosemary Bandini went on to work preparing catalalogues with her husband, Luigi Bandini, at Eskenazi, before becoming an independent dealer in 1998. She is the author of several books and catalogues, including Shishi and Other Netsuke, the collection of Harriet Szechenyi. She curated and produced a catalogue. for an important exhibition of netsuke from European collections, In a Nutshell, held at the Embassy of Japan in 2013.

She is a board member of the International Netsuke Society and chairman of Euronetsuke and editor of its publication of the same name.

She now deals privately, producing catalogues and holding occasional exhibitions to coincide with Japanese art events.

Dealing primarily in netsuke, sagemono and lacquerware the two selected works are both highly collectible examples of the various accessories worn hanging from the traditional obi (sash) that secures the kimono. The netsuke is a carved toggle anchoring the sagemono (hanging object) in place, while the kiseruzutsu is a pipecase. Their form and decoration were an attestation of their owner’s status and taste.

CONTACT

Rosemary Bandini Phone: 07968182292 Email: netsuke@rosemarybandini.com Website: www.rosemarybandini.com

An oni weeping over the severed arm of the Rashomon demon Late 18th century Wood 6.5cm

Kiseruzutsu with design of a hanging flower display Taisai, c. 1880 Woven bamboo and lacquer with gold fittings 22.8cm

W. SHANSHAN 珊然軒

3 Duke of York Street, St James’s, London, SW1Y 6JP W. SHANSHAN 珊然軒 is established by Dr. Shanshan Wang and has a unique focus on early Asian art, particularly Chinese ceramics and sculptures from the Neolithic period to the Han and Tang dynasties. The gallery aims to rediscover the value and history of early objects, from which later art forms were derived and their aesthetic level exemplified. Our selected collection includes rare earthenware pottery, gilt and inlaid metal works, blue-glazed ceramics, marble sculptures, with an extension to later Korean and Japanese objects.

The gallery performs as a platform to connect all art enthusiasts and catalyse new conversations and ideas between collectors from different disciplines.

It encourages cultural exchange between the East and the West through delivering to the public lecture series, handling sessions and “Monthly Art Salon”.

The natural beauty of the mini jar comes from its delicate surface patterns, formed by impressions of a rough-woven fibre, possibly cotton or straw. It has a thin rim and finely made two pairs of tubular ‘ears’ attached on opposite sides of the rim.

The dancing lady figure shows a robust movement through her gesture and the folded and wavy sleeve from the right arm. The gentle facial detail, even just a few lines, expresses her joy and inner peace, highlighted by the mysterious smile. The most exquisite part is the elaborate flower hair ornaments, the three chrysanthemums, which are well blossoming just like the dancing lady full of life.

CONTACT

Dr. Shanshan Wang Phone: +44 (0)2071268216 Email: gallery@artwshanshan.com Website: www.artwshanshan.com

Mini pottery jar with textile pattern

Warring States (475 - 221 BCE) Earthenware 8.5cm high, 10.5cm diameter

PROVENANCE An Australian collection FEATURED LITERATURE For a similar jar of this type, see Chinese Ceramics, Regina Krahl, 1994, P46

Sichuan female dancer

Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE) Earthenware 60 cm high

PROVENANCE A British collection FEATURED LITERATURE For a similar figure, see Lot 588, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Sotheby’s New York, 20 March 2007

SIMON PILLING

PO Box 834 Rickmansworth WD3 0RA Established in 2005, Simon Pilling offers fine Japanese works of art. All are sourced directly from Japan, and so are fresh to the Western market. A particular focus is on the 20th century – a period of artworks still largely undiscovered in the West – and contemporary works. While carrying pieces in a variety of media – ceramic, metal, wood and graphic – his specialisation is in lacquer, the quintessential and perfect Japanese artform.

Emerald Rock exudes a mysterious attraction, that could recall the phenomenon of a Mexican cenote – the naturally occurring sinkhole where limestone bedrock collapses to reveal a brilliant, intense, turquoise subterranean water pool.

Ogawa’s work has won the prestigious Japanese Ceramic Society Prize in 2001 and the Prize for Excellence in Tokyo’s Musée Tomo in 2010. It is widely held in museum collections, including Tokyo’s Museum of Modern Art, the Suntory Museum Tokyo, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.

A servant in an aristocratic household sleeps blissfully, his shoulders hunched over, his knees drawn up to his chest, and his head resting on his hands. It is an image of total serenity. The bare, crossed, feet are a powerful element in the design which, in true Japanese form, carries on in great detail on the unseen, underside of the work. The court hat is removable, giving access to a large interior storage space.

The origins of this unique piece can only be speculative, but its quality and playful allusions to court practices would suggest that it may have been commissioned by a group of literati friends to serve as a constant reminder that true enlightenment comes from simple pleasures, as the dreaming court servant epitomises.

CONTACT

Simon Pilling Phone: +447946577303 Email: simon@simonpilling.co.uk Website: http://www.simonpilling.co.uk

Emerald Rock, OGAWA Machiko (b. 1946)

Heisei period, 2015, Porcelainious stoneware with blue-glass glaze 24.5 (dia.) x 11 cm.

PROVENANCE Direct from artist

Leaf tea Storage Jar

Edo period, 18th century Dry lacquer technique, kanshitsu 23 x 22 x 35 cm

PROVENANCE Kyoto Private Collection

LAM & CO ANTIQUITIES

2/F 151 Hollywood Road, Hong Kong Lam & Co Antiquities, established in 1998, is one of the respected dealers of Chinese antiques worldwide. We specialise in early ceramics, tomb sculptures, and Buddhist art, with an emphasis on rarity, quality and aesthetics.

The neck with concave sides curving down to a narrow shoulder, with the wide mouth joined to the shoulder by a pair of broad flat loop handles. The base steeply rounded down from a sharp angle at the edge of the shoulders and the rimless circular foot enclosing a concave recessed base.

Lu Kuisheng (1779 – 1850) was a native of Yangzhou and hailed from a family known for making lacquer wares. Lu Kuisheng had inherited from his grandfather Lu Yingzhi the skill of making light-bodied lacquered wood inkstones covered with a mixture of qisha, ‘lacquer and sand’, which he further perfected with remarkable lightness and velvety texture. Works by Lu Kuisheng are preserved in various museums, including the Palace Museum, Beijing.

CONTACT

Addy Lam Phone: +85225438877 Email: gallery@lamcoantiquities.com Website: https://www.lamcoantiquities.com

A Neolithic Pottery Small Amphora c.3rd millennium B.C. Pottery Height: 8.6 cm / Width: 14 cm

PROVENANCE J.J. Lally & Co New York, 2019 The Collection of Walter Hochstadter (1914-2007)

FEATURED LITERATURE

The vessel is described as a product of ‘Ke Sheng Chuang Culture II’, a term coined by the authors of the archaeological report entitled Excavations at Feng Hsi (1955-1957), Beijing, 1962 for the remains of a late Neolithic culture that is younger than Yangshao Culture.

A QISHA LACQUER INKSTONE AND AN INLAID LACQUER BOX AND COVER LU KUISHENG (1779-1850) JIAQING-DAOGUANG PERIOD (17961850) Lacquer inkstone. Top of the cover is finely inlaid using various materials including mother-of-pearls, lapis lazuli, and agate 11.3 cm

PROVENANCE A Japanese private collection Tokyo Bijutsu Club, acquired c.2009 FEATURED LITERATURE

For a similar set of inkstone and box inlaid with a scene of cockerels and flowers, see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum – Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 2006, pp. 254-255, no. 189.

For another qisha inkstone accompanied by a stand and a similarly embellished cover, see the example sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2018, lot 2955.

PETER FINER

38-39 Duke Street St James’s, London, SW1Y 6DF We are specialists in antique Arms and Armour from cultures worldwide, Bronze Age to the 19th century, with a London gallery on historic Duke Street, St James’s. With a hard-earned reputation for handling the rarest and highest-quality pieces of antique Arms and Armour, we help to build superb private and institutional collections.

We maintain excellent relationships with museums across the globe, and are honoured to count The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and The Royal Armouries of the United Kingdom among our clients. We have a discerning eye for quality and condition, and work with leading independent scholars and curators in the field to comprehensively research the works of art we handle. Armed with this expertise, we guarantee the authenticity of the objects we sell. The gallery conducts business with discretion and strives to establish long-term relationships, built on trust, with our clients.

Tibetan metalwork and historical pieces in general hold a particular fascination for us at Peter Finer. Rarity and condition are important factors.

CONTACT

Redmond Finer Phone: +44 (0) 207 8395666 Email: gallery@peterfiner.com Website: https://www.peterfiner.com

A Rare bridle and fittings from Tibet.

16th–18th century Textile, gold, iron, bronze and copper Height: 28 cm Length: 51 cm

PROVENANCE Private collection, Germany FEATURED LITERATURE

Eliane et Guy de la Boisselière, Èperonnerie et parure du cheval, Èditions Racine, Buxelles, 2005, p.133 & p.134 ill.195

A Rare Tibetan Medieval Tibetan Quiver 15th – 16th century Leather, lacquer, brass.

Length: 81cm

PROVENANCE Private collection, Hong Kong Private collection, Holland

ANASTASIA VON SEIBOLD JAPANESE ART Cromwell Place, 4 Cromwell Place, London, SW7 2JE Anastasia von Seibold Japanese Art offers woodblock prints and works of art from antiquity to contemporary to collectors worldwide. With a focus on 18th – 20th century woodblock prints, other categories handled include fine lacquer and folding screens as well as modern and contemporary paintings and works of art. Based at Cromwell Place in London’s museum district of South Kensington, we present regular curated exhibitions throughout the year.

Presenting here two 19th century woodblock prints, the first a dynamic triptych by Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1888) titled ‘On the Roof of the Horyukaku from the Book The Eight Dog Heroes of Satomi’. On the right of the roof is the samurai Inuzuka Shino bravely fighting off Inukai Kempachi and his men, sending them tumbling in all directions.

The second woodblock print is a landscape by the famous artist Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) and depicts a beautiful snowy morning at the entrance to the Yoshiwara licensed pleasure quarters in Edo, with visitors leaving at dawn in palanquins after a night of revelry.

CONTACT

Anastasia von Seibold Phone: +44 (0) 7966 255250 Email: anastasia@avsjapaneseart.com Website: https://www.avsjapaneseart.com

‘On the Roof of the Horyukaku from the Book The Eight Dog Heroes of Satomi’ (Satomi hakkenden inu no soshi no uchi, Horyukaku-jo no zu) Utagawa Kunisada II (1823-1888), 1854, 5th month Colour woodblock print, triptych 36.1 x 25.1 cm. (each sheet, approx.)

FEATURED LITERATURE Another example of this triptych is in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest (M.2006.136.299a-c), go to: https://collections.lacma. org/node/213133

‘Snowy Morning in the Yoshiwara’ (Yoshiwara yuki no asa), from the series ‘Famous Places in the Eastern Capital’ (Toto meisho) Utagawa Hiroshige (17971858) Circa 1847-52 Colour woodblock print 36.7 x 24.2 cm.

FEATURED LITERATURE For another example of the same print in the collection of The Philadelphia Museum of Art, accession no. 1946-51-39, go to: https://www.philamuseum.org/collection/object/202226

MARCHANT

120 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4BH The company was founded in 1925 by Samuel Sydney Marchant and is still family-owned and run, now in the fourth-generation. The specialities are Imperial Chinese Ming and Qing porcelain, jades, cloisonné, pottery and works of art. Emphasis is placed on rarity, quality and provenance.

Marchant are delighted and honoured to announce their first contemporary art exhibition in almost 100 years of business, “Kawase Shinobu - Master of Celadon, a retrospective”. The exhibition features 52 pieces by the ‘Master of Celadon’, Kawase Shinobu. It is the first time in Europe that a major and comprehensive retrospective exhibition of his work has taken place.

Japanese porcelain celadon glazed ewer and cover with ovoid body, tall slender neck, hexagonal fluted spout and strap handle, with upright loop for attachment, covered overall on the base and interior with an even celadon olive glaze, the thin unglazed biscuit foot rim revealing the body, the drop-in cover surmounted by a birdform finial.

Japanese porcelain pale celadon glazed pinched ‘lotus’ flower vase of slender beaker form, with double pinched foliate rim, covered overall on the base and interior in an even pale celadon glaze, slightly thinning at the rim, the flat unglazed foot rim revealing the biscuit body.

CONTACT

Stuart Marchant Phone: +442072295319 Email: gallery@marchantasianart.com Website: http://marchantasianart.com

Japanese porcelain pale celadon glazed pinched ‘lotus’ flower vase, 2004 Kawase Shinobu, Porcelain, 14 inches, 35.8 cm high PROVENANCE

• Purchased from Sekigawa Fine Art, October 2020.

• A similar example also dated 2004 was included by the Musée Tomo, The Kanjitsu Kikuchi Memorial Tomo Museum of Art, Tokyo, in their retrospective exhibition of Beyond Tradition – Seeking His Serene Blue: Celadon Works by Kawase Shinobu, 2011, illustrated in the catalogue, no. 52, p. 33; another dated 2004, gift of Frederick R. McBrien III, 2008, is in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, accession number 2008-7-11.

• A smaller example was included in the 1st solo exhibition at Kochukyo, Tokyo, 1985, illustrated in the catalogue, no. 32; another smaller example was included in the 14th solo exhibition at Kandori, The New Otani Hotel, Tokyo, titled Mimi-tama (Listen to the Precious), 2003, no. 13, and in the solo exhibition at Ginza Kurodatohen titled Ginjo no Utuwa (Utensils on Precious Tray), 2009, illustrated in the hardback catalogue, no. 26; two others were included by Joan B Mirviss Ltd. in the Kawase Shinobu exhibition, The Blossoming of Celadon, Seiji no Kaika, 2014 and illustrated in the brochure; three taller examples were included in the 9th solo exhibition at Kochukyo, Tokyo, titled Rimka – Rimpa (Lotus Flower, Lotus Leaf), 2015, illustrated in the handbook; another dated 1988 was included by the Musée Tomo, The Kanjitsu Kikuchi Memorial Tomo Museum of Art, Tokyo, in Fifty Years in Making Celadon, The Special Retrospective Exhibition of Kawase Shinobu, 2018, illustrated in the catalogue, no. 33, p.

45.

• A similar example was included by Joan B Mirviss Ltd. on the front cover of the Kawase Shinobu exhibition, The Serene Beauty of Celadon / Seijaku no bi, 2005; three related examples were included by Joan B Mirviss Ltd. on the back cover of the brochure of the Kawase Shinobu exhibition, Kaseiha / Flowering Waves of Celadon, 2009.

• This form is considered to be one of the most desirable forms in Kawase Shinobu’s pantheon of ceramic manufacture and is inspired by the lotus flower.

Japanese porcelain celadon glazed ewer and cover, 1997 Kawase Shinobu Porcelain, 10 inches, 25.4 cm high

PROVENANCE • Included in the 12th solo exhibition at Kandori, The New Otani Hotel, Tokyo, titled Haku-Gyoku-sen (Sharp White Jade), 1997, which consisted of related ewers mostly in cream-white glaze and cups.

• This ewer is considered to be one of the greatest masterpieces ever produced by Kawase Shinobu and was included by the Musée Tomo, The Kanjitsu Kikuchi Memorial Tomo Museum of Art, Tokyo, in their retrospective exhibition of Beyond Tradition – Seeking His Serene Blue: Celadon Works by Kawase Shinobu, 2011, illustrated in the catalogue, no.

41, p. 25.

• From the collection of Mr. & Mrs. Eiji Obuchi, Ninomiya-machi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan, March 2021.

• Another white crackle glazed ewer was included in the solo exhibition at Ginza Kurodatohen, titled Ginjo no Utuwa (Utensils on Precious Tray), 2009 and illustrated in the hardback catalogue, no. 27. Only two other related ewers are known and were specially ordered by Mr. K. Aso of Aso Arts, Tokyo and by Manyodo, Tokyo, although both of those pieces reputedly have kiln faults o n the spout. The suggestion is that although the artist pays meticulous care and attention to the creation of these works, it is lucky if they come out of the kiln without any issues.

• The ‘Master of Celadon’ has expressed that the pieces produced for that exhibition are amongst the most elegant that he has ever made in his artistic life. The Chinese character for the word ‘sharp’ has multiple meanings and could be interpreted as ‘pinnacle’ or ‘precise’.

ESKENAZI LIMITED

10 Clifford Street, London, W1S 2LJ Eskenazi Limited is one of the world’s most respected dealers in Chinese art. Over the past 50 years, the company has built a reputation as the leading player in the field, having sold some of the finest works of art seen on the market during this period.

The material the gallery handles includes bronze, ceramic, sculpture, lacquer, works of art and contemporary ink painting.

The company holds regular themed exhibitions and has placed objects in private collections and in over seventy international institutions.

We are delighted to present two summer exhibitions: ‘Contemporary bamboo: masters from Japan’ and ‘Gogottes: unfolding time’.

This is the first exhibition at Eskenazi Limited dedicated to Japanese contemporary works with creations by eight Japanese bamboo artists. Featured here is the work of the well-known bamboo artist, Morigami Jin. The exhibition of gogottes, these intriguing sandstone concretions discovered in the ancient sand dunes near Fontainebleau in northern France, is the second we have held and is notable for the size and complexity of the examples.

CONTACT

Daniel Eskenazi Phone: +442074935464 Email: daniel@eskenazi.co.uk Website: https://www.eskenazi.co.uk/

Crimson no. 2 (Kurenai)

Morigami Jin, 2020 Bamboo, rattan, lacquer Height: 38.0cm; width:38.0cm; depth: 34.0cm

Gogotte, Fontainebleau, France Found in sand dunes dating to the Oligocene period (30 million years ago) Sandstone Height: 44cm; width: 54cm; depth 23cm

LAM’S GALLERY

3C, Yally Industrial Building, 6 Yip Fat Street, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong

Lam’s Gallery is one of the world’s most respected and trusted Chinese art dealers based in Hong Kong. Founded in 1988 by Mrs Lam Chan Mei Lam, Lam’s Gallery is now run by her youngest daughter Midco Lam who has more than 25 years of experience dealing with the finest works of Chinese art spanning 5,000 years of history patronised by world-class museums, dealers and long-term customers from around the world.

The cream-glazed horse is modelled standing on a rectangular base, with head turned gracefully to the left, bulging eyes, pricked ears, and long beautiful mane in blue and amber coloured glazes falling to one side.

The chestnut-glazed horse is naturalistically modelled with realistic musculature, a raised right foreleg, head turned slightly to the left, and mouth agape.

Tang glazed horses are exceptionally well-modelled, revealing the technical accomplishment and stylistic maturity of Chinese ceramic sculptures at the peak of the Tang Dynasty.

CONTACT

Midco LamLam Phone: +85294740066 Email: info@lams-gallery.com

A magnificent Sancai Glazed Horse

Tang Dynasty, AD 618-907 Glazed Pottery Height: 48cm

PROVENANCE Old Hong Kong Collection

A chestnut glazed prancing horse

Tang Dynasty, 618-907 Glazed Pottery Height: 50cm

PROVENANCE Berwald Oriental Art

J.A.N. FINE ART

134 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4BH Established in 1977 by Kikue Shimizu, J.A.N. Fine Art is located on Kensington Church Street, specialising in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Himalayan and South East Asian ceramics, porcelain, paintings and works of art A miniature figure of a standing rooster covered with a thick and glossy lead based green and white glaze, which stops just above the base to expose the chalky clay body.

Seated Shi-shi dog was originally once part of a pair, often one is a male holding a ball and the other is a female with a cub, they normally placed at an entrance of a temple. These stylized lions were believed to protect the building from harmful spirits. The male figure here is shown with its paw on an embroidered ball, representing supremacy over the world.

CONTACT

Adam Shimizu Phone: 07703989724 Email: info@jan-fineart-london.com Website: https://jan-fineart-london.com

A Green Glazed Miniature Rooster

China Tang Dynasty (618 – 907) Earthenware, Lead based glaze H: 6cm W: 5cm

FEATURED LITERATURE • A similar green glazed miniature figure of a different species of bird and with a lesser quality glaze is in the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection, accession number: RLS1997.48.112

An Interesting Ding-Type Figure Of A Shi-Shi Dog Hebei Province, Northern China Northern Song/Jin Dynasty 12th-13th Century High-Fired stoneware H:8 cm

PROVENANCE • Old English Collection

HANGA TEN

PO BOX 67812, London, SW7 9BL, (by appointment only) Hanga Ten (in Japanese “Shop of Prints”) is a leading specialist of contemporary Japanese prints. Established over twenty years ago in London, Hanga Ten has been instrumental in introducing the works of master print artists from Japan to a worldwide audience of private and institutional collectors. Hanga Ten represents twenty-five artists and exhibits at major art fairs in the UK up to six times a year. Frequent visits to Japan ensure strong and long-term relationships with our artists which our international clientele can confidently rely upon.

Hanga Ten is pleased to introduce two works by Joel Stewart (b. 1959) an established printmaker and watercolour artist who has lived in Kyoto for over three decades. Here we present two beautiful watercolour works which capture the ambience of the early summer months.

Stewart uses watercolour when he ventures outside to recreate the countryside around Kyoto, or to capture the still life beauty of ceramic vases.

While out in nature, it is important for him to be in tune with his surroundings.

To him, this means “emptying himself”, soaking up the sensory images, and then expressing what he has seen in one of his atmospheric paintings. “You lose yourself, and then you get yourself back”, he says. Stewart has had many solo exhibitions and has taken part in many art fairs, in the United States, UK and Japan. His works are represented in the Portland Art Museum, the Allen Memorial Museum in Ohio, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Library of Congress Washington DC, Hoehn Family Galleries – University of San Diego among others.

CONTACT

Chiko Nara Phone: +447788458201 Email: japaneseprints@hangaten.com Website: http://hangaten.com

Dawn, 2022

Joel Stewart (b. 1959) Watercolour on Arches coldpress paper Image: 106 x 56 cm Framed: 117 x 66 cm

PROVENANCE Direct from the artist Stewart’s works are represented in the Portland Art Museum, the Allen Memorial Museum in Ohio, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Library of Congress Washington DC, Hoehn Family Galleries – University of San Diego among others

Summer Tearoom, 2019

Joel Stewart (b. 1959) Watercolour, gouache on Arches coldpress paper Image: 76 x 57 cm Framed: 84 x 66 cm

PROVENANCE Direct from the artist

PRIESTLEY & FERRARO

3 Bury Street, St James’s, London, SW1Y 6AB Priestley & Ferraro specialises in early Chinese art, with a focus on the ceramics of the Song dynasty and the periods immediately before and after. This was an exceptional time in the history of Chinese – and world – ceramics. Innovation was matched only by the perfection of technique, resulting in the proliferation of kilns all over China, each dedicated to a range of beautiful and characteristic wares.

It is in this rich and rewarding field that we aim to find the finest pieces for the collector.

Although our primary emphasis is on ceramics, we enjoy dealing in many categories of earlier Chinese works of art, including lacquer, both carved and undecorated, jades and cloisonné enamels, and from the pre-Song period, Han and Tang dynasty pottery animals and figures and Buddhist stone carving.

The business was established in 1994 by David Priestley and Benedicta Ferraro.

David studied Song dynasty ceramics under Mary Tregear at Oxford, before joining Sotheby’s in London where he worked as an expert in the Chinese Department. In 2002 Priestley & Ferraro was joined by Alice Williamson, also formerly of Sotheby’s and a graduate of SOAS. Priestley & Ferraro is a member of the British Antique Dealers Association (BADA).

For Asian Art in London’s inaugural Summer Event, Priestley & Ferraro are delighted to present an exhibition focussed on an important white marble stele from the Northern Qi period dated to AD 562. This limestone lamp is also a product of the short but important Northern Qi dynasty which lasted from 550 to 577 and produced some of the highest quality stone carvings in Chinese history. The horse provides another example of Chinese marble sculpture, produced slightly later, during the Tang dynasty (618-906) or Five Dynasties period (907-960) with characteristic decorative saddle and straps.

CONTACT

David Priestley, Alice Williamson Phone: +442079306228 Email: gallery@priestleyandferraro.com Website: http://www.priestleyandferraro.com

A white marble torso of a saddled horse Tang dynasty (618-906) or Five Dynasties (907-960) Marble Length: 40 cm, 15 ½ inches

PROVENANCE Collection of Richard Nathanson (19472018) It is rare to find a horse of these proportions carved in stone. A saddled stone horse, still complete with legs and head is in the Zhaoling Museum. It was excavated in 1971 from the tomb of Zheng Rentai (601-663), a Tang dynasty general important enough to be buried in the Zhaoling burial ground of the Taizong Emperor (r. 626-49).

A rare limestone oil lamp Northern Qi dynasty (550-577) Limestone Height: 41.5 cm, 16 3/8 inches

PROVENANCE

The collection of Cheng Huan, S.C., acquired in the 1980s; China Guardian Hong Kong, 30th May 2017, lot 979 FEATURED LITERATURE A pair of stone oil lamps of this form are illustrated in “Cixian Wanzhang Mural Tomb of the Northern Dynasties Period”, plate 2. These lamps retain considerable orange pigment due to the fluted columns.

SHAPERO RARE BOOKS

106 New Bond Street, London, W1S 1DN Shapero Rare Books is an internationally renowned dealer in antiquarian & rare books and works on paper. Our specialists have over 250 years of experience between them, with particular expertise in fine illustrated books from the 15th to the 20th century, travel & voyages, natural history, literature (including modern first editions), children’s books, guidebooks, Hebraica & Judaica, works of Russian interest, and Islamica & Near Eastern books & manuscripts.

Shapero Rare Books have selected two exquisite colour-plate books for this issue of Spotlight: two important illustrated books on India which include breathtaking views of nineteenth-century Calcutta and Lucknow.

CONTACT

Roxana Kashani Phone: +442074930876 Email: rarebooks@shapero.com Website: https://shapero.com

Views of Calcutta and its environs.

D’OYLY, Sir Charles.

London, Dickinson, 1848.

Hand-coloured lithographs on paper 69.5 by 50.5 cm

First edition, a fine example of d’Oyly’s important lithographs. The topographical beauty of Calcutta in its classical heyday presented in a series of 25 hand-coloured lithographs.

Twenty four views taken in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, Abyssinia & Egypt.

SALT, Henry London, William Miller, 1809.

Pictorial hand-coloured aquatints plates on paper 80 by 57 cm

PROVENANCE H.E. The Governor of Bengal’s copy, with his bookplate.

A remarkable example of one of the most attractive of all colour-plate books, intended by its publisher to be a continuation of the Daniells’ ‘Oriental Scenery’, being uniform in size, style, and execution. Present here with rare early watermarks and superb hand-colouring.

SUSAN PAGE - CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES Green Park House, 15 Stratton Street, London, W1J 8LQ

Susan Page is a snuff bottle dealer based in London. Having previously worked with Robert Hall for over 30 years, she set up her own business in 2018. She is a board member of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society and writes regularly for the Society Journal.

Bottle one displays a distinctive variation on the usual style of the chilong, each has a coiled beast on one side with jaws opened wide and on the reverse a more benign beast with a feline head and floppy ears.

This bottle was exhibited at The Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, 1992.

Bottle two is made of a fossiliferous limestone which was a popular material during the mid- Qing dynasty and would have been associated with the Official class, a touch of genius is the use of the natural markings which look like lotus flowers and buds.

CONTACT

Susan Page Phone: +442030360044 Email: susan@snuffbottlepages.com Website: https://snuffbottlepages.com

Transparent glass bottle with blue overlay of slender dragons 1720-1770 Glass 4.8 cm

PROVENANCE • Hugh Moss • The Merriem Collection • Christie’s, New York, 19 March 2008 lot 249 • The Golden Autumn Collection.

FEATURED LITERATURE Robert Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Golden Autumn Collection, no 43

Fossiliferous limestone with natural markings 1780-1850 Fossiliferous limestone 6.1 cm

PROVENANCE • Robert Hall (1996) • The Golden Autumn Collection.

FEATURED LITERATURE Robert Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Golden Autumn Collection, no 132

MANDARIN MANSION

Fuhrhopstraat 2, Haarlem, the Netherlands (by appointment only)

Founded in 2005 by Peter Dekker, based in the historic city of Haarlem, the Netherlands. Mandarin Mansion deals in arms and armour of Asia and other rare objects from old warrior cultures.

Peter is well-known among researchers, collectors, and institutions for his thorough approach to the study of the subject.

The Korean bowcase and quiver represents an earlier style of such sets, featuring pebble-grained leather and wide silk embroidery. Each piece was acquired from a different source, but they are obviously produced by the same workshop.

The Japanese shortsword, “wakizashi”, has a golden inlaid inscription on the tang that tells us it was tested by the notable 17th-century Japanese sword tester Yamano Kaemon Nagahisa.

On May 4th, 1666 he cut through two torsos. An incredible feature with such a short blade.

CONTACT

Peter Dekker Phone: +31623373442 Email: peter@mandarinmansion.com Website: https://mandarinmansion.com

Korean bowcase & quiver 18th - early 19th century Leather, wood, silk, iron, silver, lacquer Bowcase 45.5 cm x 21.5 cm.

Quiver 19.8 cm x 22.5 cm.

FEATURED LITERATURE A comparable set of Korean bowcase and quiver is in the Leiden Ethnographic museum, accession number RV-666-122a. Acquired in 1888. Others are in the PittRivers in Oxford, accession numbers 1959.3.2.1-3 and 1959.3.3.1-3, both acquired 1896.

Wakizashi by Kunikiyo, tested by Yamano Yamashiro no Kami Kunikiyo, c.1660 Iron, steel, gold, 65.2 cm, blade 53.4 cm PROVENANCE Mike Yamasaki FEATURED LITERATURE

Markus Sesko; Swordsmiths of Japan A-Z. Lulu Inc. 2015. Page 430.

Markus Sesko; Tameshigiri, the history and development of Japanese sword testing. Lulu Publishing. 2014.

S. A. FINE ARTS

Flat 1, 10 Clifton Gardens, London NW11 7EL S.A. Fine Arts was established in 2005 in the UK to promote modern and contemporary art from India and other Asian countries to a European audience. S A Fine Arts has held several exhibitions in London promoting artworks from Masters to Contemporary artists from India at prestigious venues such as The V&A Museum – ‘TATVA’ showcasing Masters of contemporary Indian art and at The Royal College of Arts – ‘EMERGING INDIA’ exhibiting works of 45 young contemporary artists and ‘THE ART of SANTINIKETAN’ showcasing works of 55 artists including the founders of Santiniketan such as Rabindranath Tagore and his family to the contemporary masters like K.G. Subramanyan, Somenath Hore, Lalu Prasad Shaw, Jogen Chowdhury and the alumni of Santiniketan.

Our endeavour is to present artists and their artworks in exhibitions at prestigious venues, online art exhibitions and private viewings to initiate a dialogue between the artist and the collector – creating a unique and interactive experience. We promote a collaborative relationship with our artists, valuing their creative perspective. Our core values involve giving back to the community, as we work closely with charities and institutions to help create a positive impact on people’s lives through art Rejuvenation “In the beginning was the Divinity in his splendour manifested as the sole Lord of land, skies, water, space and that beneath and He upheld the earth and the heavens” The Hiranyagarbha Rigveda Sukta RV 10:121 A fine blend of natural elements, anthropomorphic forms, and divine figures, often winged and flying, appear in Seema Kohli’s seminal artworks. There are mermaids and nymphs, women and men, gods and goddesses, birds and animals, trees and flowers, lotus and fish, the sun and the moon, mandala and other metaphors, along with meandering rivers and mighty mountains featured in the celestial revelation’s exposition.

The Golden Womb The diligently drawn celestial embodiments, reveal and conceal as the creatives on display, in diverse mediums they delve into the realm of Hiranyagarbha (Sanskrit word), literal meaning golden womb or the golden embryo or golden egg. The ancient notion of universe floating in waters amidst dark empty and nonexistence realm, as the ‘golden womb’ - the all-pervasive source of life - is the focus for much of Seema’s artistic practice.

CONTACT

Ms. Sangeeta Ahuja Phone: +447985078670 Email: sangeeta.ahuja@safinearts.com Website: https://www.safinearts.com

The Golden Womb, 2020

Seema Kohli Acrylic colours and ink on canvas with 24 ct gold and silver leaf 61 x 61 cm

PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist.

Currently exhibiting with S. A. Fine Arts VIrtual Gallery.

Rejuvenation, 2017

Seema Kohli Acrylic colours and ink on canvas with 24 ct gold and silver leaf 91.5 cm diameter

PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist.

Currently exhibiting with S. A. Fine Arts VIrtual Gallery.

ROB DEAN ART

I The Street, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP30 9SA

Rob Dean has worked in the field of Indian Art since 1998. He has worked as a specialist of Modern and Classical Indian Paintings for both Christies and Sothebys and now works independently as a gallerist, lecturer, and consultant. In 2011 he co-founded the auction house Pundole’s and has been at the forefront of Indian Art Auctions for more than 20 years.

The creator of these small mystical diagrams was trained in a traditional Indian miniature atelier and chooses to remain anonymous in keeping with the spiritual act of making the paintings. The materials used include handmade paper, and hand-ground mineral pigments. These small paintings come from a tradition in Tantric Hinduism, which began in the fifth or sixth century C.E. After painting one, a devotee is to meditate on an image in order to manifest the divinity.

CONTACT

Rob Dean Phone: +44 7764 942306 Email: rob@robdeanart.com Website: www.robdeanart.com

Untitled (Tantra I)

Anonymous Artist, Jaipur India 20th century Natural pigments on handmade paper 15.7 x 13.5 cm

Untitled (Tantra II)

Anonymous Artist, Jaipur India 20th century Natural pigments on handmade paper 13.3 x 11.4 cm

JOHN ESKENAZI LTD. Clifton Gardens, London, W3

John Eskenazi is one of the most internationally respected dealers in Indian, Gandharan, Himalayan and South-east Asian works of art. He is also a specialist in collectors’ carpets and textiles.

We are pleased to announce a special exhibition: Ganesha, the Lord of Opportunities, which will run from 21st June to 8th July, 2022. The exhibition will be at their London gallery to be viewed by appointment only. An important collection of sculptures dating from the 7th to the 17th century will be on show at the gallery and some will also appear on-line, to be seen by collectors around the world who are unable to travel to London for the event.

CONTACT

John Eskenazi Phone: (+44) 20 7409 3001 Email: info@john-eskenazi.com Website: john-eskenazi.com

Ganesha

Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, 17th century Bronze, Height 34cm

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