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TEFAF 2008

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Rocks

An overview exhibition showcasing some of the best carvings in Chinese art, executed in various semi-precious stones, including lapis lazuli, jade, soapstone and rock crystal. These pieces show the craftsmanship of the artists throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties, culminating in the pieces produced under Imperial patronage in the 18th century.

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Asian art London

Asian Art in London 2007

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Arts for the Scholar

For the tenth anniversary of Asian Art in London we have chosen the theme of scholar’s objects, am area that has both fascinated and intrigued us over the years.We have been able to bring together a group of pieces that best exemplify all that is exciting in the applied arts of China. Thereby giving a brief glimpse of a time of true artistic excellence underpinned by Imperial patronage.[/vc_column_text][us_separator type=”invisible”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner parallax_image=”” section=”” full_screen=”” vertical_centering=”” full_width=”” full_height=”” background=”” bg_color_info=”” img=”” parallax=”” parallax_bg_width=”110″ parallax_reverse=”” video=”” bg_type=”” parallax_style=”” bg_image_new=”” layer_image=”” bg_image_repeat=”” bg_image_size=”” bg_cstm_size=”” bg_img_attach=”” parallax_sense=”” bg_image_posiiton=”” animation_direction=”” animation_repeat=”” video_url=”” video_url_2=”” u_video_url=”” video_opts=”” video_poster=”” u_start_time=”” u_stop_time=”” viewport_vdo=”” enable_controls=”” bg_override=”” disable_on_mobile_img_parallax=”” parallax_content=”” parallax_content_sense=”” fadeout_row=”” fadeout_start_effect=”” enable_overlay=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_pattern=”” overlay_pattern_opacity=”” overlay_pattern_size=”” overlay_pattern_attachment=”” multi_color_overlay=”” multi_color_overlay_opacity=”” seperator_enable=”” seperator_type=”” seperator_position=”” seperator_shape_size=”” seperator_svg_height=”” seperator_shape_background=”” seperator_shape_border=”” seperator_shape_border_color=”” seperator_shape_border_width=”” icon_type=”” icon=”” icon_size=”” icon_color=”” icon_style=”” icon_color_bg=”” icon_border_style=”” icon_color_border=”” icon_border_size=”” icon_border_radius=”” icon_border_spacing=”” icon_img=”” img_width=”” ult_hide_row=”” ult_hide_row_large_screen=”” ult_hide_row_desktop=”” ult_hide_row_tablet=”” ult_hide_row_tablet_small=”” ult_hide_row_mobile=”” ult_hide_row_mobile_large=””][vc_column_inner width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]

Exhibition catalogue

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  1. A Lobed Canton Enamel Dish (616k)
  2. A fine Cast-Iron and Silver-Gilt-Bronze Inlay Ruyl Scepter (512k)
  3. A rare Cast-Iron ans Silver Inlay Ruyl Scepter (660k)
  4. A fine Silver Inlay Bronze Brushpot (664k)
  5. A pair of very Important Imperial Fan Paintings (6.7mb)
  6. A Collection of Articles describing Imperial Battles of the later Zhou Dynasty by Zhang Shu Ping (560k)
  7. A fine Book describing ‘The Stations of the Quianlong Emperor’s second Tour of the Southern Provinces’ (1.4mb)
  8. Prose Commemorating the Sixtieth Birthday of the Jiaqing Emperor by Xu Faji (908k)
  9. A highly important Handscroll with Sixteen Lohans by Wang Jian (1mb)
  10. A very rare Book of the Emperor Qianlong’s Poem “Ya SongLui Fen” (2mb)
  11. A very fine Carved Soapstone Dragon and Phoenix Box and Cover marked Shang Jun (ZhouBin) (988k)
  12. An important finely carved Tianhuang Imperial Lion Seal (452k)
  13. An important finely carved Tianhuang Imperial Dragon Seal (596k)
  14. A pair of Black Soapstone Dragon Seals (544k)
  15. A fine Agate Washer in the shape of a Double Gourd with finely carved wooden stand (396k)
  16. A very rare Group of three Lozenge shaped Lacquer Brushpots, Bitong Wanli six-character mark and of the Period (984k)
  17. An Imperial Zitan wood Bamboo Box and Cover (392k)
  18. A well carved Bamboo Brushpot, Bitong (1.4mb)
  19. A fine and rare Huali Brushpot Carved by Cho Zi Yan (668k)
  20. A finely carved Bamboo Message Holder (356k)
  21. A fine and rare Imperial Cinnabar Lacquer Box and Cover with Qianlong six-character Mark and of the Period (1.4mb)
  22. An Inscribed Bamboo Wristrest (920k)
  23. An unusual Duan Inkstone with carved Kui Dragons (628k)
  24. A rare Song Mine Inkstone carved with Five Arhats (1mb)
  25. An octagonal Inscribed Duan Inkstone Qianlong mark and of the Period (780k)
  26. An Imperial Ink-Cake in form of a Round Disc Qianlong four character mark and of the Period (924k)
  27. A very fine carved ‘Chicken Bone’ and Russet Jade double Carp Vase (376k)
  28. A very fine White Jade Censer and Cover (332k)
  29. An Archaistic carved Jade and Cover (400k)
  30. A rare Large Grayish-Green and Russet Jade Figure of a Recumbent Elephant (396k)
  31. A Pale Celadon and Russet Jade Boulder (464k)
  32. A White and Spinach Jade Brush (292k)
  33. A fine White Jade and Russet Dragon Brush Rest (284k)
  34. A fine White Small Jade Dish (228k)
  35. A Celadon Pomegranate shaped Brush Washer Qianlong mark and of the Period (272k)
  36. An unusual Carved Tourmaline Triangul (264k)
  37. A Gilt-Splash Bronze Goose Form Censer and Cover (224k)

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TEFAF 2007

bronze-figur-of-a-tapirWe are proud to exhibit this rare 2,500 year-old bronze figure of a tapir that miraculously survived a turbulent period of ancient Chinese history. The tapir is a pig-like mammal now classified as an endangered species. This bronze figure of a tapir, exquisitely inlaid with gold and turquoise, is just 10ins tall and 17ins long and was made in about the 4th century BC as a wine vessel. A lid with a ring on its back can be removed to fill the interior with wine that is then poured out through the mouth.

The figure was produced for a wealthy and powerful man. It is inlaid with spiral motifs of gold and turquoise, which would have been extremely expensive, and is also portrays a creature which became extinct in China about 10,000 years ago, long before the zun or wine pourer was made. It is known that Chinese rulers collected rare animals from overseas and the endearingly rotund and gentle tapir, which then, as now, came from Malaysia, would have been the perfect addition to a private zoo. This one appears to be wearing a decorative collar and may have been a royal pet.

The figure’s survival is miraculous. It was made during the Warring States period in China, which lasted from the 5th century BC until the unification of the country by the Qin Dynasty in 221BC. It was an era of chaos and brutality when regional warlords annexed smaller states around them and competed for supremacy with one another. The tapir is one of only two bronzes with such extensive and beautiful inlay known to exist, the other being in a museum in Taiwan.

All that is known about the tapir’s history is that it was in a European private collection by the 1920’s and was exhibited in Berlin in 1929.