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Asian Art in London 2020
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Asian Art in London 2021 – New Forms – Song/Yuan (28 October – 5 November)

‘New Forms – Song/Yuan’ 

– Asian Art in London 2021 –

This exhibition to coincide with Asian Art in London focuses on the new and distinct shapes, forms and the often experimental glazes that emerged in the Song and Yuan dynasties and that we now associate with this period.
Highlights include a rare ‘Cizhou’ painted jar (Song/Jin dynasty) from an important Hong Kong collector, previously sold and published by Littleton & Hennessy Asian Art in 2003, an extremely rare reticulated ‘Longquan’ bottle vase (Yuan dynasty) from a private Asian collection and a rare ‘Longquan’ Guan-type censer (Southern Song/Yuan dynasty).

We again look forward to welcoming all our friends from the collector, dealer and auction worlds to London.
Richard Littleton
James Hennessy
Mark Slaats

View the catalogue here: ‘New Forms – Song/Yuan’

Catalogue available soon

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Opening Hours:

28th October – 5th November

Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00
Sat 30th Oct 12.00-18.00
Sun 31st Oct 12.00-20.30

Asian Art in London 2020
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Asian Art in London 2020 – Later Chinese Bronzes (29 October – 6 November)

‘Later Chinese Bronzes’ 

– Asian Art in London 2020 –

We have great pleasure in presenting this small, select group of later Chinese bronzes during ‘Asian Art in London 2020’. Spanning the Song through Qing dynasties, this group is the product of many years of collecting as each has their own character and story.

During this challenging time for the world we pause to look back through pieces drawn from different periods of post-archaic Chinese history and hope these simple yet vigorous examples of bronze craftsmanship provide a little respite for the viewer.

This November we hope to welcome our friends from the collector, dealer and auction worlds and look forward to 2021 with renewed hope for a happier, healthier and more tolerant world.

Richard Littleton
James Hennessy
Mark Slaats

View the PDF catalogue here: ‘Later Chinese Bronzes’

BANNER 2020

Opening Hours:

29th October – 6th November

Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00
Sat 31st Oct 12.00-18.00
Sun 1st Nov 12.00-20.00

TEFAF is coming
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TEFAF NY Fall 2017

Littleton & Hennessy
Asian Art

‘Celebrating 20 years of excellence’

‘Littleton & Hennessy Asian Art’ is proud to announce our participation at the second edition of TEFAF New York Fall!

TEFAF is widely regarded as the world’s leading art fair. Since 1988, TEFAF has organised an annual art fair in March in the city of Maastricht, The Netherlands. This year will be the second edition of TEFAF in New York, featuring 94 of the world’s most illustrious dealers of fine art, design, furniture and jewelry from antiquity through the early 20th century.

TEFAF is unrivalled in the rigour with which it checks the quality, authenticity and condition of the works of art on sale at its fairs. Using the latest technical equipment, its vetting committee scrutinises every item to be presented, so buyers at TEFAF can feel entirely confident that any object offered to them at TEFAF has passed through the hands and under the eyes of leading international experts.

OCTOBER 28-NOVEMBER 1, 2017
PARK AVENUE ARMORY
OPEN DAILY 11 AM – 8 PM

We are proud to present this selection of highlights we will present at TEFAF NY Fall:

The Eighteen Arhats

‘The Eighteen Arhats’ 

A pair of Hanging Scrolls

Attributed to Lu Xinzhong

(13th century)

A double fish jade vase (Qianlong period, 18th century)
Dimensions: Height 18 cm

Provenance:
A Private English Collection

A cloisonné double-gourd vase with ‘ruyi’ handles (Qianlong period, 18th century)
Dimensions: Height 24 cm

Provenance:
From a distinguished American Lady

A carved soapstone brush washer, signed Shang Jun (Qing Dynasty, 19th century)
Dimensions: Width 12 cm

Provenance:
A Taiwanese Collection, acquired in the 1980s

A set of three ‘Sancai’ models of foreigners (Tand Dynasty, 8th century)
Dimensions: 18.5 cm. high
TL-Tested; Oxford Certificate

Provenance:
The Sze Yuan Tang Collection

A group of three rectangular ‘Sancai’ glazed pillows (Tang dynasty, 8th century)
Dimensions: width 11 cm, depth 9.5 cm and 4.8 cm high
TL-Tested; Oxford Certificate

Provenance:
The Sze Yuan Tang Collection

 

A carved cinnabar lacquer circular box and cover (Mid-Ming period, 16th century)
Dimensions: 10.5 cm diameter

Provenance:
A private English Collection

A Guan-type glazed tripod censer (Qing Dynasty, 19th century)
Dimensions: 12 cm diameter, 8 cm high

Provenance:
Blitz, Amsterdam (acquired in the early 2000s)

A small blue and amber-glazed ‘tortoise’ waterpot (Tang dynasty, 8th or 9th century)
Dimensions: 8.5 cm. wide
TL-Tested; Oxford Certificate

Provenance:
The Sze Yuan Tang Collection

A small gilt-decorated blue-glazed ‘Meiping’ (Qianlong mark and period, 1736-1795)
Dimensions: 15.9 cm high

Two buff pottery hares (Han Dynasty)
Dimensions: 12cm wide

A carved stone round dragon box and cover (Qing Dynasty)
Dimensions: 9 cm diameter