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May News: A Brief Review of Spring 2022
The spring of 2022 has been an interesting and busy period and I have spent time viewing some private and museum collections, as well as giving talks on Chinese art and the market. I have outlined details of these below and I have also touched on some of the highlights at
18 March Lecture on the History of the Chinese Art Market: The 20th Century
This lecture was presented to students from the faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Cambridge University 0n 18 March.
18 March Lecture on the History of the Chinese Art Market: The 21st Century
This lecture was presented to students from the faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Cambridge University 0n 18 March.
Visit to the Powell-Cotton Museum
Robert Bradlow visited the Powell-Cotton Museum in Birchington-on-Sea, Kent with three fellow OCS members on 12 April 2022.
An Imperial Qianlong Bell
A short essay written for Veritas Auctioneers, Lisbon for their March Auction
Song Ceramics: A Literati Aesthetic
This lecture was presented to the Haywards Heath Ceramics Group on 10 February 2022.
December News: A Review of the Summer and Autumn, 2021.
With the opening up of the market from the middle of this year, I decided to transition my focus from a reporter of the auction market, (whilst under lockdown) to a more active market participant. I found this change really interesting, stimulating and a huge learning curve. It has also left
Collectors of Chinese Art in Britain in the 20th Century. The Victoria & Albert Museum
T.T. Tsui Gallery and the 4th Floor Ceramic Galleries Introduction My second talk to the Chinese clients of the consultancy group New Vision was held at the Victoria and Albert Museum on Sunday the 17th of October and consisted of two sessions, one looking at the Room 44, the T.T.
Zitan
Pterocarpus santalinus, is otherwise known as red sandalwood and zitan to the Chinese. It is a rare, slow growing evergreen tree that grows to around 8 metres (Figs 1 & 2) The wood has a dark, almost purple appearance, which generally has a straight or slightly interlocking grain and often