Newsletter – May 2025 - Save the date

 

 

Dear friends, dear collectors,

 

 

 

 

Please note these dates: June 4 and 11, 2025.

 

 

As Printemps Asiatique 2025 approaches, our gallery is preparing to welcome you for two major events in the heart of Carré Rive Gauche, the decorative arts district of Paris.

 

From June 5 to 14, don't miss the 2025 edition of Printemps Asiatique, the major week dedicated to Asian arts, bringing together galleries, auctions, museums, and cultural institutions from across Paris.

As we do every year, we are participating in this unmissable event.

 

On June 4, starting at 6 p.m., join us for the opening evening at the gallery.

 

 

 

Then, as part of the "Le Carré fait son musée" event, organized by the antique dealers of the Carré Rive Gauche from June 11th to 14th,

 

we will host a second opening reception on June 11th.

 

 

This will be an opportunity to discover exceptional works at the gallery.

We will have the pleasure of presenting a remarkable object:

 

A lacquer suzuribako, consisting of twenty ink boxes stacked on a rolling tray, closed by a single lid. This spectacular work, intended for poetic court games and decorated around the theme of spring, combines refinement and Japanese culture.

 

Around this masterpiece, you will discover:

 

– a Japanese screen from the Edo period depicting Chinese merchants. You will discover why they keep goats on leashes...

 

– an inrō by Shibata Zeshin, a 19th-century lacquer master;

 

– a complete head of an iki ningyō, of disturbing realism;

 

– an exceptionally large carved wooden Japanese horse;

 

– a rare Burmese Arakan lacquer box;

 

– and more than twenty new modern Japanese ceramics, created by 20th-century masters and witnesses to the great transformations of Japanese art.

 

These objects embody our artistic vision: unexpected works, born of cultural dialogues between Japan and the West, crafted in noble materials, revealing the audacity and poetry of Japanese art.

 

 

 

 

Objects of the Month – May 2025

 

(click on the images to learn more)

 

To celebrate spring, we present a rare set of twenty-six large polychrome carved wooden lotuses, accompanied by their leaves. This floral arrangement, a symbol of purity and awakening in the Buddhist tradition, is distinguished by its unique polychromy, where gold usually dominates.

 

 

 

 

They are presented here in a large Tamba or Shigaraki ceramic jar dating back to before the Edo period (sold separately).

 

 

 

 

– A ceramic sculpture by Yoshimasa Toba (born in 1927), a member of the Sōdeisha movement. This work, somewhere between sculptural volume and a reference to the folding screen, expresses the post-war break with the utilitarian function of ceramics and shows a clear influence of Western painting.

 

 

 

 

– A monumental lacquer pipe case, accompanied by its matching tobacco pouch. Nearly 40 cm long, it features the mon of the Takaoka clan. The very heavy pipe has a dual function: tobacco and a defensive weapon.

 

 

 

 

– Finally, a pair of Japanese candlesticks in red lacquer, which completes our current series of black or bronze lacquer candlesticks, available in classic or monumental formats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Practical Information:

 

 

For information, appointments, or live tours via WhatsApp:

+33 (0)6 07 48 10 28

 

And to discover our new acquisitions, follow us on Instagram: @asianartparis

 

 

We look forward to seeing you for this season full of discoveries and poetry.