Japanese Art Department Japanese Paintings, Prints, Ceramics, and Works of Art Auctions

The year 2009 has seen Bonhams become the UK's leading auction house for Japanese art.  Since Bonhams held its first dedicated auction of fine Japanese art in London in November 2007, the department has gone from strength to strength, recently achieving top prices for Meiji Period metalwork, cloisonné enamel and ivory works of art. Our internationally renowned and highly regarded specialists in London have over 50 years combined of expertise in this area and will be working as part of a global team so that our clients worldwide will have the option of selling and buying at key locations. Japanese art encompasses a broad and varied range of collecting categories, and we handle all types of antique and modern works of art including prints, paintings, screens, lacquer, netsuke and inro, ceramics, cloisonné enamel, ivory carvings, metalwork, armour, swords and sword fittings. Sales are held twice yearly in New Bond Street, London and Madison Avenue, New York and are scheduled to coincide respectively with 'Asian Art Week'.

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Japanese art valuations for auction To arrange a confidential auction valuation with a view to selling, contact; Suzannah Yip or Neil Davey japanese@bonhams.com +44 (0)20 7468 8368 Gallery of Highlights International contacts

Bonhams Breaks World Records for Inro and Netsuke Sold at Auction in Japanese Sale Bonhams Cements Its Position as Market Leader for Japanese Art in Europe with £4.6 Million Sale Press Release  Record Prices Paid Once Again for Works of Art by Shibata Zeshin at Bonhams  Part Two of The Edward Wrangham Collection Realises £1.6 Million with 94% Sold by Value Press Release  From Rare Muromachi Paintings to High Quality Lacquer and Top Meiji Craftsmanship, Bonhams Reinforces Its Position as Market Leader for Japanese Art in Europe  Sale Realised £1.7 Million with Significant International Interest Press Release  Most Expensive Inro in the West: Japanese Medicine Container Makes World Record in an International Sale at Bonhams Sale Totals Over £2 Million with Top Lots Selling for Over Ten Times Pre-Sale Estimates Press Release  Bonhams Cements Its Position as Market Leader for Japanese Art in Europe During 'Asian Art in London Week' An Extremely Rare Medieval Longbow Sells for Twenty Times Presale Estimate Press Release  Bonhams Expands Asian Department with New Focus on Japan Following Hong Kong LaunchPress Release  If you want to be kept informed about your area(s) of interest click here.

Forthcoming Featured Auction Sales

Fine Japanese Art Thursday 17 May 2012 London  Auction Details A fine, rare and small iron jizai (fully articulated) okimono of a dragon, By Myochin Kiyoharu, Edo Period, 18th/19th century Sold for £118,850

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