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October 2024: The highlights of the
month!

This autumn, we invite you to discover a selection of our “highlights”currently presented by four galleries: Slaats

Fine Arts, Jean-François Cazeau, Galerie Tiago and Looloolook Gallery.

SLAATS FINE ARTS

Purity of forms

 

From ancient works of art to contemporary masterpieces, the gallery showcases technically refined pieces of Asian art. This treasure box exemplifies the height of lacquer production achieved during the reign of the Qianlong emperor. Imperial archives show that the Qianlong emperor personally oversaw the production of court lacquer wares, in particular cinnabar lacquer boxes and covers with dual Imperial marks. According to the Zaobanchu, archives of the lacquer workshop in the Imperial Palace Workshops, between 1771 and 1775, a number of specifically carved lacquer baohe or ‘treasure boxes’ were produced by order of the emperor, specially inscribed with four-character names as well as the Imperial reign marks; see Lin Mun-lee, Carving the Subtle Radiance of Colors: Treasured Lacquerware in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2008, p.117.

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A RARE IMPERIAL CINNABAR LACQUER ‘BUDDHIST LIONS’ TREASURE BOX AND COVER (QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER AND SUANNI BAOHE FOUR-CHARACTER MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD)

 

Dimensions: 32.8 cm wide

Provenance: A private European collection

The rectangular box carved on the cover in varying depths of relief with three Buddhist lions playing with a ball amidst flame scrolls. The lions are carefully incised to show their expressions, fur, mane and bushy tails. The central scene reserved on a floral cash-motif diaper ground, enclosed by a rectangular band of key-fret and foliate lotus scrolls in high relief.

The sides of the box carved with further bands of key-fret and intricately carved foliate lotus scrolls. The interior and base in black lacquer; the base with an incised-gilt Qianlong six-character ‘kaishu’ mark and the underside of the cover with an incised gilt ‘suanni baohekaishu’ mark, ‘Treasured Box of Lions’.

 

A near identical box and cover can be found in the collection of the Palace Museum, situated in the ‘West Warmth Chamber’, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue Hall of Mental Cultivation of the Palace Museum – Imperial Residence of Eight Emperors, Hong Kong, June-Oct. 2017, p. 88-89.


More information : Slaats Fine Art

JEAN-FRANÇOIS CAZEAU GALLERY

T'ang Haywen, a spirit of freedom between Chinese tradition and modernity

Galerie Jean-François Cazeau, based in the Marais district of Paris since 2009, builds bridges between the Modern Masters and post-war art on both sides of the Atlantic, while opening up to contemporary art. Tan'g Haywen's work, the subject of a major retrospective at the Guimet Museum last spring, reveals a profound universe imbued with great sensitivity and intensity. On his arrival in Paris in 1948, T'ang Haywen, influenced by the age-old art of his native country, calligraphy, including the work of Shitao (1642-1707), confronted Western modernity and became one of the leading figures in the bubbling hotbed of artistic life that was Montparnasse at the time, like the first Chinese artists to train in France, such as Zao Wou-Ki (1920-2013). His early years in Paris are illustrated by a number of watercolor and gouache studies, influenced by the great masters Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse and Paul Klee. His style asserted itself in the abstract, calligraphic landscapes of the 1960s, with their vivid colors and monochromes. The 1970s saw the blossoming of his preferred format, the diptych, which expresses the Taoist dynamism and tension between full and empty, black and white, the visible world and the world of thought.

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NK ON KYRO BOARD DIPTYCH

70 x 100 cm (27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in.)

T’ang haywen (1927-1991)

 

Untitled, ca. 1970

 

Signed upper right 

Provenance :

Artist’s studio, Private collection, France

 

T'ang Haywen Archives & Philippe Koutouzis confirm that this work will be included in the Catalogue Raisonné of the artstist’s work, currently in preparation, under archive no. LDILP -S- 34.

TIAGO GALLERY

The charm of Japanese decorative arts 


Located in the heart of Paris's Carré Rive Gauche, between Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Musée d'Orsay and the Musée du Louvre, Tiago Gallery has a predilection for Japanese Momoyama, Edo and Meiji works. Namban, lacquer, folding screens, European furniture and curiosities come together in Galerie Tiago in a unique way to create a fascinating decorative universe. The Meiji era (1868-1912) marked a period of profound change in Japanese society, with repercussions for arts and crafts. The end of isolationism and the resulting Japonist wave in the second half of the 19th century transformed artistic production, which adapted to Western tastes while preserving its cultural heritage. The increasing number of decorative objects created at this time testifies to the incorporation of Western thinking into Japanese design, which until then had maintained a strong link between use and object. This miniature tea house illustrates the creative abundance of Japanese craftsmanship, combining technical mastery, charm and elegance.

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MINITATURE RANKAKU TEA HOUSE

Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912)

Height: 13 cm – width: 14 cm – depth: 10 cm

 

Miniature tea house with a crane and bamboo motif in black and gold takamaki-e lacquer on a rankaku (eggshell inlay) base. The roof is formed by two trays and a kobako. The front of the house opens to reveal a multi-storey interior comprising kobako decorated with cranes and small trays.

 

Maria Pergay Estate
 

More information: TIAGO GALLERY

LOOLOOLOOK GALLERY

‘‘Line and Light'' MoBai Lin, From October 11 to November 10

 

A young contemporary art gallery, established in the 1st arrondissement of Paris at 12 Rue de la Sourdière since 2021, Looloolook Gallery offers a space of full of emotion, creation, and imagination, but also a place to meet and exchange with contemporary artists from around the world. Welcoming both established artists and emerging talents, the gallery transcends the boundaries of art and its conventions. Each month a new exhibition is organized. 

To coincide with the 17th Lyon Biennial of Contemporary Art, the Franco-Chinois Institute is currently presenting “Trames”, featuring the work of five Chinese artists 

Presented by Looloolook Gallery, MoBai Lin's creations are distinguished by their delicate textures and motifs inspired by the wetlands and vegetation of her childhood in southern China. Drawing her inspiration from the cypress tree, a symbol of wisdom in Chinese culture, she integrates it into her works to create a dialogue between interior and exterior. Blurring the contours of cypress with finely worked materials, she evokes the ink diffusion of traditional Chinese painting, in a balance between uncertainty and poetic fluidity. Her compositions, with their clean lines and modern architectural forms, reveal strata marked by time, each imprint telling a story. This approach invites introspective contemplation, celebrating the beauty of a subtle harmony between tradition and modernity.  

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‘GO INTO A ROOM BE FILLED BY THE FOREST’
Dimensions: 32 x 40 cm
Mixed techniques, 2024



 

Catalog of the exhibition: Line and Light

Pour en savoir plus : Contemporary art | Paris | LooLooLook

Printemps Asiatique Paris

June 5 - 12, 2025

The most important art and antiques galleries, auction houses, and cultural institutions have come together to showcase the richness of Asian arts and the dynamism of the French market.

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