Just two hours after opening, many exhibitors at Art Antiques London had already made sales. Collectors at Art Antiques London were sure of the authenticity of the pieces on display because of the rigorous vetting process.
“We don’t have to convince them,” says exhibitor Fusa Kikue Shimizu, referring to the buyers. Shimizu runs J.A.N Fine Art, which specialises in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and South East Asian works of art, and primarily has international clients. “Only when I left Japan, I realised how important the Orient is,” she recalls, looking back to when she first started dealing.
Many of the objects on display are museum-worthy pieces, including the Japanese screens from Erik Thomsen Asian Art. It takes a process of many months to make a Japanese screen. The colours are often made of a unique blend of minerals including sea-shell powder for white, and malachite for green.
