Japan
Art marketarchive
Shinwa auction house plans expansion into Impressionist market
Leading “open” auction house seeks financing, wants to sell major paintings
Art marketarchive
Fears of a crackdown after the handover turns out to have been exaggerated, but the picture in Hong Kong is far from rosy
Hard times on Hollywood Road
Antique dealersarchive
The life of Goro Sakamoto part IV
The distinguished antique dealer recounts how he became a black marketeer
Amedeo Modiglianiarchive
Sainsbury's wedding present to fund Japanese cultural studies in East Anglia
Sir Robert and Lady Sainsbury sell major Modigliani
Tokyoarchive
Edo-period art at the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum
From the ukiyo-e prints popular culture to the armour of the Shogun, this exhibition delves into the many strands of Edo period art and culture
Japanarchive
Collectors dormant at first edition of the Tokyo International Art Fair due to limping economy
Stock market crashes and earthquakes shake but collectors were not so lively
Art marketarchive
Providing a service to forty-five museums: Entwhistle & Co. brokers the sale of modern and contemporary work in Japan
The pioneering company find that patience is the key to success in Japan
Conservation & Preservationarchive
Japanese barter the restoration of Urbino’s walls in exchange for a Raphael exhibition
Florence's soprintendente has described the proposal as “blackmail”
Newsarchive
US returns bell taken as trophy of war to Japan
The temple bell was taken from a Japanese island by American marines at the end of World War II
Amedeo Modiglianiarchive
Alain Delon collection auction: Delon sells a Modigliani “to buy a super Modigliani”
Japanese buyers come away with large proportion of lots