13/03/2025 General News, Latest News
On Thursday the 6th of March we welcomed guests to 188R Hammersmith Road to celebrate the launch of the Perino Collection. We really enjoyed welcoming the interested crowd into our newly refurbished premises, and it was an evening of mingling and appreciation of the best of Edo paintings (as well as some stunning Qing Dynasty robes, which are also on display!)
We really enjoyed welcoming the interested crowd into our newly refurbished premises
After the success of this opening night, we are delighted to announce that the collection will be on view in our saleroom until the sale takes place on March 31st: visitors are welcome on weekdays between 11am-4pm and on the weekend prior to the sale. After a long period of renovation, through which the building has been transformed from an office space into one suited to all the requirements of an auction house, it is a pleasure to be able to finally receive guests.
A look at our exhibition space before/after the renovation
Another welcome surprise last week was to see the sale receiving a special feature in the Antiques Trade Gazette. We are glad that these impressive paintings are garnering attention, and are pleased also that despite the featured objects being predominantly Japanese, the online interest in the auction continues to be quite international.
Another welcome surprise last week was to see the sale receiving a special feature in the Antiques Trade Gazette
It has always been Dr Perino’s wish that his collection formed over a period of 20 years is available for the enjoyment of the public. The core of the collection, the twenty-four scroll paintings, were a part of a large exhibition curated by Professor Matthi Forrer at the MUSEC (Museo delle Culture) Lugano and later MAO (Museo d’Arte Orientale, Turin) between 2020 – 2022. The exhibition entitled ‘Kakemono’ was accompanied by an extensive catalogue by the curators. The list of artists features painters such as Maruyama Ōkyo, Sakai Hōitsu, Tani Bunchō, Itō Jakuchū, Nagasawa Rosetsu, and Kishi Ganku, all considered masters of Japanese painting.
-Dr Claudio Perino
The auction also includes examples of Japanese woodblock prints, lacquer, and netsuke. The Chinese and Korean pieces are not to be overlooked, especially a porcelain plaque by Wang Qi, an early Qingbai ewer, and two important Qing Dynasty embroidered silk robes, as well as a few pieces of Korean ceramics.
A guest at our launch event observing a detail of Lot 2- A Chinese Embroidered Daoist Priest's Blue Silk Robe of Descent, Jiangyi, Qing Dynasty.
The Perino Collection is on view at 188R Hammersmith Road until March 31st, 11am-4pm on weekdays and the weekend prior to the auction. If you have any queries about the sale, please reach out to our East Asian Art Specialist and Head of Japanese Art, Marta Somauroo, at marta@azcaauctions.com