The Asian Art in London Art Award: The Winners

3 November 2016

Sotheby’s and Peter Finer are the winners of this year’s Asian Art in London Art Award, sponsored by Apollo and the Antiques Trade Gazette. The awards were presented at a Champagne Reception held at the China Exchange to mark the opening of the citywide art event.

The prizes were judged by a committee including curators from the Ashmolean Museum, the Fitzwilliam Museum, and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

View the full shortlist here.

The Winners

Sotheby’s
nogime tenmoku tea bowl
Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)

nogime tenmoku tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279), with stand, pouches and boxes.

nogime tenmoku tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279), with stand, pouches and boxes. Sotheby’s London

Read Susan Moore’s celebration of this object here.

Peter Finer
Lacquered shield
Indian, probably Mysore (18th century)

An Indian lacquered shield (18th century), Mysore.

An Indian lacquered shield (18th century), probably Mysore. Peter Finer

To read more about this object, visit Peter Finer’s website here.

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