New York Arts of Pacific Asia Fair: March 25th – 28th 2010.

Opening night preview on March 24th.

Location: The Market Suites at 7W New York, 7 West 34th Street at 5th Avenue, opposite the Empire State Building.

We will be participating for the first time in this year’s New York Arts of Pacific Asia Fair from 25th – 28th March 2010, with an opening night preview on 24th March. The fair will take place at The Market Suites at 7W New York, 7 West 34th Street at 5th Avenue. Our booth no. is E-1.

We will be taking a diverse selection of mainly Buddhist sculpture and other works of art from Southeast Asia, India and China in stone, bronze, silver and wood. Highlights will include a magnificent Post-Gupta sandstone Buddha torso from India, a complete, Lopburi-style bronze Buddha tabernacle from Thailand, Khmer sculptures from two English private collections, several Buddha images from Thailand’s Ayutthaya period and sculptures from the ancient Greco-Buddhist kingdom of Gandhara. We will also have a lively Central Indian dancing Ganesha, two sensuous Nepalese wood carvings and a fine Ming dynasty bronze figure of a Daoist Immortal.

We look forward to welcoming you to this, our debut appearance at the Arts of Pacific Asia Fair.

For more information about our exhibition please telephone 020 7839 3414 or e-mail jonathantucker1@aol.com or antoniatozer@aol.com.

Jonathan Tucker Antonia Tozer ASIAN ART 37 Bury Street St James's London SW1Y 6AU Tel: 020 7839 3414 Fax: 020 7839 3415 jonathantucker1@aol.com antoniatozer@aol.com www.asianartresource.com

An Illustrated Silk Road Map featuring the ancient network of routes from China to Europe, by Jonathan Tucker. Photography by Antonia Tozer.

Made famous in the West by the Venetian adventurer Marco Polo, the ancient Silk Road spanned one-quarter of the circumference of the Earth. An intricate network of trading routes, in its heyday it stretched from Luoyang and Xi'an in China, through Central Asia to Istanbul and Rome, perhaps the first example of the globalisation of trade. Untold perils, both natural and man-made, awaited the hardy merchants and travelers who ventured along the Silk Road's many branches in search of profit, learning or simply adventure. Conquering armies, too, swept back and forth throughout the centuries of the Road's existence. All have left their mark in some way. Inside are four detailed maps of the Silk Road's arteries supplemented by 35 color photographs and historical notes on key places and notable people.

Available in bookshops or for order from the publisher: www.odysseypublications.com or paste the following link into your browser:

http://www.odysseypublications.com/publicationsPublication.php?publicationID=00076

'BRIGHTNESS FROM THE EAST: AN IMPORTANT EXHIBITION OF INDIAN, SOUTHEAST ASIAN AND CHINESE ART'

‘The Troublesome Priest: Harold Davidson, Rector of Stiffkey’ by Jonathan Tucker.

Published by Michael Russell (Publishing) Ltd. ISBN no. 978-0-85955-307-0.

Price £15.95 plus 1.50 UK p&p.

Available from the author: asianartresource@aol.com.

This new book is an account of one of the most extraordinary scandals of the 20th century. Its principal character was the Reverend Harold Francis Davidson MA (1875-1937), described by A.J.P. Taylor as a ‘parable of the age’. Davidson was one of the most colourful and eccentric icons of the era and his fall, brought about by a combination of hubris, poor judgement and church politics, was truly spectacular.

After studying for the priesthood Davidson enjoyed a brief theatrical career before being appointed vicar of the quiet North Norfolk coastal village of Stiffkey. He devoted only Saturdays and Sundays to his parish, spending his weekdays ministering to young theatre girls and prostitutes. His neglect of his parishioners and his obsession with young girls was bound to lead to trouble and, in 1932, a complaint was made to the Bishop of Norwich by a 17 year-old called Barbara Harris. Davidson was investigated and charged with five counts of immorality under the Clergy Discipline Act. The trial began in March 1932 and created a sensation, displacing the rise of Hitler and the Japanese attack on Shanghai from the headlines.

He was convicted and publicly defrocked, spending the five remaining years of his life leading a bizarre, tragic existence trying to clear his name. He first had himself nailed into a barrel on the Blackpool Promenade, charging curious onlookers 2d. a look to raise money for his appeal. Other stunts followed but by late 1936 he was broke and decided to sign up with a lion act at the Skegness Amusement Park. In July 1937 one of them attacked him. Davidson was pulled from the cage (appropriately enough by a 16-year-old girl), but had broken a bone in his neck and died two days later.

Even after seventy years the story still arouses intense debate. The author has investigated claims by Davidson’s family that he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice and discovered that there were grave anomalies in the trial.

‘IRIDESCENCE FROM THE EAST’: An Exhibition of mainly Buddhist art from Southeast Asia, India and China.

We are delighted to announce details of a forthcoming exhibition, to be held at our gallery from the 2nd - 24th November 2006 as part of this year’s Asian Art in London events. It will include a large, varied and eclectic selection of mainly Buddhist sculpture and other works of art from Southeast Asia and China. We will be offering about forty works of art, mainly sculptures, with our usual emphasis on dramatic, slightly unusual pieces. The highlights of this year’s offerings are a superb bronze head of Buddha Sakyamuni from Thailand’s early Ayutthaya period, an exquisite bronze bust, also of Buddha, from the same country’s late Sukhothai period, a remarkable group of wooden Buddhas of various types from 19th century Laos and a delightful sandstone Buddha head from Pegu, Burma. We also have a pair of Nats (nature spirits) from Burma, a fabulous 18th century export coverlet from China and two, breathtakingly beautiful carved pillars from a Chettinad mansion in South India.

For more information about our exhibition, please telephone 020 7839 3414 or e-mail jonathantucker1@aol.com or antoniatozer@aol.com.

We are delighted to announce details of a forthcoming exhibition, to be held at our gallery from the 3rd - 25th November 2005 as part of this year’s Asian Art in London events. It will include a varied and eclectic selection of Buddhist and Hindu sculpture and other works of art from India, China and Southeast Asia. We will be offering about twenty works of art, mainly sculpture, with our usual emphasis on dramatic, slightly unusual pieces.

The highlights of this year’s offerings are a superb bronze head of Buddha Sakyamuni from Thailand’s Sukhothai period, a remarkable stucco figure of a Buddhist monk from Song dynasty China and an exquisite Gandhara stucco Buddha head. We also have a pair of teakwood standing Buddhas from Laos, each some seven feet (2.1 metres) in height, a Chinese boxwood Budei and a fabulous 18th century export coverlet, also from China.

Antonia and I plan to spend some time in Asia in 2006 to give our children some exposure to its wonderful culture. The gallery will be open normally with our friend and former Spink colleague Jane Thurston-Hoskins helping out.

For more information about our exhibition, please telephone 020 7839 3414 or e-mail jonathantucker1@aol.com or antoniatozer@aol.com.

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We are delighted to announce details of our forthcoming exhibition, to be held at our London gallery from the 4th - 26th November 2004 as part of this year’s Asian Art in London events. It will include a varied and eclectic selection of Buddhist works of art from India, China and Southeast Asia.

The highlights of this year’s offerings are a superb black schist Gandhara Buddha of unusual size and a white limestone Buddhist relief from China’s Northern Wei dynasty, inscribed with the names of the thirty-seven donors who paid for it to be made. Also included are three remarkable reliquary stupas of different sizes, also from Gandhara, containing gold boxes, coins and other relics. The exhibition will include a number of major, museum quality Buddhist sculptures, including a superb 6th century Buddha head from China, a large Khmer sculpture of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara and a wonderful sandstone relief of a female deity from 12th century Vietnam.

Our fondness for the unusual has not abated- this year we have a pair of comical terracotta figures from the pantheon of Balinese Wayang theatre and a charismatic Buddhapada (‘Buddha’s Feet’) relief from around the first century B.C. from Andhra Pradesh, Southern India.

We both look forward to welcoming to our gallery once again for this year’s exhibition and would be delighted to answer any questions you may have, either before or during the event.

For more information about our exhibition, please telephone 020 7839 3414 or e-mail jonathantucker1@aol.com.

An Important Exhibition of Chinese, Indian and Southeast Asian art.

'GLIMMERINGS FROM THE EAST'.

WORKS OF ART FROM INDIA, CHINA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA.

An exhibition for sale at our London gallery - Thursday 7th to Friday 29th November 2002

'The Silk Road: Art and History' by Jonathan Tucker.

A celebration of the cultural heritage of the countries along the Silk Route.

NOW ON SALE!!