Maio Motoko : Edmund Capon AO OBE
Maio Motoko : Extraordinary Perspectives The Sofitel on Collins, Melbourne Remarks by Edmund Capon AO OBE, 18 January 2017 There is a certain air of mea culpa about this for me….Lesley reminded me of...
View ArticleInside Looking Out | Spring-Summer 2016 Exhibition Series
Inside Looking Out Lesley Kehoe Galleries Winter-Spring 2016 Season of Exhibitions Shumei Kobayashi, Koji Hatakeyama and Maio Motoko 井の中の蛙、大海を知らず I no naka no kawazu, taikai o shirazu The frog in the...
View ArticleShoso Shimbo | Spring Flower Arrangement
Installation by Dr Shoso Shimbo In the tradition of Ogata Kōrin’s (1658-1716) National Treasure screens Red and White Plum Blossoms, Melbourne-based Sogetsu master Dr Shoso Shimbo has created an...
View ArticleThe International Show New York
It is neither exaggeration nor immodesty to say that Lesley Kehoe Galleries was a highlight of the revamped International Fine Art and Antiques show at the New York Armory this October. We joined...
View ArticleUnryūan Team at the Wajima Lacquer Museum
The 3-year project to reinvent the shell boxes of daimyo bridal dowry provenance was recently completed. Under the guidance of Unryūan, with assistance from Professor Yamazaki Tatsufumi of Kanazawa Art...
View ArticleArtist Dinner at The Australian Embassy Tokyo
Australian Ambassador to Japan Mr Bruce Miller hosted a dinner for Lesley Kehoe Galleries’ artists at the Tokyo Residence on October 19. This was a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge the many artists...
View ArticleEnvisioning Contemporary Art : 2014 at LKG
LKG Booth at the Melbourne Art Fair Photo : Urban Angles ‘The art market appeared to be in rude health as 2014 drew to a close. More money was spent on blue-chip and emerging art last year than at...
View ArticleHisao Zen : Artisan Japanese Joinery and Carpentry
Pictured above : Chashitsu (Japanese tea room) by Zen’s studio $13,500 AUD (GST inc) email gallery@kehoe.com.au Photo : William Hung Photography Zen’s Studio is a Melbourne-based business specializing...
View ArticleOrder of the Rising Sun : Decorating an Australian Collector
Ambassador Akimoto and Mrs Pauline Gandel Longstanding client of LKG, inspirational philanthropist, longest-serving President of Melbourne Urasenke tea group and serious collector of Japanese lacquer,...
View ArticleUnryuan : Hitting the High Notes
Inro by Unryuan Kitamura Tatsuo. Image courtesy of Bonhams London Contemporary lacquer master Unryuan Kitamura Tatsuo is making a serious mark on the secondary market. Early works by this artist,...
View Article2015 The Year of the Green Wooden Sheep
illustration by Shumei Kobayashi – water colour and ink on paper Shumei Kobayashi’s fine portrait of the Sheep presented to us earlier this year heads up our New Year Greetings. I am a passive...
View Article2013 The Year of Black Water Snake
Snake illustration by Shumei Kobayashi February 4 2013 sees the commencement of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake (巳年), the black water snake to be precise, a rare combination not experienced...
View ArticleAuction Records for Netsuke Keep Falling
Netsuke Records Continue To Fall: Toyomasa Tiger not a Hare With Amber Eyes How much of the current upsurge of interest in Japanese netsuke can be credited to the highly engaging biographical novel...
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