LONDON.- Building on the success of Asia Week New York in September which totaled $44.4 million, Christie’s London are pleased to announce a diverse array of oriental treasures offered over five days of sales: Japanese Art and Design including The Robert Moore Collection on Monday 5 November; Fine Chinese works of Art including Export Art on Tuesday 6 November, Japanese Prints including the B.W. Robinson Collection of Kuniyoshi Prints on Wednesday 7 November, Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art on Thursday 8 November and Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on Friday 9 November 2007. The Robert Moore Collection of Japanese Art and Design: Monday 5 November 2007 at 10.30am.

Opening the November series of Asian Art sales in London, The Robert Moore Collection of Japanese Art and Design will offer over 120 lots which exemplify the unique quality of Japanese culture from Yayoi Period to Taisho Period [1st century AD-20th century]. Beautiful objects from daily domestic life include a Nabeshima dish, Edo Period [late 17th century] (estimate: �10,000-15,000), a Kakiemon model of a karashishi, Edo Period (estimate: �20,000-30,000), a set of ten dishes, by Ogata Kenzan [1633-1743] (estimate: �20,000-30,000) and a Ko-Imari bottle vase, Edo Period (estimate: �10,000-15,000). This collection provides a fascinating insight into the objects in this unique culture which became largely obsolete during the Westernization of Japan in the Meiji Period [1868 -1912].

Japanese Art and Design: Monday 5 November 2007 at 11.45 and 2.30pm. Following the Robert Moore Collection the inspiring array of Japanese Art and Design will continue throughout Monday 5 November 2007. Spanning the 14th to the 20th century and featuring over 200 lots of lacquer, netsuke, swords, ceramics, bronzes and other works of art, this first day of sales is expected to realise a total in excess of �1 million. The star lot is an elegant ‘Aesthetic Movement’ cabinet which is mounted with exquisite Japanese lacquer panels dating from the Momoyama Period [16th century], attributed to Thomas Jeckyll [1827-1881] (estimate: �200,000-300,000). Ceramic highlights include a rare and impressive Ko-Kutani Dish, Edo Period [late 17th century] (estimate: �150,000-200,000) and a pair of rare Imari Figures, Edo Period, (estimate: �20,000-30,000). Elsewhere in the sale exceptional lots include superb swords which are led by a Bizen Tashi, Kamakura Period [13th and 14th century] (estimate: �80,000-100,000) and a Bizen Katana, Nanbokucho Period [14th century] (estimate: �50,000-60,000). Two objects with an Imperial provenance are a Bizen Katana, Kamakura Period [early 13th century] (estimate: �30,000-40,000) and a Formal Uniform, Meiji Period [late 19th century] (estimate: �10,000-15,000).

Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art including Export Art: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 10.30am. Christie’s second day of Asian sales continues with Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art including Export Art on Thursday 6 December 2007. Over 240 lots will be offered including stunning sculptures, bronzes, ceramics, furniture and paintings which are estimated to realise in excess of �2million. Leading the exquisite selection of ceramics is a rare pair of blackground green-enamelled dishes, Yongzheng Period [1723-35] (estimate: �100,000-150,000) which are enigmatically alluring. The painting and composition on this pair of dishes appear to be unique and are amongst some of the finest on Chinese porcelain. Another highlight in the sale is a very rare early Ming blue and white flask, Yongle Period [1403-25] (estimate: �150,000-200,000). This flask is the only example of its type that has ever appeared on the market, the other known examples are all held in the Palace Museum in Beijing or Taipei. Other notable blue and white pieces include a fine decagonal bowl [1622-1722], with circular medallions containing an Imperial dragon in each panel (estimate: �25,000-30,000) and a stunningly simple Meiping vase (estimate: �20,000-30,000) which is decorated with six elegant fruit and flower sprays. In the Export Art section is a very rare pair of armorial famille rose jars and covers, Qianlong [1736-95] (estimate: �50,000-80,000). Made for the Spanish Augustinian convent in the Philippines, these jars are the only known pair to have been made and were probably originally destined for the Philippines. Another rare lot is a charming pair of early models of hounds, first half of 18th century (estimate: �10,000-15,000), which pre-dates the more common models from the Qianlong Period and are likely to be eagerly contested amongst the collectors of these increasingly popular porcelain animal figures.

Amongst the array of Chinese works of Art highlights is a stunning pair of Imperial double-gourd shaped inlaid plaques (estimate: �60,000-80,000). Variously inlaid with hardstones, gilt bronze, enamels, wood, ivory and mother-of-pearl, these panels are accentuated by a striking yellow lacquer ground, the colour for the Imperial court. The sale also includes a collection of finely carved jade pieces from a private Swiss collection, featuring, amongst others, a very rare white jade 'dragon' vase (estimate: �50,000-70,000), masterfully carved with a sinuous dragon trailing down the front of the otherwise undecorated vase. Further attractions include a very rare bronze model of a rhinoceros, Tang Dynasty [618-907 AD] (estimate: �60,000-80,000); an extraordinary carved rhinoceros horn libation cup portraying a scholar contemplating the moon, 17th century (estimate: �35,000-45,000) and an Imperial cloisonn� enamel ‘deer’ vase (estimate; �15,000-25,000) from the Qianlong Period. This vase was reputedly taken during the Boxer Rebellion of 1860 from the Summer Palace, Yuanmingyuan, and was gifted to the Macintosh of Macintosh by Major General Lumley Holland, since when it has remained in Moy Hall, Inverness.

The Dynamic World of Utagawa Kuniyoshi -The B.W.Robinson Collection: Wednesday 7 November 2007 at 10.30am Bid via Christie’s LIVE™. Christie’s are proud to present Japanese prints from the world-famous B.W. Robinson Collection which will provide a charismatic start to the third and final day of sales in Asian Art Week at Christie’s London on Wednesday 7 November 2007. This collection showcases over 150 lots comprising 3,000 prints by 19th century artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi, including many major designs which have not been offered at auction for many years. Compiled with the passionate zeal and academic knowledge of one man, Basil Robinson (1912-2005), these prints focus on the exploits of warriors and mythological heroes and also reveal the collector and the artist’s shared fondness of cats including the adorable top lot Cats Suggested by the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (estimate: �20,000-30,000).

Further highlights include Kuniyoshi’s breathtakingly dynamic Oniwakamaru and the Giant Red Carp (estimate: �10,000-15,000), Mongaku Shonin under the Nachi Waterfall (estimate: �7,000-10,000), his enigmatic Sixty-nine Stations Along the Tokaido (estimate: �7,000-10,000), remarkable In the Ruined Palace at Soma (estimate: �6,000-8,000) and his evocative Local Products from the Mountains and the Sea (estimate: �5,000-8,000).

B.W. Robinson is largely attributed to pioneering the study and appreciation of Kuniyoshi, the artistic merits of whom had gone largely unobserved, both in Japan and abroad. Robinson’s enthusiasm and scholarship has led his name to be synonymous with Kuniyoshi, having produced the first English work on this great artist Kuniyoshi in 1961 and later Kuniyoshi: The Warrior Prints in 1982, which is the standard reference work for all scholars and collectors.

Japanese Prints: Wednesday 7 November 2007 at 11.45am and 2.30pm Bid via Christie’s LIVE™. Further rare and exceptional prints will be offered in the main body of the sale from a number of p