Michael Backman Ltd
About the Gallery
About the Gallery
Michael Backman Ltd has London's widest range of South & Southeast Asian artifacts. The Gallery was
established by Michael Backman, a writer on Asia, and a long-time collector of Asian art objects. His books, published
by Macmillan and John Wiley & Sons, cover all aspects of Asia - from business to culture - and have been published
in English, Chinese, Spanish and Indonesian. He has also lived in the UK, France, Indonesia and Australia.
The Gallery utilises his wide knowledge about Asia - its history, many cultures, politics and trade - permitting a more
complete understanding of the cultural, social and historical context of the assembled objects.
The Gallery offers rare & unusual objects in new and interesting collecting areas such as Malay brassware, Central
Asian artifacts, betel paraphernalia and Islamic art from Southeast Asia, as well as more conventional fare such as
Mughal art, Chinese export silver and Indian bronzes.
The items are selected not on the basis of artificial borders and geographic areas but by trade and migration routes.
Motifs used in Kashmir can be traced through to the Indonesia archipelago for example.
The online catalogue is fully up-to-date - all items shown are available now. Click here for the catalogue.
established by Michael Backman, a writer on Asia, and a long-time collector of Asian art objects. His books, published
by Macmillan and John Wiley & Sons, cover all aspects of Asia - from business to culture - and have been published
in English, Chinese, Spanish and Indonesian. He has also lived in the UK, France, Indonesia and Australia.
The Gallery utilises his wide knowledge about Asia - its history, many cultures, politics and trade - permitting a more
complete understanding of the cultural, social and historical context of the assembled objects.
The Gallery offers rare & unusual objects in new and interesting collecting areas such as Malay brassware, Central
Asian artifacts, betel paraphernalia and Islamic art from Southeast Asia, as well as more conventional fare such as
Mughal art, Chinese export silver and Indian bronzes.
The items are selected not on the basis of artificial borders and geographic areas but by trade and migration routes.
Motifs used in Kashmir can be traced through to the Indonesia archipelago for example.
The online catalogue is fully up-to-date - all items shown are available now. Click here for the catalogue.
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