Tiqui Atencio Demirdjian on living with art, An Imperial Dragon carpet, Ruth Asawa, Classical Chinese furniture, Pioneering Black photographers, Wine highlights, and more͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌  ͏‌

This week’s stories ## ‘You’re not born with an eye, you develop it’
Tiqui Atencio Demirdjian on collecting contemporary art and living with works by the likes of Cecily Brown, Roni Horn and Ed Ruscha
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### The story behind this Imperial Dragon Palace carpet, made for the Forbidden City in Beijing
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### ‘We’re looking at every medium Ruth Asawa worked in’: a visit to SFMoMA’s new retrospective
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### Why Chinese furniture must be lived with: ‘The precious wood used is durable, like friendship’
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### Eight special wines online: from Churchill’s favourite bubbly to a ‘towering achievement’ of Napa
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### Met Gala countdown — one month out from Superfine: Tailoring Black Style opening at the Met, a look at the work of pioneering Black photographers James Van Der Zee and Malick Sidibé
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### Editor’s picks
In a series of photographs entitled ‘1606-1907’ — of which 1665 is one — Sharon Core reimagined three centuries of flower painting, aiming to revive what she called a ‘dead genre’. Her process was meticulous: using only blooms she had cultivated herself, she created replicas of existing still lifes, and photographed each in such a way that it looked like the original Estimate: $7,000-9,000 until 17‌ April‌, Online
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Dating back to the 15th or 16th century, this finely detailed silk hanging scroll is the work of an unknown Chinese artist. In the tradition of bird-and-flower paintings, it depicts a pair of cranes — symbols of longevity and wisdom — standing under a tree, in front of a cluster of white chrysanthemums. There is another pair of birds in the branches above, adding to the sense of harmony Estimate: HK$80,000-120,000 30‌ April‌, Hong Kong
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Douglass Crockwell’s Quiet Evening at Home was published around 1956 in magazines such as Life and Woman’s Home Companion as part of an ad campaign for the United States Brewers Foundation. An accompanying caption read: ‘Traditionally, beer’s tangy distinctive flavour blends with quiet, tasteful surroundings… with good books, good conversation, gracious living’ Estimate: $3,000-5,000 17‌ April‌, New York
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This painting, thought to be from the workshop at Mandi in India’s Punjab Hills, dates from around 1825-30. The subject is the Hindu god Krishna subduing (and dancing on) the snake demon Kaliya, who had poisoned the waters of the Yamuna River. Also pictured are Kaliya’s serpent-tailed wives, whose appeals for mercy persuade Krishna to release the repentant demon Estimate: £20,000-30,000 1‌ May‌, London
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### What’s on
| Collections | Paris, Online Entre Orient & Occident au XVIIIe siècle, regard d’un amateur éclairé & Souvenirs des princes Murat, until 15‌ April‌
| Opening soon | Hong Kong, Online Watches Online: Featuring ‘Stories in Time: A Collection of Exceptional Watches’, 14-29‌ April‌
| Live for browsing | Paris, Online Handbags Online: The Paris Edit featuring Unlocking the Orange Dream Part II, 15-29‌ April‌

### Spotlight on
• | Prints and multiples — a guide to techniques, paper, originals vs editions and more, illustrated with works offered by the likes of Basquiat, Johns and Judd
• | Vega Sicilia wines: Spain’s pre-eminent winemaker creates classics requiring years of patience, alongside modern expressions of the Ribera del Duero region

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Christie’s Lates ### Layali (Nights): artistry of the Islamic and Indian worlds London, 28‌ April‌ REGISTER NOW

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