JONATHAN STONE

Chairman and International Head of Asian Art

Jonathan Stone, Chairman and International Head of Asian Art, is based in Hong Kong and oversees the business, specialist and sale aspects of Christie’s Asian Art category of auctions and private sales all over the world, in Hong Kong, London, New York and Paris. Joining Christie's after gaining an M.A. in Art History from the Courtauld Institute of Art at the University of London, Mr. Stone served in London for ten years as a specialist and later head of department. In 2000, he moved to Tokyo and was later appointed Representative Director of Christie’s Japan. He was appointed International Business Director of Asian Art in 2005 before assuming his current position in 2011. Under his direction, Christie’s sales of Asian art worldwide have increased significantly, while his role in developing Asian art as a sales category has also contributed to Christie’s rapid growth in Asia and to the establishment of Hong Kong as Christie’s third largest sale site and a major hub in the global art market. He also holds a Master’s degree in History from Peterhouse, Cambridge University,  and is fluent in Japanese.

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