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Japan's leading fine art auction house
Our parent company, Mainichi Communications (MYCOM), was established in 1973 as a subsidiary of The Mainichi News Papers, one of Japan’s three major newspapers. The history of Mainichi Auction Inc. goes back to this date. Our forerunner, Art and Auction Department of MYCOM, started fine art business as a dealer and an art exhibition planner to introduce contemporary European and American prints into Japanese society. From 1989 we began to conduct Mainichi Art Auction (MAA) to establish common and fair fine art trading market in Japan. Owing to our prestigious background and long history, MAA became one of Japan’s leading auction houses and we conduct more than 18 auctions a year comprising all genres of fine art.
In 2001, we became independent company as a 100% subsidiary of Mainichi Communications. The objective of this separation is to vitalize and strengthen our auction business. By concentrating our specialized and well-trained human resources in this field we became overwhelming NO.1 auction house here in Japan with regard to the numbers of sold pieces. We have sold 23,436 Lots during the year of 2005 and expect further increase in 2006.
We are fully convinced that we will be able to offer one of the best resources for international buyers and sellers.

1973	Established as a Art Department of MYCOM and started to import original lithographs from Europe.
1981	Organized the exhibition of Japanese painter Yasushi Tanaka, " Returning home of forgotten great cosmopolitan artist".
1982	Organized and co-sponsored with Mainichi Newspapers the first comprehensive Tibetan Buddhism art exhibition in Japan, "Great Tibetan Exhibition" under the official supporting from Japanese Foreign Ministry, The Agency for Cultural Affairs and National Museum of Ethnology. We exhibited, the first ever, three-dimensional Mandala.
1983	Started to publish periodical magazine, "Mainichi Art News" specialized in modern European and American prints.
1985	Organized the exhibition of Jean Michel Folon.
1986	Co-sponsored TV art shows introducing modern prints with local TV stations.
1989	Started to conduct MAA (Mainichi Art Auction). Organized and co-sponsored the exhibition of "Andy Warhol and American modern art".
1993	Organized and co-sponsored "The world of L'Art Deco".
1994	Organized and co-sponsored with Mainichi Newspapers the exhibition of lithographs by Joan Miro.
1996	Planned and organized "Exposition de Jean Jansem" under the sponsorship of Printemps Ginza S.A
2001	Mainichi Auction became independent as a 100% subsidiary of MYCOM.

Head office and auction house
Mainichi Auction Inc.
TOC Ariake West Tower 5F, Ariake 3-5-7,
Koto Ward, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan
TEL:03-3527-7330/FAX:03-3527-7336
mail:inquiry@my-auction.co.jp

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