Face, 2020, Oil on canvas. 66 1/8 x 46 ½ in
脸，布面油画，168 x 118 cm

Artist & Curator Talk: Egami Etsu in conversation with Owen Duffy
Date: March 24, 2021 2:30PM EST / 8:30PM CET
Zoom Link: https://teacherscollege.zoom.us/j/95798042333  * No RSVP necessary

Please join us for an artist & curator conversation between Egami Etsu and Owen Duffy on Wednesday, March 24th, 2021. The discussion will focus on Egami Etsu's recent works that are part of her current exhibition “Facebook” at Chambers Fine Art.

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Abir Karmakar. Passage. India. 2020. One of six paintings; oil on canvas. Set I: Two paintings, each: H. 108 x W. 168 in. (274.3 x 426.7 cm); Set II: Two paintings, each: H. 108 x W. 100 in. (274.3 x 254 cm); Set III: Two paintings, each: H. 108 x W. 112 in. (274.3 x 284.5 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai, India. Photograph courtesy of Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai, India.

Part 2 of the Asia Society Triennial: We Do Not Dream Alone opens March 26, 2021. Plan your visit to the second installment of the Asia Society Triennial, featuring new artist projects and commissions, and an outdoor sculpture installation by Chinese artist Xu Zhen on Park Avenue at 70th Street. The exhibition comprises more than 30 works from a diverse range of artists, showcasing a multitude of perspectives that highlight Asia’s rich contribution to the canon of contemporary art. 

Admission to the Asia Society Triennial Part 2 is free and by advance timed ticketing only. Reserve tickets now.

Museum Hours:
Friday through Sunday, 11:00 AM–3:00 PM

Pieces of China:  Ben Wang on Qi Baishi's Chicks

Thursday, March 25 at 12:00 pm

Qi Baishi, who lived from 1864-1959, is one of the most revered Chinese painters of all time. One of his paintings sold for $144 million in 2017, breaking world records. Ben Wang, China Institute’s beloved professor of Chinese culture, shares one of his favorite Qi Baishi works—two chicks tugging on a worm—and explains why the painter’s art still speaks to us today.

To register:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ylNU350SSZiMMkdsf4x6DA

Rama and Sita, Bilaspur, 1690-1700, courtesy of Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch

Tomorrow is the last official day of Asia Week in the New York galleries (although many galleries scheduled their exhibitions for longer), chances are good that you can go view the complete installations today or tomorrow on short notice by appointment.

Meanwhile, we are happy to say the response to the Asia Week New York Spring 2021 virtual exhibition online continues to be strong and it is being extended until March 27.  This provides a further opportunity to view the selections from our out-of-town members that can only be seen in the online exhibition.

The Art of Japan, Medina, WA
Art Passages, San Francisco, CA
Prahlad Bubbar, London, UK
Egenolf Gallery Japanese Prints, Burbank, CA
Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch Ltd, London, UK
Francesca Galloway, London UK
Nicholas Grindley LLC, London UK
Hara Shobo, Tokyo, Japan
INK Studio, Beijing, China
Kaikodo LLC, Pepeekeo, HI
Thomas Murray, Mill Valley, CA
Susan Ollemans, London UK
Akar Prakar, New Delhi, India
Runjeet Singh, Warwickshire, UK
TAI Modern, Santa Fe, NM
Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art, Kyoto, Japan

   

An inset leg bridle joint huanghuali table, Late Ming/early Qing dynasty,17th century, courtesy of Nicholas Grindley LLC

 

Soga Shōhaku (1730 – 1781), “Landscape in Snow”, Edo period, 18th century, courtesy of Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art

 

Almost all the Asian art auctions have concluded, and here are some of the highlights:

A very rare Song Dynasty (960-1279) ingot-shaped white glazed pillow with an Imperial inscription dated 1746 sold for $882,312 (estimate $50,000-80,000) at Bonhams.

 

An Exceptional and Highly Important Bronze Ritual Wine Vessel and Cover, Gong, Late Shang Dynasty, Anyang, 13th-12th Century BC sold for $8,604,000 (Estimate $4,000,000-6,000,000) at Christie’s.

 

A pair of huanghuali highback chairs, which brought $239,400 (estimate $15,000-20,000) at Doyle.

 

Qi Baishi (1864-1957), Chicks, Ink on paper, sold for $43,750 (estimate: $40,000-$60,000) at Heritage Auctions.

 

An Important Documentary Archaic Bronze Ritual Food Vessel (Gui), Late Shang Dynasty, Probably c. 1072 BC sold for $5,434,500 (estimate $600,000-800,000) at Sotheby’s.

Tamagawa Norio (b. 1942), Living National Treasure, Mokume-gane Vase 050, 1996, Hammered Silver, copper and shakudo (alloy-copper, gold), courtesy of Onishi Gallery

A couple of galleries, both showing contemporary Asian art, are located downtown.

The exhibition The Eternal Beauty of Metal at Onishi Gallery at 521 West 26th Street, demonstrates that the masters of contemporary Japanese metal art are distinct in their personal modes of expression but united in their embrace of traditional methods.

The Rubin Museum of Art at 150 West 17th Street, is in the same part of town, and their newly opened traveling exhibition, Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment, showcases the power of Tibetan Buddhist art to focus and refine awareness.

Face, 2021, oil on canvas, courtesy of Chambers Fine Art

The exhibition at Chambers Fine Art at 55 East 11th Street, Egami Etsu: Facebook, is the artist’s first New York exhibition.  Born in Japan in 1994, she focuses on the universally significant theme of the human face in her paintings.

Hayashi Shotaro (b. 1947) Designated important intangible cultural property of Gifu prefecture, Blue Shino Vase c. 2000

Two galleries are located a few doors away from each other on 64th Street between Fifth and Madison Avenue.  Passages Through Time, the exhibition at Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd at 18 East 64th Street, provides a full view of avant-garde ceramics from Japan from the Post-War period to the works of contemporary masters.

MIYAKO YOSHINAGA, at 24 East 64th Street, is presenting recent abstract color paintings by Tokyo-based artist Manika Nagare (b. 1975) in which she explores the notion of the border between this life and the afterlife through intense light and color.

Manika Nagare (b. 1975), To the Otherside, 2020 titled, dated, signed by the artist, oil on canvas

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Due to a wonderful response in the last few days, the Asia Week New York Spring 2021 virtual exhibition is being extended until March 27.

The auctions are now underway, and the results so far have been very good.  Highlights include:

Doyle

A pair of huanghuali highback chairs at Doyle, which brought $239,400 (estimate $15,000-20,000)

Bonham’s

A very rare Song Dynasty (960-1279) ingot-shaped white glazed pillow with an Imperial inscription dated 1746 sold for $882,312 (estimate $50,000-80,000) at Bonhams.

Christie’s

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Under the Well of the Great Wave off Kanegawa sold for $1,590,000 (estimate $150,000-200,000) at Christie’s.

Sotheby’s

Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (1924-2001) Untitled, oil on canvas sold for $1,956,000 (estimate $800,000-1,200,000) at Sotheby’s.

These New York galleries are still open by appointment:

Very Unusual Doucai and Famille Verte Porcelain Plate, Kangxi Period, (1662-1722), courtesy of Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Inc.

Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Inc., 16 East 52nd Street, 10th Floor

Chambers Fine Art, 55 East 11th Street, 5th Floor

Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd., 18 East 64th Street, Suite 1F

HK Art & Antiques, 49 East 78th Street, Suite 4B

Sebastian Izzard LLC Asian Art, 17 East 76th Street, 3rd Floor

Kapoor Galleries, Inc., 34 East 67th Street, Floor 3

Joan B Mirviss LTD, 39 East 78th Street, Suite 401

Onishi Gallery, 521 West 26th Street

Scholten Japanese Art, 145 West 58th Street, Suite 6B

Thomsen Gallery, 9 east 63rd Street, Floor 2

Koichi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts, 17 East 71st Street, 4th Floor

Miyako Yoshinaga, 24 East 64th Street

Zetterquist Galleries, 3 East 66th Street, Suite 2B

You can preview highlights from all 29 of our exhibiting galleries that remain available virtually through the Online Viewing Room.

Travelers in a Storm, by Yokoi Kinkoku (1761-1832), Edo Period, 18th-19th century Japan, hanging scroll, courtesy of Koichi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts

More auctions are coming and can be followed online:

Bonhams:

Wednesday, March 17

Fine Japanese and Korean Art

Online auction, Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art runs until March 19

Christies:

Wednesday, March 17

South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Including Works from the Estate of Benode Behari Mukherjee

South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art online closes on Thursday, March 18

Thursday, March 18

Shang: Early Chinese Ritual Bronzes from the Daniel Shapiro Collection

Important Chinese Art from the Junkunc Collection

Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19

Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

Sotheby’s

Wednesday, March 17

Important Chinese Art

Online auction, The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art runs until March 24

Landscape By Kano Motonobu (1476-1559), Muromachi period, 16th century, Japan, hanging scroll, ink on paper, courtesy of Koichi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts

In their exhibition, Kokon Biannual – Spring 2021, Koichi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts, at 17 East 71st Street, focuses on the varied uses of a single medium–monochrome ink, whether in paintings and screens, the wooden core of a hand-held drum or ceramics.

A few blocks away at Zetterquist Galleries at 3 East 66th Street, Suite 2B, in Ceramics and Works of Art from China, Japan and Korea, the selection on view is more comprehensive geographically and in terms of type than the usual concentration on ceramics.

Large Longquan Celadon Phoenix Tail (Yen Yen) Vase, Yuan Dynasty, 1279 – 1368, China, courtesy of Zetterquist Galleries

New exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art:  Japan:  A History of Style
This exhibition celebrates how gifts and acquisitions of the last decade have transformed The Met’s ability to narrate the story of Japanese art.  Highlights include the debut of a spectacular group of contemporary metalwork by Living National Treasures and emerging artists.

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Inkstone Case (Yeonsang)  Joseon Dynasty (late 19th Century), Korea, persimmon wood, courtesy of HK Art & Antiques LLC

Appointments are needed to visit all gallery exhibitions and auction house viewings.

Three galleries are located off Madison in the high 70’s. In Scholar’s Study (Sarangbang) at HK Art & Antiques LLC at 49 East 78th Street, Suite 4B, the pieces of furniture that would have been placed in a Joseon Dynasty scholar’s room in Korea are displayed.

A few doors down, Tradition Redefined: Rosanjin and His Rivals at Joan B Mirviss LTD, at 39 East 78th Street, Suite 401, is the first exhibition of the ceramics of Kitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959) in New York in nearly 50 years.

Kitaōji Rosanjin (1883-1959), Unique, Large Thickly Walled Karatsu Madara-glazed Vessel with Incised Comb Patterning, ca. 1955, Glazed Stoneware, courtesy of Joan B Mirviss LTD

Sebastian Izzard LLC Asian Art at 17 East 76th Street, 3rd floor presents Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865): His World Revisited which includes over 60 woodblock prints, paintings and books by the 19th century ukiyo-e master.

Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1865) Ichikawa Danjūrō VII Wiping his Face in Front of a Make-up Mirror, Color woodblock print, circa 1833–35, courtesy Sebastian Izzard LLC Asian Art

Highlights of the April 6-April 27 online auction of Asian, Ancient and Ethnographic Works of Art at iGavel Auctions, can be seen by appointment in their gallery at 227 East 120th Street.

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