Top lot:  A Chinese Pale Celadon Jade Ewer
Estimate:  $40,000-60,000 Sold for: $263,404

Asian Works of Art from the Collection of the Dayton Art Museum
March 3- March 21, 2023     Sale total:  $204,803

Property of An American Collector, Part II
March 14- March 30, 2023     Sale total:  $1,242,818

Chinese and Other Asian Works of Art, Part 1 & 2
March 28- April 19, 2023   Sale total: $1,349,458

The last of three sales of Asian art at iGavel, Chinese and Other Asian Works of Art, Part 1 & 2, ended last week, and was the most successful with a total of $1,349,458.

The two other sales included Asian Works of Art from the Collection of the Dayton Art Institute, which achieved $204,803 and Property of An American Collector, Part II, which featured a collection of over 65 rare silk Chinese robes, rang up $1,242,818.

According to Lark Mason, in the most recent sale, a number of pieces caught the eye of Mainland Chinese collectors, and those generally brought the highest prices. Jades were sought after. The top lot overall was a pale celadon Chinese jade ewer which sold for $263,404, (estimate $40,000-60,000) five times its estimate, and a pale celadon Chinese jade boulder from the Qianlong Period (1736-1795) brought $143,750, also greatly exceeding its $40,000-60,000 estimate.  As expected, the star of the Dayton Art Institute sale was the Qing dynasty Chinese amber figure of Shoulao (Estimate: $1,200-1,500), which fetched $26,250.

A Qing Dynasty, Manchu Empress’s Twelve Symbol Embroidered Yellow Gauze Robe, Jifu
Estimate: $10,000-20,000 Sold for $100,001

The attention of Chinese and international buyers was focused on the large collection of textiles in Property of An American Collector, Part I, especially the Chinese traditional court robes.  Competition was strongest for a rare Qing Dynasty, Manchu Empress’s Twelve Symbol Embroidered Yellow Gauze Robe, Jifu which sold for $100,001 (estimate $10,000-20,000).  However, the $90,625 that a rare Imperial Manchu silk gauze semiformal insignia surcoat, Longgua, Qianlong Period, fetched was more of a surprise (estimate $2,000-4,000).

The completion of these auctions marks the conclusion of Asia Week New York 2023 as highlights were on view in March and brings this year’s total sales to $134,064,583.

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Saucer Dish, Shunzhi/ Early Kangxi Period, Ca: Mid-17th Century, Diameter: 13 3/4 inches (35 cm.)

The Philadelphia Show, Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Inc.

April 28-30
Opening Preview April 17, 6:00pm
The Philadelphia Show is held annually on the East Terrace of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. A wonderful array of fine art, Americana, furniture, folk art, ceramics, porcelain, silver, jewelry, textiles and decorative arts will be presented by over forty of America’s most outstanding antique dealers.

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C.C. Wang
Lines of Abstraction
Book Launch and Conversations

Saturday, April 29, 2023, 4:00-6:00pm

Bertha & Karl Leubsdorf Gallery
Hunter College West Building Lobby
132 E. 68th Street
New York, NY 10065

In concert with the exhibition C. C. Wang: Lines of Abstraction the Hunter College Art Galleries in collaboration with the Weisman Museum of Art at the University of Minnesota and Hirmer Publishers have produced the first retrospective monograph on the renowned artist, collector, and connoisseur C. C. Wang. To celebrate the launch of C. C. Wang: Lines of Abstraction the Hunter College Art Galleries have organized an afternoon of conversations hosted by the publication editors Hunter College Professor Wen-shing Chou and University of Minnesota Twin Cities Professor Daniel M. Greenberg with Arnold Chang, scholar, artist, and former student of C. C. Wang; Joseph Scheier-Dolberg, Oscar Tang and Agnes Hsu-Tang Associate Curator of Chinese Paintings at the MET; Elizabeth Hammer, Executive Director of the Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden; Lesley Ma, Ming Chu Hsu and Daniel Xu Associate Curator of Asian Art in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the MET; Margaret Liu Clinton, Hunter College MA Art History candidate; and Jordan Homstad, University of Minnesota undergraduate alumni.

Fukuda Kodōjin, Japanese, 1865-1944, Landscape after Mi Fu (detail), April 1918, Ink and color on silk, The Suzanne S. Roberts Fund for Asian Art 2012.71.3

Fukuda Kodojin: Japan’s Great Poet and Landscape Artist
Opens at Minneapolis Institute of Art

April 22-July 23, 2023

The exhibition is the first comprehensive retrospective of the work of Fukuda Kodojin (1865-1944) in the world. Kodōjin was among a handful of scholar-artists who continued the tradition of literati painting (nanga) after 1900. His painting style is characterized by bizarre mountain forms rendered in vivid color or monochromatic ink that often include a solitary scholar enjoying the expansive beauty of nature. In addition to painting, Kodōjin was also an accomplished poet and calligrapher with deep knowledge of Chinese literature. In the late 1920s, a group of prominent admirers that included the then-prime minister of Japan, members of parliament, industrialists, scholars, and educators created a society to honor Kodōjin and his poetry and paintings. However, following his death, the artist slipped into obscurity. Today his unique and unconventional style is better appreciated in the United States and Europe.

The exhibition, curated by Andreas Marks, PhD, Mary Griggs Burke Curator and Head of Japanese and Korean Art at Mia, is the culmination of 15 years of scholarly research and includes more than 50 paintings. Highlighting Kodōjin’s versatility, the paintings range from simple abstraction to highly detailed landscapes. This is a rare chance to see these astounding works and features items from Mia’s collection and loans from Japan, Europe, and the U.S.

Talk: Unveiled: Fukuda Kodōjin, Japan’s Great Poet and Landscape Artist
Sunday, April 23 at 2:00 pm
Pillsbury Auditorium

Dr. Andreas Marks, the curator of Fukuda Kodojin: Japan’s Great Poet and Landscape Artist, the result of fifteen years of extensive research into more than eight hundred works, will talk about Kodōjin's life and art.

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Murata Gen 村田 元 (1904-1988), Jar, Iron and Rice Husk Glaze 糠白黒釉扁壺, H8.5″ x W7.5″ x D6.5″, Stoneware, With Signed Wood Box

April 24- May 17, 2023

Dai Ichi Arts is delighted to present the first ever solo exhibition of the works of Mingei artist Murata Gen in North America. The show will explore the range of vessels and functional forms by Murata, with an emphasis on his sensitivity for painted clay surfaces.

Murata has been a favorite of Mingei collectors for decades, but his works have never received the recognition they deserve. Considered as the underdog of the Mingei folk-craft canon in the world of Japanese ceramics, Murata Gen’s works are underestimated yet influential, and this exhibition aims to celebrates him as an important part of Mashiko, Mingei, and the legacy of Japanese folk-craft.

The accompanying exhibition catalog includes an interview with Mingei collector Jeffrey Montgomery.

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Vasudhara Tara Portrait

April 20 – July 2, 2023

Opening April 20 at 6:30 pm
RSVP here: https://events.thus.org/programs/alchi-exhibition-opening-reception/?mc_cid=16d2361e47&mc_eid=9c780654f3

At an altitude of ten thousand feet nestled in a lush valley surrounded by the majestic Himalayas, the world-renowned Buddhist monastery complex of Alchi is a destination for art lovers and seekers alike. Mandalas and towering sculptures of Bodhisattvas adorn the walls, ceilings and doors of each temple and include scenes from the Buddha’s life as well as secular life from a period of tremendous cross-cultural activity in the region. Alchi holds some of the oldest surviving paintings in Ladakh.

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