A Brilliant Blue and White ‘Lotus’ Mallet Vase, Xuande mark, Kangxi, h: 9 7/8 in (25.1 cm), Lot 71, Estimate: US$15,000-US$20,000, Passion and Philanthropy Chinese Art from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bonhams will present ten sales during the annual Asia Week New York this month featuring important collections and works of art that hail from across Asia and which span centuries.

Leading sales include Passion and Philanthropy: Chinese Art from The Metropolitan Museum of Art that celebrates the passion of the those who bequeathed the objects to The Met as well as their great philanthropy and The Richard C. Blum and Senator Dianne Feinstein Collection of Himalayan Art,  42 works from the prominent couple’s collection amassed over a 30-year period that are representative of the breadth and diversity of their taste, spanning 800 years from Tibet, Nepal, and Greater China.

A full list of the auctions is below.

Passion and Philanthropy: Chinese Art from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Auction: Monday, March 18, 9am EDT
Viewing: March 13-17, 10am-5pm

As a leader in Chinese art, we have been appointed by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, to sell on its behalf an impressive selection of Qing ceramics and archaistic jades. Comprising 174 lots, all of which are offered without a reserve, this sale celebrates the passion of the those who bequeathed the objects to The Met as well as their great philanthropy. The material on offer has exceptional provenance hailing from 24 illustrious figures of the Gilded Age such as John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960), Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904), William Rhinelander Stewart (1852-1929), and Samuel T. Peters (1854-1921). The Met annually deaccessions works of art, following comprehensive review with a focus on similar or duplicate objects. The funds from this sale will enable the Museum to further prioritize acquisitions of outstanding works of art.

Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including Chinese Art from the Simone and Alan Hartman Collection Part II
Auction: Monday, March 18, 1pm EDT
Viewing: March 13-17, 10am-5pm

Featuring a wide range of material from the Shang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, the sale will offer property from the esteemed collection of Simone and Alan Hartman of which the first part was sold by Bonhams in December achieved US$22 million.

Classical and Modern Chinese Paintings
Auction: Tuesday, March 19, 9am EDT
Viewing: March 13-17, 10am-5pm, March 18 by appointment

This sale will explore the dynamic history of this great tradition with paintings and calligraphy that date from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) to the 21st century.

Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles from a Private American Collection
Auction: Tuesday, March 19, 12pm EDT
Viewing: March 13-17, 10am-5pm, March 18 by appointment

A Portrait Thangka of an Early Tibetan Teacher, possibly Chennga Tsultrim Bar, late 12th/early 13th century, distemper and gold on cloth; verso inscribed with abraded consecrations in red Tibetan script; image: 52 x 32 1/4 in. (132 x 82 cm), Lot 773, Estimate: US$400,000-US$600,000, The Richard C. Blum and Senator Dianne Feinstein Collection of Himalayan Art

The Richard C. Blum and Senator Dianne Feinstein Collection of Himalayan Art
Auction: Wednesday, March 20, 11am EDT
Viewing: March 13-19, 10am-5pm

Accumulated over a 30-year period, the 42 works on offer worth more than $3 million from Richard C. Blum and Senator Dianne Feinstein’s collection are representative of the breadth and diversity of their taste, spanning 800 years from Tibet, Nepal, and Greater China.

A Silver Inlaid Copper Alloy Figure of Crowned Buddha, Northeastern India, Kurkihar, Pala Period, 11th century, Himalayan Art Resources item no. 1832, 17 in. (43.2 cm) high, Lot 764, Estimate: US$1,000,000-US$1,500,000, Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art

Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art
Auction: Wednesday, March 20, 1pm EDT
Viewing: March 13-19, 10am-5pm

The Joseph and Elena Kurstin Collection of Inro
Auction: Thursday, March 21, 10am EDT
Viewing: March 13-20, 10am-5pm

Fine Japanese and Korean Art including Japanese Screens from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Simone and Alan Hartman Collection of Japanese Art Part II
Auction: Thursday, March 21, 12:30pm EDT
Viewing: March 13-20, 10am-5pm

Indian Paintings: Including selections from the Conley Harris Collection
Online: March 15-22

Arts of India, Southeast Asia & The Himalayas Online
Online: March 15 – 22

For full details, click here.