Underglaze-Blue-Decorated “Three Friends” Porcelain Bowl 青花「歲寒三友」紋瓷碗, Qing dynasty, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722), diameter: 8 1/4 in (20.9 cm), height: 3 7/8 in (9.9 cm)

We are delighted to showcase Kaikodo LLC in this week’s Gallery Spotlight. Founded in 1983 by Howard and Mary Ann Rogers when they were university educators in Japan, this long-standing, venerated gallery soon became an active participant in New York City’s Asian art scene when they opened a gallery in a townhouse on the Upper East Side in 1996. Described then by The New York Times as “one of the most beautiful commercial spaces in the city, ” Kaikodo displays important Chinese works of art, Chinese and Japanese paintings, and Japanese and Korean Ceramics.

In addition to their special exhibitions, the Rogers also began publishing the Kaikodo Journal, an ongoing publication that is lauded for its contributions to the world of scholarly research in the field of Asian art. Throughout the years, Kaikodo rapidly became known to collectors and museum professionals around the world as an important source for fine and rare Asian paintings and antiquities.

During the Autumn of 2020, Kaikodo moved all business operations to the Big Island on Onomea Bay in Hawai’i, their primary residence since the late nineties and the center of their research and writing. Although the business relocated with a modified modus operandi, Kaikodo’s mission remains the same: to acquire, study, conserve, publish and disseminate fine works of Asian art to colleagues and clients worldwide.

To view their current gallery highlights, click here and to read issues of Kaikodo Journal online, click here.