PAST ASIA WEEK NEW YORK AUTUMN 2024 AUCTIONS
LIVE AUCTIONS
From an exceptionally rare Xuande blue and white reserve-decorated ‘peony’ dish to a celebration of the oeuvre of Francis Newton Souza, Asian Art Week spans centuries of craftsmanship from across a vast continent.
Browse the auctions, watch behind-the-scenes videos and learn more about collecting everything from Buddhist sculptures to the enduring art of Hokusai. Don’t miss the chance to discover extraordinary Asian art at Christie’s.
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Swimming Carp, Estimate: US$250,000–300,000, Lot 218, Japanese and Korean Art, September 17
Japanese and Korean Art
Previews: September 13, 14 & 16, 10am-5pm; Sept 15, 1-5pm
Auction: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10am
This season’s Japanese and Korean Art sale is led by an important European collection of netsuke, followed by Katsushika Hokusai’s masterpiece Great Wave and the rare painting Swimming Carp. Among our diverse selection, this sale features a fine selection of Korean works of art and paintings including a painting by Park Sookeun and an superb Joseon Period blue-and-white jar, lacquer works, sculptures and ceramics.
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art
Previews: September 13–14 & 16–17, 10am-5pm; Sept 15, 1-5pm
Auction: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 10am
This season, our catalogue celebrates the artists who helped define modern South Asian art in the 20th century as well as the wide array of artistic practices and styles that followed in their wake, in South Asia and its diaspora. 2024 marks the birth centenaries of the artists Francis Newton Souza and Ram Kumar, whom we have the honor of celebrating this September through a selection of masterpieces from private collections around the world. These include Souza’s monumental Resurrected Christ and early Still Life with Relics, and a collection of dynamic early works by Ram Kumar that have never been seen before—shedding new light on the development of the artist’s oeuvre.
An Exceptionally Rare and Large Blue and White Reserve-Decorated ‘Peony’ Dish, Xuande Six-Character Mark in Underglaze Blue in a Line and of the Period (1426-1435), Estimate: US$1,000,000-1,500,000, Lot 1038, Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, September 19
Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Previews: September 13–14 & 16–17, 10am-5pm; Sept 15, 1-5pm; Sept 18, 10-2pm
Auctions: Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 9am & Friday, September 20, 2024 at 9am
Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art features exceptional pieces from prominent private collections. The sale encompasses archaic bronzes, ceramics, cloisonné enamel, lacquer, jade carvings, scholar’s objects, textiles, glass and classical Chinese furniture. The sale is led by an exceptionally rare Xuande mark-and-period (1426–35) blue and white reserve-decorated ‘peony’ dish. Other highlights include a curated selection of archaic bronzes from the collection of Mineo Hata, Chinese art from the collection of Fritz and Lucy Jewett, Chinese pottery and porcelains from the Stuart Collection as well as a group of Qing-dynasty monochrome porcelains from an important private American collection. The sale also presents a fine selection of classical Chinese furniture, including a very rare set of four dali-marble inset huanghuali side chairs.
ONLINE AUCTIONS
New Wave: Icons of Modern Japanese Prints Online
Previews: September 13, 14 & 16, 10am-5pm; Sept 15, 1-5pm
Online Auction: September 11, 10am – September 24. 10am EDT
New Wave: Icons of Modern Japanese Prints Online auction presents and introduces the essence of 20th-century Japanese woodblock print. This sale is led by a selection of Yoshida Hiroshi’s Sailing Boat, followed by Kawase Hasui’s Zojoji Temple and Konjikido. Other artists featured in this sale includes Kobayashi Kiyoshi, Elizabeth Keith, Munakata Shiko, Ito Shinsui and more.
A Rare and Monumental Inscribed Grey Schist Figure of Buddha, 1st-2nd century, Estimate: US$200,000-300,000, Lot 513, Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art, September 11-25
Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art
Previews: September 13–14 & 16–17, 10am-5pm; Sept 15, 1-5pm
Online Auction: September 11, 10am – September 25. 10am EDT
This season’s online sale features a wide selection of works from across India, the Himalayas, and Southeast Asia. The so-called ‘Kodisena’ Buddha, a monumental and early inscribed grey schist figure of Buddha from the ancient region of Gandhara, is the chief highlight of the auction, supplemented by other well-provenanced Gandharan works of art from American private collections. The Himalayan section of the sale includes a fine group of Tibetan paintings, Tibetan and Nepalese sculpture, and Buddhist ritual implements. The auction concludes with a selection of Indian paintings from the Mughal, Rajput and Pahari courts, including an important scene of Maharao Ram Singh II of Kotah on an aquatic tiger hunt.
Arts of Asia Online
Previews: September 13–14 & 16–17, 10am-5pm; Sept 15, 1-5pm; Sept 18, 10am-2pm
Online Auction: September 11, 10am – September 26. 10am EDT
Arts of Asia Online presents a curated selection spanning across the Himalayas, China, Korea and Japan. Our diverse offering includes ceramics, jade carvings, furniture, lacquerwares, metalwork, sculptures, prints, paintings, and more. Highlights from the sale include a magnificent 18th-century Tibetan black ground painting of Chaturmukha Mahakala, a beautiful cat sculpture by Yabuuchi Satoshi, an exquisite ink landscape by Pu Ru, and Chinese works of art from the esteemed private collections of Alita Davis Walter Reed, the Stuart family, and Fritz and Lucy Jewett. With a wide range of estimates, Arts of Asia Online offers opportunities for both burgeoning and established collectors of Asian art.
