Sun Kehong 孙克弘, Auspicious scholar Rocks, Ming Dynasty, ink and color on Chinese paper, handscroll

Literati and Rocks Amidst Verdant Bloom
March 14–April 13, 2024
Asia Week Hours: Mar 14-22, 10am-6pm (otherwise by appointment)
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 14, 5-8pm
65 East 80th Street, Ground Floor

Fu Qiumeng Fine Art proudly unveils their Asia Week New York exhibition, Literati and Rocks Amidst Verdant Bloom, a meticulously curated selection of classical and contemporary works that embodies the soul of Asian artistry.

Highlights include Ruan Ji’s Poems in Running Script by Dong Qichang (1555-1636) and Scholar Rocks by Sun Kehong (1532-1610), which exemplify the pinnacle of literati taste in Chinese brushwork. Works by Wang Fu’an (1879-1960), C. C. Wang (1907-2003), and Wang Fangyu (1913-1997) further illuminate this rich lineage.

Bridging past and present, the exhibition showcases contemporary artists who carry the torch. Arnold Chang (b. 1954) offers his latest breathtaking boneless landscape, while Michael Cherney (b. 1969) presents his powerful bilingual work that resonates with audiences navigating cultural intersections. Zhang Xiaoli (b. 1989) and Yau Wing Fung (b. 1990) contribute pieces that connect with younger generations, bridging the generational gap.

Arnold Chang, Boneless Landscape, 2022, color on Chinese paper

Additional established artists include Hisao Hanafusa (b. 1937), Fung Ming Chip (b. 1951), Wang Mansheng (b. 1962), and Tai Xiangzhou (b. 1968), ensuring a diverse and enriching experience.

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Folio from a Company School album of botanical paintings, Mango (Mangifera indica), India, circa 1830, watercolour on paper, 17 x 22 in. (43.2 x 56 cm)

Gods, Gardens and Princes: Indian Works on Paper
March 14–22, 2024
Asia Week Hours: Mar 14-15 & 18-22, 10am-6pm; Mar 16-17, 10am-5pm (otherwise by appointment)
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 14,  5-8pm
67 East 80 Street, Suite 2

Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd.  is pleased to return to New York for Asia Week and present an exhibition comprising of court paintings from India and Persia from the 17th to 19th centuries. A highlight of the show is the striking painting, Krishna dancing on Kaliya flanked by two nagini. This, along with many other works on paper, will be displayed at their Upper East Side location.

Krishna dancing on the naga Kalaya flanked by his pleading wives, probably Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, South India, late eighteenth c., gouache heightened with gold on paper, red pointed arched border with blue banding and black and white rules, a line of devanagari on recto and verso, 10 1/4 x 6 7⁄8 in. (26.1 x 17.5 cm) painting, 10 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (27.4 x 19 cm) folio

Based in London since 1998, Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch are former directors of the Antiquities and Islamic and Indian Art departments at Sotheby’s, London. Their professional expertise encompasses Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Islamic art. They also specialize in the art of the Indian subcontinent, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia, covering works from the Buddhist and Hindu dynasties to the Mughals, with a special emphasis on Indian and Islamic miniature painting and manuscripts.

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), Kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorô III as the Cat Witch of Okabe, 1847, Japanese color woodblock print triptych

Supernatural: Cat Demons, Ogres and Shapeshifters
March 16–17, 2024
Asia Week Hours: Mar 16-17, 11am-6pm (otherwise by appointment)
Conrad New York Midtown 151 West 54th St (near 7th Ave)

Egenolf Gallery, based in Southern California, is pleased to return to New York for Asia Week with an exhibition of Japanese prints of cat monsters, shapeshifting beauties, and other fantastic scenes of the supernatural. Spectral scenes were essential ingredients of kabuki plays, and ukiyo-e of the time reflect the excitement and drama of this mainstay of 19th c. popular culture.

Kuniyoshi’s designs of demonic cat ghosts are especially remarkable, as he was a master of feline imagery. Yoshitoshi’s supernatural images are also renowned, especially for the power of their storytelling. Artists drew from the long tradition of supernatural stories in Japan, which dates back hundreds of years, even into the folklore of prehistory. We look forward to welcoming you to our upcoming exhibit at the Conrad New York Midtown from March 16th through the 17th.

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Yamada Hikaru 山田光 (1924-2001), Juts in a Clay Plane 陶面の中の凸面, 1976, glazed ceramic, 17 1/4 x 13 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (43.9 x 34.8 x 9.9 cm)

Ceramic Frontiers: Sodeisha & Shikokai in Post-war Japanese Art
March 12–28, 2024
Asia Week Hours: Mar 14-23, 11-5pm (otherwise by appointment)
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 14, 5:30-7:30pm
18 East 64th Street, Suite 1F

On the occasion of Asia Week New York, Dai Ichi Arts is thrilled to present the landmark exhibition Ceramic Frontiers: Sodeisha & Shikokai in Post-war Japanese Art illuminating the richness of the sculptural ceramic movements, Sodeisha and Shikokai, during the mid-20th century. This exhibit will offer a distinctive lens through which to explore “Post-war” ceramics from Japan.

Hayashi Yasuo 林康夫 (b. 1928), Seat, 1978, white englobing, biscuit firing, ceramic, H12.2 x W18.4 x D6.8 in. (H30.9 x W46.7 x D17.2 cm), with signed wood box

This exhibition unveils a curated collection of masterpieces by renowned artists integral to the Shikokai and Sodeisha canon in Japanese ceramic art history. Among the luminaries featured are Hayashi Yasuo, Suzuki Osamu, Kumakura Junkichi, Yagi Kazuo, Yamada Hikaru, Fujimoto Yoshimichi, and other influential figures that defined this pivotal period in Japanese ceramic art. Exhibition catalog features new essays by Kazuko Todate (Art Critic/Member of the International Academy of Ceramics & former a chief curator of Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, Japan) & Daniel McOwan (Scholar and Curator of Japanese Art).

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Fine and Rare Chinese Famille Vert Porcelain Piggyback Boys, Kangxi period, AD 1662-1722, H: 9 ¼ in (23.5 cm)

Spring Exhibition of Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art
March 14–22, 2024
Asia Week Hours: 10-6pm (otherwise by appointment)
16 East 52nd Street, 10th Floor

Located in New York City, Ralph M. Chait Galleries will showcase their Spring exhibition of fine Chinese porcelain and works of art. With their elaborately vibrant painted robes, and smiling playful faces, this rare Chinese Famille Verte porcelain aptly called Piggyback Boys, from the Kangxi Period (1662-1722) is one of the many prize examples that will be on view during Asia Week New York.

Ralph M. Chait Galleries is the oldest specialist gallery in the US in the field of Chinese antique porcelains and works of art. The gallery was opened by Ralph M. Chait, who began in 1910 as a young man newly arrived from London. Self-taught, he went on to gain as clients John D. Rockefeller Jr., President Herbert Hoover, Sir Percival David, Avery Brundage, and many others. Since that time, the gallery has remained in the family and is now run by Ralph Chait’s grandsons, Steven and Andrew.

They will be open throughout the weekend from March 14th to the 22nd and look forward to your visit!

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Fukuda Kodojin, Moon over Azure Mountains, 1899, ink and color on paper, 18¾ x 13¼ in (47.6 x 33.7 cm), Mounting: 50½ x 18¾ in (128.5 x 47.5 cm)

Japanese Art | Pre-modern and beyond
March 15–19, 2024
Asia Week Hours: Mar 15-19, 11am-6pm (otherwise by appointment)
Leslie Feely 1044 Madison Avenue, Suite #4F

Hailing from Switzerland, BachmannEckenstein Japanese Art is pleased to be exhibiting Japanese Art | Pre-modern and beyond during this upcoming Asia Week New York featuring outstanding artists’ letters, trending Kintsugi pieces and paintings by Fukuda Kodojin which recently were exhibited in the artist’s monumental retrospective at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. They look forward to welcoming you at 1044 Madison Avenue, Suite #4F from March 15th through the 19th.

Kintsugi Teabowl, Karatsu ware, Momoyama period, H: 1 ¾ in (4.5 cm), D: 5 ½ in (14 cm), Ex coll. Matsunaga Jian (1875-1971), Collector’s box

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A Wedding Celebration, c. 1780, Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur, Company School, ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Indian Paintings: Latest Acquisitions
March 13–19, 2024
Online Exhibition

Art Passages will present Indian Paintings: Latest Acquisitions, an online exhibition of Indian paintings exhibiting a wide array of schools and subject matter during Asia Week New York. From Mughal portraiture to Company School, these paintings reflect the taste and interest of their patrons: Nobles, devotees, and English resident rulers of India. Among the highlights is Wedding Celebration, a Company School watercolor, circa 1788.

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Kelly Wang (b. 1992), Red Lotus 2, 2023, ink, xuan paper, pigment and resin on aluminum, 30 x 30 inches

Landscape as Metaphor: Contemporary Voices
and
Lui Shou-Kwan: Shifting Landscapes
February 27–April 27, 2024
Asia Week Hours: Mar 14-16 & 18-22, 10-6pm; Mar 17 by appointment only
Asia Week New York Opening Reception: Thursday, March 14 from 5-8pm
120 East 65th Street

With their first location in the States, Alisan Fine Arts’s newly opened gallery space on New York City’s Upper East Side presents two exhibitions in conversation with each other during this season’s Asia Week New York.

Landscape as Metaphor: Contemporary Voices is a group exhibition featuring artists Bouie Choi, Chu Chu, Lam Tung Pang, Kelly Wang and Yang Yongliang, each of whom distinctively interpret the subject of landscape. While connected through observations of landscapes, spaces and cities, the works in this exhibition span a wide variety of mediums and each artist goes beyond physical observation to reveal deeply personal experiences and parts of their own identities.

Lui Shou-Kwan (1919-1975), Zen Painting 1970, A70-19, 1970, Chinese ink & color on paper, 151.5 x 82.5 cm

And on view in conjunction with Asia Week New York is Shifting Landscapes, a solo exhibition celebrating the art of pioneering ink artist Lui Shou-Kwan (1919-1975). Lui’s first exhibition in New York highlights transformative works from the artist’s career that bridged tradition and modernity while also sparking new dialogue in the international art community. Lui was a vanguard figure of the New Ink Movement in Hong Kong, a movement that reimagined the Chinese Ink tradition and flourished from the 1950s to 1970s. Extremely influential to the following generation of artists, Lui was instrumental in transforming traditional Chinese ink painting into a modern, global art form.

Accompanying Asia Week New York, Alisan Fine Arts will be hosting a reception and meet-and greet with artist Kelly Wang on March 14th from 5-8pm.

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