What's Happening in Asian Art...
September 22, 2023
Cho Yong-ik (1934-2023), 70-62, 1970, oil on canvas, 44 x 44 in. (112 x 112 cm); Courtesy HK Art and Antiques LLC
Asia Week New York Autumn 2023 last day continues with a wide selection of exhibitions, dealer appointments, and online shows.
Asia Week New York Online Exhibition:
Back by enthusiastic demand, we again offer our extremely popular Autumn 2023 online exhibition featuring highlights from our gallery and auction house members’ current shows. Some of this year's participants are showing online only. To view this exceptional online show, click here.
11 gallery exhibitions are open in-person today:
TODAY'S AUCTIONS:
Christie's:
- Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art starting at 9am
- Online auctions are open for bidding
TODAY'S FEATURED EVENTS
Artist Talk at Fu Qiumeng Fine Art: The Art and Symbolism of Tuanshan
Join Wang Mansheng as he discusses the deep study of Song dynasty fan leaf paintings and shares his own creative journey.
65 E 80th Street, Ground Floor
6–8pm, tickets required
iGavel Auctions, Sotheby's, and Bonhams online auctions are open for bidding
View all calendar events here.
September 21, 2023
Kishio Koizumi (1893-1945), One Hundred Pictures of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era: Eitai and Kiyosu Bridge (no. 1), self-carved, self-printed; signed within the composition, signed in pencil, Koizumi Kishio, 1928, 12 x 15 3/8 in. (30.5 x 39.1 cm), From the complete set of 100; Courtesy Scholten Japanese Art
Asia Week New York Autumn 2023 continues with a wide selection of exhibitions, dealer appointments, and online shows.
Asia Week New York Online Exhibition:
Back by enthusiastic demand, we again offer our extremely popular Autumn 2023 online exhibition featuring highlights from our gallery and auction house members’ current shows. Some of this year's participants are showing online only. To view this exceptional online show, click here.
10 gallery exhibitions are open in-person today:
TODAY'S AUCTIONS:
Christie's:
- Important Chinese Jade Carvings from the LJZ Collection starting at 9am
- Mineo Hata: An Instinctive Eye starting at 10:15am
- Marchant: Eight Treasures for the Wanli Emperor starting at 11am
- Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art starting at 11:30am
- Online auctions are open for bidding
Doyle:
- Asian Works of Art: Session Two starting at 10am
TODAY'S FEATURED EVENTS
- iGavel Auctions' three online auctions are open for bidding and their exhibition is open in New York
- Bonham's Online auctions are open for bidding
View all calendar events here.
September 20, 2023
Folding Screens with Painting of Pines at Miho and Fishing Nets, A Pair of Six-Panel Folding Screens, Edo period, first half of the 17th c., ink and color on gold leaf, height: 271 x 111 cm (each); Courtesy Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art
Asia Week New York Autumn 2023 continues with a wide selection of exhibitions, dealer appointments, and online shows.
Asia Week New York Online Exhibition:
Back by enthusiastic demand, we again offer our extremely popular Autumn 2023 online exhibition featuring highlights from our gallery and auction house members’ current shows. Some of this year's participants are showing online only. To view this exceptional online show, click here.
10 gallery exhibitions are open in-person today:
TODAY'S AUCTIONS:
Doyle:
- Asian Works of Art: Session One starting at 10am
Bonham's:
- Fine Japanese and Korean Works of Art starting at 10am
- Online auctions are open for bidding
Christie's:
- South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art starting at 10am
- Online auctions are open for bidding and auction viewings continue today
Sotheby's:
- Important Chinese Art: Session Two starting at 11am
TODAY'S FEATURED EVENTS
- Heritage Auctions Lots 78001-78236 starting at 11am CDT and Lots 78237-78418 starting at 4pm CDT online and in-person in Dallas
- Philadelphia Museum of Art Zoom Webinar from 12-1pm
Connection, Community, and Care: Embroidered Kantha is a discussion on the community and care around embroidered kantha from colonial Bengal. This talk is in conjunction with the current exhibit, A Century of Kanthas: Women’s Quilts in Bengal, 1870s–1970
- iGavel Auctions' three online auctions are open for bidding and their exhibition is open in New York
View all calendar events here.
September 19, 2023
Shiryū Morita (1912-1998), Ryū (Dragon), 1985, ink on paper, mounted as two-panel folding screen, 62¾ x 100 in. (159.7 x 253.7 cm); Courtesy Thomsen Gallery
Asia Week New York Autumn 2023 continues with a wide selection of exhibitions, dealer appointments, and online shows.
Asia Week New York Online Exhibition:
Back by enthusiastic demand, we again offer our extremely popular Autumn 2023 online exhibition featuring highlights from our gallery and auction house members’ current shows. Some of this year's participants are showing online only. To view this exceptional online show, click here.
10 gallery exhibitions are open in-person today:
TODAY'S AUCTIONS:
Sotheby's:
- Everything is Transient. An Important White-glazed Korean Moon Jar starting at 9am
- Vestiges of China starting at 9:15am
- Important Chinese Art: Session One starting at 11am
- Viewings continue today
Bonhams:
- Fine Chinese Paintings starting at 9:30am
- Online auctions are open for bidding and auction viewings continue today
Christie's:
- Japanese and Korean Art starting at 10:00am
- Online auctions are open for bidding and auction viewings continue today
TODAY'S FEATURED EVENTS
View all calendar events here.
September 18, 2023
Tang Sancai Tripod Offering Plate, Diam: 24 cm; Courtesy Zetterquist Galleries
Asia Week New York Autumn 2023 continues with a wide selection of exhibitions, dealer appointments, and online shows.
Asia Week New York Online Exhibition:
Back by enthusiastic demand, we again offer our extremely popular Autumn 2023 online exhibition featuring highlights from our gallery and auction house members’ current shows. Some of this year's participants are showing online only. To view this exceptional online show, click here.
10 gallery exhibitions are open in-person today:
TODAY'S FEATURED EVENTS
TODAY'S AUCTIONS
Bonhams:
- Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art featuring Private Collections of Snuff Bottles starting at 10am
- Auction viewings continue today and online auctions are open for bidding
Sotheby's:
- Dharma and Tantra, including Masterpieces from the Ningjei Lam Collection starting at 11am
- Auction viewings continue today
View all calendar events here.
September 17, 2023
Gonpo Buddhist Mask with Skulls, Nepal, Tibet or Bhutan, 18th–19th c., wood, pigment, 11 x 9.25 x 7.5 in (28 x 23.5 x 18.5 cm); Courtesy Thomas Murray
Asia Week New York Autumn 2023 continues with a wide selection of exhibitions, dealer appointments, and online shows.
Asia Week New York Online Exhibition:
Back by enthusiastic demand, we again offer our extremely popular Autumn 2023 online exhibition featuring highlights from our gallery and auction house members’ current shows. Some of this year's participants are showing online only. To view this exceptional online show, click here.
7 gallery exhibitions are open in-person today:
TODAY'S FEATURED EVENTS
- Sunday Lectures at Sotheby's
12pm – Fragmented, Repurposed, Prized: Three Ways to Think About Chinese Textiles Lecture with John E. Vollmer, President of Vollmer Cultural Consultants
1 pm – Black Ground Painting & Connoisseur Sculpture: A Refreshing Introduction Lecture with Jeff Watt, Director and Chief Curator at Himalayan Art Resources
- Bonhams and Christie's are holding auction viewings today and their online auctions are open for bidding
- iGavel Auctions two online auctions are open for bidding
- Doyle, Heritage Auctions and Sotheby's are holding auction viewings today
- View all calendar events here.
September 16, 2023
Kanso Utamaro, Kiseru (Pipe), from the series: Ten Types in the Physiognomic Study of Women, 1802-03, signed Kanso Utamaro (Utamaro the Physiognomist), Publisher Tsuru-ya Kiemon, Courtesy The Art of Japan
Asia Week New York Autumn 2023 continues with a wide selection of exhibitions, dealer appointments, and online shows.
Asia Week New York Online Exhibition:
Back by enthusiastic demand, we again offer our extremely popular Autumn 2023 online exhibition featuring highlights from our gallery and auction house members’ current shows. Some of this year's participants are showing online only. To view this exceptional online show, click here.
9 gallery exhibitions are open in-person today:
TODAY'S FEATURED EVENTS
September 15, 2023
Company School, Grey Heron (ardea cinerea), Calcutta, circa 1820, opaque watercolour on paper, with pencil, pen and grey ink, 50.5 by 68 cm), Courtesy Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd.
Asia Week New York Autumn 2023 continues with a wide selection of exhibitions, dealer appointments, and online shows.
Asia Week New York Online Exhibition:
Back by enthusiastic demand, we again offer our extremely popular Autumn 2023 online exhibition featuring highlights from our gallery and auction house members’ current shows. Some of this year's participants are showing online only. To view this exceptional online show, click here.
10 gallery exhibitions are open in-person today:
TODAY'S FEATURED EVENTS
- Christie's, Gallery Tour with Robert D. Mowry, Christie’s senior consultant and the Alan J. Dworsky Curator of Chinese Art Emeritus at the Harvard Art Museums
20 Rockefeller Plaza at West 49th Street
11am - Meet at front reception desk
View all calendar events here.
September 14, 2023
Kawase Hasui 巴水, Small Boat in a Spring Shower, 1920, 27.2 x 48.6 cm
Courtesy Egenolf Gallery Japanese Print
Aisia Week New York Autumn 2023 launches today with twenty top Asian art galleries, along with 6 auction houses, exhibiting in-person and online. The festivities begin today and continue through September 22nd.
Asia Week New York Online Exhibition:
Back by enthusiastic demand, we again offer our extremely popular Autumn 2023 online exhibition featuring highlights from our gallery and auction house members’ current shows. Some of this year's participants are showing online only.
To view this exceptional online show, click here.
9 gallery exhibitions are open in-person today:
TODAY'S FEATURED EVENTS
Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd - Opening reception from 5:30–7:30pm
Object, Vessel: Ikebana Sogetsu, Yasuhara Kimei, and the Art of Japanese Ceramics
18 East 64th Street
Ippodo Gallery – Opening reception with the Artist from 5:00–8:00pm
RSVP required
Skin and Body: Crazed Vessels by Kodai Ujiie
32 East 67th Street
Bonhams and Sotheby's are holding auction viewings today
View all calendar events here.
September 13, 2023
This September, Asia Week New York will include online and in-person exhibitions from twenty international Asian art galleries. Ten of the galleries are simultaneously opening their doors to the public in New York.
Organized by category, here is a round-up of the gallery exhibitions that will be on view. For more information, please click on the link associated with each gallery's name:
Ancient and/or Contemporary Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asia

Company School, Grey Heron (ardea cinerea), Calcutta, circa 1820, opaque watercolour on paper,
with pencil, pen and grey ink, 50.5 by 68 cm)
Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch, Ltd.
Company School Paintings
Online only

Chakrasamvara and Vajrayogini, Nepal, 15th c., gilt copper, height: 8 1/2 in (22 cm)
Kapoor Assets
Religious Art: Exaltation through Expression
34 East 67th Street

Gonpo Buddhist Mask with Skulls, Nepal, Tibet or Bhutan, 18th–19th c., wood, pigment, 11 x 9.25 x 7.5 in (28 x 23.5 x 18.5 cm)
Thomas Murray
Gonpo Buddhist Mask with Skulls
Online only
Ancient and/or Contemporary Chinese Art

Fine Chinese Glazed Ribbed Jar with Handles, Jin dynasty, 12th-13th c., height: 4 ½ in (11.5 cm)
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Inc.
16 East 52nd Street, 10th floor
September 14-22, 2023 (closed Sept 16 & 17)
For gallery hours, phone 212-397-2812

Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-Chien), Mt. E'Mei amid Cloud and Mist (left), Ci Poem in Running Script (right), ink on gold paper, folding fan
Fu Qiumeng Fine Art
65 East 80th Street Ground Floor
Whispers of Elegance
September 15-23, 2023, 10am-6pm

Peng Kanglong, Burning Fire, 2023, ink and color on paper, 71 x 142 cm
INKstudio
Grand Synthesis: The Extraordinary Flower-Landscape
September 16–October 22, 2023
Online only

A Longquan Celadon Funerary Jar, Northern Song period, 11th c., H: 13 in. (33 cm), Diam: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Kaikodo LLC
An Autumn Airing
Online only

Tang Sancai Tripod Offering Plate, Diam: 24 cm
Zetterquist Galleries
3 East 66th Street, Suite 2B
Pre-Song Dynasty Chinese Ceramics from American and Japanese Collections
September 14-22, 2023
By appointment
Ancient and/or Contemporary Japanese Art

Kanso Utamaro, Kiseru (Pipe), from the series: Ten Types in the Physiognomic Study of Women,
1802-03, signed Kanso Utamaro (Utamaro the Physiognomist), Publisher Tsuru-ya Kiemon
The Art of Japan
Ten Types in the Physiognomic Study of Women
Online only

Yasuhara Kimei, Flower Large Vase, With Signed Wood Box, Ceramic with Matte Black Glaze and Incised Motifs, H:11.9 x Diam:12.5 in, (H:30.2 x Diam:31.7 cm)
Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd
18 East 64th Street
Object, Vessel: Ikebana Sogetsu, Yasuhara Kimei, and the Art of Japanese Ceramics
September 12–28, 2023; Opening Reception: September 14th, 5:30-7:30pm
By appointment

Kawase Hasui 巴水, Small Boat in a Spring Shower, 1920, 27.2 x 48.6 cm
Egenolf Gallery Japanese Prints
19th-20th Century Landscapes: Four Seasons of Beauty
Online only

Kodai Ujiie, Oribe Lacquer Large Jar, 2023, ceramic, H17 3/4 x W17 3/4 x D18 1/8 in (H45 x W45 x D46 cm), Weight 24.3kg
Ippodo Gallery
32 East 67th Street
Skin and Body: Crazed Vessels by Kodai Ujiie
September 14–October 4, 2023; Opening Reception with the Artist on September 14, 5-8pm, RSVP required
Online viewing live on September 12 at 2pm EDT

Yoshida Hiroshi (1876‒1950), Kumoi Cherry Trees (Kumoi zakura), 1926, color woodblock print, 23 x 29⅛ in. (58.4 x 74 cm)
Sebastian Izzard Asian Art LLC
17 East 76th Street, 3rd floor
Japanese Prints in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
October 4-27, 2023

Fujikasa Satoko (b. 1980), Updraft, 2023, stoneware with white slip glaze, 19 x 28 x 17 3/8 in.
Joan B Mirviss LTD
39 East 78th Street, 4th floor
TEMPEST
September 14–October 20, 2023
Extended Weekend Hours: Saturday, Sept 16, 11am–5pm & Sunday, Sept 17, 12pm–5pm

Murose Kazumi (b. 1950), Nagatebako titled Chidō, 2022, wood decorated in lacquer with maki-e and raden, 5 × 5 3/4 × 11 in. (12.8 × 14.8 × 28 cm)
Onishi Gallery
521 West 26th Street
ONKO CHISHIN
September 14–22, 2023
By appointment

Kishio Koizumi (1893-1945), One Hundred Pictures of Great Tokyo in the Showa Era, a complete set of 100 self-carved and self-printed woodblock prints; signed and sealed variously by the artist, 1928-1940, each print approx. 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 in (39.3 x 30 cm)
Scholten Japanese Art
145 West 58th Street, Suite 6D
KAZUMA/KOIZUMI: Chasing Modernity
September 14–22, 2023, 11am-5pm
Appointment appreciated

Fujinuma Noboru, Lacquered Bamboo Cylinder (312), 2019, moso bamboo, lacquer, 25 x 6 x 5 in.
TAI Modern
Fujinuma Noboru
Online only

Shiryū Morita (1912-1998), Ryū (Dragon), 1985, ink on paper, mounted as two-panel folding screen, 62¾ x 100 in. (159.7 x 253.7 cm)
Thomsen Gallery
9 East 63rd Street, 2nd floor
Post War and Contemporary Japanese Art
September 14–22, 2023

Folding Screens with Painting of Pines at Miho and Fishing Nets, A Pair of Six-Panel Folding Screens, Edo period, First half of the 17th c., ink and color on gold leaf, height: 271 x 111 cm each
Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art
Folding Screens with Painting of Pines at Miho and Fishing Nets
Onine only
Ancient and Contemporary Korean Art

Cho Yong-ik (1934-2023), 70-62, 1970, oil on canvas, 44 x 44 in. (112 x 112 cm)
HK Art & Antiques LLC
49 East 78th Street
Tchah Sup Kim and Cho Yong-ik
September 22–October 19, 2023, 11am-5:30pm (closed weekends)
By appointment