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Thursday

March 13

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Educational Event
10 am — 5 pm

Auction House Viewings

Auction viewings at Bonhams, Freeman’s|HindmanHeritage Auctions and Sotheby’s.

10 am

Online Auctions

Online auctions are open for bidding:

Bonhams
Arts of the Samurai

Christie’s
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online
Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art Online
Arts of Asia Online

Sotheby’s
Important Japanese Swords and Armour from the Paul L. Davidson Collection

1 — 1:45 pm

Rubin Museum Mindfulness Meditation

Inspired by works of art from the Rubin’s collection and guided by expert teachers, practice the art of attention with Michel Pascal this week. Open to all. Kindly purchase tickets.
Location: New York Insight at 115 West 29th Street, 12th Floor

Friday

March 14

E
Educational Event
10 am — 5 pm

Auction House Viewings

Auction viewings at Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle, Freeman’s|HindmanHeritage Auctions and Sotheby’s.

10 am

Online Auctions

Online auctions are open for bidding:

Bonhams
Arts of the Samurai
Arts of India, Southeast Asia and The Himalayas Online

Christie’s
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online
Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art Online
Arts of Asia Online

Sotheby’s
Important Japanese Swords and Armour from the Paul L. Davidson Collection

10 am — 8 pm

China Institute Open House

Free admission with light refreshments

11 am

E
Asian Art Gallery Tour at Christie's

Tour of Chinese and Korean art with Robert D. Mowry, Christie’s Senior Consultant, Alan J. Dworsky Curator of Chinese Art Emeritus, Harvard Art Museum
Meet at Christie’s Front Counter, 20 Rockefeller Plaza

5 — 8 pm

Evening Gallery Opening

An evening gallery opening will be held at Fu Qiumeng Fine Art.

5 — 6 pm

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Lecture: Japanese Art Society of America

Birds, Diplomacy, and Painting in 16th century Japan
Dr. Matthew McKelway, Takeo and Itsuko Atsumi Professor of Japanese Art History, Art History and Archeology at Columbia University. Kindly register.
Location: Japan Society Auditorium, 333 East 47th Street (between 1st and 2nd Ave)

6 —7 pm

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Lecture: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Annual Distinguished Lecture on the Arts of South and Southeast Asia—Sri Lanka and the Re-discovery of Knowledge: A.K. Coomaraswamy’s Medieval Sinhalese Art
Janice Leoshko. Kindly register.
Location: 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium

Saturday

March 15

E
Educational Event
10 am — 5 pm

Auction House Viewings

Auction viewings at Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle, Freeman’s|Hindman Heritage Auctions and Sotheby’s.

10 am

Online Auctions

Online auctions are open for bidding:

Bonhams
Arts of the Samurai

Christie’s
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online
Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art Online
Arts of Asia Online

Sotheby’s
Important Japanese Swords and Armour from the Paul L. Davidson Collection

10 am — 4 pm

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Christie's Asian Art Lectures

10am: Ancient Chinese Ritual Bronzes from the Minneapolis Institute of Art with Dr Liu Yang, Chair of Asian Art and Curator of Chinese Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art

1 pm: Landscapes by Arnold Chang: A Retrospective and Recent Acquisitions at the Cleveland Museum of Art with artist Arnold Chang.

3pm: Design in Dialogue: Ming/Modern Classical Chinese Furniture and Design in Contemporary Spaces with panelists Susan Yun, AIA, Founder & Principal, YUN Architecture; Felix Ade, AIA, Principal, YUN Architecture; Penelope August, Interest Designer, Penelope August Studio and moderated by Michelle Cheng, Senior Specialist Chinese Works of Art; Victoria Tudor, Specialist, Head of Sale, 20th Century Design.

Sunday

March 16

E
Educational Event
10 am — 5 pm

Auction House Viewings

Auction viewings at Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle, and Sotheby’s.

10 am

Online Auctions

Online auctions are open for bidding:

Bonhams
Arts of the Samurai
Arts of India, Southeast Asia and The Himalayas Online

Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

Christie’s
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online
Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art Online
Arts of Asia Online

Sotheby’s
Important Japanese Swords and Armour from the Paul L. Davidson Collection

1 —3 pm

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Asian Art Lectures at Sotheby's

1pm: Gold, Jade, and Stone: Buddhist Art and Material Culture in Early China by Dr. Jin Xu

2pm: A Room Within a Room, the Canopy Bed in Ming & Qing China by Nicholas Grindley

Kindly register

Location: 1334 York Ave

3 — 5 pm

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Artists Talk at Fu Qiumeng Fine Art

Ink Art: The Past in the Present with Chinese diasporic artists—Tai Xiangzhou, Wang Mansheng, and Zhang Xiaoli—discussing their innovative approaches to the ink art tradition. Kindly RSVP.
Location: 65 East 80th Street, Ground Floor & Online

Monday

March 17

E
Educational Event
10 am — 5 pm

Auction House Viewings

Auction viewings at Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle, Freeman’s|HindmanHeritage Auctions and Sotheby’s.

9 am

Online Auctions

Online auctions remain open for bidding at BonhamsChristie’s and Sotheby’s.

9 am

Auction: Bonhams

Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art featuring the Francine and Bernard Wald Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles, Part 1

11 am

Auction: Sotheby's

Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art

11 am

E
Gallery Tour at Christie's

Tour of Chinese and Korean art with Robert D. Mowry, Christie’s Senior Consultant, Alan J. Dworsky Curator of Chinese Art Emeritus, Harvard Art Museum
Meet at Christie’s Front Counter, 20 Rockefeller Plaza

3 — 5 pm

E
Artist Talk at Fu Qiumeng Fine Art

Tradition Across Borders: A Transcultural Exchange with American artists from distinct backgrounds—Arnold Chang, Michael Cherney, and Brandon Sadler—who will explore their transcultural practices on East Asian art through distinct mediums. Kindly RSVP.
Location: 65 East 80th Street, Ground Floor & Online

Tuesday

March 18

E
Educational Event
10 am — 5 pm

Auction House Viewings

Auction viewings at BonhamsChristie’s, Freeman’s|Hindman,  Heritage Auctions and Sotheby’s.

9 am

Online Auctions

Online auctions remain open for bidding at BonhamsChristie’s and Sotheby’s.

9 am

Auction: Bonhams

Classical and Modern Chinese Paintings

9 am

Auction: Sotheby's

Chinese Art Session I

10 am

Auction: Christie's

Japanese and Korean Art

10 am

Auction: Doyle

Asian Works of Art: Session I

6 — 8 pm

Evening Gallery Opening

An evening gallery opening will be held at Loewentheil Photography of China Collection.

6:30 —  8 pm

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Lecture: The Korea Society

The Flow of Ink and Color: A Journey of Korean Ink Painting by Sunglim Kim
Sunglim Kim, Associate Professor of Korean Art and Culture at Dartmouth College. Kindly register.
Location: 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor (In-person and online)

6:30 pm — 7:30 pm

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Panel Discussion: Asia Society

Art in Food and Photography
A Story of Taste from the Global Trade of Ceramics to Instagram-age Food Porn with Esther M. Choi, artist and author of Le Corbuffet, Iris Moon, curator of Monstrous Beauty, and Natasha Pickowicz, dessert chef and author of More than Cake, in a conversation moderated by Kelly Ma, Curator of Learning & Outreach at Asia Society Museum. Ticketed event.
Location: 725 Park Avenue

Wednesday

March 19

E
Educational Event
10 am — 5 pm

Auction House Viewings

Auction viewings at BonhamsChristie’s, Freeman’s|Hindman,  Heritage Auctions and Sotheby’s.

9 am

Online Auctions

Online auctions remain open for bidding at BonhamsChristie’s and Sotheby’s.

9 am

Auction: Sotheby's

Chinese Art Session: II

10 am

Auction: Bonhams

Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art

10 am

Auction: Christie's

South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art

10 am

Auction: Doyle

Asian Works of Art: Session II

Thursday

March 20

E
Educational Event
10 am — 5 pm

Auction House Viewings

Auction viewings at Freeman’s|Hindman,  Heritage Auctions and Sotheby’s.

9 am

Online Auction

Online auctions remain open for bidding at BonhamsChristie’s and Sotheby’s.

9 am

Auction: Bonhams

Fine Japanese and Korean Art, including the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection of Japanese Art

9 am

Auction: Christie's

Important Chinese Furniture and Works of Art

10 am

Auction: Sotheby's

Indian and Himalayan Art

10 am CT

Auction: Heritage

Japanese Woodblock Prints from The Nelkin Collection Part III Signature® Auction #8191

1 — 1:45 pm

Rubin Museum Mindfulness Meditation

Inspired by works of art from the Rubin’s collection and guided by expert teachers, practice the art of attention with Michel Pascal this week. Open to all. Kindly purchase tickets.
Location: New York Insight at 115 West 29th Street, 12th Floor

5:30 – 8 pm

Happy Hour at Asia Society

Purchase tickets for a free drink at Leo Bar & museum admission.

Friday

March 21

E
Educational Event
10 am — 5 pm

Auction House Viewing

Auction viewing at Sotheby’s.

9 am

Online Auctions

Online auctions remain open for bidding at BonhamsChristie’s and Sotheby’s.

9 am

Auction: Christie's

Important Chinese Furniture and Works of Art

10 am

Auction: Freeman's|Hindman

Asian Works of Art

10 am CT

Auction: Heritage

Fine & Decorative Asian Art Signature® Auction #8192