An Important White Porcelain Moon Jar, Joseon Dynasty (18th c.), 17 ¼ in (45 cm) high; 17 7⁄8 in (45.5cm) wide, Lot 333, Estimate: US$1,800,000-2,500,000, Japanese and Korean Art
Celebrating the evolution and diversity of the arts of East and South Asia, Asian Art Week in New York brings together ancient, modern and contemporary art from some of the world’s most vibrant cultures. With rare works such as a magnificent huanghuali ‘official’s hat’ armchair, a breath-taking Joseon dynasty moon jar, a published group of Gandharan sculptures, a curated selection of Chinese paintings and calligraphy, and exciting fresh-to-market pieces by artists like Maqbool Fida Husain and Sayed Haider Raza – Christie’s auctions span dynasties and traditions, showcasing the full breadth of Asian art. In addition to previewing these auctions in person at their New York galleries from March 14-19, join insightful tours and lectures beginning on March 14!
Explore the tour, lecture, preview and auction schedules below:
GUIDED TOURS
Friday, March 14, 2025 at 11am EDT
Monday, March 17, 2025 at 11am EDT
Meet at Front Reception Desk
Join the guided tours of the Asian Art Week galleries with Robert D. Mowry, Christie’s senior consultant and the Alan J. Dworsky Curator of Chinese Art Emeritus at the Harvard Art Museums. Learn insights on the history and provenance behind this season’s collection of fascinating works.
LECTURES ON SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025
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
1pm: Landscapes by Arnold Chang: A Retrospective and Recent Acquisitions at the Cleveland Museum of Art with Sophia Zhou, Specialist, Chinese Paintings
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 moderators: Michelle Cheng, Senior Specialist Chinese Works of Art; Victoria Tudor, Specialist, Head of Sale, 20th Century Design
For more information, contact: AsianArtNY@christies.com
LIVE AUCTIONS
Japanese and Korean Art
Auction: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 10am EDT
Viewing: March 14, 15–17, 10am-5pm & March 16, 1-5pm
This season’s Japanese and Korean Art sale is led by a magnificent Moon Jar, Katsushika Hokusai’s masterpiece Great Wave and an important Heian period Dainichi Nyorai sculpture. The auction also features a fine selection of Goryeo dyansty celadon from the David and Nayda Collection, examples of rare Joseon period porcelains, a beautiful painting by Ito Jakuchu and a curated selection of lacquer works, metalworks, modern and contemporary art, sculptures, ceramics and much more.
Sayad Haider Raza (1922-2016), Black Sun (Le Soleil Noir), 1953, gouache on paper, 18 ¼ x 18 7⁄8 in. (46.4 x 47.9 cm), Lot 704, Estimate: US$300,000-500,000, South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Sale
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art
Auction: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 10am EDT
Viewing: March 14, 15–17 & 18, 10am-5pm & March 16, 1-5pm
This season, Christie’s live auction of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art will be held on 19 March during Asian Art Week in New York. The sale celebrates the evolution and diversity of the arts of South Asia and its diaspora by showcasing seminal works by the most iconic South Asian artists practicing in the 20th and 21st centuries. The live auction is complemented by the South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online auction, running from 12 to 25 March.
The auction is led by an exceptional group of early works by members of the Progressive Artists’ Group and their associates, which are completely fresh to the market. This selection includes a seminal formative painting by Maqbool Fida Husain from 1954, unexhibited since it was purchased in the year it was painted, Sayed Haider Raza’s iconic 1953 gouache, Black Sun, from the esteemed collection of Madame and Monsieur Jacques Lassaigne, and Akbar Padamsee’s monumental Untitled, a significant landscape from 1969 acquired more than 50 years ago by the pioneering collectors Bilwa and Lore Chowdhury. The catalogue also features other significant early paintings by Raza and Husain, and important works by Francis Newton Souza, Krishnaji Howlaji Ara, Krishen Khanna, Zainul Abedin, Gulam Rasool Santosh, Zarina and Sudhir Patwardhan.
Accompanying these masterpieces is a group of works by the forerunners of modernism in South Asia, including Jamini Roy, Walter Langhammer and George Keyt and the itinerant American artist Edwin Lord Weeks. Another important group of works in the catalogue celebrates the legacy of the Baroda Group of artists and the Faculty of Fine Arts at Maharaja Sayajirao University. Coming from various collections including that of the visionary architect B.V. Doshi and his family, this section of the sale comprises paintings, works on paper, prints and sculptures by artists like Bhupen Khakhar, K.G. Subramanyan, Jeram Patel, Sankho Chowdhury and Gulammohammed Sheikh.
A Magnificent and Extremely Rare Huanghuali ‘Official’s Hat’ Armchair, 17th century, 47 ¾ in. (121.3 cm) high, 29 in. (73.7 cm) wide, 23 ¾ in. (60.3 cm) deep, Lot 809, Estimate: $800,000-1,200,000, Important Chinese Furniture and Works of Art Sale
Important Chinese Furniture and Works of Art
Auction: Thursday, March 20 & Friday, March 21, 2025 at 9am EDT (both days)
Viewing: March 14–15, 17–18, 10am-5pm & March 16, 1-5pm & March 19, 10am-2pm
Important Chinese Furniture and Works of Art is led by two superb private collections of Chinese furniture including a group from Ming/Modern: Classical Chinese Furniture from a Distinguished Family Collection and a group from a distinguished American private collection. Highlights include a magnificent and extremely rare huanghuali ‘official’s hat’ armchair dated to the 17th century and a rare 12-panel huanghuali folding screen, dated to the 17th-18th century. The sale also features an exceptional selection of Ming and Qing ceramics, including a magnificent Qianlong mark-and-period (1736–95) blue and white and iron-red ‘dragon’ dish, a very rare and exceptional Yongzheng mark-and-period (1723–35) famille rose ‘daylily’ cup and a large and rare blue and white ‘chrysanthemum’ dish from the Yongle period (1403–25). Additional highlights include archaic bronze ritual vessels, imperial jade carvings and works from private collections including ceramics and works of art from Centuries of Taste: A Legacy of a Private Collection; early Chinese jades and works of art from the Collection of Dr. Ralph C. Marcove; a selection of Chinese ceramics from the Xiao Meng Lou Collection; a group of fine ceramics from the collection of Mineo Hata; and ceramics from a distinguished Japanese collection acquired from Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., between 1940 and 1990.
ONLINE AUCTIONS
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online
Auction: March 12 –25, 2025 at 10am EDT
Viewing: March 14–15, 17–18, 10am-5pm & March 16, 1-5pm
Christie’s annual South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Online auction, taking place from 12 to 25 March, complements their live auction of works from this category, to be held in New York on 19 March. This season, the online auction features a diverse selection of the artistic practices from the 20th and 21st centuries that represent South Asia and its diaspora on the international stage.
The sale offers works across a variety of genres and media at accessible estimates for both new and seasoned collectors, including a strong selection of lots by founders of the Progressive Artists’ Group, Maqbool Fida Husain and Francis Newton Souza. Other highlights include paintings by Eric Bowen, Mohan Samant, Achuthan Kudallur, Sadequain, Zubeida Agha and Avinash Chandra, and notable works on paper and prints by Jagdish Swaminathan, Ivan Peries, Satish Gujral, Gulammohammed Sheikh and Bhupen Khakhar among other artists. Rounding out the catalogue is a selection of works by significant contemporary artists Zarina, Shahzia Sikander, Rina Banerjee, Nalini Malani, Bani Abidi, Nataraj Sharma and Jagannath Panda.
Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art
Auction: March 12 –26, 2025 at 10am EDT
Viewing: March 14, 17–18, 10am-5pm & March 15–16, 1-5pm
This season’s sale brings together a superb selection of Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art. Headlining the sale is a large and well-provenanced Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Maitreya. Additional highlights include a large painting of Buddha Shakyamuni from Xumi Fushou, a rare post-Gupta period image of Buddha, a variety of fine Indian miniature paintings and a published group of Gandharan sculpture.
Arts of Asia Online
Auction: March 12 –27, 2025 at 10am EDT
Viewing: March 14–15, 17–18, 10am-5pm; March 16, 1-5pm; March 19, 10am-12pm
This March, Arts of Asia Online presents a curated selection spanning across 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 rare calligraphy by the Chinese monk Xutang Zhiyu (1185–1269), a fine selection of 20th-century Japanese prints and a pair of beautiful Huanghuali horseshoe-back armchairs from the Collection of Dorothy Tapper Goldman. With a wide range of estimates, Arts of Asia Online offers opportunities for both burgeoning and established collectors of Asian art.
For an overview of all these auctions, click here.
