Installation view of Expanding Earth: New Works by Yukiya Izumita at Ippodo Gallery

Expanding Earth: New Works by Yukiya Izumita
Closing Thursday, October 3, 2024
32 East 67th St, 3rd Fl, NYC

This the final week to experience Expanding Earth: New Works by Yukiya Izumita, featuring 40 of the artist’s latest creations, including laminate-layered sculptures, flat-folded vases, and tea bowls at Ippodo Gallery.

From his studio in Iwate Prefecture in Japan’s north-east Tohoku region, Izumita hand-collects coastal clay and driftwood, incorporating materials washed ashore into his art. The sea-soaked elements add a rustic, salt-fired quality to his works, which are coated in rare manganese glaze. His sculptures achieve a delicate, weightless appearance, despite being made from heavy clay, shaped with precision on paper sheets. By blending salt-rich clay with Chamotte, he mimics the rugged textures and colors of Iwate’s coastal cliffs, evoking the passage of time.⁠ Izumita’s unseen sceneries of earthen formations demonstrate his capacity to push the physical constraints of hand-built ceramic and miraculously defy the laws of gravity withstanding the intensity of the anagama tunnel-kiln fire.

Izumita’s ceramics are held in the permeant collections of world-class collections including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, and Minneapolis Institute of Art. In Japan, Izumita is the recipient of accolades including the Excellence Award at the 20th Biennial Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition in 2009 and the Asahi Ceramic Exhibition Grand Prix in 2000 and 2002.

Ippodo Gallery and Yukiya Izumita welcome a collaboration with Bronze Craft Foundry to cast a limited edition of sculptures from the artist’s original ceramic forms, which will also be included in the exhibition.

Don’t miss the chance to see these marvelous sculptures in person before the exhibition closes on Thursday, October 3rd!

To learn more, click here.

Large Chinese Imperial Yellow Ground Nine Dragon Brocaded Silk Panel, overall: 94 x 59 1/2 in., Qing Dynasty ASW2T ASW2H, Lot: 6863817, (Estimate: $20,000-40,000), Chinese and Other Asian Works of Art, Oct 1-15, 2024

Chinese and Other Asian Works of Art
Presented by: Lark Mason Associates
Online Auction: October 1–15, 2024

Lark Mason Associates is delighted to announce that over 300 lots of Chinese and other works of Asian art treasures is open for bidding from October 1st through the 15th on iGavelAuctions.com.

One of the standout lots is this Rare Large Chinese Imperial Yellow Ground Nine Dragon Brocaded Silk Panel from the Qing Dynasty estimated between $20,000-40,000.  The nine dragons speak to imperial authority and this yellow color was reserved exclusively for the emperor. Tapestries of this type, large and impressive, were hung throughout the Forbidden City. An important factor in the history and use of the banner offered here is the padding. This indicates that this banner was likely used during the winter months.

Among the other highlights are a set of Eight Korean Painted Panels, late Joseon Dynasty (Estimate: $20,000-30,000), a Chinese Formal Court Robe, Chaofu, Qing Dynasty (Estimate: $10,000-15,000), a Chinese Gilt Lacquer Seated Lohan, and a set of five Qing Dynasty Cafe-au-Lait Triple Gourd Form Vases, Kangxi Period (Estimate: $5,000-8,000).

Other treasures include an Eight-Panel Japanese Flower Screen, Rimpa School, 17th/ 18th century (Estimate: $12,000-18,000), a Chinese Carved Pale Celadon Jade Archaistic Covered Vessel, Tulu, Qing Dynasty (Estimate: $4,000-6,000), a Chinese Gilt Bronze Figure of Guanyin, Ming Dyansty (Estimate: $4,000-6,000), and a Chinese Underglaze Blue Painted Porcelain Landscape Bowl, 17th/18th century (Estimate: $3,000-5,000).

Says Lark Mason: “This is a solid, highly appealing sale which offers a wide range of significant Asian works that span centuries and traditions at reasonable estimates. It’s a great opportunity for collectors, and we look forward to connecting Asian art enthusiasts with these extraordinary objects.”

To learn more and prepare for bidding, click here.

Keiji Onihira (b. 1973), Box with Design in Raised Maki-e, “Soaring Aurora”, 2020, dry lacquer and wood (base), gold-silver alloy, gold, abalone shell, South Sea abalone shell, tamamushi (jewel beetle), and pigment, 8 1/2  × 10 7/16  × 5 3/4 in. (21.7 × 26.4 × 14.5 cm)

The Spirit of Noto: Urushi Artists of Wajima and Waves of Resilience
Opening Reception: Tuesday, October 1, 6-8pm
October 1 – 25, 2024
16 E 79th Street, NYC

Onishi Gallery is excited to announce the opening of their new 1,200-square-foot location in the historic Sidney Ripley mansion, a Neo-Georgian building designed by Warren and Wetmore in 1905, situated on the Upper East Side. To celebrate the occasion, two concurrent exhibitions—The Spirit of Noto: Urushi Artists of Wajima and Waves of Resilience—will open with an evening reception on October 1st!

These exhibitions are presented in partnership with KOGEI USA, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting Japanese art internationally. Additionally, in collaboration with the Wajima Lacquer in New York Executive Committee, the exhibitions will support earthquake recovery efforts in the Noto Peninsula, a historic center of high-quality lacquer production.

Curated by owner Nana Onishi, The Spirit of Noto: Urushi Artists of Wajima highlights three Living National Treasures—Yamagishi Kazuo, Komori Kunie, and Mae Fumio—alongside fourteen other artists, Ebata Toshio, Ebata Hiroyuki, Mizushiri Kota, Mizushiri Satomi, Mizushiri Seiho, Nakamuro Sōichirō, Ōkado Yūji, Onihira Keiji, Sakamoto, Yasunori, Sakashita Yoshiharu, Shiota Junji, Suzutani Toyoshi, Teranishi Shōta, and Urade Katsuhiko, all working with urushi, the sap of the Japanese lacquer tree.

Waves of Resilience features luxury tableware designed, curated, and directed by New York-based interior designer Melissa Bowers, in partnership with Senshudo, a renowned Wajima lacquerware company.  The eleven-piece luxury tabletop collection reflects Japan’s seas, skies, and journeys of healing, using the traditional art of lacquer to reflect the normally tranquil beauty of the earthquake-affected local landscape and the strength of its people. Featuring an incense holder, trays, cup, vase, and other vessels, it merges classical techniques with contemporary aesthetics.

For an exclusive preview, visit their online viewing room by clicking here.

To view their online catalog, click here and for more information, click here.

Myong Hi Kim, Butterfly Boy, 2006, oil pastel on chalkboard, 20.4 x 14.1 in. (52 x 36cm)

We are excited to resume our weekly Gallery Spotlight posts following a dynamic Asia Week this autumn, where our AWNY members showcased a captivating array of exhibitions, auction sales, and events, marking a vibrant start to New York’s fall Asian art season.

This week’s focus is on the highly respected HK Art and Antiques, LLC.  Based in New York since 2015, the gallery is one of the foremost sources of fine Korean art. Under the leadership of Director Heakyum Kim, HK Art and Antiques presents an exceptional and diverse range of exhibitions, from traditional artworks and ceramics to modern and contemporary paintings and sculptures.

Their latest show, Autumn Group Exhibition, opens this Friday, September 27th and will feature selected works by renowned contemporary Korean artists, including Yong-Ik Cho, Ouhi Cha, Sooyeon Hong, Myong Hi Kim, Su Kwak, Tchah Sub Kim, Elizabeth Keith, Geejo Lee, and Bohnchang Koo.

One of the highlights is Butterfly Boy, an oil pastel on chalkboard work by Myong Hi Kim.  Born in Seoul in 1949, Kim currently splits her time between New York and an abandoned schoolhouse in a tiny mountain village in Kangwon Province, South Korea. Her paintings on chalkboards are symbolist portraits and often fuse the Korean people’s nomadic history and her own experiences with keen insight on issues of displacement and migration both voluntary and forced. Observing the trajectory of Kim’s life with the figures in her paintings, art critic Eleanor Heartney notes: “But despite Kim’s awareness of the toll exacted by time and history, her ultimate message is one of hope…. Similarly, the figures in her paintings, however much burdened by outside forces, remain resilient and unbowed.”

Be sure to view this work and others through October 16th!

To learn more, click here.

Installation view, The Appearance: Art of the Asian Diaspora in Latin America & the Caribbean at Americas Society in New York, photo by Arturo Sanchez, courtesy Americas Society

The Appearance: Art of the Asian Diaspora in Latin America & the Caribbean
September 4 – December 14, 2024
680 Park Avenue, NYC

The Americas Society is proud to present its latest exhibition, The Appearance: Art of the Asian Diaspora in Latin America & the Caribbean, which explores artistic production of the Asian diaspora in the regions from the 1940s to the present. On view until early December, the exhibition is complemented by a series of public programs, including panel discussions and a live artist performance throughout its duration. All events are free and open to the public with advance registration.

Details are as follow:

Ghost Stories x Asia Art Archives in America: A conversation with the Asianish collective
Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 6-8pm

Join Art at Americas Society as the Asianish collective founders share their perspectives on community and their practice.

To learn more and register, click here.

The Appearance: A Conference presented by Americas Society and Asia Society
Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 2:30-8pm 

The two institutions host an afternoon-long program, which includes an artist spotlight, a roundtable, and a keynote presentation by Tao Leigh Goffe. Speakers include Mariola Alvarez, Howie Chen, Kolleen Ku, and Tao Leigh Goffe.

To learn more and register, click here.

Art at Americas Society’s Performance series: Dictée/Exilée by Suwon Lee
Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 6-8pm

The Venezuelan-Korean artist will make their debut performance as part of the Art at Americas Society’s Performance Series.

To learn more and register, click here.

Paul Binnie (Scottish, b. 1967), Travels with the Master: Niagara Falls (Meishou to no tabi: Meishou To No Tabi: Naiagura bakufu), signed in kanji at lower right, Bin-ni, followed by red artist’s seal, Binnie, series title at upper left, Meisho to no tabi, the print title below in katakana and in kanji, Naiagura bakufu, and in penciled English on the bottom margin, Niagara Falls, embossed, Binnie, at the center of the bottom margin, and pencil signed at far right, Paul Binnie, from an edition of 100, 2009, obaiban tate-e 26 3/8 x 18 7/8 in. (67 x 48.1 cm), Courtesy Scholten Japanese Art

Paul Binnie: Pigments of the Imagination
Wednesday, September 25 at 5pm EDT
Zoom Webinar

Japanese Art Society of America (JASA) is pleased to host a live Zoom webinar with Scottish multidisciplinary artist, Paul Binnie, this week.

Binnie will be speaking about his early training as a painter in Scotland and then as a woodblock printmaker in Japan in the 1990s. He will discuss the influences on his work, the changes that have taken place and the direction his work has followed over a career of more than thirty years. There will be illustrations of many of his woodblock prints and a number of oil paintings to show the progress of his work from the 1990s until today.

To learn more and sign up for free, click here.

Scholten Japanese Art is proud to have a large collection of Binnie’s works available for purchase – including rare and previously sold out prints, unique drawings and paintings, as well as some brand new designs.

To view their full inventory of prints, click here.

Installation view of Toshiko Takaezu; Worlds Within at the Noguchi Museum, March 2024, courtesy Joan B Mirviss LTD

Zoom Webinar
Toshiko Takaezu: Her Journey
Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 5pm EDT

Joan B Mirviss LTD is proud to host the upcoming Zoom panel discussion, Toshiko Takaezu: Her Journey, focusing on the life and work of the incredible Japanese-American artist Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011).

Joan B Mirviss will be joined by scholars and curators who produced the current, major retrospective exhibition, Toshiko Takaezu; Worlds Within, now traveling the country and authored its accompanying thorough, scholarly publication. This fascinating discussion will delve into Takaezu’s celebrated career. As an innovative Hawaiian-American ceramic artist, she combined inspiration from her cultural heritage with Western contemporary art styles to create her unique, dynamic aesthetic. Initially, Takaezu produced utilitarian ceramics that evolved into her signature stacked, totemic standing, closed-vessel forms. She often displayed her powerful, boldly painted works together with her fiber hangings and paintings, artfully designing highly personal installations inviting conversations between the differing media.

During her lifetime, Takaezu was honored with multiple museum exhibitions and today her works can be found in the permanent collections of over 65 international museums including The Art Institute of Chicago; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; and the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park.

Panelists include:
Glenn Adamson, scholar and curator
Elisabeth Agro, Nancy M. McNeil Curator of Modern Contemporary Craft and Decorative Arts
Darlene Fukuji, Board Member, Toshiko Takaezu Foundation and grandniece of the artist
Carolyn Herrera-Perez, Curator of Glass and Ceramics, Chazen Museum of Art
Kathryn Goffnett, Associate Curator, Cranbrook Art Museum

Moderated by Joan B Mirviss

They look forward to your participation in this intriguing Zoom panel discussion.

To register, click here.

A Chinese Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Tripod Censer and Cover, mid-Qing dynasty, 12.75 x 11 x 7.5 in (32.4 x 27.9 x 19.1 cm), Lot #78126, Estimate: US$30,000-50,000, Fine & Decorative Asian Art Signature® Auction #8177, September 24

Be sure to check out Heritage Auctions this week as three of their Asia Week Autumn 2024 sales kick off starting Tuesday, September 24th!

In addition to attending in-person previews at Heritage Auctions’ Park Avenue location in New York, which continue through Tuesday the 24th, you can also learn about the outstanding highlights of each sale through their informative videos below.

Details of each sale are as follow:

Fine & Decorative Asian Art Signature® Auction #8177
NYC Preview: Sept 18-20 & 23-24, 10am-5pm at 445 Park Avenue (selected highlights by appnt)
Auction: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 11am EDT

Remarkable auctions are shaped by remarkable collections, and Heritage’s September 24 Fine & Decorative Asian Art Signature® Auction is made up of works from more than a dozen distinguished U.S.-based collections of significant objects from Japan, China and beyond with exquisite works in cloisonné, important ink paintings, jade and jadeite, Tang dynasty terracotta and more.

Learn more about this outstanding sale in the video below!

→ View Lots for Signature Auction #8177

 

Japanese Woodblock Prints from The Nelkin Collection Part II Signature® Auction #8152
Previews: September 18-20 & 23-24, 2024, 10am-5pm at 445 Park Avenue (full preview by appnt)
Auction: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 11am EDT

Heritage is honored to announce the upcoming auction of Japanese woodblock prints from the Nelkin Collection, Part II on September 25, 2024. This auction will feature a special selection of surimonos and showcase works by renowned Japanese print masters, including Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Yoshitoshi, Yamamura Koka, Yoshida Hiroshi, and more.

Learn more about these magnificent prints in the video below!

→ View Lots for Signature Auction #8152

 

Fine & Decorative Arts from The Nelkin Collection Showcase Online Showcase Auction #15232
Online Auction: Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 11am EST

On September 26th, Heritage Auctions will be selling property from the estate of Ruth Nelkin. This is a group of items that will be of extraordinary variety, that really show Nelkin’s collecting habits. Many of these items have not seen the market in nearly 40 years. Out of the over 400 lots, you’ll find Japanese woodblock prints. Japanese and Chinese collectibles, Russian works of art, American Folk Art, and much more.

Hear more about this sale in the video below!

→ View Lots for Online Showcase Auction #15232

Four Chinese Famille Rose Peony-form Cups IBH1B, Item 6853292, Estimate: US$4,000-6,000, A Series of Three Online Auctions from a Round Top TX Ranch Chinese Works of Art, Session 2: Chinese Porcelain Spoons, Textiles, and Works of Art, Sept 19-Oct 3

Two specialized online auctions from the Estate of Ida Bess Howes are still open for online bidding at iGavel Auctions with their first session closing tomorrow, Sept 24 and their second session closing next Thursday, Oct 3. Their third session, Brass Scientific Instruments, Jewelry, and Works of Art opens this Thursday, Sept 26, so be sure to view all these lots from the marvelous collection of this conservationist rancher, world traveler, art collector, and arts advocate who resided in the Round Top, Texas community.

Also mark your calendars for their Chinese and Other Asian Works of Art sale opening next Tuesday, October 1!

Full details are below:

A Series of Three Online Auctions from a Round Top TX Ranch Chinese Works of Art
Presented by: Lark Mason Associates
Online Auction: September 10, 2024 – October 11, 2024

Session 1: Chinese Bird Feeders and Accessories Closing Tuesday, Sept 24
Session 2: Chinese Porcelain Spoons, Textiles, and Works of Art Closing Thursday, Oct 3
Session 3: Brass Scientific Instruments, Jewelry, and Works of Art Opening Sept 26 through Oct 11

The first session of the Estate of Ida Bess Howes features a rare collection of over 1,000 rare Chinese porcelain bird feeders and water containers, ranging from the Song Dynasty to Republic Period, with estimates projected to achieve between $100,000-200,000.

→ Start bidding here

Highlights of the second auction, Chinese Porcelain Spoons, Textiles, and Works of Art, include 16 Chinese Famille Rose Peony Commemorative Cups, expected to fetch between $40,000-50,000; a superb collection of over 400 fine and rare Qing Dynasty porcelain spoons, including examples dating to the Guangxu period and earlier, as well as an Imperial Shendetang spoon crafted for the Hall of the Cultivation of Virtue, the summer residence of the Daoguang Emperor, expected to achieve $40,000-60,000. Also featured is a collection of approximately 200 Chinese miniature robin’s egg and monochrome glazed vessels, and more than 400 Chinese Qing dynasty textiles, including garments, fabrics, and wrapping cloths.

→ Start bidding here

A Set of Six Chinese Embroidered Framed Silk Panels, late 19th Century (Estimate: $4,000-6,000), A Series of Three Online Auctions from a Round Top TX Ranch Chinese Works of Art Session 3, Sept 26-Oct 11

The third session in this series, Brass Scientific Instruments, Furniture and Works of Art, opens soon with a set of six Chinese Embroidered Framed Silk Panels from the late 19th century (Estimate: $4,000-6,000) as the standout lot.

→ Learn more here

Viewing of the first two Ida Bess Howes sales is by appointment at the New Braunfels gallery, 210 W. Mill Street. Items from the third session of the collection will be on display at the Round Top Ranch on Wednesday, Oct 9 and Thursday, Oct 10 from noon to 7:00 pm, with a wine reception on each day from 5 to 7 pm. Email: [email protected] for an invitation and address.

A Set of Eight Korean Painted Panels, late Joseon Dynasty (Estimate: $20,000-30,000), Chinese and Other Asian Works of Art, Oct 1-15

Chinese and Other Asian Works of Art
Presented by: Lark Mason Associates
Online Auction: October 1–15, 2024 

Chinese and other Works of Art opens for bidding on October 1st through 15th. Among the highlights are a set of eight Korean Painted Panels, late Joseon Dynasty (Estimate: $20,000-30,000); a Chinese Formal Court Robe, Chaofu, Qing Dynasty (Estimate: $10,000-15,000); and a gilt lacquer seated Lohan, Qing Dynasty (Estimate: $5,000-8,000).

→ Learn more here

Chinyee 青意 (1929-2023), Rain Splashed 2, 1995, acrylic on canvas, Courtesy Alisan Fine Arts

Spend this last day of AWNY Autumn 2024 catching fabulous gallery exhibitions, new in-person and online auctions, ongoing previews, virtual exhibits and auctions, and the launch of a new viewing room for an upcoming exhibition!

8 gallery exhibitions are open in-person today:

• Alisan Fine Arts
• Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd
• Fu Qiumeng Fine Art
• Ippodo Gallery
• Joan B Mirviss LTD
• Scholten Japanese Art
• Thomsen Gallery
• Zetterquist Galleries

• Egenolf Gallery and Kaikodo LLC are live with their online exhibitions.

• Onishi Gallery is excited to launch the online viewing room and e-catalog for their upcoming exhibit.

TODAY’S AUCTIONS

Christie’s
– Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art (Lots 1001-1093) starting at 9am
– Online auctions are open for bidding

Freeman’s | Hindman
Asia Works of Art starting at 10am

Bonhams
Chinese Works of Art and Paintings Online newly open for bidding starting at 12pm

iGavel
– Session I online auction continues
– Session II online auction continues

TODAY’S FEATURED EVENTS

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
– Teen Fridays (Ages 15-18) from 4:30-6:30 (Free)
– Date Night at The Met from 5:00-9:00pm (Free with Museum Admission)
– Where, in What Form, Shall We Meet Again?: On 20th-Century Art in Korea Talk from
5:30–6:15pm (Free with Museum admission, advance registration recommended)
– Film Screening—Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV from 6:30–8:30pm
(Free with Museum admission, advance registration required)
The Met Fifth Avenue

Heritage Auctions and iGavel are holding previews of their auctions today.