TOSHUSAI SHARAKU (ACT. 1794-95), Osagawa Tsuneyo (Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II as Ippei’s older sister Osan), estimate US$180,000-220,000, Japanese and Korean Art Sale
Christie’s
Asia Week New York Auctions: September 10–24, 2025
Guided Tours: Saturday, Sept 13, 11am-12pm & 3-4pm
20 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC
Christie’s Asian Art Week returns to New York this month with five distinct sales spanning centuries of history, celebrating the breadth of artistic traditions across Asia.
This week is led by Vasudeo S. Gaitonde’s 1984 masterpiece, first offered by Christie’s in 1987 and now returning for the 30th anniversary of our South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art department.
Other highlights include a rare Yongzheng mark-and-period ‘floral scroll’ moon flask, along with imperial Ming and Qing porcelains from the esteemed Collection of Thomas R. Vaughan, important and rare classical Chinese furniture from the Shanruoshui Xuan Collection, a rare classic Hokusai beauty painting and prints by Hasui and Sharaku.
This season will also feature the collection of Dr. Pratapaditya Pal, a lifelong scholar of Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art, pairing exceptional provenance with opportunities for both seasoned and emerging collectors.
Be sure to join their guided tours with Robert D. Mowry, Christie’s Senior Consultant, Alan J. Dworsky Curator of Chinese Art Emeritus, Harvard Art Museums on Saturday, Sept 13 from 11am-12pm and 3-4pm.
Explore the full auction schedule below:
Japanese and Korean Art
Auction: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 10am EDT (Lots 101-319)
Previews: September 12–13 & 15, 10am-5pm; Sept 14, 1-5pm
This season’s Japanese and Korean Art sale is led by a superb woodblock print by Toshusai Sharaku and an elegant scroll painting by Katsushika Hokusai. The auction also features a fine selection of 20th-century prints by masters like Kawase Hasui and Yoshida Hiroshi, some extraordinary Buddhist sculptures from both Japan and Korea, an iconic selection of modern art from the two cultures and a curated selection of lacquer works, metalworks, sculptures and much more. Discover the auction in person at our New York galleries from 12 to 15 September.
VASUDEO S. GAITONDE (1924-2001), Untitled, signed in Marathi and dated ’84’ and signed and dated ‘V.S. GAITONDE / 1984’ (on the reverse), oil on canvas, 38 7⁄8 x 32 in. (98.7 x 81.3 cm), painted in 1984, Lot 713, estimate US$2,000,000-3,000,000, South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art Sale
South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art
Auction: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at 10am EDT
Previews: September 12–13 & 15–16, 10am-5pm; Sept 14, 1-5pm
This autumn, Christie’s auction of South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art will take place on 17 September during Asian Art Week in New York. Our catalogue reflects the diversity and evolution of artistic practices and styles across South Asia and its diaspora throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. The sale is led by an important Untitled painting from 1984 by Vasudeo S. Gaitonde. First sold by Christie’s on 20 December 1987 in a charity auction in Mumbai, this luminous painting is meticulously constructed using numerous translucent layers of fiery amber and gold. Seemingly radiating light from within, it is one of the artist’s finest works from the period and underlines Christie’s longstanding commitment to India and South Asian art over the last four decades. 2025 marks the birth centenary of both Tyeb Mehta and Krishen Khanna. We are honored to celebrate their legacies with paintings that feature their most iconic subjects: Tyeb Mehta’s Trussed Bull and Krishen Khanna’s Bandwallas in Procession. These are accompanied by significant works by other important modern artists from the Subcontinent, including Jehangir Sabavala’s The Sand-Bank from 1967, last exhibited almost six decades ago, Sayed Haider Raza’s canonical Germination from 1988, Francis Newton Souza’s 1957 portrait Girl in a Dressing Gown and Maqbool Fida Husain’s dynamic Horses painted in 1971. The catalogue also features significant works by Jamini Roy, K.H. Ara, K.K. Hebbar, G.R. Santosh, Sakti Burman, Anwar Jalal Shemza and Rashid Chowdhury. Also included are works by Abdur Rahman Chughtai, George Keyt, Ivan Peries, Bikash Bhattacharjee, Jagdish Swaminathan and Shanti Dave, complemented by a selection of contemporary pieces by Jitish Kallat and Ravinder Reddy.
A VERY RARE BLUE AND WHITE ‘FLORAL SCROLL’ MOON FLASK, YONGZHENG SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735), estimate US$500,000-800,000, Important Chinese Furniture and Works of Art Sale
Important Chinese Furniture and Works of Art
Auction: Thursday & Friday, September 18–19, 2025 at 9am EDT
Previews: September 12–13 & 15–17, 10am-5pm; Sept 14, 1-5pm
Important Chinese Furniture and Works of Art is led by a magnificent Yongzheng mark-and-period blue and white ‘floral scroll’ moon flask, an extremely rare Dehua figure of standing Damo and Chinese ceramics from the Collection of Thomas R. Vaughan (1908–1979), which includes three imperial Yongzheng yuzhi-marked falangcai pieces. The sale also features a large carved wood figure of Guanyin from the 11th to 12th century, a superb Yongle-period tianbai-glazed barbed ‘grapevine’ dish and a very rare huanghuali flush-sided corner-leg table. Classical Chinese furniture opens the sale and features a selection of important and rare examples from the Shanruoshui Xuan Collection, including works from the well-regarded exhibition Beyond the Screen at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Additional highlights include a curated selection of gilt-bronze figures and vessels from an important North American private collection as well as early Chinese jades from a distinguished private New York collection.
Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art, including Property from the Pal Family Collection
Online Auction: Wednesday, September 10–Wednesday, 24, 2025, 10am EDT
Previews: September 12–13 & 15–16, 10am-5pm; Sept 14, 1-5pm
This September, Christie’s presents Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art, including Property from the Pal Family Collection. The sale is opened by a robust single-owner section, The Last Dance of the Peacock: Property from the Pal Family Collection, representing the collected works of Dr Pratapaditya Pal, a lifelong scholar of Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian works of art. Highlights from the collection include a signed and handwritten poem by the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, a diverse array of devotional prints, paintings, sculpture, decorative objects and rare collectibles — many with a connection to the peacock motif. The sale concludes with a various-owners section comprising Tibetan Thangkas, a collection of Indian textiles, Indian court paintings and Gandharan sculpture.
An Ainu Coat (Kaparamip/Ruumpe), 19th century, estimate US$2,000-3,000, Arts of Asia Online
Arts of Asia Online
Online Auction: Wednesday, September 10–Thursday, 25, 2025, 10am EDT
Previews: September 12–13 & 15–17, 10am-5pm; Sept 14, 1-5pm
Arts of Asia Online presents a curated selection of artworks representing centuries of history and culture of China, Korea and Japan. Our diverse offering includes ceramics, jade carvings, furniture, lacquerwares, metalwork, sculptures, prints, paintings, and more. With a wide range of estimates, Arts of Asia Online offers opportunities for both burgeoning and established collectors of Asian art.