First Row (L-R): Qian Du (1764-1845), Summer Reflections by the Lakeside Pavilion, ink and color on silk, hanging scroll, courtesy Fu Qiumeng Fine Art; Zebra, Mughal, by a court artist, c. 1625, opaque pigments and gold on paper, courtesy Francesca Galloway, Kang Chunhui, Sumeru NO. 34, 2023, ink and mineral pigment on paper, courtesy INKStudio; Second Row (L-R): Pair of Chinese Imperial Green Enameled Dragon Dishes, Qianlong mark and period, AD 1736-1795, courtesy Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Inc.; Bronze Snake-decorated Finials, eastern Zhou, 5th c. BCE, courtesy Kaikodo LLC; Third Row (L-R): Maharana Jawan Singh (detail), Udaipur, India, c. 1830, courtesy Art Passages; AVALOKITESHVARA, central Tibet, 15th c., copper alloy, courtesy Carlton Rochell Asian Art; Wucius Wong, Mountain Dream 8, 1985, Chinese ink & color on rice paper, courtesy Alisan Fine Arts; Last Row (L-R): A Longquan Celadon “Yen Yen” Vase with Applied Scrolling Floral Decoration, Yuan Dynasty, China, 1271-1368 AD, courtesy Zetterquist Galleries; Portrait of a reclining beauty, Safavid Persia, opaque pigments with gold on paper, 17th c., courtesy Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch, Ltd.
As we gear up for the 16th season of Asia Week New York, we’re thrilled to offer an exclusive preview of the extraordinary artworks arriving next month!
In this first installment, we’re highlighting ten AWNY member dealers—both local and international—who are preparing remarkable exhibitions featuring classical and contemporary paintings and objects from India, the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, and China.
Alisan Fine Arts
Reconstructed Realities: Gu Gan, Lee Chun-yi, Wucius Wong
March 13–15 & 18–21, 2025
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 13, 6-8pm
120 East 65th Street
“Mountain Dream 8,” an ink and color drawing on rice paper, by Wucius Wong–the artist’s first exhibition in twenty years–is among a large selection of works in the exhibition Reconstructed Realities: Gu Gan, Lee Chun-yi, Wucius Wong at Alisan Fine Arts.
Art Passages
Indian Art: Latest Acquisitions
March 13–21, 2025
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Among the latest acquisitions of Indian Art at Art Passages is a detail of Maharana Jawan Singh from Udaipur, circa 1830. Maharana Jawan Singh is seated in an elaborate tent setting, the interior of which is decorated with textiles in floral arabesque as well as heraldic imagery.
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Inc.
Spring Exhibition of Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art
March 13–21, 2025
16 East 52nd Street, 10th Floor
A striking pair of vibrant green and white Chinese Imperial Green Enameled Dragon Dishes with a Qianlong mark dated AD 1736–1795 is among the superb offerings in the Spring Exhibition of Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art at Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Inc.
Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch, Ltd.
Animals, Birds and Portraits: Works on Paper from India and Persia
March 13–21, 2025
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 13, 5-8pm
67 East 80th Street, Suite 2
In their exhibition Animals, Birds and Portraits: Works on Paper from India and Persia, the gallery will present a 17th-century portrait of a reclining beauty from the collection of Pierre Le-Tan (1950–2019), the late artist and illustrator famous for his New Yorker covers. This fascinating Safavid painting is a Persian interpretation of the Renaissance depiction of the reclining female nude as painted by Raphael and Raimondi.
Fu Qiumeng Fine Art
Fluid Strength: The Art of Ink
March 13–21, 2025
Opening Reception: Friday, March 14, 5-8pm
65 East 80th Street, Ground Floor
“Summer Reflections by the Lakeside Pavilion” by Qian Du (1764–1845) takes center stage in the Fluid Strength: The Art of Ink at Fu Qiumeng Fine Art. This hanging scroll in ink and color on silk showcases the timeless beauty and artistic significance of traditional Chinese painting.
Francesca Galloway
India’s Fascination with the Natural World
March 13–20, 2025
Les Enluminures, 23 East 73rd Street, 7th Floor, Penthouse
A rare and important Mughal Zebra by a court artist, circa 1625, is one of the many works at Francesca Galloway’s exhibition India’s Fascination with the Natural World, illustrating Imperial fascination with the wider natural world. This fascination is evident in the use of master court painters to record these animals for imperial collections and the great lengths taken to import animals not indigenous to India, such as red squirrels, turkeys, ostriches, and in this case, a zebra.
INKstudio
Kang Chunhui and Ethan Su: New Approaches to Gongbi Painting
March 13–21, 2025
By appointment only, email: [email protected]
One of the highlights featured in the exhibition is “Sumeru No. 34,” which is part of Kang Chunhui’s Sumeru series. The series explores the relationship between color, shape, light, dimension, and boundary through the form of the fold. Folds of draping fabric are a key artistic element in Gandharan Greco-Buddhist sculpture and form the basis for the brush-line mode of early Chinese figure painting that later becomes the essence of East Asian brush painting.
Kaikodo LLC
Separate Realities
March 13–21, 2025
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In their exhibition, Separate Realities, Kaikodo LLC will feature 5th-century BCE Bronze Snake-decorated Finials from Eastern Zhou, exemplifying the strikingly innovative bronze-casting methods that made such creations possible. This piece is relevant to the year of the snake as a relic of ancient Chinese enterprise and ingenuity.
Carlton Rochell Asian Art
Classical Art from India and the Himalayas
March 13–21, 2025
Adam Williams Fine Art, 24 East 80th Street
A graceful image of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, is one of the sculptures in Classical Art from India and the Himalayas at Carlton Rochell Asian Art. Called one of the finest in the Pala tradition, it was most likely made in Tibet and closely modeled after Indian prototypes. The well-proportioned, suavely modeled figure stands gracefully, reflecting the full, perfect body of a youth.
Zettterquist Galleries
Green Glazed Ceramics from China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam
March 13–21, 2025
3 East 66th Street, Suite 2B
A graceful 14th-century Chinese Yen-Ten (Phoenix Tail) Longquan Celadon Vase from the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368) is among the many ancient ceramic wares in Green Glazed Ceramics from China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam at Zetterquist Galleries. Such vases, produced for both domestic and export use, were often presented in pairs for temple or large residential altars. Typically crafted in celadon, they date from the Southern Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty and are frequently found in Japan and Southeast Asia.
Stay tuned for more exciting glimpses into this year’s world-class event!