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Asia Week New York from March 18-26 is a great opportunity to be immersed in the world of Asian art. The week will be filled with treasures from the 32 member dealers of Asian Art Dealers New York (AADNY), plus five auction houses and various cultural institutions and museums in New York City.
AADNY members will converge on Manhattan from England, France, Japan, and Italy, bringing an array of mediums showcasing rich and ancient Asian cultures.
“AADNY’s international dealers in Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and Korean art will be offering world-class objects and paintings ranging from the ancient to contemporary,” said Carol Conover, director of Kaikodo in a press release. “For art lovers, New York has always been a destination, and this Asia Week in March will prove to be one of the most exciting events of the art calendar.”
Here is small taste of the many and varied works to be on display during the week.
(Listed in order of appearance in the slide show)
A Three-color Horse: Exhibiting at Galerie Fredman Vallois at 27 East 67th Street as part of “Treasures from Ancient China III,” Galerie Christian Deydier of Paris will include a majestic three-color glazed horse from the golden age of China, the Tang Dynasty (618-907). For about 300 years the Great Tang reached unparalleled levels in cultural, economic, and military strength. The asking price for this extraordinary piece is $1,250,000.
Buddhist Pantheon: KooNewYork, exhibiting at Mark Murray Gallery, 39 East 72nd Street, as part of a wide range of high quality Korean antiques, will feature a recently discovered Large Buddhist Pantheon Drawing from the early 18th century, asking price $50,000. The drawing is said to have no comparable examples in the West.
Buddha Amitayus: Another Buddhist piece is a large-scale painting of Buddha Amitayus commissioned in 1778 by the Qianlong Emperor to honor the visit of the 6th Panchen Lama, asking price is $45,000. This work can be viewed as part of the exhibit by Leiko Coyle Asian Art at 311 East 72nd Street, suite 15E. The exhibit also includes a collection of Tibetan thangkas (silk paintings) dating from 14th-19th centuries.
Champion Vase: Another valuable piece is a Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Copper “Champion Vase,” Qing dynasty, with Qianlong marks dated around 1736-1795 AD, with asking price in the region of $750,000.A silver-gilt box and cover: From the Tang Dynasty priced in the region of $400,000. This will be on display at the Ukrainian Institute, 2 East 79th Street, along with other rare articles made for emperors, courtiers and scholars.
