A Dehua figure of Buddha, Hui Jiang shan ren seal mark, Late Ming, 17th century

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17th Century, bhumisparsa mudra, Buddha, Dehua figure, Hui Jiang shan ren seal mark, Late Ming

A Dehua figure of Buddha, Hui Jiang shan ren seal mark, Late Ming, 17th century. Estimate £4,000 – 6,000 (€5,300 – 8,000). Photo Bonhams.

The standing figure expertly modelled with long robes, the serene face with a small raised urna and flanked with elongated ears, the head covered with typical tight coils of hair, the right hand in bhumisparsa mudra, all raised on a lotus plinth. 42cm (16 1/2in) high

Notes: For comparable figures of a standing Buddha see Marchant, Blanc de Chine, 2006, no. 4, p. 14; and Marchant, Blanc-de-Chine, 2014, no. 7, p. 20; another, with the mark Zhang Shoushan, now in the British Museum, is illustrated in M. Medley, The World’s Great Collections Vol. 6 The Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, 1982, no. 205, collection no. 414.
For another comparable example sold at auction see Christie’s London, 03/11/09, no. 306, p. 194.

The four-character seal mark Hui Jian shan ren ‘The Hermit Hui Jiang’ is recorded by P. J. Donnelly, Blanc-de-Chine, London 1969 under Potter’s Marks, Fancy Names, F8.b, p. 359. where he illustrates a Guanyin with the same mark.

Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 25 Feb 2015 10:30 GMT – LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE

Ben Janssens Oriental Art Ltd at TEFAF 2015 Antiques (13-22 March 2015)

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11th - 10th century BC, 8th century, Ben Janssens Oriental Art, Bronze, Buddha, China, gui, late Shang to early Western Zhou dynasty, Limestone, Tang dynasty, TEFAF 2015 Antiques

Gui. Bronze. Height 13.5 cm – Length across the handles 26.5 cm, China, late Shang to early Western Zhou dynasty, 11th-10th century BC. Ben Janssens Oriental Art Ltd (stand 202) – TEFAF 2015 Antiques (13-22 March 2015)

Provenance: J.W. Corts, Germany (1864-1946)

Buddha. Limestone. Height 65 cm. China, Tang dynasty, 8th century. Ben Janssens Oriental Art Ltd (stand 202) – TEFAF 2015 Antiques (13-22 March 2015)

Ben Janssens Oriental Art Ltd. Director: Ben Janssens. 91C Jermyn Street, London, SW1Y 6JB, United Kingdom. T  +44 20 79 76 18 88 – F  +44 20 79 76 25 88

Ben Janssens Oriental Art was established in London in 1996 and deals in antique Chinese and Japanese works of art.

Our main specialisation is Chinese Art, which falls into two broad categories. The first category consists of early pottery, bronzes and sculpture, ranging in date from the Neolithic period (circa 3000 BC) to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). It includes Han and Tang dynasty pottery tomb sculpture, Shang and Zhou period bronze ritual vessels, archaic jade, Buddhist sculpture, and porcelain and stoneware from the Song period.

The second category of Chinese art in which we specialise concerns later works of art in a variety of materials, including porcelain, metal, jade, ivory, lacquer, enamel and glass. The majority of these objects date from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

More recently, Ben Janssens Oriental Art has also started dealing in Japanese works of art. We stock mainly pieces made for the Japanese domestic market, including sculpture, lacquer, metal and porcelain.

Vietnamese Buddhist Sculpture in the Pacific Asia Museum

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16th Century, Avalokiteshvara, Bodhisattva, Buddha, Buddhist monk, c. 1600, c. 1700, c. 1800, gilt lacquer wood paint, Seated Buddha, Standing Monk, Vietnam, wood lacquer, wood lacquer gilt

Bodhisattva, Vietnam, c. 1700, wood lacquer gilt, 21.25” H x 17” W x 13” D. Gift of Gerald Kamansky in memory of his parents, Joseph and Marilyn Kamansky. 2000.46.1. The Pacific Asia Museum ©2002-2004, The Pacific Asia Museum.

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Vietnam, c. 1800, wood lacquer gilt, 23 ” H x 23.5” W x 10” D. Purchased with funds provided by Dorrie Braun Poole. 1988.5.1. The Pacific Asia Museum ©2002-2004, The Pacific Asia Museum.

Buddha, Vietnam, 16th C., wood lacquer, 35” H x 22” W x 21” D. Gift of Anna and Dana Bresnahan. 1996.27.1. The Pacific Asia Museum ©2002-2004, The Pacific Asia Museum.

Buddhist monk, Vietnam, c. 1700, wood lacquer gilt, 32” H x 12” W x 8” D. Gift of Gerald Kamansky in memory of his parents, Joseph and Marilyn Kamansky. 2000.46.2. The Pacific Asia Museum ©2002-2004, The Pacific Asia Museum.

Seated Buddha, Vietnam, c. 1600, gilt lacquer wood paint. Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bressler Foundation. 1996.28.2. The Pacific Asia Museum ©2002-2004, The Pacific Asia Museum.

Seated Buddha, Vietnam, c. 1600, gilt lacquer wood paint. Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bressler Foundation. 1996.28.3. The Pacific Asia Museum ©2002-2004, The Pacific Asia Museum.

Standing Monk, Vietnam, c. 1600, gilt lacquer wood paint. Museum purchase with funds provided by the Bressler Foundation. 1996.28.1. The Pacific Asia Museum ©2002-2004, The Pacific Asia Museum.

Amoghasiddi, Tibet, late 13th-14th century

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Amoghasiddi, Bronze and cold pigments, Buddha, dhyanamudra, late 13th-14th century, Tibet

Amoghasiddi, Tibet, late 13th-14th century. Bronze and cold pigments, 16 5/8 x 12 7/16 x 5 1/2in. (42.2 x 31.6 x 14cm). Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton 99.124.1 ©2014 Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404

This bronze image of a crowned Buddha in the pose of meditation (dhyanamudra) represents Amoghasiddi, one of the five transcendental Buddhas of the Vajrayana pantheon. The system of esoteric Buddhism known as Vajrayana evolved a hierarchy with the supreme (Adi) Buddha at the top, from whose meditations emerged the five transcendental Buddhas, each of which was associated with a direction. The Buddha Amoghasiddi represents the north.

Made around 1300, this statue relates stylistically to images made in the Shalen Monastery in Central Tibet. It belongs to an early tradition of sophisticated casting imbued with a spirit of naturalism and fine proportions. The style derives from Pala Indian Buddhist sculpture of the tenth and eleventh centuries.

Thomas Merton, Buddha sculpture in Polonnaruwa, Ceylon, December 1, 1968

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Buddha, Ceylon, Polonnaruwa, Thomas Merton

Buddha sculpture in Polonnaruwa, Ceylon, December 1, 1968. Photo by Thomas Merton

Buddha in rhinoceros horn, 19th century

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19th Century, Buddha, rhinoceros horn

Buddha in rhinoceros horn, 19th century. Estimation : 27 750 € / 37 000 €. Photo Marques Dos Santos

Rhinoceros horn, partially fossilized, carved on the shape of a buddha, later time work. Traces of insects. Weight aprox.:708grs. Dim.:12cm.

MARQUES DOS SANTOS, Art d’Asie, Objets d’Art et Mobilier, le 21 Décembre 2014 à 15:30 GMT. RUA SANTOS POUSADA 1281, PORTO. Tel: +351 22 50 26 308

Chinese art market buoyant at Bonhams San Francisco with over $8.1 million sale

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Blue-and-White, bottle vase with dragons and clouds, Buddha, Buddhist sutra, Folding fan, gilt wood, gilt-bronze, Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, jade and brocade mounted, Jiaqing mark, Late Qing dynasty, Late Qing-Republic period, Pu Jin, wall panel, Yongle six-character mark, Zhang Daqian

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.– A standing room only crowd of committed Chinese buyers bid on lot after lot to multiples of their estimates at Bonhams’ auction of Fine Chinese Art on December 16 in San Francisco. Fresh from the group’s discovery in the U.S., and subsequent sale of a rare and important blue and white Yongzheng vase in Hong Kong last month that brought over a stunning $9.8 million, the San Francisco Asian art team at Bonhams mounted a two-day auction of Fine Chinese and Asian Decorative Art. It featured bronzes and jades from a Northern California estate, fine jades and scholar’s objects from the collection of Frank and Georgia James, along with Ming and Qing porcelains, furniture, and Chinese paintings from private collections throughout the U.S.

A rare jade and brocade mounted sutra, late Qing/Republic period, from the Frank and Georgia James collection soared to $259,000 (est. $5,000-7,000), setting the stage for a buoyant sale of jade and hardstone carvings.

A jade and brocade mounted Buddhist sutra, Late Qing-Republic Period. Sold for US$ 269,000 (€219,073). Photo Bonhams.

Four leaves of jade, both sides of each leaf with incised, gilt characters, the first leaf with a title in clerical script reading Fo Shuo Xian Zhe Wufu Dejing, with the eight auspicious Buddhist elements incised and gilt surrounding the title, followed by six leaves of the sutra in incised and gilt regular script, the final leaf with one hundred incised and gilt variations of the character ‘shou,’ the four leaves bound together in a yellow silk brocade mount with a fitted case, also in yellow silk brocade. 6 x 3 3/4in (15.2 x 9.5cm) each leaf

A fine white jade covered censer, 18th century, from a Northern California estate, sold for $221,000 (est. $20,000-30,000) to a determined Asian collector on the telephone. While lacking its knob finial, the elegant white cover and matching base were exquisitely carved with reserves of lotus flowers and raised on pad feet rendered as raised peony blossoms.

A finely carved white jade covered bowl,  18th century. Sold for US$ 221,000 (€179,982). Photo Bonhams.

(cf. my post of december 5th 2014)

A jade and semiprecious stone mounted lacquer panel, decorated with scholar’s implements and vases in jade, cloisonné enamels and semiprecious stones achieved $245,000 (est. $25,000-40,000) after a bidding war on the floor between multiple paddles.

A gilt wood wall panel with elaborately applied decoration, Qing dynasty elements. Sold for US$ 245,000 (€199,527). Photo Bonhams.

The vertical composition enclosed by a hardwood frame with a gilt metal archaistic bracket at the top, the main panel displaying carefully arranged scholar’s implements and vases containing auspicious objects and flowers executed with materials of jade, hardstone, gilt and cloisonné enamel, porcelain, as well as ivory, horn, bamboo, and skillfully carved wood of various types, all set against a ground of gold leaf. 39 1/2 x 26 1/2in (100.3 x 67.4cm) overall dimensions

Note: This lot has been in the United States since December, 1969

This was followed shortly by the offering of a rare three-color lacquer quatrelobed vase, late 18th/early 19th century, the cover lot of the Chinese auction, with the rare subject matter of foreigners bringing tribute to the emperor and bearing exotic animals and objects along precipitous paths on an arduous journey. It was estimated at $60,000-80,000 and after a quick contest between three bidders it sold for $149,000.

A rare large three-color lacquer quadrilobed vase. Late 18th/early 19th century. Sold for US$ 149,000 (€121,345).

(cf. my post of december 5th 2014)

Buddhist bronzes were a mainstay of both sale days, with a rare Yongle marked gilt bronze figure of the Buddha standing out as the highlight of this collecting area. Undated in the catalog which contained a long footnote describing the nature of the debate, this piece was one of two Buddhist bronzes purchased by the owner from H. Medill Sarkisian in 1980. The first, a gilt bronze of Shadaksari, sold in September of 2013 for more than $1.3 million. This piece, offered at an estimate of $60,000-80,000, inspired a heated contest between four bidders, ultimately selling for $305,000 to a Chinese bidder in the room. The momentum continued throughout the offerings of Ming Buddhist bronzes, with lot after lot exceeding its high estimate.

A gilt bronze seated figure of Buddha, Yongle six-character mark. Sold for US$ 305,000 (€248,391). Photo Bonhams.

(cf. my post of december 5th 2014)

Chinese snuff bottles were steady sellers throughout both days of the auction, with white jade bottles and overlay glass bottles bringing the strongest prices. An unusual blue and white porcelain dragon vase, Jiaqing mark, Late Qing dynasty (est. $20,000-30,000), inspired a bidding frenzy, ultimately selling for $317,000 to a bidder in the room.

A blue and white bottle vase with dragons and clouds, Jiaqing mark, late Qing dynasty. Sold for US$ 317,000 (€258,164). Photo Bonhams.

Molded with a flared rim to the long neck and body of compressed pear form raised on the flared foot, the walls painted with two dragons facing one another amid clouds and waves set between a cloud collar band below the rim and a squared S-scroll band along the foot, the recessed base bearing the six-character mark in seal script and all surfaces except the foot pad covered with a lustrous celadon-tinged glaze. 11 1/4in (28.5cm) high

Note: For a Jiaqing mark and period vase of similar form but decorated with three dragons contending for a single pearl and shorter in size, see Gugong bowuyuan cang wenwu zhenpin quanji, 2010, vol. 36 (Qinghua youli hong), cat. no. 143, p. 157 (17.4cm high).

Chinese paintings played a large part in the success of this two-day sale, with fresh-to-the market works by known modern artists hammered down in succession to eager buyers. A fan by Zhang Daqian and Pu Jin, depicting a bird on branch reversed by calligraphy, sold for $75,000 against multiple bidders.

Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) and Pu Jin (1893-1966), Bird on a Branch, 1935, and Calligraphy in Running Script, 1937. Sold for US$ 75,000 (€61,079). Photo Bonhams.

Folding fan, ink or ink and color on paper; the painting by Zhang Daqian of a Bird on a Branch, inscribed, dated yihai qi yue (1935, seventh month), dedicated to Menglin and signedZhang Yuan with five artist’s seals reading Dafengtang,Daqian wu yang, Sichuan Zhang Ba, Shuke, and Zhang Daqian; the calligraphy by Pu Jin of a Poem by Bo Juyi, inscribed, dedicated to Menglin, dated dingchou chang xia(1937, summer) and signed Xuezhai Pu Jin with one artist’s seal reading Pu Jin yin. 9 1/2 x 19in (24.2 x 48.2cm)

An early landscape by Zhang Daqian from a San Francisco collector sold for $106,000 (est. $12,000-15,000) and a group of paintings by Huang Junbi from the collection of Huang Gaonian caused considerable excitement during the exhibition and sale day. A stunning landscape by the artist, painted in 1943, brought $75,000 against multiple bidders. Works by Pu Ru, Li Kuchan, Deng Fen and Wu Hufan brought strong prices both days.

Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), Scholar in Landscape with Lone Pine. Sold for US$ 106,250 (€86,529). Photo Bonhams.

Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; inscribed and signedDaqian Jushi Yuan with two artist’s seals reading Daqian da li and Zhang Yuan. 31 1/2 x 12in (80 x 30.5cm)

Provenance: private collection, San Francisco

Note: While this landscape is undated, the restrained style, together with the rather square calligraphy style, would argue for an early date of the late 1920s to mid-1930s. The artist’s inscription mentions following the painting styles ofDafeng (Zhang Feng 張風, active 1628-1662) and Dadi(Shitao 石濤, 1641-1707). The late Ming painter Zhang Feng was much admired by Zhang Daqian for his « strength and harmony. » As noted by Shen F. C. Fu, Daqian would acknowledge the influence of « Dafeng » when painting a landscape with small figures or a scholar in a cursory landscape with a single pine. See Shen F. C. Fu, Challenging the Past: the Paintings of Chang Dai-chien, Smithsonian Institution, 1991, pp. 96-98.

Commenting on the two-day auction, Dessa Goddard, Director of Asian Art, Bonhams U.S., stated, « Fresh, conservatively estimated, well-curated sales are the trademark of our auctions. They are an irresistible magnet which consistently draws new and seasoned collectors to Bonhams from wherever they are in the world. »

Asia Week New York announces 2015 gallery roster for its celebration of Asian art March 13-21, 2015

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'Lotus' bowl, 12th century, 13th century, 14th Century, 16-17th century, 16th Century, 1750-1860, 18th century, 2nd century, 8th century, 8th century AD, Acala, Agate, Amida Nyorai, Anyang Culture, archaic bronze vessel, Bhairava, Bijapur, Bronze, Bronze ewer, Buddha, Cakrasamvara, Carved Celadon-Glazed Vase, Carved Emerald Ring, Central Asia, Central Java, China-Tibet, circa 1750, circa 1820, circa 1825, Colombian emerald, Copper repoussé, Dai Mingyue, Deccan, desk screen, Dondrup Sangpo, Drepung Monastery, Duan inkstone, early Qing dynasty, Early Western Zhou Dynasty, Eleven Faced Avalokitesvara, famille-rose, Fangding, Game Box, Gandhara, Garhwal, Gianni Berengo Gardin, Giao Chi Period, gilt-bronze, Glazed stoneware, Gold and ruby ring, Gold animal mask, Gong, Grey schist, gu, Guanyin, gui, Guler, Guru Gobind Singh, Gyalpo Pehar, Hai Tao, Hine Taizan, Hiroyuki Asano, hokai box, hongmu, huanghuali, Ik-Joong Kang, Ikeno Taiga, imperial rectangular white jade seal, Incense burner, Indonesia, inset leg bridle joint table, Jina, Jina Parsvanatha, Kamakura period, Kaneshige Kosuke, Kangra, Kasuga Deer Mandala, Katsudô Eiryrû, Kei School, khanjar, Kikugawa Eizan, kirin, Kishangarh, Krishna, Lanna, Late Ming, Lingbi Scholar Rock, Longquan celadon, Maeda Hideo, Maruyama Okyo, Meiji era, meiping, Ming Dynasty, Miyagawa Choshun, Miyanaga Tozan III, Mola Bagas, Momoyama Period, Mongolia, Mughal India, Muromachi period, Nabeshima kiln, Nanbokuchō period, nanmu box, Nepal, Nikko Bosatsu, Northern black glazed russet splashed, Northern Qi dynasty, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty, okimono, Otagaki Rengetsu, Otto Akob, Padmapani, Pakistan, Pala period, pear-shaped vase, Perfume container, Punjab Hills, Qianlong Mark And Period, Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period, Qianlong-Jiaqing period, Rajasthan, Rinpa School, Rukhnuddin, Sakya Lama, Salabanjika, Sandstone, Shang Dynasty, Silver gilt vase, snuff bottle, Song dynasty, Southern Song dynasty, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, Suzuki Harunobu, Suzuki Shōnen, Tai Xiangzhou, Tang dynasty, Tangka, Tara, Thailand, Tibet, Tokuda Yasokichi III, Twin Fish Bowl, Vairocana, Vasudhara, Vietnam, Vijayanagar Period, Vishnu, Warring States period, Western Jin Dynasty, Wine-Drinking Game Set, Xie Zhiguang, Yagi Kazuo, Yama Dharmaraja, Yaozhou celadon, Yashima Gakutei, yoke back armchair, Yuan dynasty, yueyao, Zain al-Din, Zhang Ling

An Exquisite and Very Rare Carved Celadon-Glazed Vase. Qianlong six-character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795). Height: 8 1/4 inches (22.2 cm). Photo Christie’s Image Ltd 2014

NEW YORK, NY.– The Asia Week New York Association announces that 42 international galleries will participate in Asia Week New York 2015, the nine-day celebration of Asian art and culture that spans the metropolitan region from March 13 through 21, 2015.

Says Carol Conover, Chairman of Asia Week New York: “We look forward to another successful edition of Asia Week New York especially during The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s banner year when it is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its renowned Asian Art Department.”

Joining Asia Week New York for the first time is Shalini Ganendra Fine Art from Malaysia and Navin Kumar Gallery from New York. After a brief hiatus, Dr. Robert Bigler from Zurich and Wei Asian Arts from Brussels return to the fold.

The dealers returning to Asia Week New York with museum-quality works of art from across the Asian continent include:

Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art

Art Passages (United States), « Paintings from the Courts of India & Persia« . info@artpassages.com – www.artpassages.com

Dignitaries Visit a Yogini. Kishangarh, India, circa 1750. Asia Week New York | Art Passages

Krishna Gazes at Radha from a Balcony. Kangra, India, circa 1820. 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 inches (20.9 x 14.9 cm. Asia Week New York | Art Passages

Lovelorn Lady Consoled by her Confidant. Garhwal, India, circa 1825. 7 7/8 x 5 5/8 inches (20 x 14.4 cm). Asia Week New York | Art Passages

Buddhist Art (Germany), « From Angkor Wat to the Himalaya« . buddhist.art@hotmail.com – www.buddhist-art.info

Seated Figure of Vishnu. Nepal, 16-17th century. Copper repoussé. 15.3 inches (39 cm). Asia Week New York | Buddhist Art

Head of Buddha. Thailand, Lanna, 14th century. Bronze. 12.6 inches (32 cm). Asia Week New York | Buddhist Art

Portrait of Dondrup Sangpo, Abbott of Drepung Monastery. Tibet, 16th century. Bronze, silver inlay. 8.3 inches (21 cm). Asia Week New York | Buddhist Art

Galerie Hioco (France), « Arts of India, Nepal and Vietnam« . info@galeriehioco.com – www.galeriehioco.com

Bhairava. India, Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh, 12th century. Sandstone. Height: 32 inches (81 cm). Asia Week New York | Christophe Hioco

Stele of Vishnu. India, Pala period. Grey schist. Height: 37 inches (94 cm). Asia Week New York | Christophe Hioco

Bronze ewer, ornamented at its base by the head of a makara. Vietnam, Giao Chi Period, 2nd-3rd century. 12.7 x 11 inches (32.5 x 28 cm). Asia Week New York | Christophe Hioco

Nayef Homsi (United States), « Recent Acquisitions ». nayef@nayefhomsi.com – www.nayefhomsi.com

Standing Buddha. India, Gandhara, 2nd century. Grey schist. Height: 30 inches (76.2 cm). Asia Week New York | Nayef Homsi

Jina Parsvanatha. India, Tamil Nadu, Vijayanagar Period, 14th century. Bronze. 14.5 inches (36.8 cm). Asia Week New York | Nayef Homsi

Envoys Pay Homage to King Dasaratha. India, Pahari Region, Garhwal, circa 1800. Opaque watercolor heightened with gold and silver on paper. 16.4 x 21.5 inches (41.5 x 54.7 cm). Asia Week New York | Nayef Homsi

Prahlad Bubbar Ltd. (England), « Indian Court Paintings: Recent Acquisitions, with a Preview of Gianni Berengo Gardin in India« . info@prahladbubbar.com – www.prahladbubbar.com

Guru Gobind Singh (detail). Guler, Punjab Hills, India, circa 1780-90. Opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper. 8 x 5.6 inches (20.4 x 14.3 cm). Asia Week New York | Prahlad Bubbar

A Spirited Arabesque (detail). Bijapur, Deccan, India, circa 1650. Brush drawing on paper. 8 x 3.7 inches (20.4 x 9.5 cm). Asia Week New York | Prahlad Bubbar

Gianni Berengo Gardin. A Temple Gymnast. Central India, 1977. Gelatin silver archive print. 13 x 9.2 inches (33 x 23.3 cm). Asia Week New York | Prahlad Bubbar

Walter Arader Himalayan Art (United States), « Fine Himalayan Art« . walter.arader@gmail.com – www.himalayanart.com

Tara. China-Tibet, 16th century. Gilt Bronze. 10.5 inches (26.7 cm). Asia Week New York | Walter Arader Himalayan Art

Eleven Faced Avalokitesvara. Tibet, 15th century. Bronze. 12 inches (30.5 cm). Asia Week New York | Walter Arader Himalayan Art

Yama Dharmaraja. China, 18th century. Gilt Bronze. 6.5 inches (16.5 cm). Asia Week New York | Walter Arader Himalayan Art

Carlo Cristi (Italy), « Latest Acquisitions and Central Asian Textiles« . carlocristi@tin.it – www.asianart.com/carlocristi

Silver gilt vase (detail). Tibet, 8th century AD. Silver, gilding. Height: 8.5 inches (21.5 cm). Asia Week New York | Carlo Cristi

Tangka of Vairocana. Tibet, 13th century. Distemper on cotton. 24.25 x 32.25 inches (62.5 x 82 cm). Asia Week New York | Carlo Cristi

Confronted birds in kufic roundels. Central Asia, 10th-12th century. Polychrome silk. Length: 49.25 inches (125 cm). Asia Week New York | Carlo Cristi

Francesca Galloway (England), « Indian Paintings & Courtly Objects: Recent Acquisitions« . christine@francescagalloway.com – www.francescagalloway.com

By the artist Mola Bagas (or Muhammad Bakhsh). Ladies with Fireworks on a Terrace. Rajasthan, Bikaner, late 18th century. Opaque pigments and gold on paper. 9.5 x 6.4 inches (24.1 x 16.2 cm). Asia Week New York | Francesca Galloway

Khanjar (Dagger). Mughal India, 18th century. White nephrite hilt with inlaid with gold, lasque diamonds and other precious gems. Overall length: 12.6 inches (32 cm). Asia Week New York | Francesca Galloway

A Maharaja with his Two Children. India, Rajasthan, circa 1870-80. Opaque pigments heightened with gold and silver. 22.1 x 16.2 inches (56 x 41.2 cm). Asia Week New York | Francesca Galloway

Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd (England), « Indian Painting 1590–1840« . brendan@forgelynch.com – www.forgelynch.com

Zain al-Din. The “Various Coloured » Parrot, folio from the Impey Album. Calcutta, India, 1777 A.D. Watercolor and gum arabic on paper. 18.5 x 23.25 inches (47 x 59 cm). Asia Week New York | Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch Ltd.

A prince seated on a palace terrace. Mughal India, circa 1750-1800. Reverse-painted on mirrored glass. 31 x 19.1 inches (79 x 48.5 cm). Asia Week New York | Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch Ltd.

Rukhnuddin. A lady playing a vina in a lush garden with peacocks. Bikaner, India, cirac 1680. Opaque watercolor with gold on paper. 6 x 4.6 inches (15.2 x 11.8 cm). Asia Week New York | Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch Ltd.

Kapoor Galleries (United States), « Wrathful Compassion« . info@kapoorgalleries.com – www.kapoorgalleries.com

Acala. Tibet, 18th century. Parcel Gilt Copper with semi-precious stone inlay. Height: 8.75 inches (22.2 cm). Asia Week New York | Kapoor Galleries

Vasudhara. Nepal, 13th/14th century. Gilt Copper. Height: 7.5 inches (19 cm). Asia Week New York | Kapoor Galleries

Cakrasamvara. Tibet. Mineral pigments and gold on cloth. 25.2 x 33.9 inches (64 x 86 cm). Asia Week New York | Kapoor Galleries

Susan Ollemans (England), « Modern Design in the Ancient World« . ollemans178@btinternet.com – www.ollemans.com

Carved Emerald Ring. India, 17th century. Colombian Emerald. 1.75 x 1 inches (4.5 x 2.5 cm). Asia Week New York | Susan Ollemans

Gold and ruby ring. Central Java, Indonesia, 8th-10th century. Gold and ruby. Length: 1.56 inches (4 cm); Width: .81 inch (2 cm). Asia Week New York | Susan Ollemans

Perfume container. China, Song Dynasty, 960-1279 AD. Gold. Length: 3.75 inches (9.5 cm). Asia Week New York | Susan Ollemans

Carlton Rochell Asian Art (United States), « Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art« . info@carltonrochell.com – www.carltonrochell.com

Gyalpo Pehar. Mongolia, 17th/18th century. Silver with remains of cold-gilding and polychrome. Height: 6.25 inches (15.9 cm). Asia Week New York | Carlton Rochell Asian Art

Vishnu and His Consorts. Eastern India, West Bengal/Bangladesh Pala period, 11th century. Copper alloy. Height: 16.25 inches (41.2 cm). Asia Week New York | Carlton Rochell Asian Art

Torso of a Jina. North India, 11th/12th century. Burnished sandstone. Height: 33 inches (83.8 cm). Asia Week New York | Carlton Rochell Asian Art

Dalton Somaré (Italy), « New Acquisitions« . info@daltonsomare.com – www.daltonsomare.com

Head of the Buddha. Greater Gandhara, 3rd century. Schist. 14.1 inches (35.8 cm). Asia Week New York | Dalton Somaré

Padmapani. Swat Valley, Pakistan, circa 7th century. Bronze. Height: 10.1 inches (26 cm). Asia Week New York | Dalton Somaré

Head of the Buddha. Greater Gandhara, circa 7th century. White marble. 15.7 inches (40 cm). Asia Week New York | Dalton Somaré

Jonathan Tucker Antonia Tozer (England), « An Important Group of Sculptures from India and Southeast Asia« . jonathantucker1@aol.com – www.asianartresource.com

Standing Schist Bodhisattva. Northwest Pakistan, Gandhara, 2nd-3rd century A.D. Grey schist. Height: 28 inches (71 cm). Asia Week New York | Jonathan Tucker Antonia Tozer

Sandstone Salabanjika. Central India, probably Madhya Pradesh, 10th-11th century. Red sandstone. 43 inches (109 cm). Asia Week New York | Jonathan Tucker Antonia Tozer

Stucco Seated Buddha. Northwest Pakistan, Gandhara, 4th-5th century. Stucco. Height: 20.5 inches (52 cm). Asia Week New York | Jonathan Tucker Antonia Tozer

Nancy Wiener Gallery (United States), « Recent Acquisitions« . nancywienergallery@mac.com – www.nancywiener.com

Attributed to Manaku or Fattu. A Folio from the “Large Bhagavata Purana.” India, Guler, circa 1760-65. Gouache and gold on paper. Painting 9.75 x 13 inches (23.5 x 33.2 cm); Folio 11.6 x 16 inches (29.5 x 40.2 cm). Asia Week New York | Nancy Wiener Gallery

Head of Avalokiteshvara. India, 11th century, Pala period. Black Stone. 9.5 inches (24 cm). Asia Week New York | Nancy Wiener Gallery

Portrait of a Sakya Lama (Detail). Tibet, 18th century. Mineral pigment and gold on cloth. 77 x 63 inches (195 x 160 cm). Asia Week New York | Nancy Wiener Gallery

Ancient and/or Contemporary Chinese Art

U.S. galleries include:

Andrew Kahane, Ltd., « Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art« . kahaneasia@aol.com – www.artasianappraisers.com

Meiping. China, 13th century. Glazed stoneware. Height: 12.5 inches (30 cm). Asia Week New York | Andrew Kahane, Ltd.

Longquan celadon lotus bowl. China, Southern Song Dynasty, late 12th-13th century. Diameter: 6.5 inches (16.5 cm). Asia Week New York | Andrew Kahane, Ltd.

Northern black glazed russet splashed pear shaped vase. China, Northern Song-Jin Dynasty, 12th-early 13th century. Height: 13 inches (32.8 cm). Asia Week New York | Andrew Kahane, Ltd.

Asian Art Studio, « Noble Treasures« . asianartstudio@msn.com – www.asianartstudio.com

Rare imperial rectangular white jade seal carved with crouching dragon. China, Yuan Dynasty. Jade. Length: 2.25 inches (5.5 cm); Width: 1.8 inches (4.7 cm). Asia Week New York | Asian Art Studio

A hardstone and hongmu desk screen painted with figures in a mountainous landscape. China, late 19th century. 15 x 10.5 inches (38 cm). Asia Week New York | Asian Art Studio

A well hollowed agate snuff bottle, carved with flowers and trees by rockwork. China, 1750-1860. Height: 2.25 inches (5.8 cm).

Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Inc., « Spring Exhibition of Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art« . info@rmchaitgal.net – www.rmchait.com

Bronze Figure of a Seated Buddha. China, Ming dynasty, circa 15th/16th century. Bronze. Height: 19.25 inches (48.9 cm). Asia Week New York | Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Inc.

Underglaze red and blue baluster vase, decorated with the Eight Horses of Mu Wang. China, early Kangxi period, circa late 17th century. Porcelain. Height: 16.25 inches (48.3 cm). Asia Week New York | Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Inc.

Large red glazed vase, of rounded form and sang de boeuf color glaze with fine crackle. China, 18th/early 19th century. Porcelain. Height: 14 inches (35.6 cm). Asia Week New York | Ralph M. Chait Galleries, Inc.

China 2000 Fine Art, « To See a World in a Grain of Sand« . c2000fa@aol.com – www.china2000fineart.com

Lingbi Scholar Rock with Carved Marble Base. China, Ming dynasty. Lingbi stone and marble. Rock: 22.75 (Height) x 14.75 (Width) x 4.75 (Depth) inches (57.8 x 37.4 x 12 cm). Asia Week New York | China 2000 Fine Art

Zhang Ling. Exchanging the White Goose for the Classic Text. China, late 15th/early 16th century, Ming dynasty. Ink and color on paper. 27 x 1.5 inches (68 x 26.8 cm). Asia Week New York | China 2000 Fine Art

Xie Zhiguang (1899-1976). Appreciating the Plum Blossom. China, 20th century. Ink and color on paper, hanging scroll. 53.5 x 11.75 inches (136 × 30 cm). Asia Week New York | China 2000 Fine Art

The Chinese Porcelain Company, « Chinese Contemporary Ink Painting« . cplumhoff@chineseporcelainco.com – steo@chineseporcelainco.com – www.chineseporcelainco.com

Tai Xiangzhou. Paradise Mountain. China, 2012. Ink on silk. 23.9 x 126.25  inches (60.6 x 320.7 cm). Asia Week New York | The Chinese Porcelain Company

A Yueyao Glazed Funerary Jar. Western Jin Dynasty, 265 – 316 AD. Height: 17 1/2 inches (44.45 cm); Diameter: 9 3/4 inches (24.77 cm). Asia Week New York | The Chinese Porcelain Company

Gisèle Croës (Belgium), « Matter and Memory« . art@giselecroes.com

Bodhisattva Head. China, Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577). Limestone. Height: 10.5 inches (29 cm). Asia Week New York | Gisèle Croës s.a.

Archaic bronze vessel, Gu. China, Shang Dynasty (1600-1050 BC), Anyang Culture (1300-1050 BC), 12th century BC. Bronze with green, blue and brown patina; malachite and cuprite crystallisation; traces of textile. Height: 12.4 inches (31.5 cm). Asia Week New York | Gisèle Croës s.a.

Gold animal mask. China, Warring States period (481 – 221 BC). Width: 4.25 inches (11 cm). Asia Week New York | Gisèle Croës s.a.

Michael C. Hughes LLC, « Recent Acquisitions – Chinese Works of Art« . mhughesllc@earthlink.net

An Eastern Zhou Dynasty style vessel, gui. Probably Ming Dynasty. 5.3 inches across (13.5 cm). Asia Week New York | Michael C. Hughes LLC

A Nephrite jade snuff bottle. Master of the Rocks school, 1760-1850. Height without stopper: 2.7 inches (7 cm). Asia Week New York | Michael C. Hughes LLC

Jadestone, « Diminutive and Dynamic: Miniature Chinese Snuff Bottles and Works of Art« . info@jadestonegallery.com – www.jadestonegallery.com

Famille Rose Snuff Bottle. China, Qianlong Mark and Period. Enameled porcelain. Height: 1.4 inches (3.6 cm). Asia Week New York | Jadestone

Miniature Famille Rose Incense Burner. China, Qianlong-Jiaqing Period. Enameled porcelain. 2 x 2 inches (5.2 x 5.2 cm). Asia Week New York | Jadestone

Openwork-Carved Jade Toggle with Russet Skin. China, Qing Dynasty. 1.7 x 1.4 x 0.8 inches (4.5 x 3.6 x 2 cm). Asia Week New York | Jadestone

Kaikodo LLC, « The Immortal Past« . asianart@kaikodo.com – www.kaikodo.com

Gilt-Lacquered Wood Figure of a Seated Boy. China, Song-Yuan Dynasty, 13th-14th century. Height: 15 inches (38 cm). Asia Week New York | Kaikodo LLC

Gilt-Silver Wine-Drinking Game Set. “The Analects Jade Candle” with inscribed “drinking strips.” China, Tang Dynasty, 8th century. Height: 10 inches (25.4 cm). Asia Week New York | Kaikodo LLC

Dai Mingyue (1625-1670). Bamboo and Rock. Hanging scroll, ink on satin. 31.5 x 18.5 inches (80 x 47 cm). Asia Week New York | Kaikodo LLC

J.J. Lally & Co., « Chinese Archaic Bronzes: The Collection of Daniel Shapiro and Ancient Chinese Sculpture: Recent Acquisitions ». staff@jjlally.com – www.jjlally.com

Bronze Ritual Vessel (Gong). China, Shang Dynasty, circa 1200 B.C. Height: 10 5/8 inches (27 cm); Length: 11 3/4 inches (30.1 cm). Asia Week New York | J. J. Lally & Co.

Bronze Ritual Vessel (Fangding). China, Early Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th century B.C. Height: 10 3/4 inches (27.3 cm). Asia Week New York | J. J. Lally & Co.

Gilt Bronze Figure of the Bodhisattva Guanyin. China, Tang Dynasty, 8th century. Height: 10 inches (25.5 cm). Asia Week New York | J. J. Lally & Co.

M. Sutherland Fine Arts, Ltd., « Chinese Contemporary Painting: New Works by Hai Tao« . info@msutherland.com – www.msutherland.com

Hai Tao. Landscape Number 1. China, 2012. Ink on paper. Asia Week New York | M. Sutherland Fine Arts, Ltd.

Hai Tao. Melodious Apparition. Nanjing, China, 2010. Ink on rice paper. 12.75 x 10.1 inches (32.4 x 25.7 cm). Asia Week New York | M. Sutherland Fine Arts, Ltd.

Hai Tao. Rising Tide. Nanjing, China, 2010. Ink on rice paper. 12.75 x 10.25 inches (32.4 x 26 cm). Asia Week New York | M. Sutherland Fine Arts, Ltd.

Nicholas Grindley Works of Art Ltd, « Chinese Furniture and Scholars’ Objects« . nick@nicholasgrindley.com – rebecca@nicholasgrindley.com – www.nicholasgrindley.com

Huanghuali yoke back armchair with a backward sloping yoke. China, Late Ming dynasty, 16th century. Huanghuali wood. Height 42.5 x Width 23.5 x Depth 24 inches (107.9 x 59.7 x 61 cm). Asia Week New York | Nicholas Grindley Works of Art Ltd

Huanghuali inset leg bridle joint table. China, Late Ming, early Qing dynasty, 17th century. Huanghuali wood. Height 31.75 x Width 95.25 x Depth 21.25 inches (80.6 x 242 x 54 cm). Asia Week New York | Nicholas Grindley Works of Art Ltd

Duan inkstone contained within a nanmu box. China, Qing dynasty, 17th/18th century. Length 3.5 x Width 3 x Depth .5 inches(8.9 x 7.6 x 1.3 cm). Asia Week New York | Nicholas Grindley Works of Art Ltd

Zetterquist Galleries, « Early Chinese Ceramics: Monochromes« . inquiries@zetterquist.com – www.zetterquist.com

Large and Important Carved Mei-ping. China, Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127 A.D.). Porcelaineous Stoneware. Height: 15.3 inches (39cm). Asia Week New York | Zetterquist Galleries

Large Yaozhou Game Box. China, Northern Song Dynasty (960–1127 A.D.). Ceramic. Diameter: 4.9 inches (12.5cm). Asia Week New York | Zetterquist Galleries

Large Longquan Celadon Twin Fish Bowl. China, Southern Song–Yuan Dynasty (13th–14th century A.D.). Ceramic. Diameter: 7.9 inches (20cm). Asia Week New York | Zetterquist Galleries

Ancient and/or Contemporary Japanese Art

Carole Davenport (United States), « BCE TO NOW – Masterworks from Japan and China« . carole@caroledavenport.com – www.caroledavenport.com

Kasuga Deer Mandala. Japan, Muromachi Period, circa 1500. Silk. 35 x 14.5 inches (89 x 36.8 cm). Asia Week New York | Carole Davenport

Hiroyuki Asano. Sunset Mt. Fuji. Japan, 2013. Black impala granite from South Africa. Height: 14.6 inches (37 cm). Asia Week New York | Carole Davenport

Okimono of a kirin. 18th century. Porcelain with celadon glaze, Nabeshima kiln. 11.5 inches high. Asia Week New York | Carole Davenport

Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd. (United States), « Jewels for Homes« . info@daiichiarts.com – www.daiichiarts.com

Miyanaga Tozan III. On the Way. Japan, circa 2004. Cobalt glazed porcelain. 20 x 17.3 x 7.4 inches (50.8 x 43.9 x 18.8 cm). Asia Week New York | Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd.

Kaneshige Kosuke. Saint’s Garment No.5. Japan, 2004. Wood-fired bizen stoneware. 16 x 19 x 13 inches (40.6 x 48.3 x 33 cm). Asia Week New York | Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd.

Otto Akob. Gold Coral and Pearl Earrings: Shells. Germany, 1986. 18kt gold, orient pearls, coral enamel. 1.25 x 0.8 inches (3.1 x 2 cm). Asia Week New York | Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd.

Joan B. Mirviss, Ltd. (United States), « Japan in Black and White: Ink and Clay« . info@mirviss.com – www.mirviss.com

Yashima Gakutei. Surimono woodblock print. Japan, 1830. 8 x 7 inches (20.3 x 17.8 cm). Asia Week New York | Joan B. Mirviss, Ltd

Yagi Kazuo. Asymmetrical sculpted vessel. Japan, circa 1970. Glazed stoneware. 8.75 x 8.25 x 7.88 inches (22.2 x 21 x 20 cm). Asia Week New York | Joan B. Mirviss, Ltd

Maruyama Ôkyo. Moon Over Waves. Japan, 1777. Ink on silk. 39.25 x 12.6 inches (99.7 x 32.1 cm). Asia Week New York | Joan B. Mirviss, Ltd

Onishi Gallery (United States), « Heritage: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics and Other Interior Objects« . nana@onishigallery.com – www.onishigallery.com

Tokuda Yasokichi III. Plate Kamon (Floral). Japan, 2000. Porcelain with vivid colored glaze (yôsai). 3.9 x 21.9 inches (10 x 55.5 cm). Asia Week New York | Onishi Gallery

Tokuda Yasokichi III. Plate Shin-en (Calm). Japan, 1992. Porcelain with vivid colored glaze (yôsai). 3.3 x 21.5 inches (8.5 x 54.5 cm). Asia Week New York | Onishi Gallery

Maeda Hideo. Flower vessel with geometric pattern. Japan, 2013. Stoneware with inlay. 16.7 x 12.4 inches (42.5 x 31.5 cm). Asia Week New York | Onishi Gallery

Scholten Japanese Art (United States), « Erotic Art of Japan: Everybody’s Doing It« . info@scholten-japanese-art.com – www.scholten-japanese-art.com

Suzuki Harunobu (circa 1725-70). Teahouse waitress and a lover in an intimate embrace. Japan, circa 1768. Woodblock print. 8 1/8 x 11 1/8 inches (20.5 by 28.2 cm). Asia Week New York | Scholten Japanese Art

Suzuki Harunobu (ca. 1724-70). A beauty watching a couple drinking sake, from the The Spell of Amorous Love (Enshoku koi no urakata). Japan, circa 1766-70. Woodblock printed chuban orihon (folded illustrated book). 7.5 x 5.125 inches (19.2 x 13 cm). Asia Week New York | Scholten Japanese Art

Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867). Young Lovers at the New Year, from the series Selections from the Brocade Quarters (E-awase Kinkaisho). Japan, circa 1815. Woodblock print. 10.125 x 14.625 inches (25.7 x 37.2 cm). Asia Week New York | Scholten Japanese Art

Erik Thomsen (United States), « Japanese Paintings and Works of Art« . info@erikthomsen.com – www.erikthomsen.com

Suzuki Shônen (1849-1918). Pines (detail). Japan, Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1910. Ink on gold leaf. 67.5 x 147.5 inches (171.5 x 374.5 cm) each. Asia Week New York | Erik Thomsen

Katsudô Eiryrû (act. 1790s). Ensô Bijin. Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868), 1790s. Ink and mineral colors on silk. 55 x 22.5 inches (139.3 x 56.8). Asia Week New York | Erik Thomsen

Rinpa School. Flowers of the Season by Meandering Stream. Japan, Meiji era (1868-1912). Ink, mineral colors, gofun and gold on paper with gold leaf. 66.25 x 74 inches (169.5 x 188 cm). Asia Week New York | Erik Thomsen

Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art (Japan), « Japanese Art Highlights« . h-yanagi@art.plala.or.jp – www.h-yanagi.com

Standing Amida Nyorai. Japan, Kamakura Period, 13th century. Cypress wood. Height: 9 inches (23 cm). Asia Week New York | Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art

Maruyama Okyo. Turtles. Japan, Edo Period, 1785. Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk. 35.4 x 15.75 inches (90 x 40 cm). Asia Week New York | Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art

Miyagawa Choshun. Nikuhitsu Ukiyo-e: Figures. Japan, Edo Period, 18th century. Six-fold screen, ink and color on silk. Each painting 30.9 x 13.2 inches (78.4 x 33.6 cm). Asia Week New York | Hiroshi Yanagi Oriental Art

BachmannEckenstein (Switzerland). « Japanese Art | Pre-Modern and Beyond« . email@bachmanneckenstein.com – www.bachmanneckenstein.com

Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875). Dish. Japan, 19th century. Glazed ceramic. 6.2 x 4 inches (15.7 x 10 cm). Asia Week New York | BachmannEckenstein JapaneseArt

Ikeno Taiga (1723-1776). Landscape – Hanging Scroll. Japan, Edo Period, 18th century. Ink and color on paper. 49 x 10.9 inches (124.5 x 27.6 cm); Scroll: 80.3 x 16.5 inches (204 x 42 cm). Asia Week New York | BachmannEckenstein JapaneseArt

Hine Taizan (1813-1869). Landscape – Hanging Scroll. Japan, Meiji Period, dated 1868. Ink on paper. 44.5 x 12.3 inches (113.1 x 31.2 cm); Scroll: 76.8 x 17.1 inches (195 x 43.5 cm). Asia Week New York | BachmannEckenstein JapaneseArt

Giuseppe Piva Japanese Art (Italy). « Yūgen: The Subtle Profundity of Japanese Art« . info@giuseppepiva.com – www.giuseppepiva.com

Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875). Hare. Signed Rengetsu. Ceramic okimono with calligraphic inscription. Height: 7.9 inches (20 cm). Asia Week New York | Giuseppe Piva Japanese Art

A small hokai box with Kodai-ji Maki-e Design with Autumn Plants. Japan, Momoyama Period, late 16th century. 7.7 x 8.3 x 8.3 inches (19.5 x 21 x 21 cm). Asia Week New York | Giuseppe Piva Japanese Art

Kei School. Nikko Bosatsu. Japan, Nanbokucho Period (1336-1392). Wood sculpture with colored pigments and gold-leaf decoration. Height: 19.7 inches (50 cm). Asia Week New York | Giuseppe Piva Japanese Art

Ancient and contemporary Korean

Kang Collection Korean Art and Koo New York, both from the United States, round out the contributors presenting the extraordinary array of Asian art treasures on view.

Kang Collection Korean Art (United States). « Ik-Joong Kang: Bamboo/Wind« . info@kangcollection.com – www.kangcollection.com

Ik-Joong Kang. White Moon Jar. Korea, 2011. Mixed media on wood. 37.75 x 37.75 inches (96 x 96 cm). Asia Week New York | Kang Collection Korean Art

Ik-Joong Kang. Samramansang Moon Jar. Korea, 2010-2013. Mixed Media on Wood. 47 x 47 inches (119.4 x 119.4 cm). Asia Week New York | Kang Collection Korean Art

Ik-Joong Kang. Blue Chrysanthemum Moon Jar. Korea, 2011. Mixed Media on Wood. 47 x 47 inches (119.4 x 119.4 cm). Asia Week New York | Kang Collection Korean Art

Koo New York (United States). « Korean Traditions: Arts of the Interior« . info@koonewyork.com – www.koonewyork.com

Anonymous. Cranes Gathering in Daoist Western Paradise. Korea, Annexation Period (1910-45). Eight-Panel Screen; colors on silk, mounted on brocade. Overall: 74.5 x 127.25 inches (153 x 323.4 cm). Asia Week New York | KooNewYork

To celebrate the 2015 edition of Asia Week New York, which offers a non-stop schedule of gallery open houses, auctions, exhibitions, lectures, symposia and special events, a private, invitation-only reception will once again take place at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on March 16.

A comprehensive guide with maps will be available at participating galleries, auction houses and cultural institutions, starting February 2015 and online at asiaweekny.com. Emphasizing the strength of interest from Chinese-speaking buyers, a Chinese version of the website is available at cn.asiaweekny.com.

Bonhams to offer fine jades and bronzes in December Fine Chinese Art Auction

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17th Century, 18th century, Altar Table, antaravasaka, bhumishparsha, Blue-and-White, Bronze, Buddha, Buddhist deity, cabinet, Cinnabar Lacquer, covered bowl, dhyanasana, doucai-decorated, Dragon robe, embroidered yellow silk, famille rose and iron red enameled, gilt-bronze, guan, hanging vase, huanghuali, jardinière, Jiajing six-character mark and of the period, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period, late 18th-early 19th century, late Ming dynasty, Late Qing dynasty, Late Qing-Republic period, Manjusri, Pottery Bowl, prunus and magpie dish, quadrilobed vase, sancai- glazed, Tang dynasty, three-color lacquer, vajraparyankasana, visvavajra, White Jade, yellow jade, Yongle six-character mark

A rare large three-color lacquer quadrilobed vase. Late 18th/early 19th century. 23 1/2in (59.7cm) high. Estimate: $60,000-90,000. Image: Courtesy of Bonhams.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Fine jades, bronzes and works of art highlight Bonhams’ Fine Chinese Works of Art auction on December 16, as part of a two-day sale of Asian art in San Francisco. Bonhams’ biannual auctions of Chinese art have become a magnet drawing international collectors of Chinese art to travel to the West Coast to acquire fresh choice objects from American private collections and estates that Bonhams has historically offered with great success over the last 30 years. The 416 lots of Chinese works of art offered on the first day of this sale should attract collectors interested in all fields to participate in this exciting auction.

A fine white jade covered censer from a Northern California estate (est. $20,000-30,000), purchased from William Clayton of London, by repute, will be one of the many highlights of the more than 150 lots of jades to be offered in this auction. This estate and the collection of Emmanuel Gran will constitute the majority of the lots offered, including white jade toggles and cabinet pieces dating to the 18th and 19th centuries. Choice items from the collection of Harold Stack will also be offered, including a fine and rare yellow hanging vase from the late Qing dynasty (est. $30,000-50,000).

A finely carved white jade covered bowl, 18th century. Estimate: $20,000 – 30,000 (€16,000 – 24,000). Image: Courtesy of Bonhams.

The gently curved sides resting upon five supports carefully rendered in the form of leafy peony flowers, below gently recessed reserves, each enclosing a stalk of leafy lotus finely carved in low relief, the domed cover similarly decorated, with a reduced oval finial to the top of a circular platform; the even white stone with faint russet and cloud-like inclusions. 5 3/8in (13.7cm) diameter;3 1/8in (8cm) high

Provenance: purchased from William Clayton, London, by repute

A fine and rare yellow jade hanging vase. Late Qing dynasty. Estimate: $30,000 – 50,000 (€24,000 – 41,000). Image: Courtesy of Bonhams.

Of archaic hu form, the tapered ovoid body carved in high relief on both sides with a single ram’s head set between raised narrow bands under two loop rings enclosing a twisted rope handle, the cover also banded and set off by a segmented bud finial, all supported by a flared oval foot embellished with further paired raised bands, the stone a rich yellow color shading to a light russet tone, the underside of the cover bearing an inscription possibly reading yong bao yong, the underside of the foot bearing a four character Qianlong mark. 6 in (15.3cm) high

Provenance: The Jade Collector, Los Angeles, 1994
The Harold E. Stack Collection of Chinese Jades

Religious bronzes from the Ming and Qing dynasties and other fine metalwork are a featured attraction of the auction. A fine cast Buddhist bronze deity, 17th century, from the estate of Ralph and Joan Kramer of Sedona, Ariz., (est. $30,000-50,000) and a gilt bronze seated figure of a Buddha, Yongle six character mark (est. $60,000-80,000) from a Southwest collector, are among the many Buddhist bronzes to be sold. Fine enamels formerly in the collection of Sir Harry Garner, noted English author of many books on Chinese art and metalwork and a great early 20th century collector, will be featured highlights of this sale, along with Shang and Zhou bronzes from a Northern California collection.

A fine cast bronze seated Buddhist deity, 17th century. Estimate: $30,000 – 50,000 (€24,000 – 41,000). Image: Courtesy of Bonhams.

Possibly Manjusri, seated dhyanasana on an elaborately draped double lotus pedestal base, one hand holding a lotus stem, the other holding a jewel, with two lotus stalks flanking the powerful shoulders, one supporting the remnants of a book, the other the base of a sword, both enclosing the voluptuous face with downcast eyes framed by an elegant jeweled and floral draped crown, the slim body adorned with pendant jewels falling from the waist and to the front chest. 28in (71.2cm) high

Provenance: by repute, purchased in Mukden in 1923, by descent to the current owners
Property from the Estate of Ralph and Joan Kramer, Sedona, Arizona

A gilt bronze seated figure of Buddha, Yongle six-character mark. Estimate: $30,000 – 50,000 (€24,000 – 41,000). Image: Courtesy of Bonhams.

Wearing a voluminous well-defined sanghati, with the antaravasaka undergarment rippling at the chest, his hair in tight curls covering the conical ushnisha above, and long pierced earlobes, with hands in bhumishparsha mudra and seated in vajraparyankasana on a lotus pedestal inscribed with a Yongle reign mark on its upper surface and sealed with a plate beneath incised with a visvavajra and traces of red lacquer. 7 7/8in (20cm) high

Notes: The statue is defined by an idiosyncratic sculptural manner within the Yongle stylistic parameters, and superb color and condition. Yet a number of variances are found that fall outside these parameters.

Firstly, the treatment of the outer lotus petal does not follow the convention of Yongle or other known Ming period casting. The long narrow petals have a median ridge and the tip of curves out slightly to a smooth point. The convention is rounded with an ornate scrolled element to suggest the layers of fine curling petals at the tip. The wider inner petal and smaller spacing petals are consistent as is the beading on the upper and lower edges. While subtle variation is found throughout the body of known Yongle period bronzes, the stylistic convention is strictly adhered to.

Only one other examples of faceted pointed petals is currently known from the period that sold Sotheby’s, New York, 26 March 1996, lot 6. However the form of the petal is more commonly found in sculpture from the 17th-18th century. Two Tara figures in the Summer Palace at Rehol have similar treatment of the petals, but only have a single line of beading along the upper edge of the base, (seeBuddhist Art from Rehol, pp. 85 and 91, nos. 22 and 25). A Padmasambhava figure in the Museum Rietberg dated to the 17th century is cast with petals with pointed curving tips, but they are plump and lack the median ridge.

Further variances are found the high forehead, slender torso, and thick rippling under garment at the chest, and slightly smaller size. The execution of the Yongle reign mark on the base does not provide any variance or indication that it was added later, further complicating the attribution.

While the overall hue of the gilding, areas of wear and treatment of the incised visvajra are consistent with 15th century casting, there is a preponderance of anomalies that make it difficult to be certain of the age.

For other Buddha figures recently offered and published include: Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, October 7, 2010, lot 2142; Christie’s, New York, March 30, 2006, lot 180; Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, April 4, 2012, lot 3225; Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, April 11, 2008, lot 3049; Christie’s, London, 11 July 2006, lot 96; Christie’s, London, November 13, 2001, lot 116.

Also compare with two enthroned Buddha figures, one in the British Museum, W. Zwalf, ed, Buddhism: Art and Faith, London, 1985, cat. 305, and the other from the Speelman Collection, Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 7th October 2006, lot 808. Also see Ulrich von Schroeder’s survey of Tibetan monastery collections, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, Hong Kong, 2001, vol. II, pl. 358A; another, with the reign mark erased, is now in a private collection, Ulrich von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, Hong Kong 1981, 146D.

The Yongle emperor (1403-24) had a very close affinity to Tibetan Buddhism and revered the high lamas of all the major sects. Tibetan Buddhism had become influential under the Yuan dynasty, which utilised it to cement its sphere of influence over Tibet. Under the Yongle emperor, imperial patronage was extended. In the first year of his reign, he invited the Fifth Karmapa to Beijing to perform funeral rites for his parents. Throughout his reign, numerous Buddhist images cast in Beijing were sent as gifts to high-ranking Tibetan lamas and dignitaries. The remoteness of the Tibetan plateau, combined with the reverence in which these Buddhist images were held and preserved in the numerous monasteries, provided the perfect environment for their survival prior to the Communist invasion of Tibet.

Provenance: H. Medill Sarkisian, Denver
acquired from the above 7 July, 1980
According to notes by Mr. Sarkisian, the work was acquired by him in India in the early 1960’s

A rare large three-color lacquer quadrilobed vase from the late 18th/early 19th century (est. $60,000-90,000) is part of a rare group of Chinese lacquer to be sold in this session. Carved with four panels featuring foreigners carrying tribute of auspicious objects, a theme both used to legitimise the authority of the emperor and to enforce Chinese suzerainty over its neighbours for millennia, it carries a conservative pre-sale estimate of $60,000-90,000. A rare carved lacquer box with the « three Grey Beards » seated around a gaming board, reversed by camellias in bloom, late Ming dynasty (est. $40,000-60,000) from a Japanese collection is another highlight of this group.

A rare large three-color lacquer quadrilobed vase. Late 18th-early 19th century. Estimate: $60,000-90,000 (€49,000 – 73,000). Image: Courtesy of Bonhams.

The flattened body of oval section carved in attractive crisp relief on the wider faces and narrower ends with four upright panels, each depicting foreigners carrying tribute of auspicious objects, the top layer of lacquer red, with the orange-brown and black layers appearing in the deeper carving, the flaring neck with upright petal lappets, the spreading foot with a lotus band complimented by a lotus band at the shoulder, with a continuous leiwen pattern at the mouth rim and foot rim, the shoulders set with a pair of gilt-bronze animal mask handles suspending loose rings. 23 1/2in (59.7cm) high

Notes: Neighboring nations presenting gifts to the Chinese emperor as an expression of gratitude for his benevolent rule was an important aspect of China’s foreign policy for successive dynasties. Strange animals, exotica and precious objects would be presented on diplomatic missions in an attempt to curry favor with the dominant nation. Whereas the act of tribute would further legitimize the authority of the emperor, it also enforced Chinese suzerainty over East Asia for millennia.

As a motif in Chinese art history, Western foreigners bearing tribute to the Chinese court is a longstanding theme that may be traced to the Tang dynasty with Yan Liben’s scroll of a procession of foreigners bringing exotic objects. Likewise the Song Dynasty’s catalog of paintings in the imperial collection Xuan He Hua Pu also includes a category on ‘Barbarian Tribes’ (Fanzu) which included paintings of foreign tribute missions.

In the early and middle Qing dynasty, the theme blossomed. The subject of a number of court paintings, such as three anonymous hanging scrolls Envoys from Vassal States and Foreign Countries Presenting Tribute to the Emperor, in the Palace Museum, Beijing (illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures – 14 – Paintings by Court Artists of the Qing Court, Commercial Press, Hong Kong, 1996, pp. 236-41, nos. 62-64) illustrating a myriad of foreigners in distinctively non-Chinese dress gathered at the gates of the Forbidden City laden with gifts.

When this theme was employed in the decorative arts–carved jade brush pots and screens, porcelain vases, as well as cinnabar lacquer boxes and the present three color lacquer vase–the foreigners are often depicted in mountainous landscapes and precipitous paths, implicitly stating the journey to offer a gift to the Chinese emperor is long and arduous. Their flowing capes, curly beards and horned hats do not refer to a specific place, but rather a distant beyond. It is likely that objects decorated with this theme were themselves intended as gifts to the emperor. However, it is more likely they were presented by regional state officials or important merchants rather than foreigners.

For a similar, though smaller (31.9 cm. high) example also of begonia form (海棠花式) lacquer vase, also unmarked seeMasterpieces of Chinese Carved Lacquer Ware in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1971, no. 32. A similar shaped vase with figures in a landscape, (31.5cm high) was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 24 November 2013, lot 340 for HK$325,000.

A rare carved cinnabar lacquer box with opposing figural and floral decoration, Late Ming dynasty. Estimate: $40,000 – 60,000 (€32,000 – 49,000). Image: Courtesy of Bonhams.

Of cylindrical form with short walls and flat top to each section, the top of cover carved in high relief with ‘Three Gray Beards’ seated around a gaming board in an edited landscape that continues onto the upright walls against a ground of flower-filled diamond diapers that repeat on the exterior walls of the base surrounding camellia branches in bloom, the interior surfaces finished in black lacquer. 2 3/4in (7cm) diameter; 1 1/4in (3.3cm) high

Notes: The formation of the camellia blossoms on the base of this box is very similar to the illustration of the same plant in Li Shizhen’s Bencao Gangmu (Pandects of Natural History), published in 1596. See Regina Krahl, ‘Plant Motifs of Chinese Porcelain: Examples from the Topkapi Saray Identified through the Bencao Gangmu, Part I,’ originally published in Orientations, May 1987, vol. 18, no. 5, p. 59, and re-issued in Chinese Ceramics: Selected articles from Orientations 1982-2003, 2004, p. 145.

For a box of larger size (16.2cm diameter) with a similar diaper ground to opposing plant and figural subjects but carved with identical floral patterns to the upright walls, seeGugong bowuyuan cang wenwu zhenpin quanji, vol.45 (Yuan Ming qiqi), 2006, cat. no. 195, p. 247, as late Ming dynasty.

A 12 symbol imperial Chinese dragon robe from the late Qing dynasty (est. $30,000-50,000) is a featured attraction of the fine textiles to be offered in this sale. An elegant huanghuali altar table, 18th century, from the O’Brien collection of Asian art (est. $80,000-120,000), and an 18th century huanghuali cabinet (est. $30,000-50,000) are part of a select group of Chinese furniture to be offered, along with an unusual pair of zitan and burl wood stands from the Republic Period (est. $10,000-15,000)

An embroidered yellow silk dragon robe with twelve imperial symbols. Late Qing dynasty. Estimate: $30,000 – 50,000 (€24,000 – 41,000). Image: Courtesy of Bonhams.

Embroidered in brightly-hued silk and gilt-wrapped threads with nine dragons chasing flaming pearls amid clouds further combined with baskets containing peaches, bats and Daoist emblems along with the twelve symbols: the constellation, sun, moon and mountain around the collar from front to back; the fu symbol and axe, aquatic grass and temple cups down the front; a dragon and pheasant, flames and rice grains embroidered on the back, all above a wide lishui border intricately detailed with additional auspicious objects; embroidered black collar band and horseshoe cuffs en suite. 52 1/2 x 69in (133.4 x 175.3cm)

A huanghuali altar table, 18th century. Estimate: $80,000 – 120,000 (€65,000 – 97,000). Image: Courtesy of Bonhams.

The floating panel top set into a mitered, mortise and tenon frame over a plain beaded apron with U-shaped spandrels joined to tubular supports and paired cross braces. 32 1/4 x 76 5/8 x 20 1/4in (82 x 194.5 x 51.5cm)

Provenance: the O’Brien collection of Asian art

A huanghuali cabinet, 18th century. Estimate: $30,000 – 50,000 (€24,000 – 41,000). Image: Courtesy of Bonhams.

The two-board top set into a mitered, mortise and tenon frame housing a pair of well-figured single board framed doors flanking a removable stile over a plain apron opening to reveal interior shelves, the central shelf housing a pair of drawers (later added), all fitted with yellow brass mounts. 61 5/8 x 34 ½ x 17 1/4in (156.7 x 87.7 x 43.8cm)

A fine sancai glazed pottery bowl from the Tang dynasty, formerly in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. F. Brodie Lodge (est. $10,000-15,000), and a group of longquan celadon from the collection of Frank and Georgia James and from a Japanese private collection, are part of a choice group of Chinese ceramics to be offered. Transitional blue and white porcelains, such as a rare blue and white jar, Jiajing mark and period (est. $15,000-25,000) and a doucai glazed prunus and magpie dish, Kangxi mark and period (est. $30,000-50,000), are part of the Qing dynasty porcelains on the block, along with a pair of famille rose and iron red enamelled jardinières of the late Qing/Republic period (est. $20,000-30,000) from a Bay Area family collection.

A sancai glazed small pottery bowl, Tang dynasty. Estimate: $10,000 – 15,000 (€8,100 – 12,000). Image: Courtesy of Bonhams.

Of circular form, its wide curving well painted with spots of colorless glaze that separate ribbons of cobalt blue and amber glaze, all repeating in more diffuse form on the exterior walls and base molded with flower heads and leaves, the floor of the well also marked with the remains of three tiny clay spurs. 4in (10cm) diameter

Provenance: Bluett & Sons, London, 1972, by repute
Mr. and Mrs. F. Brodie Lodge (attached label reading Brodie & Enid Lodge M.123)

Exhibited and Published: Oriental Ceramics Society, London, Loan Exhibition of Arts of the T’ang Dynasty 25 February – 30 March 1955, cat. no. 116, listed but not illustrated; attached label from the 1955 exhibition

A rare blue and white jar, guan, Jiajing six-character mark and of the period. Estimate: $15,000 – 20,000 (€12,000 – 16,000). Image: Courtesy of Bonhams.

Thickly potted and painted in shades of cobalt blue with a band of pearl-centered lappets around the curving shoulder, branches of camellia, peony, lotus and chrysanthemum encircling the compressed globular body above a stiff leaf band rising from the foot, the six-character mark written in regular script within a double ring beneath a celadon-tinged glaze applied everywhere except the foot pad and the altered rim of the neck now covered with a metallic copper colored pigment. 8 1/2in (21.6cm) high; 11 1/4in (28.5cm) diameter

Provenance: Rare Art, Inc. 1981

A similar blue and white jar with the original neck preserved, also Jiajing mark and of the period, sold in Sotheby’s, Hong Kong sale HK0203, 25 April 2004, lot 298 (9 1/2in/24.2cm high).

A doucai-decorated prunus and magpie dish, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period. Estimate: $30,000 – 50,000 (€24,000 – 41,000). Image: Courtesy of Bonhams.

Depicting two magpies alighting on a flowering prunus branch rising amid bamboo, a garden rock and fence in a roundel to the center of the well while bamboo, prunus and camellia branches appear on the exterior walls, all outlined in underglaze blue and colored with overglaze enamels, the mark on the recessed base drawn in underglaze blue regular script within a double ring. 6 1/8in (15.6cm) diameter

Notes: Terese Tse Bartholomew has identified the combination of magpies, prunus branch and bamboo as a rebus for ‘double happiness for the bride and groom’ (zhumei shuangxi): seeHidden Meanings in Chinese Art, 2006, p.52, 2.17.11.

A similar dish, 15.7cm diameter, is published in Gugong bowuyuan cang wenwu zhenpin quanji, vol. 38, ‘Wucai, Doucai,’ 2008, p. 22, cat. no. 193. See also the pair of dishes sold in Sotheby’s, Hong Kong sale HK0269, 11 April 2008, lot 2906, 15.8cm diameter.

A pair of famille rose and iron red enameled jardinières. Late Qing-Republic period. Estimate: $20,000 – 30,000 (€16,000 – 24,000). Image: Courtesy of Bonhams.

Each of compressed globular form, the interior walls painted in iron red while gilt and brightly hued enamels appear on exterior walls in four circular dragon and phoenix reserves surrounded by gourd vines on a lemon yellow ground, the unglazed foot pads and recessed bases burnt a pale brown. 20 3/4in (52cm) diameter; 12 1/2in (32cm) high

The sale features 60 Chinese classical and modern paintings, including property from the collection of Huang Haonian (1899-1953) and from a San Francisco collection, with works by Zhang Daqian, Deng Fen, Li Kuchan, Pu Ru and Huang Junbi. Two paintings by the famous Philippine artist Fernando Amorsolo (1892-1972) (est. $20,000-30,000 each) from a Canadian private collection conclude the sale.

Exceptionnelle tête provenant d’une sculpture monumentale de Buddha. Chine, époque Ming, ca XVe siècle

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époque Ming, Buddha, ca XVe siècle

Exceptionnelle tête provenant d’une sculpture monumentale de Buddha. Chine, époque Ming, ca XVe siècle. Estimation 20 000 € – 30 000 €. Photo SVV Coutau-Bégarie

Bronze. H. (hors socle) : 47 cm.

Sous la chevelure bouclée, le visage encadré de larges oreilles aux lobes distendus présente une expression particulière, caractéristique du style des meilleurs exemples de la période Ming. Cette remarquable sculpture à la surface brûlée provient sans nul doute d’une grande sculpture détruite au fil des aléas de l’histoire Chinoise.

A titre d’exemple, de nombreuses œuvres aujourd’hui attribuées au célèbre monastère de Densathil (gDan-sa-mthil) au Tibet sont parvenues sur le marché dans des états identiques. Si l’attribution à un sanctuaire bouddhique précis est délicate, la qualité et la monumentalité de cette fonte ne laissent aucun doute sur le fait qu’elle ait originellement été créée pour un lieu sacré important de l’empire des premiers empereurs Ming. Accidents et manques visibles, petites reprises de surface, une trace sur le front atteste d’une tentative récente d’y fixer un ornement en guise d’urna.

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