Art Asiatique/Asian Art

Bowl, Sawankhalok ware, Ayutthaya period, 15th century, Thailand, Sukhothai province, Si Satchanalai, Ban Ko Noi kilns.Stoneware with celadon glaze. H x W x D: 8.4 x 27.2 x 27.2 cm (3 5/16 x 10 11/16 x 10 11/16 in). Purchase - Charles Lang Freer Endowment. Freer Gallery of Art, F1977.21 © 2016 Smithsonian Institution The transparent, blue-green glaze on this dish characterizes celadon made at the major Thai kiln center of Sawankhalok (Si Satchanalai). Its form and decoration show awareness... [Lire la suite]

Lot 70 : Rare statuette d'Avalokitesvara et Qilin en bronze doré, Chine, Dynastie Ming, début du XVIe siècle, provenant d'une collection particulière privée Belge. Estimation : 60 000 - 80 000 € / 66 000 - 88 000 $.  PARIS – Le 15 décembre prochain, Artcurial organisera sa seconde vacation annuelle dédiée à l’Art d’Asie, réunissant objets, mobilier, sculptures et textiles. Les 203 lots proposés aux enchères offriront un vaste panorama de la création chinoise, principalement, mais également japonaise. PARIS.- On... [Lire la suite]

Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2015. NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announced the sales of Asian Art Week for Fall 2015, a series of nine sales, starting from 15 September to 18 September. The week will present over a thousand lots of exceptional quality and rarity that span centuries of Asian Art featuring important works from the Sporer Collection, the Lai Family Collection, the Sowell Collection, and the Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, as well as fine Chinese display stands from a distinguished private American collection.... [Lire la suite]

Currently a doctoral candidate at University of Michigan, Li specializes in Chinese art. WORCESTER, MASS.- The Worcester Art Museum today announced the appointment of Vivian Li as its new curator of Asian art. Currently a doctoral candidate at University of Michigan, Li specializes in Chinese art, with a focus on sculpture in the development of modern art from the early 20th century through the postwar period. In her new role, Li will oversee the Museum’s Asian art program and collection, encompassing artworks from... [Lire la suite]

Photo: Sotheby's. LONDON.- On 13 May 2015 Sotheby’s London will bring to the market an exceptional range of Chinese and Japanese Works of Art. Alongside the biannual auction of Important Chinese Art, Sotheby’s will offer the single owner sale The Soul of Japanese Aesthetics: The Tsuneichi Inoue Collection. The collection formed by the Tokyo collector Tsuneichi Inoue encapsulates the best of collecting taste in Japan in the early to mid-20th century. This can be seen not only in the significant highlights such... [Lire la suite]

Du Nô à Mata Hari : Affiche. PARIS - Le musée national des arts asiatiques – Guimet propose une exposition sur 2000 ans de théâtre en Asie. Ce panorama inédit s’anime de ce qui participe, comme signes visibles et tangibles, de l’essence même du théâtre : le costume, la parure et le masque. Des costumes du théâtre indien aux kimonos et masques de nô japonais, en passant par les robes de l’Opéra de Pékin et le théâtre d’ombre de l’Asie du Sud-Est, c’est tout un monde de divinités, d’animaux et de personnages qui prend... [Lire la suite]

Pair of Wooden Temple Figures, Japan,  Est. 1467-1652. Nio Wood, 71 in. high. Photo courtesy Heather James Fine Art. Centuries of antiquities — loaded with historical, ritual, and cultural significance — weave an intricate story of centuries of dynasties and eras in the Arts of Asia exhibition at Heather James Fine Art in Palm Desert, California. Spanning 2,000 years, the objects in the show are organized by geography: China, Japan, and India & Southeast Asia. The rise and fall of many... [Lire la suite]

Khanjar (Dagger). Mughal India, 18th century. Photo courtesy Francesca Galloway. White nephrite hilt with inlaid with gold, lasque diamonds and other precious gems. Overall length: 12.6 inches (32 cm). Francesca Galloway. Indian Paintings & Courtly Objects: Recent Acquisitions. Leslie Feely Fine Art, 33 East 68th Street, 5th Floor, New York 10065. T/M (917) 943 7737 - M +44 777 594 4098 - christine@francescagalloway.com - www.francescagalloway.com. Asia Week New York. A Celebration of Asian Art. MARCH 14–22, 2014

A Maharaja with his Two Children. India, Rajasthan, circa 1870-80. Photo courtesy Francesca Galloway. Opaque pigments heightened with gold and silver. 22.1 x 16.2 inches (56 x 41.2 cm).Francesca Galloway. Indian Paintings & Courtly Objects: Recent Acquisitions. Leslie Feely Fine Art, 33 East 68th Street, 5th Floor, New York 10065. T/M (917) 943 7737 - M +44 777 594 4098 - christine@francescagalloway.com -www.francescagalloway.com. Asia Week New York. A Celebration of Asian Art. MARCH 14–22, 2014

By the artist Mola Bagas (or Muhammad Bakhsh). Ladies with Fireworks on a Terrace. Rajasthan, Bikaner, late 18th century. Photo courtesy Francesca Galloway. Opaque pigments and gold on paper. 9.5 x 6.4 inches (24.1 x 16.2 cm). Francesca Galloway. Indian Paintings & Courtly Objects: Recent Acquisitions. Leslie Feely Fine Art, 33 East 68th Street, 5th Floor, New York 10065. T/M (917) 943 7737 - M +44 777 594 4098 - christine@francescagalloway.com - www.francescagalloway.com. Asia Week New York. A Celebration of Asian Art. MARCH... [Lire la suite]