This March, Asia Week New York will be held across major international auction houses.
Christie’s will have seven sales of fine arts – five live auctions and two online auctions. Artworks such as ceramics, Buddhist sculptures, paintings and Japanese and Korean Art are included.
Key highlights include a 11th to 12th century Chinese gilt bronze figure of Guanyin sculpture, a 15th century Tibetan gilt bronze Maitreya Bodhisattva sculpture and Indian abstract painter, Vasudeo Gaitonde’s painting from the late 20th century.
Here is an overview of the sales, together with the highlight lots:
Japanese and Korean Art Including the Collection of David and Nayda Utterberg
This is a traditional sale during Asia Week in New York, often led by Japanese woodblock (ukiyo-e) prints. During this season's sale, 20 East Asian Buddhist paintings from the David and Nayda Utterberg Collection will be sold.
David was born in Chicago. After graduating from university, he worked in Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. During this period, he developed a strong interest in Asian Art and became an avid collector.
In 1981, and after returning to San Francisco, David founded a company to run a medical technology and equipment business. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Asian Art Museum and the Seattle Art Museum.
Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art
Another traditional sale during Asia Week in New York, highlights include a 12th century Indian bronze sculpture of Krishna; and a 15th century Tibetan gilt bronze sculpture of Maitreya Bodhisattva.
South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art Including Works from the Collection of Mahinder and Sharad Tak
A traditional sale during Asia Week in New York, this season features works the Collection of Mahinder & Sharad Tak. One of the most prominent collections of South Asian modern and contemporary artists in North America, the couple were key players in showcasing Indian cultural heritage in the United States.
Sharad started a computer engineering business. The company once provided programming and systems integration services for the U.S. Department of Defence, Federal Aviation Administration and NASA.
Mahinder is a radiation oncologist and a former U.S. military colonel.
Rivers and Mountains Far from the World: Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Rachelle R. Holden Collection
Rachelle Holden purchased her first snuff bottle in 1974, finding the art form fascinating as it combined all of the classic forms of Chinese Art: calligraphy, poetry and painting. This live sale features snuff bottles made out of different materials – including glass, porcelain, agate, jade and painted enamel on metal.
Highlights include an extremely rare and important imperial famille rose-enameled glass snuff bottle, Qianlong mark and of the period (1736-1795), formerly from the Zhang Tungyu Collection, Shanghai, as well as a carved black and white jade snuff bottle, Suzhou School, 1740-1850.
Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
This season’s highlights include a 11th to 12th century gilt bronze Guanyin sculpture, a 17th century huanghuali trestle-leg table and a mid-15th century cloisonne enamel dish.
Rivers and Mountains Far from the World: Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Rachelle R. Holden Collection (Online Sale)
This online sale's highlights include a 19th century carved aquamarine snuff bottle and a 19th to 20th century famile rose figural porcelain snuff bottle.
South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art Online
Complementing the live auction of this category, this sales celebrate a wide variety of artistic practices – such as paintings and sculptures – from the South Asian subcontinent and its diaspora across the 20th and 21st centuries.
Anonymous ￨ Amida Triad ￨ Japan
Created during the late 13th century
Sale: Japanese and Korean Art Including the Collection of David and Nayda Utterberg
Estimate: US$400,000 – 500,000
Anonymous ￨ Miroku Bosatsu (Bodhisattva Maitreya) in Welcoming Descent ￨ Ink, colour, gold and gold leaf on silk ￨ Japan
Created during the early 14th century
Sale: Japanese and Korean Art Including the Collection of David and Nayda Utterberg
Estimate: US$300,000 – 400,000
Katsushika Hokusai ￨ Under the well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa ￨ Japan
Sale: Japanese and Korean Art Including the Collection of David and Nayda Utterberg
Estimate: US$300,000 – 400,000
Bronze Figure of Dancing Krishna ￨ India
Created during Chola dynasty (12th century)
Height: 39.2 cm
Sale: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art
Estimate: US$500,000 – 700,000
Large Gilt Bronze Figure of Maitreya ￨ Central Tibet
Created during 15th century
Height: 50cm
Sale: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art
Estimate: US$400,000 – 600,000
Vasudeo S. Gaitonde ￨ Untitled ￨ Oil on canvas
Created in 1970
152.4 x 91.1 cm
Sale: South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art Including Works from the Collection of Mahinder and Sharad Tak
Estimate: US$2,000,000 – 3,000,000
Bhupen Khakar ￨ The Banyan Tree ￨ Oil on canvas
Created in 1994
175.3 x 175.3 cm
Sale: South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art Including Works from the Collection of Mahinder and Sharad Tak
Estimate: US$1,800,000 – 2,500,000
Imperial Famille Rose Enamelled glass snuff bottle
Incised four-character seal mark and of the Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Height: 5 cm
Provenance:
- Li Daohong Collection, Shanghai (by repute)
- Zhang Zhongyin (b. 1889) Collection, Shanghai
- Zhang Tungyu Collection
- Robert Hall, London, 1995
- Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York
Sale: Rivers and Mountains Far from the World: Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Rachelle R. Holden Collection
Estimate: US$400,000 – 600,000
Carved Black and White Jade Snuff Bottle
Created by the Suzhou School, 1740-1850
Height: 6.7 cm
Provenance:
- Property from a Private American Collection; Christie's New York, 27 November 1991, Lot 147
- Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York
Sale: Rivers and Mountains Far from the World: Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Rachelle R. Holden Collection
Estimate: US$80,000 – 120,000
Gilt Bronze Figure of Guanyin ￨ Dali Kingdom
Created during late 11th century – early 12th century
Height: 57.1 cm
Provenance:
- C. T. Loo & Co., New York, circa 1924
- Grace Rainey Rogers (1867-1943) Collection, Greenwich, Connecticut
- Collection of the Late Grace Rainey Rogers; Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., 18-19 November 1943, Lot 285
- C.T. Loo & Co., New York or Frank Caro, New York
- Arthur M. Sackler Collections
- Acquired from the above in 1982
Sale: Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Estimate: US$2,000,000 – 3,000,000
Huanghuali Trestle-leg Table
Created during the 17th century
95.9 x 309.9 cm x 47.6 cm
Provenance:
- EverArts Ltd., Hong Kong, 27 August 1996
Sale: Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Estimate: US$800,000 – 1,200,000
Ge Type Mallet Vase
Six character seal mark in underglaze blue and of the Yongzheng period (1723-1735)
Height: 16.6 cm
Provenance:
- Dr. Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection
- Ceramique Chinoises Provenant de Deux Collections Européennes; Sotheby's Paris, 12 June 2008, Lot 97
- Eskenazi Ltd., London
Sale: Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Estimate: US$400,000 – 600,000
Cloisonne Enamel Dish
Incised six-character mark in a line and of the Jingtai period (1450-1456)
Diameter: 21.7 cm
Sale: Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Estimate: US$300,000 – 500,000
Maqbool Fida Husain ￨ Untitled (Horse and Rider) ￨ Acrylic on canvas
Created in 1994
102.2 x 67.9 cm
Sale: South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art Online
Estimate: US$70,000 – 90,000
K. G. Subramanyan ￨ Untitled (Gazelle; Bison; Mule) ￨ Wood with metal and leather; wood with leather and beads
24.1 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm.; 7.6 x 13.3 x 7.6 cm; 12.7 x 14 x 6.4 cm
Sale: South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art Online
Estimate: US$12,000 – 18,000
Carved Aquamarine Snuff Bottle
Created in 1800-1880
Sale: Rivers and Mountains Far from the World: Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Rachelle R. Holden Collection (Online)
Estimate: US$3,000 – 5,000
A Famille Rose Figural Porcelain Snuff Bottle ￨ Jingdezhen Kilns
Created in 1870-1930
Sale: Rivers and Mountains Far from the World: Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Rachelle R. Holden Collection (Online)
Estimate: US$2,500 – 3,500