Eastern Treasures from Asia Week New York

Asia Week New York: More IS More

Asia Week New York, the yearly 10-day annual event where collectors, museum curators, designers, scholars, and art addicts, get to hunt down art treasures such as paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, bronzes, ceramics, jewelry, jade, even textiles, from all over Asia, officially started on March 9th and will continue until the 18. There is an expected open house weekend on Saturday and Sunday, March 11 – 12, 2017. Due to its growing popularity, this year, the organization opened its doors to the largest number of privately curated exhibitions from a total of 50 galleries – all featuring antiquity and contemporary treasures.

Asia Week New York will offer a non stop schedule of gallery open houses, auctions at Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle, iGavel, and Sotheby’s. There will be lectures, symposium and special events. For more information on this now iconic New York event, visit www.asiaweekny.com.

Intersections between Classical Elements, and Contemporary Asian art

Indian Paintings and Early Photography 1600 – 1880

Joan Mirviss celebrating 40 years as a fine art Japanese dealer

Background: A large aquatic scroll painting, ink on paper, signed Guo Fu. Probably 19th Century

Details of a large aquatic scroll painting, ink on paper, signed Guo Fu. Probably 19th Century. Michael C. Hughes

Sleep Dancers from the Western Han Dynasty (2nd-1st B.C) from Kaikodo gallery

A silver-inlaid bronze tripod censer and cover, signed Shishou & dated 1426. Ming/Qing Dynasty, 15th/17th century. Robert Hall at Michael C. Hughes

A large cinnabar lacquer circular box and cover. Jiaqing (1796 – 1820)

Lu Shoukun Zen Lotus, 1974. Ink on Paper

The 6th Annual Japan Week 2017 celebrating Japanese culture, travel and technology.

Opening ceremony of the 6th annual Japan Week at the Vanderbilt Hall Grand Central Terminal

During Asia Week NY, The Japanese Tourism Office held their annual event by including a zen garden landscape design at the Grand Central Station in New York

Figure of an elderly Buddhist at Phoenix Ancient Art during Asia Week NY

In addition, there is a number of cultural events, and performances all over Manhattan. Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) held their 6th Annual Japan Week 2017 celebrating Japanese culture, travel and technology. The show is taking place at the Vanderbilt Hall at the Grand Central Terminal (89 E 42nd St., New York, NY 10017).