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Extraordinary Highlights of Asian Art

Extraordinary Highlights of Asian Art

By Sotheby's | Mar 14, 2025
Seven centuries of artistic excellence are on view at Sotheby’s New York galleries from March 13-21.
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Seven centuries of artistic excellence are on view at Sotheby’s New York galleries from March 13-21.

T his March, explore the rich legacy of 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:Asian Art at Sotheby’s, where tradition and innovation join in a stunning showcase. From ancient masterpieces to contemporary expressions, discover seven centuries of artistic excellence at our exhibition in our New York galleries from March 13-21, culminating with a series of live and online auction♌s that🐻 begin on March 17.

Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
On March 17, Modern & Contemporary South Asian auction brings a curated selection of paintings, sculptures and works on paper from the region’s most celebrated artists.

The sale is led by a masterpiece by Jagdish Swaminathan titled Homage to Solzhenitsyn. Other highlights include masterworks by Jehangir Sabavala, Francis Newton Souza, Maqbool🐽 Fida H🌼usain, Ganesh Pyne, George Keyt and Zubeida Agha.

Jagdish Swaminathan’s ‘Homage to Solzhenitsyn’

168开奖官方开奖网站查询:Homage to Solzhenitsyn is a monumental work and an early painting in Jagdish Swaminathan’s acclaimed Bird and Mountain serꦜies. Envisioned as a tribute to the Russian author and activist Aleksandr Isayevich, this triptych is an uplifting testament to the enduring power of the human spirit as expressed via landscape, with rolling hills of blue, amber and purple set against a bright yellow sky.

Jehangir Sabavala’s ‘The Journey of the Magi’

Painted in 1963 during a crucial period when Jehangir Sabavala was developing his mature style, 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:The Journey of the Magi depicts the Biblical tale of the three magi, a trio of learned men who visited Jesus soon after his birth. Sabavala reimagines this subject, popular among Old 💞Master painters, in a semi-abstract style, bringing the story to life through his characteristically deft handling of light.

Rao Bahadur Mahadeo Vishwanath Dhurandhar’s ‘Untitled’

A longtime instructor at the famed Sir J.J. School of Art in Mumbai, Dhurandhar was a master of academic realism who produced this masterwork towards the end of his accomplished career. The artist channeled his decades of experience into 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:this temple scene, filling th✤e canvas with rich details that capture the excitement and commotion of a religious ﷽ceremony.

Madhvi Parekh’s ‘Flower Seller’

Inspired by both Pichhwai paintings and Paul Klee, Madhvi Parekh’s art is an inventive synthesis of the traditional and the modern. 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:Flower Seller is dominated by the eponymous figure, who is rendered abstractly and surrounded by a constellation of energetic small characters which lend the piece a sense of both dynamism and whimsy. With its variety of color and shape, this early masterpiece show🅷s the magical chaos of the market and its interconnectedness.

Bhupen Khakhar and Vaman Rao Khaire’s ‘Amitabh Wounded’ and ‘Rekha at Nathadwara’

An era-defining work by Bhupen Khakhar, Amitabh Wounded and Rekha at Nathadwara were commissioned for the ambitious 2001 show at Tate Modern, London, “Century City: Art and Culture in the Modern Metropolis.” These pieces are dou♌ble-sided, with artist Vaman Rao Khaire painting Rekha, the iconic queen of Bollywood, and Amitabh Bachchan, the biggest star Bollywood has ever known. In these complex works, Khakhar depicts many scenes, among them a surreal worship scene, replete with a band of winged angels, a playful tableau of the artist in his studio, Bachchan in a white🔴 suit and landscape elements.

Nicholas Roerich’s ‘Tangla Chain’

Painted en plein air during Nicholas Roerich’s multiyear exploration of the Himalayan region, 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:Tangla Chain is a impressive distillation of the area’s awe-inspiring natural beauty by the only foreign-born artist designated as a National Treasure Artist by the Indian government. In this work, interlocking mountain chains with sharp white peaks thrust majestically into the air; their crisp silhouettes are juxtaposed agains🧸t a cloudless cerulean blue sky.

Chinese Art
On March 18-19, the Chinese Art auction features a comprehensive presentation of Ming and Qing porcelains, early ceramics, jades, classical furniture and more.

Leading this auction are important deaccessi💦ons from the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Newark Museum of Art and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The sale also features a selection of important Chinese Art from the Jane and Leopold Swergold Collection, Marc꧂hant Chinese jades and an array of classical Chinese furnishings from an Important American Collection.

Rare Celadon-Glazed Hu-Form Vase

The 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:present vase is an extraordinary treasure. Grandly potted in a subtle curvaceous form and glowing with a soft ineffable palette of sea-green celadon, the vase represents the꧂ very zenith of monochrome porcelain production under the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor (r. 1723-35). Combining the cutting-edge innovations in glaze chemistry of the eighteenth century with an undying respect and reverence for the antique, this remarkable piece epitomizes the grand yet thoughtful aesthetic embraced by the Yongzheng Emperor.

He Chaozong’s ‘Dehua’ Figure of Standing Guanyin

This 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:extraordinary sculpture exudes an ethereal elegance. Delicately crafted, with intricate folds in the robe caꦕscading like ripples of silk, the figure simultaneously embodies both movement and stillness while its bright glazed surface gleams with a soft and pure luminosity. Every detail, from the gentle gestures of the hands to the intricate ornamentation of the hair, speaks to an extraordinary level of craftsmanship and aꩵrtistry – a level attained by only the most prestigious of Dehua artisans and, chief among them, He Chaozong.

‘Jun’ Purple-Splashed Flowerpot

Glowing with a captivating palette of vibrant pinks and royal purples, the 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:present lot is a♔ rare example of the much coveted “numbered Jun” wares anℱd a testament to the artistic vision and sheer opulence of the early Ming court.

Gilt-Bronze ‘Dragon Head’ Handle

Peering out with grandeur and might, this 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:intricately cast dragon’s head is a rare and spectacular e🦩xample of Han dynasty metal work of unparalleled provenance. With each scale, whisker, tooth and horn delicately rendered with life-like precision and accentuated with liberal gilding, the pไresent head is as much a piece of art as it is a symbol – a lasting homage to the mastery of an unknown ancient craftsman and the power of his mighty patron.

‘Huanghuali’ Six-Post Canopy Bed

Sumptuously carved with auspicious wan motif railings and sinuous chilong medallions, this 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:magnificent canopy bed is an extraordinary example of 17th-century aristocratic splendor. Employed in the inner quarters by both men and women, beds were the focal point of the house’s private setting, and six-post canopy bꦍedꦜs were the most luxurious and impressive type of bed that one could own.

Indian & Himalayan Art
On March 20, Sotheby’s presents a live auction of Indian and Himalayan Art, led by a magnificent large Central Tibetan 14th-century gilt-copper alloy figure of Shakyamuni Buddha from a distinguished Dutch private collection.

Other highlights include several private collections of Indian and Himalayan paintings, sculpture and ritual objec𒐪ts.

Bronze Figure of a Tirthankara

This finely cast bronze figure of a 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:Jain tirthankara (Jain savior) from 11th century South India ep🌜itomizes the idealized human image, connotating a transcendent reality. Jain saviors embrace nudity as a symbol of spiritual liberation, and to prevent unnecessary harm to t⛄iny organisms through washing of clothes. In this photo, the tirthankara is framed against the central image of the tirthankara Parsvanatha in a very rare Jain mandala from the 17th century.

Gilt Figure of Shakyamuni Buddha

This superb fire-gilded bronze captures the moment when 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:Shakyamuni Buddha summoned the earth to witness his divine right to enlightenment. Stylistically, it is likel♏y to have been created for Shalu monastery, an important Sakya center near to Shigatse. It is of exceptional size and quality.

‘Agony of a Dejected Lover’: Folio from the Gita Govinda

This 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:intricate miniature painting, from a series probably created as a gift for a royal wedding in 1781, depicts a scene from the poem Gita Govinda – where love is both the path and the destination. Here Radha turns away in silent anguish from her divine lover Krishna, who ensnared, in remorse, confesses his guilt to the assembled Gopis and hesitates to call her back. The painter masterfully orchestrates the composition to heighten the emotional resonance of the epis🦩ode. A solitary, towering tree stands at the center, acting as both a literal and symbolic divide – Krishna’s regret on one side, Radha’s wounded heart on the other.

‘Three Wondrous Birds’

A simurgh, a benevolent bird in Persian mythology, responds to the supplication of two colorful birds. They stand on a mint green ground amid sprays of flowering plants. This 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:superb painting is possibly an illustration to the Anvar-i-Suhayli (Chapter I Story XꦯXIII also known as “The Lights of Canopus” a book of fables. The present painting is a version of the “Kalīlah wa-Dimnah” written♎ in Persian by Husayn Va'iz al-Kashivi in the 15th century. The fables were originally written in India and known in Sanskrit as the “Panchatantra.”

Portrait of Thangpa Chenpo

This 168开奖官方开奖网站查询:important early painting encapsulates the height of quality achieved at Taklung, a Kagyu monastery established in 1180, and depicts the founder of the monastౠery, Taklung Thangpa Chenpo (1140-1210), also knowꦚn as Tashipel. The central and surrounding figures are beautifully rendered with a vivid palette. The artist Thubten Gyatso achieves this with a free and expansive hand, and also skillfully renders perspective through the lotus petals that wrap around the seat. The intricate narrative scene below the central figure appears to be the earliest example in all the extant Taklung paintings.

Important Japanese Swords & Armor from the Paul L. Davidson Collection
On March 13-25, important Japanese swords from the Paul L. Davidson Collection will be led by the magnificent Crescent Moon ‘Mikazuki Kanemitsu,’ offered as a single-lot auction on Sotheby’s Sealed.

A 74-lot auction of arms and armor includes examples registered as Tokubetsu Juyo, including an impressive katana attributed to the Yoshioka Ichimonji school, a tanto by Rai Kunitoshi and an early tachi blade attributed to Niji Kunitoshi. Armor and accoutrements of the samurai showcase the excellent craftmanship and qualꦰity associated with the warrior class from the Kamakura period through to the centuries of peace established by the Tokugawa shogunate until the late 19th century.

Crescent Moon, the ‘Mikazuki Kanemitsu’

The “168开奖官方开奖网站查询:Mikazuki Kanemitsu,” or the Crescent Moon Kanemitsu, was rediscovered by Paul L. Davidson (1947-2020), the first President of the American Branch of the Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword. In 2017, the late Watanabe Taeko (1937–2024), former director of the Sano Art Museum, was preparing her exhibition “Treasure Swords of the Uesugi Clan.” Researching, among many other sources, the list of blades designated Juyo Token (Important Sword) and Tokubetsu Juyo Token (Exceptionally Important Sword), she realized that this tachi, which had reached the latter statu🦄s in 2008, was indeed the “Mikazuki Kanemitsu'”featured in the Uesugi sword register personally compiled by Uesugi꧟ Kagekatsu (1556-1623).

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