Asia Week
Two important collections of Chinese art coming to Christie's New York during next Asia Week sales
Sales of the ancient Chinese sculptures and jade carvings are expected to collectively fetch nearly $10m in September
Asia Week New York bounces back from Covid-19 restrictions with $131m in sales
A print of the "Great Wave" by Hokusai sold for a record-breaking $2.8m at Christie’s during the series of exhibitions and auctions
Citing coronavirus, New York auction houses reschedule Asia Week sales from March to June
But specialist galleries, who might expect up to 50% of their revenue to come from the annual event, still plan to host exhibitions this month
US-China trade war expands to books and maps as increased tariffs hit art imports
Trump's tariff of 15% on Chinese art that went into effect 1 September also applies to the antiquarian trade, further frustrating dealers and auction houses
Object lessons: from a highlight of New York's Asia Week to a Surrealist watercolour
Our picks from upcoming fairs and auctions in the next fortnight
Asia Week’s 10th anniversary brings classic and contemporary offerings
Our picks of highlights from commercial galleries participating in the event
Object lessons: a tiny treasure and a monumental scroll from Asia Week New York auctions
Asia Week auctions reveal breadth of the market
Christie’s and Sotheby’s dominate in terms of value but smaller firms can compete in the field of Asian art, with the internet’s help
Asia Week, New York: Dealers and auction houses report strong sales
There were new buyers and more collectors from India and China, but the art fairs were quieter events
Asia week: Fakes overshadow contemporary Indian sales
Sotheby’s and Christie’s did well but concerns are growing about the scarcity of top end buyers
Western collectors still paying highest prices for top lots of Asian art
While Chinese sustain the middle market for rare but flashy cinnabar, rhinoceros horn and cloisonné
Embarrassment of riches for Asian art collectors at Asia Week, New York
Exhibitions, lectures and auctions span the centuries and the continents
Following the postponement of Asia Week due to the World Trade Centre attack, sales flopped amid scant enthusiasm
Gandharan sculpture did well in an otherwise difficult week at the postponed Sotheby’s and Christie’s auctions
Haughtons’ International Asian Art Fair still rules NY's Asia Week
A diverse offering of Chinese, Japanese, Southeast Asian and contemporary art