18 New York Auction Previews Bonhams


This March marks Bonhams’ first Asia Week New York sales at its newly opened US flagship building at 111 West 57th Street.


23 March


Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art,


including The Francine and Bernard Wald Collection of Fine Snuff Bottles, Part III.


Two significant groups of Qing-dynasty zitan furniture, both from the same private North American family collection, anchor this sale. Te first is an imperial zitan corner-leg table, Qianlong period, carved on each face with a continuous lozenge band of Buddhist symbols incorporating shou characters accented with bats in high relief, and hoof feet. Te second is a carved zitan corner-leg table, Qing dynasty, carved on the vertical faces with a key fret band with a narrow lotus petal band, and a series of zoomorphic cloud scrolls and kui-dragon heads forming a central taotie.


Christie’s


Christie’s Asian Art Week of March 2026 series of sales features six auctions – four live at Christie’s Rockefeller Center, and two online.


24 March Japanese and Korean Art


Tis season’s Japanese and Korean Art sale is led by an impressive moon jar (Bonhams’ moon jar is offered the next day), Hokusai Katsushika’s iconic work Te Great Wave, and a recently discovered 15th-century Buddhist hanging scrolls.


25 March South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art


Tis season’s sale is offering several important works that have not been seen in public for several decades. Te sale is led by Tyeb Mehta’s 1977 masterpiece Gesture, as well as works by Sayed Haider Raza, Maqbool Fida Husain, Jehangir Sabavala K Ramanujam, and other artists. A second sale, Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art, is also scheduled for 25 March.


26-27 March Important Chinese Art


Te Important Chinese Art sale features selections from prestigious private collections, including rare archaic bronzes and weapons from the Shouyang Studio, a selection of Ming and Qing ceramics from the Stuart Collection, as


All Ready (2000) by Lu Dan (b 1953), scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper, inscribed and signed with one seal of the artist , 35.7 x 29.8 cm, est $25-35,000, Christie’s


Other highlights include a Yangcai blue-ground ‘lotus’ vase, Qianlong period, decorated with four large lotus blooms at the shoulder.


23 March


Chinese Paintings, Calligraphy and Prints


24 March


Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art


25 March


Fine Japanese and Korean Art and Netsuke from the Collection of Joseph and Elena Kurstin, Part II


Te highlight of this sale is a large 18th-century white porcelain moon jar from the Joseon dynasty (1392-1897), representing the pinnacle of Joseon white porcelain from the Gwangju official kilns. Constructed using the demanding two-part joining


technique, it achieves a nearly perfectly spherical proportion with a join line that is barely perceptible, a testament to extraordinary technical control in throwing, drying, glazing, and firing. Te soft, milky white glaze epitomises late Joseon taste, distinct from the cooler whites of Chinese Qing-dynasty porcelain and the brilliant whites of Arita ware. With only around 30 surviving moon jars of this size known – the firing success rates were below 10% for works of this scale, making examples of this size and preservation exceptionally rare. Closing the week of live


sales is Netsuke from the Collection of Joseph and Elena Kurstin, Part II presenting the next instalment of the internationally recognised collection of fine Japanese netsuke.


Yangcai blue-ground ‘lotus’ vase, Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period, est $300-500,000, Bonhams


Large white porcelain moon jar, Joseon dynasty (1392-1897), 18th century, est $800,000 to $1 million, Bonhams


Two imperial zitan corner-leg tables, Qianlong period, $800,000 to $1.2 million, Bonhams


Painted wood figure of a Bodhisattva, Jin dynasty (1115-1234), height 160 cm, est £600-900,000, Christie’s


well as Tang pottery and monochrome porcelains from the Max N Berry Collection. Te auction also comprises Buddhist sculpture in wood, stone, and gilt-bronze. Highlights include a rare painted wood figure of a standing bodhisattva from the Jin dynasty (1115-1234) and a large Qianlong mark-and-period doucai ‘dragon’ moon flask.


Online Sales 18 March to 1 April


South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art


White porcelain moon jar, Joseon dynasty, 18th centuury, 42.5 x 42.5 cm, est £1 to £2 million, Christie’s


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Tis spring, the catalogue features a strong selection of works by three founders of the Progressive Artists’ Group – Maqbool Fida Husain, Francis Newton Souza, and Sayed Haider Raza. Other highlights include paintings by Mohan Samant, Avinash Chandra, Sohan Qadri, Homi Patel,


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Large doucai ‘dragon’ moon flask, Qianlong sealmark in underglaze blue and of the period (1736-1795), height 50.2 cm, est $800,000 to £1.2 million, Christie’s


Pair of painted grey pottery figures of horses, China, Tang dynasty (618-907), the larger height 39.7 cm, est $12-18,000, Christie’s


Under the Well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave) by Hokusai Katsushika, woodblock print from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, 25.1 x 36.8 cm, est $800,000 to $1 million, Christie’s


B Prabha and Shanti Dave, as well as notable works on paper and prints by Zainul Abedin, Ivan Peries, Ganesh Haloi, and Jogen Chowdhury, among others.


18 March to 2 April Arts of Asia


Arts of Asia Online features a curated selection of artworks representing centuries of history and culture across Asia.


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Highlights include two contemporary paintings by the Chinese artist Liu Dan, an extensive selection of Tang-dynasty pottery from the Max N Berry Collections, a diverse offering of prints by some of Japan’s most famous artists, including Hokusai and Hasui, and a choice of Indian miniature paintings from two private American collections.


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Kishi Monju, Ko Shohei, and Chokaro (Manjusri on lion, Huang Chuping, and Zhang Guolao) by Sesso Toyo, each sealed Toyo, 15th century, triptych of hanging scrolls, each 89.9 x 38.7 cm, excluding mount, est $250-350,000, Christie’s


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