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pread across seven sales, a diverse array of Asian art from antiquity through to the modern world will be offered this March and June in New York. Highlights from the June auctions go on view 13–16 March, while the full exhibition for the March sale of Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art opens 11 March. Read ahead to preview the highlights, and for the complete schedule, click here.
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art will be held in New York on 16 March, 11:00 AM EDT
PROPERTY OF THE USHER III INITIATIVE
Prabhakar Barwe, Blown Hour Glass, 1980
Estimate $50,000 – 70,000
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARCIA GILMARTIN
Maqbool Fida Husain, Padmini Mohini Shankhini, circa 1969
Estimate $120,000 – 180,000
Crafting Geometry: Abstract Art from South and West Asia
Crafting Geometry: Abstract Art from South and West Asia will be held in New York from 28 February – 20 March
COURTESY OF HAINES GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Fifth Family – Heptagon, 2014
Indian, Himalayan, Southeast Asian Works of Art
Indian, Himalayan, Southeast Asian Works of Art will be held in New York on 22 June, 11:00 AM EDT

PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN COLLECTION
A Gilt Copper Figure of Avalokiteshvara, Nepal, 9th/10th Century
Estimate $300,000 – 500,000

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CLARK & JOAN WORSWICK
A Nawab and His Retainers in Procession, India, Murshidabad, circa 1760-1770
Estimate $50,000 – 70,000
Kangxi Porcelain – A Private Collection
Kangxi Porcelain – A Private Collection will be held in New York on 23 June, 10:00 AM EDT

A Rare and Exceptional Underglaze-Red and Famille-Verte ‘Rose’ Vase, Kangxi Mark and Period
清康熙 釉裏紅綠彩折枝玫瑰紋水盂
《大清康熙年製》款
Estimate $300,000 – 400,000

A Rare Celadon-Glazed ‘Dragon’ Amphora Vase, Kangxi Mark and Period
清康熙 冬青釉暗花海水龍紋萊菔尊
《大清康熙年製》款
Estimate $300,000 – 500,000
Junkunc: Chinese Jade Carvings
Junkunc: Chinese Jade Carvings will be held in New York on 23 June, 11:00 AM EDT

An Exceptional and Rare White and Russet Jade ‘Mythical Beast’ Carving, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period
清乾隆 白玉雕瑞獸擺件
《子岡》仿款
Estimate $100,000 – 150,000

An Exceptionally Rare Pale Green and Russet Jade ‘Daoist Immortals’ Group, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi/Yongzheng Period
清康熙 / 雍正 青玉雕仙山童子擺件
Estimate $100,000 – 150,000
Important Chinese Art
Important Chinese Art will be held in New York on 24 June, 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM EDT

PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A Fine and Exceptionally Rare Underglaze-Blue and Copper-Red ‘Lotus’ Bottle Vase, Qianlong Seal Mark and Period
清乾隆 青花釉裏紅纏枝蓮紋賞瓶
《大清乾隆年製》款
Estimate $150,000 – 200,000

A Gilt-Bronze Figure of Vairocana, Liao Dynasty
遼 銅鎏金大日如來佛坐像
Estimate $200,000 – 300,000

PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
An Exceptionally Rare and Important Gold, Silver and Glass-Embellished Bronze Vessel, Fang Hu, Warring States Period, 4th / 3rd Century BC
戰國 公元前四 / 三世紀 青銅錯金銀嵌琉璃乳釘紋方壺
Estimate $2,500,000 – 3,500,000
The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art
The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art will be held in New York on 27 June, 10:00 AM EDT

A ‘Lingzhi’ Rootwood Ruyi Scepter, Qing Dynasty
清 木根雕隨形如意
Estimate $3,000 – 5,000
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. AND MRS. GREGORY F. SULLIVAN
A Copper-Red-Glazed Vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th Century
清十八世紀 紅釉橄欖瓶
Estimate $7,000 – 9,000
An Archaistic Bronze Fangding, Qing Dynasty, 18th / 19th Century
清十八 / 十九世紀 銅仿古饕餮紋方鼎式爐
Estimate $8,000 – 12,000