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Chinese Famille Verte Plate, Kangxi period with stunning Butterfly and Flower decoration (Credit Ralph M. Chait Galleries Inc.) New York:   The 15th edition of Asia Week New York which concluded its nine- day run on March 22nd rang up $100,879,195M in combined sales between the twenty-one galleries and five auction houses. At press time, this ...

New York:  The Asia Week New York Association is delighted to announce the participation of  twenty-eight esteemed international galleries and six leading auction houses —Bonhams, Christie’s, Doyle, Heritage Auctions, iGavel, and Sotheby’s–in the 2024 edition of Asia Week New York.  Marking its 15th year in celebrating Asian art and cult...

Frieze Seoul, which promoted Seoul as a venue for art festivals and as an art city, has ended. I walked along the path made by the artists and the works. My eyes felt pleasant. My heart was full. The world was good. Frieze Seoul, now in its second year, showed Seoul's potential as an Asian art hub. Visitors look around at the work in 2023 Frieze Se...

The auction price of Korean antiquities has reached an all-time high in Korea and abroad. A rare blue-and-white porcelain Ojoryongmunho jar, which was auctioned by Korean antique auction company My Art Auction on May 25, 2023, sold for about USD 5.5 million (KRW 7 billion). The previous highest price for a Korean antique was the old book Manuscript...

한국 추상미술의 대가 김환기 화백이 뉴욕에서 지냈던 시기에 그린 작품들이 경매에 나온다. 김 화백은 한국 미술품 경매 사상 최고가를 가진 작가로, 그의 작품 ‘우주(Universe)’가 2019년 크리스티 홍콩에서 약 132억 원(구매 수수료 제외, 8,800만 홍콩달러)에 낙찰된 ...

Works painted by Korean abstract artist Kim Whan-ki during his time in New York will soon appear at auction. Artist Kim is the highest-priced artist in Korean art auction history, and his work Universe was sold for about HKD 88 million (KRW 13.2 billion, excluding purchase fees) with Christie's Hong Kong in 2019. Korean art auction company K Auctio...

5개 용 발톱이 새겨진 도자기의 등장에 한국 고미술업계가 술렁이고 있다. 이 도자기는 조선시대 국력이 강했던 영정조시대(1724~1800)에 제작된 것으로 추정한다. 조선시대에 용은 왕을, 5개 용 발톱은 왕실의 위엄과 권위를 상징한다. 5개 용 발톱이 그려진 백자청화�...

The emergence of a porcelain jar with five dragon claws is stirring the Korean antique industry. It is estimated that this piece was produced during the Yeongjeongjo period (1724 - 1800), when the national power was strong during the Joseon dynasty. In this era, the dragon symbolizes the king, and the claws of the dragon symbolize the authority of ...

Global auction sales by three companies, Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips, fell more than 10% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2023, a recent report showed. In addition, sales at Korea's two major auction houses (K Auction and Seoul Auction) also shrank by nearly 60 percent during the same period. Some analysts said that the global art marke...

The third and final installment of the Visionary: The Paul G. Allen Collection sale is geared up to impress art collectors after a record-breaking market debut last November. In May of 2023, Christie's will present the final chapter of Paul G. Allen's art collection in New York. A group of seven masterpieces by iconic artists such as David Hockney,...

New York:   Ending their 9-day run on March 24th, the 14th edition of Asia Week New York returned with the energy and exuberance of pre-pandemic years with twenty-six galleries and six auction houses reporting sales that collectively rang up an impressive $132,715,125 in sales. At press time, this figure includes 22 out of 26 galleries reporti...

NEW YORK–When twenty-six international galleries and six auction houses–Bonhams, Christies, Doyle, Heritage, iGavel, and Sotheby’s– open their doors for the 2023 edition of Asia Week New York, from March 16th  through 24th , an abundance of eye-alluring treasures are certain to entice the wide swath of collectors, curators, and connois...

The much-awaited annual Asia Week New York is around the corner. Top-notch international Asian art galleries and major auction houses will collaborate to celebrate Asian art and culture. The 2023 edition of Asia Week New York, now in its 14th year, will formally run from March 16 through March 24, 2023. An arrangement of lots available during Bonha...

A luxury white porcelain Korean moon jar made in the 18th century is expected to attract attention with a brilliant light at auction in March. About 20 other Korean antique works will be auctioned at Christie's New York on March 21, 2023. The highlighted moon jar was made during the Joseon era. There are only around 20 similar moon jars from this p...

Christie's New York will present the Collection of André Leon Talley in a timed online auction through February 16, 2023. This 343-lot sale includes dazzling– and often dramatic– functional, decorative, personal, and eclectic items owned by André Leon Talley. He was best known as Vogue's first Black American editor-at-large from 1998 to 2013....