Sunday Times 2
Asian art brings global buyers
View(s):NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ancient ritual wine vessels, modern contemporary paintings and masterpieces representing Buddhism, Hinduism, Daoism and Shintoism are among the highlights of Asian art sales in New York next week.
A Densatil-style Tibetan gilt bronze sculpture of a Nagaraja (Reuters)
The Asia Week auctions at Christie’s and Sotheby’s will feature thousands of items in a series of sales that could top $100 million. Last spring’s auctions totaled more than $130 million in sales.
“We’ve got collectors coming from China, Hong Kong and India and Europe, of course,” said Hugo Weihe, Christie’s International director for Asian art.
Asia has become a dominant player in the global art market, particularly in post-war and contemporary art sales.