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Fine Art Asia 2024
Oct 3
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Oct 7, 2024

This year Carlton Rochell Asian Art and Rossi & Rossi will join forces again to present an exhibition of over 30 sculptures, paintings, and ritual objects from Tibet, Nepal, and India drawn from private collections in Europe and the United States, many of which have not been available to collectors in decades.  Several of the pieces have been included in major museum exhibitions and published in important books and articles on Asian art.  

The allure of Buddhist art from the Himalayas has been steadily growing in Asia, especially within China.  A burgeoning interest in this genre has led to the emergence of new collectors and institutions keen on amassing fine collections of Himalayan art. The intricate connections between Himalayan and Chinese art, as well as the profound significance of Buddhism, continue to captivate art enthusiasts worldwide. This is the fourth such collaboration between the galleries: in 1999 they staged Sacred Symbols: The Ritual Art of Tibet and in 2009 they presented Masterpieces of Himalayan Art from a European Private Collection.

Works
Standing Boddhisattva Vajrapani
6th/7th century
Copper alloy
Height 20.5 cm (8 1/6 in)
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated in Meditation
Kushan period, 2nd century
Mottled red sandstone
Height 67.4 cm (26 9/16 in)
Arhat Vanavasin
17th century
Tibet
Distemper on cotton, with silk and gold thread brocade
101.5 x 59.5 cm (40 x 23 ½ in)
Manjushri
Circa 1425-1450
Distemper on cloth
100 x 86 cm (39 3/8 x 33 5/8 in)
Ksitigarbha
Late 18th century, Qing dynasty
China, style of Xumi Foshou Temple
Distemper on cloth
119.5 x 76.5 cm
Installation