Asian Art Week‘s last day is Saturday – and NYC’s City Guide recommends you come by! “Ten of The MAAC’s galleries will be participating in the 10th anniversary year of Asia Week New York. Stop in to see a wide variety of Asian art and antiques, including Chinese, Japanese, Tibetan, Indian, Near Eastern, and Islamic […]
We’re looking forward to our week long celebration of Asian art and antiques here at The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center – and to you joining us! Our reception is tomorrow (Friday March 15th, from 5 pm – 8 pm) to open Asia Art Week, part of New York Asia Week 2019 (March 15th to […]
It’ll be Asia Art Week here at The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center – March 15th to the 23rd, as part of New York Asia Week 2019! Discover fine Asian works of art, textiles & Islamic art We invite you to join us for the Opening Reception on March 15th, 2019, 5 pm to 8 […]
The Met has hundreds of “arms and armor” on permanent display in The John Pierpont Morgan Wing. “These date from about the 5th to the late 19th century and offer a broad range of the best examples from Europe, America, Japan, India, and various Islamic cultures. In addition, the Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gallery has […]
By the late 19th century, the “Age of the Samurai” was at an end. Ironically, it was members of the samurai class themselves who engineered its downfall–and laid the path for modern Japan. Former samurai were among the leaders of the Meiji Restoration, which abolished the feudal system and the ruling warrior class with it. […]
Airplane Figure with Six Places for Cigars, silverplate, America, 1960s. 14″ x 8″ Sooky Goodfriend Gallery. Father’s Day is coming up Sunday, June 15, but it’s hard to deny that men get the short end of the stick when it comes to parental celebrations. Following Mother’s Day both in the calendar year and in its […]
Large porcelain Tian Qiu vase, decorated with a continuous landscape, China, Republican period. Dragon Treasures Antique Ltd. In honor of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, we present some of our favorite antiques and objects of Asian art curated from our galleries. We highlight a wide range of antique to contemporary Asian art here but there are […]
Japanese Woodblock print of “Two Rabbits and Bush Clover Under Moon”, (“Hagi no Usagi”) by Koson, c. 1931. Akasaka Collection Tomorrow is Easter, the Christian holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Have you ever wondered why a fluffy bunny represent this somber holiday? There is certainly no mention of twitchy-nosed rabbits in the Biblical […]
Last week, we profiled Winter Art Around the World. This week, we take a closer look at one of our favorite artists of the snowbound world at the Manhattan Art & Antiques Center: Hasui. Japanese artist Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) was one of the great masters of shin-hanga, an early 20th century art movement that revitalized […]
“Snowy Night, Korea” by Paul Jacoulet, woodblock print, Japan, 1939. Akasaka Collection This past week, much of the country has been in the frigid grips of the polar vortex, a blast of Arctic air that has brought us glacial temperatures, bitter winds, and some mesmerizing snowscapes. Here, we’ve gathered some of The Manhattan Art & […]