Christie's plans Japanese and Korean art department to focus on curated theme sales

KOLKATA: After the successful sales of Japanese and Korean art during Asian Art Week this March, Christie’s has planned a Japanese and Korean art department which will focus on tightly curated theme sales, both online and at auction in New York and London, as well as continue with private sales.

In addition, Christie's Online-Only sales will launch a number of exciting auctions, starting in June with a sale titled "Arts of the Meiji: Magnificent Craftsmanship of Imperial Japan," which celebrates exceptional works of art made by Imperial Household artists during the Meiji period.

Additional planned sales will include, during Frieze Week in London, a second curated live auction of Japanese Art "Asobi," celebrating the joie de vivre that runs through Japanese culture. In December, Christie’s will hold a major themed sale "At the Candle" that celebrates the 400th anniversary of the first auction of Japanese art in England and also four centuries of trade between Japan and Britain, and in the Spring of 2015, a sale celebrating American interest in Japan, "An Inquiring Mind: The American Collecting of Japanese Art."