The Facts
On March 6, 2026, Bonhams announced its New York Asia Week sales, comprising five live auctions from March 21 to 23, 2026, and online sales throughout March. The Chinese Works of Art sale on March 21 includes the Richard Milhender Export Furniture Collection, highlighted by a huali mirrored bureau bookcase (estimate: US$30,000–40,000), a Tang dynasty sancai-glazed horse (US$200,000–300,000), and a celadon-glazed dish with Yongzheng mark (US$40,000–60,000). That same day, the Reverend Richard Fabian Collection of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy Part IV offers Zhang Daqian's 'Woman Holding a Flower' (US$800,000–1,200,000) and Xugu's 'Immortal Image' (US$200,000–300,000). On March 22, the Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art sale features a gilt copper alloy figure of Tara from 13th-century Nepal (US$500,000–700,000) from the Michael Henss collection. The Japanese and Korean Art sale on March 23 emphasizes woodblock prints spanning eight centuries.
The Signal
The concentrated series of five sales across three days represents Bonhams' aggressive push to capture collector interest during New York's Asia Week, a period when global dealers and institutions converge. The inclusion of single-owner collections—Milhender's export furniture and Fabian's modern Chinese paintings—offers rare, fresh-to-market pieces with established provenance, often commanding premiums. The Himalayan Tara figure, exhibiting remnants of ritual use in Tibet and unseen for over 35 years, underscores the growing demand for sacred Nepalese and Tibetan bronzes, a sector that has seen steady price appreciation among high-net-worth Asian and Western collectors. Online sales running March 14–24 extend access to a broader audience, reflecting the house's digital strategy.
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- Artists: Zhang Daqian, Xugu
- People: Richard Milhender, Reverend Richard Fabian, Michael Henss, Ruth Newman, Harold Newman
- Auction Houses: Bonhams
- Museums: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Honolulu Academy of Art
- Locations: New York
- Prices: US$30,000–40,000, US$40,000–60,000, US$200,000–300,000, US$800,000–1,200,000, US$500,000–700,000
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