Indian, Himalayan And Southeast Asian Art

The sale of Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian art taking place in Hong Kong on November 3 will be the launch of the department's global sales strategy to bring the finest art from this category to the market. Highlighting the sale is a remarkable, and newly reattributed figure of Avalokiteshvara, made at the imperial atelier of the Yuan court in the late 13th century, reappearing on the market for the first time since it was sold by Christie’s New York in 2008.

The sale also includes a rare group of works attributed to the celebrated artist The Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje, specifically a thangka of Parinirvana and another thangka of Garwa Nagpo, dated 1655. Other highlights include a stunning solid cast Nepalese figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, newly dated to the 8th century Licchavi period. Finally, an impressive gilt copper alloy figure of Manjushri from the late 12th early 13th century from Tibet. The 40 lots in the sale represent works of exceptional quality, over an 1800 year-period of Buddhist art from the ancient region of Gandara through to Thailand.

Special Notice
From June 2025, EU regulations 2019/880 and 2021/1079 introduce new licensing requirements and regulations relating to the import of cultural goods into the EU. We recommend clients check ahead of the sale whether the lot they wish to purchase and its import into the EU could be impacted by the regulations.

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