New York's Asia Week is in full swing, with the Arts of Pacific Asia fair kicking off on Saturday as well as a slew of exhibitions, ranging from Khmer gilt bronzes, Tibetan thangkas and Mughal jewellery to Japanese literati paintings. The week is lower-key than in previous years due to the recession: the Haughtons' Asian art fair was cancelled; some major dealers such as London's Giuseppe Eskenazi have given the event a miss, and sales catalogues are noticeably slimmer. The standout auction is at Christie's on Wednesday, with Chinese art from the Sackler collections, which includes a lovely sixth-century votive stele estimated at $300,000- $500,000.
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