Founded a decade ago by a small group of private dealers, New York City’s Asia Week now includes dozens of shows mounted by local and international galleries as well as auctions at all the major houses. It’s a rare opportunity to see antiquities and esoterica that are otherwise hidden away in private collections.

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In all, 16 museums and cultural institutions are participating in Asia Week New York, which is running through March 23. Here we explore Manhattan’s most notable exhibitions, along with a sprinkling of interesting gallery shows. And if looking at art from the other side of the world inspires you to travel, consider heading to the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University for a show of Islamic poster art, or to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which just finished renovating its Chinese galleries.

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