NEW YORK, NY.- In their on-going effort to educate the public about the many fascinating aspects of Asian art, the dealers of Asia Week New York- have scheduled informative gallery talks-free and open to the public-which coincide with their exhibitions during the week. As space is limited and admission is on a first come, first- served basis, an RSVP to the gallery is required. The schedule is as follows:

Thursday, March 12
11:00 a.m.
A director-led tour of Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics, at Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street

2:00 p.m
A curator-led tour of The Art of Impermanence: The John C. Weber and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd Collections at Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue

Friday, March 13
2:00 p.m.
Collecting Japanese Prints, by Gary Levine. at Bonhams, 580 Madison Avenue

Monday, March 16
10:30 a.m.
Restraint to Flamboyance:The Genius of Japanese Ceramic Art, at Joan B Mirviss, Ltd., 39 East 78th Street

10:30 a.m.
Jewellery and Social Status in Asia, at Susan Ollemans, at Gallery Vallois, 27 East 67th Street

2:30 p.m
Disarming Japanese Armor, at Giuseppe Piva, at Adam Williams Fine Art, 24 East 80th Street

2:30 p.m.
Rarities: The Himalayas to Hawaii at Thomas Murray, Arader Galleries, 1016 Madison Ave.

2:30 p.m
Collecting Hanesh Galoi: An Outsider's Perspective, with speaker Mr. Renee Hartmann, at Akar Prakar, The Fuller Building, 41 East 57th Street, Suite 704

Tuesday, March 17
10:30 a.m
The 1 Percent in China from the Shang to the Qing, by Mary Ann Rogers at Kaikodo LLC, 74 East 79th Street, 14B

10:30 a.m.
A Brief Introduction to Indian and Himalayan Art, by Laura Weinstein, at Kapoor Galleries, 34 East 67th Street, 3rd floor

2:30 p.m.
Lavinia Yu: Chinese Ink Art and the Ocean at Boccara Art, 130 West 56th Street, Floor 5M

2:30 p.m.
Japanese Modern and Post-War Art, by Erik Thomsen, Thomsen Gallery, 9 East 63rd Street, 2nd floor

Wednesday, March 18
10:30 a.m.
Two Emperors: A Double Portrait of 1610 from Mughal India by Brendan Lynch, Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd., 67 East 80th Street, Suite 2

Unconventional Form, Infinite Space: A Survey of Ippodo Gallery Tea Bowls, by Shoko Aono, Ippodo Gallery, 32 East 67th Street, 3rd floor

Thursday, March 19
10:30 a.m.
A Golden Collection of Golden Age Ukiyo-e, by Katherine Martin, Scholten Japanese Art, 145 West 58th Street, Suite 6D

2:30 p.m.
Chinese Lacquer Furniture Construction, Symbolism and Technique, by Lark Mason, Jr., iGavel Auctions, 227 East 120th Street

2:30 p.m.

Life and Work of Japanese Artist Abe Motoshi, by Margo Thoma, TAI Modern, Colnaghi, 38 East 70th Street