Once again, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who participated in my latest Asian art online sale at Heffel . As I approach my fifth anniversary with Canada’s national auction house, I’m thrilled to share that this was by far my most successful auction with the company to date! Spread over three sessions, the Fall sale featured 121 objects from Asia, with works primarily from China alongside select pieces from Japan and South Asia. In total, the auction realized an impressive

The Fall 2025 edition of Asia Week New York already feels like a distant memory. Following a long late-summer journey that took me to San Francisco, Hong Kong, and Tokyo, I spent a few days in mid-September in New York attending the Asian art previews. New Asian art exhibitions were presented by major international auction houses such as Bonhams , Christie's , and Sotheby's , as well as regional firms including Hindman-Freeman's , Heritage Auctions , and Doyle . The market f

Greetings from New York! I’m currently visiting one of my favourite cities in the world for the twice-annual Asia Week, North America’s major event for Asian art auctions. I’ll be writing more about this trip in my next blog where I’ll share all the Asian art highlights I’ve seen, so please stay tuned! For now, and as promised, I want to continue with the rest of my big summer journey, which took me from San Francisco to Hong Kong and Tokyo over a three-week period from late

Is everyone enjoying the last few days of summer? Mine seemed to pass far too quickly - especially since I’ve been traveling for the past three weeks. I began a long mid-August trip in San Francisco where I worked on an estate project, before continuing on to Hong Kong and Tokyo. Hong Kong was scorching hot (!), with daily temperatures averaging 35°C, not to mention the intense humidity. I spent a week there primarily to preview Sotheby’s major sale, Masterpieces of Chinese

I hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful summer! At the time of writing this blog, I’m taking a bit of downtime in Toronto as I prepare for a busy Fall season. In July, I spent about two weeks in Vancouver working on my upcoming October Asian art online auction in collaboration with Heffel . In just a week, I’ll be flying off on an exciting Asian art development trip that will take me to San Francisco, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. Over the next three weeks, I’ll be engaged in a numbe

Bonjour Paris! (Well… by now, it’s more like au revoir , Paris) In early June, I was finally able to return to one of my favourite cities in the world - Paris. It had been two years since my last visit, and once again, the trip was timed to coincide with the Printemps Asiatique Paris festivities. As many of you know, the international Asian art auction calendar kicks off every year in September and wraps up in June. This circuit primarily focuses on Chinese art and antiques

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Thank you once again to everyone who participated in my latest Asian art online sale at Heffel , Canada's national auction house! I'm...