Anthony Wu
A Magnificent Chinese 18th Century Imperial Qianlong Vase Spotted at the Met!
Hello again and I can't believe it's August already! By now I hope everyone has had a summer vacation - and for those who haven't, will...
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Anthony Wu
- Jul 22
- 4 min
Summer Cataloguing of Asian Art @Heffel Auctions
I hope everyone is having a nice summer! For me, the summer months are always busy as I am preparing for the upcoming fall Asian art...
Anthony Wu
- Jun 15
- 6 min
Taking a Photo with a $2 Million+ Imperial Chinese Vase in London!!!
Back in May I was able to visit London England for the first time in almost 3 years! This was an extremely exciting trip for me because I...
Anthony Wu
- May 31
- 5 min
Chinese Art in London! Museum and Gallery Highlights from my Spring Visit
Last month I had the pleasure of visiting London for the first time in almost three years! Even though I resumed traveling...
Anthony Wu
- Apr 30
- 4 min
Hokusai's Record-Breaking 'Great Wave' @Heffel Toronto
I just completed my third Asian art auction at Heffel! This was an online sale that started on April 7 and closed on April 28. Spanning...
Anthony Wu
- Mar 29
- 8 min
March NYC Asia Week 2022 - Imperial Porcelain, Imperial Bronzes, and a Very Grumpy Monkey!
It's been a very busy March! During the beginning of the month, I was finishing up various Asian art appraisal projects while also...
Anthony Wu
- Feb 26
- 3 min
It's time to Catalogue Asian Art!!! Upcoming Highlights from my Spring 2022 Auction @Heffel
Hope everyone is doing well! It's been a while since I last posted... sorry about that! But at least I've been keeping myself busy with...
Anthony Wu
- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
@anthonywuart now with 2,500 IG Followers!!!
My Instagram account now has over 2,500 followers! A big THANK YOU to everyone who has been following @anthonywuart and liking my posts...
Anthony Wu
- Sep 18, 2021
- 4 min
The MacLean Collection of Ancient Chinese Bronzes at Sotheby's New York
And I'm back in New York City for Asia Week! Traveling to the Asian art shows in NYC was one of the major things I missed during the...
Anthony Wu
- Jul 17, 2021
- 2 min
My August 12th Chinese Art Lecture with the Canadian Society of Decorative Arts!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer. I've been busy the past few weeks preparing for the Fall season of Asian art auctions. This...
Anthony Wu
- Nov 26, 2020
- 8 min
My Quintessential Chinese Art Reading List during COVID Lockdowns
And we made it to December! Just when things started to look better in the early months of the Fall, Toronto is back in lockdown-mode...
Anthony Wu
- Sep 15, 2020
- 5 min
Visualizing the Divine: Early Chinese Buddhist Bronzes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe! Summer went by too quickly now that the Ontario government has loosened some of the...
Anthony Wu
- Jul 11, 2020
- 7 min
Reporting East Asia: The Collection of Suzanne and Mark Gayn
Hope everyone is doing well during these uncertain times! As we approach mid-July there are many signs Toronto is slowly regaining a...
Anthony Wu
- Apr 10, 2020
- 4 min
My New Chinese Art Auction Highlights Article in Orientations!
Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during these uncertain times. We're now well into April of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in...
Anthony Wu
- Mar 19, 2020
- 10 min
Unprecedented Times: New York Asia Week 2020 and COVID-19
Nothing is ordinary these days with the major clampdown of North America and Europe because of the COVID-19 'Corona' Virus. As I am...
Anthony Wu
- Oct 21, 2019
- 7 min
USD 3.5 Million Tang Dynasty Silver Bowl and Other Highlights from September Asia Week New York!
Hope everyone is enjoying the autumn season! I've been traveling a lot the past few weeks so have been a little late in posting my trip...
Anthony Wu
- Aug 26, 2019
- 10 min
Summer News and Chinese Art Highlights from the Spring of 2019!
I can't believe we're already halfway through summer! The past couple of months have been fairly busy for me with the Toronto Asian Art...
Anthony Wu
- Feb 25, 2019
- 3 min
Gods in My Home - Celebrating Chinese New Year at the Royal Ontario Museum
Happy belated Chinese New Year! February 5, 2019 marks the beginning of the year of the pig - the twelfth and final animal in the Chinese...
Anthony Wu
- Jan 26, 2019
- 4 min
The Thomson Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles at the Art Gallery of Ontario
For those who have been following my blogs over the past three years, you probably noticed that I write a lot about my visits to Asian...
Anthony Wu
- Nov 24, 2018
- 9 min
Three Months of Travel! Chinese Art Highlights from New York, Hong Kong and London!
I'm back in Toronto! It's been an incredible three months. Since mid-September I have been to New York, Hong Kong, Vancouver, New York...