Anthony Wu
Parisian Views of Asian Art (including Buddhist Sculptures!)
I'm back from Paris now! This was a such a wonderful trip to one of the world's most famous cities. I haven't visited Paris since 2016...
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Anthony Wu
- Jan 15
- 5 min
Transcendent Beings - East Asian Deities at the Kimbell Art Museum
This is my first post for 2023 and I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas break and Happy New Year! During the holidays I was in the...
Anthony Wu
- Dec 8, 2022
- 5 min
Trip Hoppin' Chinese Porcelain in the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
I'm really having a blast during my trip to London! Not only am I enjoying the Asia Week in London events with all the auction previews...
Anthony Wu
- Aug 21, 2022
- 4 min
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...
Anthony Wu
- May 31, 2022
- 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
- Dec 11, 2021
- 6 min
Renaissance Venice Chinese Porcelain Highlights in the Gardiner Museum!!!
If you haven't had a chance to visit the Gardiner Museum in Toronto recently, I highly recommend checking out their current exhibition...
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
- Aug 29, 2021
- 5 min
Amazing Chinese Porcelain Highlights in Boston and Worcester
Hope everyone is having a nice summer! I've been keeping myself busy the past few months. In addition to a work trip to Vancouver in July...
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
- Nov 18, 2019
- 2 min
My Latest Article - 'A Former ROM Imperial Treasure Resurfaces at Christie's Auction'!
My latest article just came out and can be found in the Fall 2019 issue of the Royal Ontario Museum's 'Friends of East Asia: Newsletter...
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
- Aug 9, 2018
- 5 min
Is the €16 Million 'Shoe Box' Vase Worth all the Hype?
If you have read my past blogs, this one is going to be a little different from what I have assembled in the past. In this case, I am...
Anthony Wu
- May 3, 2018
- 4 min
Amazing Ancient Chinese Ritual Bronzes at the Art Institute of Chicago
What an incredible weekend! I just got back from a three-day trip to a chilly and windy Chicago. The main purpose of this visit was to...
Anthony Wu
- Jan 19, 2018
- 5 min
Hong Kong Heritage Museum - T. T. Tsui Galleries and Cantonese Opera!
Happy 2018! The last two months have been fairly busy with work - hence the gap between posts. I've been fortunate enough to pick up a...
Anthony Wu
- Nov 21, 2017
- 5 min
Asian Art in London – Museum Treasures, Yongzheng Porcelain and Sumo Cats
It’s been a crazy 2.5 weeks, but I finally made it back to Toronto! I was on the road for the last while - consisting of an 8-day stop in...
Anthony Wu
- Oct 24, 2017
- 5 min
Masterpieces from the Asia Society Collection in New York City
October is almost over! It's been a busy month of traveling, especially after I survived a recent eight day visit to Vancouver - the...
Anthony Wu
- Jul 28, 2017
- 5 min
Chinese Ceramic Highlights from Hong Kong Museums
I can't believe it has been 2 months since my visit to Hong Kong! If you haven't read my companion post about to my trip in late May,...
Anthony Wu
- May 23, 2017
- 3 min
Age of Empires at the Met Museum, NYC
New York is fun! Especially if you are like me and enjoy visiting all various Asian Art museums around the city. I missed out on all the...
Anthony Wu
- May 15, 2017
- 4 min
Chinese Art Library 101
One of the prerequisites for my work is to have a strong Asian Art reference library - this is necessary for tasks such as writing an...
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