October is almost over! It's been a busy month of traveling, especially after I survived a recent eight day visit to Vancouver - the majority of the time was spent on client meetings, but I did manage to go on a couple of relaxing hikes and eat plenty of fresh sushi. Museum-wise, I caught the last day of 'Traces of Words: Art and Calligraphy from Asia' at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. I also saw a fantastic exhibition at the Poly Culture Ar

After a week on the West Coast I’m back to the unusually warm April weather of Toronto! Luckily there wasn’t a typhoon like my last trip there in the Fall, but it still ended up raining everyday. Nonetheless I still got through my meetings with various Chinese Art collectors, dealers and appraisers. The first few days were pretty busy but I still managed to visit a couple of museums along the way. At the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) was the exhibition ‘Pacific Crossings: Hong

October went by too quickly! It ended up being a fairly busy month for me with a couple of articles due and a mid-month trip to Vancouver. In Vancouver, despite braving the remnants of Typhoon Songda (!) that left thousands of people without power, I was still able to meet up with various antique-collector friends, enjoy nice meals and visit the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. I even managed to watch the Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Indians playoff series! Known for its vas

The 2016 American Curators of Asian Art Forum was held on May 19th and 20th in Toronto. Hosted by the Royal Ontario Museum and the Aga Khan Museum, the forum had over sixty Asian Art curators from Canada, the USA and Mexico descend upon Toronto. Despite lacking the curator credentials, I was kindly invited to the event by ROM hosts Dr Chen Shen and Dr Sascha Priewe. The majority of museums across North America with Asian Art collections were represented, from larger instituti