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Over USD 50 Million in Asian Art Sold at September Asia Week New York 2025
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

Anthony Wu
Oct 4, 202511 min read


The Ise Collection's Rare HKD 35 Million Chenghua 'Palace Bowl' and 65 Years of the Min Chiu Society in Hong Kong
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

Anthony Wu
Sep 15, 202511 min read


Massive €4 Million Pair of Imperial Bronze Bixie at Printemps Asiatique Paris 2025
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

Anthony Wu
Jul 3, 202511 min read


HKD 162.6 Million for Three Blue and White Porcelain Vases at Christie's in May 2025
Immediately after the close of my April online Asian art sale at Heffel (which wrapped on April 24th), I jetted off on one of my...

Anthony Wu
May 15, 202510 min read


Magnificent USD $3.69 Million Chinese Dragon Vase Tops Asia Week New York 2025
I can’t believe another Asia Week New York has come to an end! For those who have been following my blog over the past few years, you’ll...

Anthony Wu
Mar 29, 202510 min read


A $4 Million Jade Spoon and Other November Chinese Art Auction Highlights at Sotheby's, Bonhams and Christie's Hong Kong
Wow, it's nearly the Christmas Holidays! My November and December went by so quickly with art-related business trips all around the...

Anthony Wu
Dec 12, 202410 min read


Emperor Qianlong's USD 5.4 Million Zhou Zha Hu Bronze Ritual Vessel at Asia Week New York
This past Asia Week New York went by so quickly! Asia Week New York is like clockwork and takes place every mid-September and mid-March...

Anthony Wu
Sep 28, 20249 min read


Examining a Chinese Qianlong Porcelain Dragon Dish from the 18th Century
I can't believe it's September already! This means there's only a few weeks left before the autumn Asian art auction season (and my...

Anthony Wu
Sep 5, 20247 min read


$650,000 for a Chinese Imperial Dragon Robe in London!
This past May I attended the Spring Asian Art in London events for about 12 days. Even though the Spring edition of Asian Art in London...

Anthony Wu
Jun 15, 20247 min read


Over USD $50 Million in Sales during March Asia Week New York 2024!
The March edition of Asia Week New York finished up a couple of weeks ago and I had a wonderful visit to one of my favourite cities in...

Anthony Wu
Apr 12, 202411 min read


$11.72 Million Yuan Dynasty Vase from the Tianminlou Collection Sells at Christie's Hong Kong
I hope everyone is looking for the Christmas holidays! I just got back from a long trip to East Asia where I was in Hong Kong for 8 days....

Anthony Wu
Dec 19, 20238 min read


Attractive Chinese Cat Pillow @Eskenazi and other Highlights During Asian Art in London 2023!
I just got back home from another round of Asian Art in London ! London is definitely one of my favourite places to visit and it gets...

Anthony Wu
Nov 19, 20236 min read


The Fall 2023 Edition of Asia Week New York
And that's a wrap for this Fall edition of Asia Week New York! The September Asia Week tends be smaller scaled than the March Asia Week...

Anthony Wu
Sep 26, 20237 min read


Chinese Jade Carvings from my Personal Collection in Toronto!
I hope everyone is having a terrific summer! I recently finished a long work trip to Vancouver where I sourced artworks for the upcoming...

Anthony Wu
Aug 17, 20236 min read


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...

Anthony Wu
Jul 22, 20235 min read


USD $2.5 Million for a (small) Song Dynasty Vase at Asia Week New York 2023!
This past Asia Week in New York saw strong prices across the board for Chinese works of art including Chinese porcelain and ceramics,...

Anthony Wu
Apr 2, 20237 min read


Asian Art in London 2022 - Chinese Porcelain and Jade Highlights!
I hope everyone is doing well as looking forward to the holiday season! My apologies for taking so long to put the finishing touches on...

Anthony Wu
Dec 22, 20229 min read


Masterpieces of Imperial Chinese Porcelain @ Eskenazi London
I'm now in London for the Asian Art in London events! I'll be here for approximately ten days of auction previews and sales, museum...

Anthony Wu
Nov 26, 20225 min read


September 2022 NYC Asia Week - Imperial Chinese Porcelain and Fantastic Jades Carvings!
And that wraps up another New York Asia Week! The last couple of months has been wonderful for the Asian art market, even a resurgence of...

Anthony Wu
Oct 4, 202210 min read


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
Jun 15, 20226 min read
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