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The Closing of New York's Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art
October 6th marked the last day you can visit the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art in New York's Chelsea neighbourhood. This was a sad...
Anthony Wu
Oct 24, 20245 min read


Imperial Divine - Chinese Buddhist Sculptures at the Hong Kong Palace Museum
I hope everyone is having a pleasant summer! I have been in British Columbia for the past few weeks sourcing Asian art items for my next...
Anthony Wu
Jul 22, 20246 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

Imperial Chinese Qing Dynasty Porcelain from the Seikado Bunko Museum in Tokyo
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year! To start off 2024 I would like to showcase one of the Japanese museums I visited in early December. As...
Anthony Wu
Jan 9, 20244 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


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
Jan 15, 20235 min read


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
Dec 8, 20225 min read


A Magnificent Chinese 18th Century Imperial Qianlong Vase Spotted at the Met Museum!
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
Aug 21, 20224 min read


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
May 31, 20225 min read


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
Dec 11, 20216 min read


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
Sep 18, 20214 min read


Amazing Chinese Porcelain Highlights in Boston and Worcester Museums
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
Aug 29, 20215 min read


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
Sep 15, 20206 min read

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
Nov 18, 20192 min read


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
Feb 25, 20193 min read


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
Jan 26, 20194 min read


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
Aug 9, 20185 min read


Mirroring China's Past - 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
May 3, 20184 min read


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
Jan 19, 20185 min read


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
Nov 21, 20175 min read
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