Illustration: Ni Zan, Woods and Valleys of Mount Yu, 1372. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)
Department
Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy
Chinese paintings and calligraphy call for careful study of brushwork, inscriptions, seals, paper and mounting, and of a work's published and collecting history. We catalogue hanging scrolls, handscrolls, album leaves and fans from classical masters to 20th-century painters.
Objects collected for this department. Dates and materials are first assessments.
We are collecting for this department now. Registered objects will appear here.
What we look for
Ceramics (imperial, private-kiln and Song wares), jade and hardstone, painting and calligraphy, bronzes and Buddhist sculpture, scholar's objects and snuff bottles, Japanese and Korean art
Please prepare
Clear photos (including the base and any marks), dimensions, purchase or family records
Limits
Archaeological objects need documented lawful provenance and export
Consign to this department
Send us photos, dimensions and what you know about the object. We will reply with a first opinion and next steps.
