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Asian Art
Heffel is Canada’s national auction house, and our Asian Art department handles a diverse range of artifacts from China, Japan, Korea, India, the Himalayan region and Southeast Asia. We offer two major specialty auctions of Asian art each year during the spring and fall seasons, and holds previews in our exhibition galleries across the country. Heffel covers numerous Asian art categories including ceramics, porcelain, jade carvings, furniture, religious objects, woodblock prints, and scroll paintings, from the Neolithic Period to the 20th Century.

We are thrilled to collaborate with Toronto-based expert Anthony Wu, one of Canada's most respected authorities on Asian art and antiques. Anthony’s expertise is unparalleled, and we are honoured to be working with him to grow this important category at Heffel and further expand our global service offerings.

With offices across Canada in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Calgary, Heffel not only has an extensive Canadian collector database, but also a strong following of major international collectors, galleries and institutions.

To inquire about Asian art consignments, valuations or appraisals, please contact us at mail@heffel.com or 1-888-818-6505.
CHINESE ART
  • ceramics and porcelain from the Song to Qing Dynasties
  • fine classical and 20th Century scroll paintings
  • jade and jadeite carvings
  • huanghuali and zitan furniture
  • objects from the scholar’s studio
  • Buddhist and Daoist religious artworks
JAPANESE ART
  • ukiyo-e and shin-hanga woodblock prints
  • Meiji Period metalwork and Satsuma ceramics
  • 17th Century Imari and Kakiemon porcelain
  • netsuke and inro
  • Buddhist and Shinto artifacts
  • samurai swords and armour
INDIAN, HIMALAYAN AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART
  • Buddhist, Hindu and Jain sculptures
  • Indian miniatures
  • Mughal jewellery and jade carvings
  • Tibetan mandala and thangka paintings
  • objects for the Buddhist ritual
  • Vietnamese and Thai ceramics
Notable Results
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI
1760 – 1849 Japanese

Under the Well of the Great Wave Off Kanagawa
woodcut on paper
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000
Sold for: $691,250 CAD (premium included)
Sale date: Thursday, April 28, 2022
CHINESE ART
Chinese

Large Chinese Khotan Green Jade Dragon Seal, 19th Century
green jade seal
Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000
Sold for: $91,250 CAD (premium included)
Sale date: Thursday, April 28, 2022
HUANG JUNBI
1898 – 1991 Chinese

River and Mountains
ink and colour on paper, mounted in silk and framed
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Sold for: $31,250 CAD (premium included)
Sale date: Thursday, April 29, 2021
CHINESE ART
Chinese

A Rare Flambé Glaze Vase, Fanghu, Guangxu Mark and Period (1875-1908)
porcelain vase
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
Sold for: $31,250 CAD (premium included)
Sale date: Thursday, April 29, 2021
JAPANESE ART
Japanese

A Magnificent Japanese Ivory Carved Okimono of Kannon, Tokyo School, Meiji Period, Circa 1905
ivory sculpture
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Sold for: $20,000 CAD (premium included)
Sale date: Thursday, April 29, 2021
MAQBOOL FIDA HUSAIN
1915 - 2011 Indian

The Other Self
oil on canvas on board
Estimate: $200,000 - $300,000
Sold for: $241,250 CAD (premium included)
Sale date: Thursday, October 28, 2010
LIN FENGMIAN
1900 - 1991 Chinese

Fishermen Setting Out
watercolour on paper
Estimate: $10,000 ~ $15,000
Sold for: $43,125 CAD (premium included)
Sale date: Wednesday, November 22, 2017
XU BEIHONG
1895 - 1953 Chinese

Horse
ink and colour on paper
Estimate: $250,000 - $350,000
Sold for: $269,100 CAD (premium included)
Sale date: Saturday, October 29, 2005
PAST AUCTIONS
FINE ASIAN PAINTINGS & WORKS ON PAPER
April 28, 2022
FINE ASIAN WORKS OF ART
April 28, 2022
Asian Art
October 28, 2021
Important Chinese Art from the Collection of S.K. Lee
April 29, 2021
Chinese Works of Art
April 29, 2021
JAPANESE ART & CHINESE EXPORT ART
April 29, 2021

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