We provide USPAP-compliant appraisal services for Chinese painting and calligraphy, prepared to professional standards and tailored to the specific purpose of each engagement. Our services include insurance appraisals, estate appraisals, charitable contribution and museum donation appraisals, as well as other fair market value assessments. Each report is based on close visual examination, informed market analysis, and relevant historical research.

We advise clients on acquisitions, sales, and collection strategy in both private and public market contexts. Our services include evaluation of quality, guidance on authenticity questions, analysis of inscriptions and seals, preliminary provenance and publication research, and recommendations on whether a work is best handled through private sale, auction, or long-term retention. When appropriate, we also assist in negotiating favorable terms with auction houses and identifying suitable private buyers.

We help clients build and maintain well-organized collections through cataloguing, documentation, and research. Our collection management services may include database organization, provenance and exhibition history research, essay writing, image coordination, and collaboration with photographers, designers, editors, publishers, conservators, and other specialists. The goal is not simply to manage objects efficiently, but to preserve and clarify the historical and cultural value of the collection as a whole.