ASIAN ART APPRAISER
Wei Yang, Ph.D. in Chinese art and Tibetan Art , consults and appraises Asian Art with a concentration on Chinese art. In order to have more time for writing, Dr. Yang has decided to shoulder less professional obligations, starting on September 1, 2025, by letting go her two professional appraisal designations- Accredited Senior Appraiser in Asian art (ASA, 2010) and Appraisal Review and Management (ARM, 2017)- designated by American Society of Appraisers. However, she will continue to stay engaged. Her passion for Asian art and her dedication to the excellence of professional valuation services remain intact. Dr. Yang will offer consultation of Asian art in the form of Preview My Artwork because she believes that owners of Asian art deserve some professional compassion or generosity.
Dr. Yang is an indepedent Chinese art historian with a set of unique skills and credentials unmatched in the field. She has prepared herself very well for the appraiser's career. After earning a Ph.D. in Chinese art and Tibetan Art in 2005 from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL), Dr. Yang she received a certificate of Fine Art and Decorative Arts Appraisal from Prett Institute (New York) in 2008, followed by two specialty designations- Accredited Senior Appraiser in Asian art (ASA, 2010) and Appraisal Review and Management (ARM, 2017)- from American Society of Appraisers. In order to learning the methodologies on paper and silk adopted by forgers, Dr. Yang earned a certificate of Scroll Mounting and Conservation from Shandong Mounting and Conservation Acadey (Jinan, Shandong) in 2011. Dr. Yang specializes in Chinese painting and calligraphy, ceramics, jade and Buddist art and some forms of Asian Art, such as Japanese woodblock prints, literati painting, Korean fine arts, and Buddhist art from Tibet, Nepal, India, Thailand and Cambodia, etc. She is particularly strong in the visual analysis of classical Chinese painting and calligraphy and authenticity issues .
Dr. Yang is a lifelong Chinese art educator and writer (Books by Wei Yang). She is an independent Chinese art historian, serving as Asian Art Appraiser since 2005, Expert Witness for litigation since 2015 and Review Appraiser since 2017. She brings integrity, professional training, competence in multiple fields, and impartiality to her work.
ASIAN ART APPRAISER
-Fine Arts, Ceramics, Jade and Buddhist Art
Wei Yang, Ph.D., earned a designation of Accredited Senior Appraiser in Asian Art (ASA, 2010) from the American Society of Appraisers and second designation of Accredited Seinior Appraisal in Appraisal Review and Management (ARM, 2017). She has served as a member of the Board of Examiners (Asian Art) for the American Society of Appraisers since 2017.
EXPERTISE IN ASIAN ART
-Asian Art and Buddhist Art
After receiving a B.A. in art history in 1997, she continued to broaden her understanding of Asian cultures and artistic traditons and esthetics by earning a M.A. degree in Asian art in 1998 from Smith College. Her training focused on Japanese woodblock prints, literati painting and Buddhist art, Korean literati fine arts and religious art, and Buddhist arts in India, China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, the Himalayas and Central Asia. Her field work on Asian art became the foundation for deepening her research interest on painting methods or techniques, art criticism, cultural history and religious interchange among different cultures and ethnicity. Over the past thirty years, Dr. Yang has worked with museum collections all over the world and conducted field research throughout Asia. This breadth of her hand-on working experience is the backborn of her appraisal practice.
APPRAISAL INTEGRITY
-Asian Art with a Focus on Chinese Art
Dr. Yang treasures professional honesty in providing valuation services. She limits her appraisal practice to the areas in which she has received advanced degrees or with hand-on working experience. She conducted research and undertook in-person investigation based on her research strength and language skills. Although she is accredited as Accredited Senior Appraiser in Asian art (ASA) more broadly by the American Society of Appraisers, she defines her proficiency more narrowly. She appraises most forms of Chinese art (except for bronzes) and other forms of Asian art for which she is qualified, such as Japanese woodblock prints, fine arts, and Buddhist arts from Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas.
CHINESE ART EXPERT WITNESS
-Chinese Art
Wei Yang, Ph.D., provides expert witness services concentrating on Chinese art, particularly Chinese classical panting and calligraphy prior to 1911, which was the focus of her Ph.D. dissertation topic. She has served as consulting and testifying expert for litigations concerning authenticity, insurance settlement and taxation dispute.
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