Specialism: Asian Art
Grace Tu joined Lyon & Turnbull London in August 2019 as Head of Asian Art, and will take the lead on our four Asian Works of Art auctions and specialist valuations services.
Grace gained her BA in Archaeology and Anthropology from the National Taiwan University. For several years she worked in art businesses and museums in Taiwan, including the Antiques Department at the National Palace Museum.
In 2011, she earned her MA in History of Art at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London in Indian and Southeast Asian Art. Grace then moved to Ben Janssens Oriental Art Gallery as the researcher and specialist in Chinese antiques, participating Asian Art in London (AAIL) and The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) annually.
She is currently a doctoral candidate at Leiden University, The Netherlands. Her research focuses on cross-cultural comparisons in motif transfers between China and Southeast Asian kingdoms from the 9th to 15th centuries.
