Chinese-influenced Japanese screens fall into a subset of paintings starting in the Muromachi period (1392–1573). Unless you’re aware of their existence, encountering one can be visually confusing. The paintings and screens have a distinctive Japanese style and feeling to them, however, the subject matter is clearly Chinese. The background landscapes and structures in these paintings […]
Chinese Porcelain Reign Marks An Introduction | Asian Studies
Chinese Reign Marks Are Nice, But Never Proof Chinese reign marks and understanding them with regards to authenticating ceramics is a complicated topic. As a general rule of thumb, until everything else indicates a particular period of making ignore the marks . Having an appropriate mark is nice, however, they should never be used […]
Chinese Transitional Style Vase Understandably Confuses Owner | Mail
Chinese Transitional Style Vase Understandably Confuses Owner and Some ExpertsAs you might imagine, we get daily emails from folks wanting to know about things they own. The objects were often inherited from estates or gifts from family members with little accompanying information, consequently they contact us for help. We had an inquiry today from a man […]
Christie’s Pavilion Auction Hong Kong October 2016 | Art News
Christie’s Pavilion Auction Fines Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art The Christie’s Pavilion Auction Hong Kong October 2016 catalog is out. This Fall’s offerings feature some lovely examples of Tang Sancai wares from the DEXINSHUWU collection. Christie’s Pavilion Auction Hong Kong October 2016, Moderate Estimates For the Middle Market Unlike “Pavilion Sales” of the past couple years, […]
Learning About Chinese Antiques | Asian Art News
Learning About Chinese Antiques, A Never Ending Process Learning About Chinese Antiques, identifying periods, styles, shapes, spotting fakes, starting a reference library, and collecting takes time & experience. It is however among the most rewarding endeavors and pleasurable addictions one could hope for, once the “bug” has bitten you. It bit me in the 1970’s, […]
Chinese Art-Antique Auction Catalogs | Christie’s Catalogues
CHRISTIE’S | Chinese Art-Antique Auction Catalogs Prior to every auction CHRISTIE’S produces superbly illustrated and researched auction catalogues in all categories. Happily for collectors and dealers of Asian art, these are not only useful reference tools for buying but for doing research as well. For major or rarer lots catalog entries are often accompanied by extensive […]
Chinese Scholar’s Studio Objects | Asian Art Collecting
Chinese Scholar’s Studio Objects Chinese scholar’s objects hold a special niche in the arena Asian art. For students and collectors, they are the core physical embodiment symbolically of China’s most elite intellectuals and their pursuits. Historically the scholar’s studio and it’s contents has been through many evolutions, starting during the Song Dynasty right through the late Qing Dynasty […]
Chinese Yongzheng Bowl Auction Realizes $11,050,173
Chinese Yongzheng Bowl Auction Posted by: plcombs Dealers Chinese Art – Antiques A FINE AND IMPORTANT FALANGCAI SEPIA-ENAMELLED ‘PRUNUS AND BAMBOO’ BOWL YONGZHENG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN BLUE ENAMEL WITHIN A DOUBLE SQUARE AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735) Chinese Yongzheng Bowl Auction News: Its not often a major auction company conducts a single lot auction complete with it’s […]
Qianjiang Style of Chinese Porcelain An Introduction
Qianjiang Style of Chinese Porcelain An introduction to Qianjiang Style of Chinese Porcelain; I have often fantasized that the evolution of artistic style in the history of art in the world, particularly in painting, can be hung on a single, central thread. A thread that runs from Neolithic graffiti of hunting scenes to the Maestà of […]
Yongle Imperial Art the Metropolitan Museum | Chinese Art
Yongle Imperial Art, an introduction Posted by: plcombs Dealers Chinese Art – Antiques Yongle imperial art is one of the great high points of China’s entire history, ranging from the near perfection of blue and white porcelain to finely carved lacquer, paintings, cloisonne and a myriad of other decorative arts produced during the early 15th C. . […]