tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post5293149484999658422..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Stunning jade art; stunning pricesHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-42823538913311768812015-04-30T10:59:59.183+10:002015-04-30T10:59:59.183+10:00thank you
I have added the image into the blog po...thank you<br /><br />I have added the image into the blog post, but I cannot find the measurements of the buffalo.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-45853017539164346552015-04-29T17:36:31.037+10:002015-04-29T17:36:31.037+10:00A magnificent and important large green jade carvi...A magnificent and important large green jade carving of a water buffalo 17/18th century believed to be of Imperial origin was auctioned at Bonhams Hong Kong. It is estimated at up to £1.2m <br /><br />The handsome buffalo carved from an exceptionally large stone of rich celadon tone, lies placidly on its stomach with four legs bent underneath and its head turned to the left to gaze straight ahead with docile eyes. Experts believe the buffalo was taken at the sack of the Summer Palace during the Boxer Rebellion in 1898 - 1900.artdaily.orghttp://artdaily.com/news/74392/Chinese-jade-water-buffalo-from-the-Summer-Palace-for-sale-at-Bonhams#noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-35663577158840132332013-06-17T11:36:52.883+10:002013-06-17T11:36:52.883+10:00Hermes
I have added the jade marriage bowl, mainl...Hermes<br /><br />I have added the jade marriage bowl, mainly because of the auspicious phoenix masks. They represented renewal, different from the prosperity symbolism attached to the deer.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-20189403527212512052012-01-15T22:19:41.187+11:002012-01-15T22:19:41.187+11:00student
apparently the items are perfectly legiti...student<br /><br />apparently the items are perfectly legitimate. They come from the estate of Mary Anna Marten of Crichel House, Dorset. She and her father, 3rd Baron Alington, purchased 18th century Chinese jade, lapis lazuli and rock crystal carvings.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-86655943466285747802012-01-15T17:24:14.963+11:002012-01-15T17:24:14.963+11:00Hels thanks for the note. I can see the bell, but ...Hels thanks for the note. I can see the bell, but I cannot see which collection it came from.student of historynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-330139702022648182011-08-18T14:28:06.432+10:002011-08-18T14:28:06.432+10:00Alas Country Life magazine comes to me by sea, so ...Alas Country Life magazine comes to me by sea, so June 8th's edition didn't arrive till today, 18th of August. <br /><br />I added, a bit late, another amazing jade Qianlong piece to the post.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-84433968885510622522011-08-17T08:23:12.959+10:002011-08-17T08:23:12.959+10:00Nicholas,
nod... I am passionate about silver, pa...Nicholas,<br /><br />nod... I am passionate about silver, particularly Huguenot silver. But the market and I parted company when the prices rose out of a normal human being's reach 20 years ago.<br /><br />I agree that China's current economic prosperity and the rise of an affluent business class have created a demand for precious imperial art. But fashions come and fashions go. And scarcity, at usurious prices, creates fakes.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-43025525152806185012011-08-17T08:13:05.863+10:002011-08-17T08:13:05.863+10:00Hermes
good explanation, thanks.
I had been a bit...Hermes<br />good explanation, thanks.<br /><br />I had been a bit worried because the deer had been referred to in the auction house documents as a mythical creature. This threw me because dragons might be mythical, but deers are not.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-22177708972111612282011-08-17T07:39:39.851+10:002011-08-17T07:39:39.851+10:00Like you, Hels, I am not overly familiar with East...Like you, Hels, I am not overly familiar with Eastern art, although there appear to be some gorgeous pieces about. Our own National Gallery of Victoria and the various other galleries around the country have some significant pieces.<br /><br />Jade doesn't do anything for me personally, but neither do any other 'precious' stones. Skilful carving can be seen in even the basest stone while fine marble can impress as much as the most translucent jade.<br /><br />There are cultural, social and nowadays economic reasons why Chinese art seems to have increased so much in price. The current economic prosperity in China and the rise of an affluent class of the new business magnates has created a demand for objets d'art previously reserved for the imperial family. Money is no object and as the status of possession of such objects increases, so does competition in the auction rooms.Intellibloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-79812118128566349132011-08-16T19:05:21.942+10:002011-08-16T19:05:21.942+10:00The deer is a Chinese symbol for prosperity used i...The deer is a Chinese symbol for prosperity used in many designs because the word deer lu4has the same tone and pronunciation. The marks on the skin of a deer have become a typical symbol of lu and are used to decorate studies and stationery.<br /><br />I have some jade. A lot of poor quality or fake stuff about. Traditionally it was sold under silk clots by feel alone.Hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968366076064269729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-21706728461337980282011-08-16T15:55:13.721+10:002011-08-16T15:55:13.721+10:00columnist,
bubble is such a powerful concept. Rem...columnist,<br /><br />bubble is such a powerful concept. Remember when the tulip bubble burst in 17th century Netherlands? People had mortgaged their homes and the last man standing had nothing to show for it except... some tulip bulbs.<br /><br />I have seen only a few of Emperor Qianlong's jade pieces. They look delicately carved, translucent and historically fascinating, but are they worth USA$6 million each?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-86113626341590061302011-08-16T14:18:51.072+10:002011-08-16T14:18:51.072+10:00The rise in prices for Chinese art is rather frigh...The rise in prices for Chinese art is rather frightening, and seems to be a bubble. I have been watching it closely over the last 5 years, in one of my particular areas of interest, and I have to be very lucky to acquire what I want at what I consider to be a fair price. (I hasten to add, I am not parting with the millions you have documented.)columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.com