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The 34th quarterly auction offered by China Guardian, and which concluded on June 16, has made 153 million yuan and brought its total auction sales to 3.327 billion yuan in the first half of the year, reaffirming its dominant position in the Chinese art market, according to Artron.net.

Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings – RMB 121 million

The modern pieces from private collections included about 70 from Shanghai-school artists, such as Xie Zhiliu, Chen Peiqiu, Zhang Dazhuang, and Wang Geyi. The top lot was Orchid and Bamboo, by Pan Tianshou (1886-1971), which sold for 1.265 million yuan. Zhang Daqian’s painting Redbud sold for 1.01 million yuan, while his Lotus went for 943,000 yuan.

Of the about 80 pieces offered at the Molanshanfang Collection sale on June 15, 96 percent were sold by lots. Landscape, a painting by Qi Baishi and noted for its simple lines and tight composition, fetched 5.86 million yuan - nearly ten times its pre-sale estimate. Completed in 1938, the piece expresses the artist’s desire for peace and security at a time when China was in a state of social unrest and external threats.

Landscape, a painting by Qi Baishi, sold for 5.86 million yuan.

Character and Landscape was bought for 2.41 million yuan

Another of his works, Character and Landscape, was bought for 2.41 million yuan. In the painting, assumed to have been painted when Qi was in his 60s, an old man walks past a lonely house surrounded by high mountains and pine trees, and it is unique because later in life the artist shifted to mice and shrimps, or birds and nature.

The other highlights were Landscape (2.99 million yuan) by Lu Yanshao, Birds and Pine (1.72 million yuan) by Wang Xuetao, Character (1.55 million yuan) by Shi Guoliang, and Lotus (1.13 million yuan) by Zhou Sicong. In addition, Eagle and Pine by Li Kuchan sold for 575,000 yuan, and Immortal by Liu Lingcang fetched 517,500 yuan.

The 200 contemporary pieces offered by China Guardian featured those of established artists, including Wang Mingming, Han Meilin, Feng Dazhong, Long Rui, Zhao Wei, Wang Xijing, Tang Yongli and Tian Liming. Character, a painting by Fan Zeng (b.1938) gained the top price; it was sold for 805,000 yuan. Orchid by Song Yugui went for 690,000 yuan and Landscape by Long Rui for another 517,500 yuan.

Orchid by Song Yugui went for 690,000 yuan.

Landscape by Lv Huancheng was bought for 460,000 yuan.

Of the ancient pieces, Landscape by Lv Huancheng (1630-?) was bought for 460,000 yuan, Landscape by Huang Ding (1650-1730) for 402,500 yuan, and Calligraphy by Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885) for 391,000 yuan.

Porcelain and Works of Art – RMB 32 million

A blue-white bowl from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) fetched 575,000 yuan.

A rectangular lacquer box from the Qing Dynasty fetched 805,000 yuan.

In the porcelain category, a blue-white bowl from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) fetched 575,000 yuan. This simple yet elegant design is on a translucent round bowl covered by a clear glaze, with a fine blue hue, and various motifs around it, such as peonies, camellias, chrysanthemums, pomegranates, litchi, and peaches.

A pair of famille-rose vases from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) sold for 287,500 yuan, and a contemporary piece, a guanyao-type vase, went for 255,000 yuan.

Another item, a rectangular lacquer box from the Qing Dynasty, with a gold-engraving technique – qiangjin – applied to it, fetched 805,000 yuan. The box is characterized by elaborate incised decorations, such as the 10 tiny, round grooves inside. The lid is finely decorated with four thin sheets of gold on all sides, to keep the box airy and dry and make it easier to admire the items inside. The top has patterns of clouds and the entire body is decorated with dragons.

Other top lots in the artworks category were a bronze figure of Guangong (805,000 yuan) and a bronze figure of sakyamuni (460,000 yuan) from the Ming Dynasty, and a duan stone brush washer (287,500 yuan) from the Qing Dynasty.

 A bronze figure of Guangong from the Ming Dynasty sold for 805,000 yuan.

In addition, among the ancient Chinese ink from the Ming and Qing dynasties offered by private collections, an ink from the late Ming Dynasty went for 172,500 yuan, closely followed by another (103,500 yuan) from the late Ming Dynasty and ten inks (94,300 yuan) from the Qing Dynasty.

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Consignment for 2013 China Guardian Autumn Auctions