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An exhibition devoted to the autumn auctions, which will run from November 16 to November 20 in Beijing, opened on October 12 in Shanghai, and will next head to Guangzhou and Xiamen.
The two-day Shanghai event features 200 items, ranging from Chinese oil paintings and sculptures, porcelain and furniture to watches and jewelry.
The exhibition devotes significant space to works done or collected by the leading Chinese art collector Wang Shixiang, which may reignite a new wave of interest in the established collector.
Wang, born in 1914, was a distinguished scholar known for his in-depth research of Chinese tradition and notably, ancient crafts. During the 2003 fall season, China Guardian offered works collected by Wang and his wife Yuan Quanyou. The lots sold out, achieving an exciting 69 million yuan.
Wang Shixiang's Huanghuali table
One of the highlights of the auction is a Huanghuali table, which was transformed by Wang to help his wife learn guqin. He turned a painting table into what it is, following the ancient tradition where a teacher and student would sit across a table, and watch each other’s playing.
Wang was fond of pigeons, crickets, goldfish and gourds. Some gourds recorded in his publications will appear in the exhibition. Small yet exquisite, these gadgets serve as a witness to the storied life of the collector.
In 1949, Wang graduated from the then Yanjing University. His thesis, Research of Chinese Paintings, based on papers that examined Chinese paintings, documents the history of Chinese painting spanning from the Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, and more important, expounds on the principles, techniques and judgment of traditional paintings.
A rare Ming-style blue and white doucai 'dragon' jar and cover
In addition to the collections of Wang Shixiang, other highlights from the exhibit include a rare Ming-style blue and white doucai 'dragon' jar and cover. Made during the Qing Dynasty, it was modeled after pieces from the official kiln in Jingde County, Jiangxi province. The nicely crafted item has been collected by N.H.P. Huth, W.W.Winkworth and Hugh Moss, and was put on sale at Sotheby's in London during the 1960’s and 1970’s.
Also on view is a bamboo scroll-shaped brush pot marked "rong yuan”, a zitan hanging panel with precious inlay, and a square seal made from Shoushan tianhuang stone with a Taishi shaoshi knob.
As for contemporary works, about 40 Chinese oil paintings and sculptures will be exhibited during the two-day event, including Schudy’s Wild Chrysanthemums, Zhou Bichu’s A Young Girl’s Portrait, and Jin Shangyi’s Tajik.
Schudy’s Wild Chrysanthemums
Jin Shangyi’s Tajik
In addition, a Girard Perregaux platinum manually-wound wristwatch, which comes with Westminster carillon minute-repeating, four hammers, one-minute tourbillon, perpetual calendar and a leap year indicator will also be on display, along with many autographs, including those of Abraham Lincoln and Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.
Schedule
Shanghai
Porcelain, furniture and artworks, modern and contemporary art, Chinese oil paintings and sculptures,watches and jewllery, ancient books, stamps and coins
Date: Oct 12 10:00—18:00
Oct 13 10:00—16:00
Venue: Le Royal Méridien Shanghai (No.789, Nanjingdong Road, Shanghai)
Xiamen
Chinese calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, furniture and artworks, modern and contemporary art, Chinese oil paintings and sculptures,watches and jewllery, stamps and coins
Date: Oct 22 10:00—18:00
Oct 23 10:00—16:00
Venue: Westin Xiamen (No. 398, Xianyue Road, Siming District, Xiamen, Fujian)
Guangzhou
Chinese calligraphy and paintings, Chinese oil paintings and sculptures,watches and jewllery, ancient books, stamps and coins
Date: Oct 27 10:00—18:00
Oct 28 10:00—16:00
Venue: No.208, Tianhe Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou
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