The 39th China Guardian Quarterly Auction successfully ended with a total of 177 million yuan ($28.84 million) in the kitty on Sept 23, 2014.
Chinese painting and calligraphy
Chinese painting and calligraphy part included 11 special auctions, bringing in 136 million yuan. Personal auction sessions from studios of Yilingmoxiang, Huisushizhen, Jianlancaolu, Yulanshanfang and Yisushanfang received an enthusiastic response from collectors. The turnover rates of the five auctions were 100 percent, 99 percent, 88 percent, 98 percent, 100 percent respectively.
The highlights included Pine by Zhang Daqian, which was sold for 1.84 million yuan; Plum and Rock by Wu Changshuo, 1.265 million yuan. Landscape by Huang Binhong brought in 1.15 million yuan. Tending Donkey by Huang Zhou and Red Plum by Guan Shanyue were each sold for 1.127 million yuan. Character by Qi Kun and Character by Ye Qianyu fetched 1.058 million yuan and 126,500 yuan respectively.
Pine by Zhang Daqian Plum and Rock by Wu Changshuo
Character by Ye Qianyu
In the modern paintings section, Landscape by Jia Youfu was sold for 1.84 million yuan. Character and Horses by Peng Xiancheng fetched 437,000 yuan. Landscape by Xue Liang went for 322,000 yuan.
Landscape by Jia Youfu
Character and Horses by Peng Xiancheng
Ancient painting section too saw a few highlights. Bamboo and Ganoderma by Ren Bonian was sold for 1.38 million yuan; Landscape by Cao Zhibai for 632,500 yuan; Landscape by Qiu Ying, 471,500 yuan.
Bamboo and Ganoderma by Ren Bonian Landscape by Cao Zhibai
Porcelain, works of art
This section consisted of three sessions: Porcelain and Art Literature; Fine Works of Art and Snuff Bottle; and Jade and Works of Art, bringing in 34.92 million yuan.
In the porcelain auction, collections from the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China caught the eyes of collectors. The highlights included a vessel made by Wang Shaowei, a ceramic artist during the Qing Dynasty, which was sold for 1.01 million yuan. A blue on white brush pot with a birds and vines pattern by Wang Bu from the Republic of China went for 920,000 yuan.
Vessel made by Wang Shaowei from the Qing Dynasty
Blue on white brush pot by Wang Bu from the Republic of China
In addition, a club-shaped vase with blue on white pattern made during the Emperor Kangxi period in the Qing Dynasty fetched 598,000 yuan. A blue on white jar with red bat and cloud pattern created during the Emperor Xuantong in the Qing Dynasty was sold for 402,500 yuan. A glaze vase from the Emperor Daoguang period in the Qing Dynasty went for 632,500.
Club-shaped vase with blue on white pattern
An eye-catching gilt bronze figure of Buddha ornamented with well-preserved jewelry from the Emperor Qianlong period in the Qing Dynasty went for 1.73 million yuan.
Gilt bronze figure of Buddha from the Emperor Qianlong period
In the section of jade and works of art, an ink slab with exquisite craft from the Ming Dynasty fetched 473,000 yuan. An ink slab and a bamboo brush pot curved with landscape and character by Deng Wei from the Qing Dynasty were each sold for 184,000 yuan.
Ink slab from the Ming Dynasty
Ink slab from the Qing Dynasty
Highlights in this part included a pair of white jade plate from the Emperor Qianlong period, which was sold for 230,000 yuan; with exquisite quality, a jade accessory carved with poetry and landscape pattern from the Qing Dynasty went for 126,500 yuan.
Pair of white jade plate from the Emperor Qianlong period
Jade accessory from the Qing Dynasty
Classical furniture and works of art
This section covering artworks, desk, long narrow table, chair and clothes hanger achieved a remarkable result of 86 percent turnover rate, raking in 3.58 million yuan.
With exquisite quality and well-curved pattern, a Huanghuali table with everted flanges went for 713,000 yuan.
Huanghuali table with everted flanges
Huanghuali table with eight legs went for 460,000 yuan and a Huanghuali waisted stool with horse-hoof foot and a Yumu stand fetched 172,500 yuan and 149,500 yuan respectively.
Huanghuali table
Rare Books
This section included 649 items and brought in 2.68 million yuan.
Set of Sanxitang copybook went for 138,000 yuan. The photocopy of the Liu Tizhi’s inscription rubbings with 18 volumes made in 1935 went for 126,500 yuan. A royal edict from the Emperor Jiaqing period in the Qing Dynasty fetched 89,700 yuan.
Sanxitang copybook
Liu Tizhi’s inscription rubbings with 18 volumes