Auctioning, one of the most ancient forms of the conveying of property, is sweeping the world due to its titillating and charming method of merchandising. In recent years, with economic globalization at full tilt, a growing number of auction houses are spreading their tentacles to long-neglected China.
Items from emerging countries, especially exquisite artworks with traditional Chinese characteristics; have promptly risen to stardom in auctioning.
The following are six top Chinese treasures at sky-high prices that will make you totally gobsmacked.
Item: “Gui Gu Xia Shan Tu” pot, a blue and white porcelain pot from the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)”
Knockdown price: 267 million Yuan
The blue and white porcelain pot, from the Yuan Dynasty, is 27.5 centimeters in height and 33 centimeters in breadth. During the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), Yan and Qi plunged into a war; Sun Zi from Qi was capture. The painting on the surface of the pot seizes the moment when Gui Gu Zi, the master of Sun Zi, rushed to descend the mountain to rescue his disciple.
The pot was made during a time when porcelain production techniques enjoyed their highest level and is in perfect condition even after 700-odd years. The painting on the surface was accomplished by renowned artists but not ordinary craftsman, thus emanating brilliant artistic quality. In addition, the “Gui Gu Xia Shan Tu” pot is the sole extant porcelain of its kind, and so it is no wonder its price rocketed to a dumbfounded high.
Item: “Slave and Lion”
Knockdown price: 53.88 million HK dollar
Slave and Lion, a very rare work of Xu Beihong, a Chinese artist famous for his paintings of horses, is one of the very few so far discovered that dates from the 1920's, when he stayed abroad. The giant oil painting is 1.23 meters in height and 1.53 meters in breadth., and attracted much attention of collectors because of its unique subject and Xu's realistic technique of combining a western sense of form and Chinese line of drawing.
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