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China Guardian 2020 Autumn Auctions
Total turnover 2,323,700,000 yuan ($355,880,000)
Over 5,700 lots featured in 38 sessions
Total turnover rate hit 81 percent
10 sessions hit 100 percent turnover rates
37 lots were sold for over 10 million yuan
13 new auction records were set
Two lots fetched over 100 million yuan
Zhu Dunru’sRunning and Cursive Script Calligraphy was sold for 150,650,000 yuan ($23,031,646)
Fu Baoshi’sTao Thatched Cottage was sold for 138 million yuan ($21,097,691)
Like a mountaineer, China Guardian has always been making steady, solid progress upward. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, we achieved a stellar performance. The total turnover of our 2020 Autumn Auctions reached 2,323,700,000 yuan ($355,880,000), 45 percent higher than that of the Spring Auctions. Two lots from the sessions of classical and modern Chinese painting and calligraphy were sold for over 100 million yuan, and 37 items including Chinese painting, calligraphy, 20thcentury and contemporary art, porcelain and furniture, were sold for more than 10 million yuan.
By adhering to high standards, China Guardian has successfully managed the tremendous market changes and served our customers an elaborate art feast. In addition to our all-time enthusiastic bidders showing up at on-site auctions, we have seen an increasing presence of online bidders thanks to new technologies. I would like to extend my gratitude to all our customers – personal collectors, businesses, art museums and art foundations. Thank you all and let’s meet in 2021!
——Hu Yanyan, President of China Guardian Auctions
Stellar turnover of different categories
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy 1.40 b yuan
20thCentury and Contemporary Art 310 m yuan
Porcelain and Works of Art, Classical Furniture 395 m yuan
Rare Books and Rubbing Books 67.48 m yuan
Stamps and Covers, Ancient Coins and Sycee, Banknotes, Autographs and Manuscripts, Gold and Silver Antiques 48.65 m yuan
Important Jewels and Jadeite 48.07 m yuan
Fine and Rare Wines of the World 54.68 m yuan
10 sessions achieved 100 percent turnover rates
All Nature in Clarity: Ming Dynasty Fans Collection by Jiashutang Studio
Contemporary Art Evening Sale ( II )
Collection of Yixing Zisha Pottery of Yi Yunzhai
The Woven Splendor: Antique Carpets from Jiang Xin Fang Collection
Classical Furniture from Liu Yu Zhai Collection
Chinese Classical Furniture from a Private Collection
Collected by Qing Gong
Appointment letter of Zhan Yizhi in Southern Song Dynasty
Fine and Rare Kweichou Mou-tai Chiew
Digital upgrade hits new high
? More than 40 percent of lots were sold through real-time online bidding, totaling nearly 300 million yuan;
? Wu Changshuo’s Flora Collection was sold for 51.75 million yuan, making it the item sold for the highest price throughreal-time online bidding;
? Newly added digital highlights:China Guardian’s official website has had a makeover; e-catalogues are fully available; real-time online bidding has been featured at the Grand View Night Sales; and experts gave guided tours via livestreaming.
? China Guardian has partnered up with China Central Television and livestreamed the Autumn Auctions on different new media platforms, attracting as many as 11.96 million viewers.
TOP 10 Lots
Lot 279
Zhu Dunru (1081-1159)
Kui Suo Tie, Running and Cursive Script Calligraphy
Album,ink on paper
34.5×46.2 cm
Price realized: RMB 150,650,000
Grand View: Chinese Painting Highlight ? Classical
Zhu Dunru’s Kui Suo Tie is the only piece of running and cursive script calligraphy created by the Song Dynasty calligrapher.It is also regarded as the artist’s magnum opus featuring the largest scale and most characters. Sold for a staggering 150.65 million yuan, it created the highest auction price for the artist’s work.
Lot 185
Fu Baoshi
Tao Thatched Cottage
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
Fu Baoshi’s painting: 84.5×58.5 cm
Xu Beihong’s poem: 23×58.5 cm
Price realized:RMB 138,000,000
Grand View: Chinese Painting Highlight ? Modern
A well-documented masterpiece,Tao Thatched Cottage is the source of inspiration for Fu Baoshi throughout his painting career. It also represents a legend between Fu and Shi Tao, two art giants in modern Chinese painting history.
Lot 290
Zhu Da
Nature and Calligraphy
Album (17 pieces), ink on paper
29×22 cm (apiece)
Price realized:RMB 71,300,000
Grand View: Chinese Painting Highlight ? Classical
Lot 195
Wu Changshuo
Flora Collection
Album (eight pieces); ink and color on paper
27×32 cm (apiece)
Price realized: RMB 51,750,000
Grand View: Chinese Painting Highlight ? Modern
Lot 207
Qi Baishi
Flora and Insects
Mounted for frame; ink and color on silk(10 pieces)
24×32.5 cm (apiece)
Price realized:RMB 46,000,000
Grand View: Chinese Painting Highlight?Modern
Lot 237
Huang Binhong
Conversation in Pavilion
Mounted for frame; ink and color on silk
45×125.5 cm
Price realized: RMB 45,425,000
Grand View: Chinese Painting Highlight ? Modern
Lot 1741
Zhou Chunya
Rock and Clouds
Oil on canvas
358.5×220 cm
Price realized: RMB 43,700,000
Contemporary Art Evening Sale ( I )
Lot 184
Fu Baoshi
The Portrait of Sushi
Mounted for frame, ink and color on paper
90×30 cm
Price realized: RMB 41,400,000
Grand View: Chinese Painting Highlight?Modern
Lot 182
Zhang Daqian
Clouds in Yellow Mountain
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
181.5×94 cm
Price realized: RMB 35,075,000
Grand View: Chinese Painting Highlight?Modern
Lot 282
Ni Yuanlu
Painting and Calligraphy in Running Script for Fan Jingwen
Hand scroll, ink on paper
Lead 1: 27×100.5 cm
Lead 2: 28×64 cm
Painting and calligraphy: 28×175.5 cm
Postscript 1: 27.7×34.4 cm
Postscript 2: 30×165 cm
Price realized: RMB 28,750,000
Grand View: Chinese Painting Highlight ? Classical
Stellar Results Across Different Sections
China Guardian continues to lead the sector of Chinese painting and calligraphy.
More than 1,300 items featured in seven sessions fetched about 1.4 billion yuan.
Two items were sold for more than 100 million yuan and 20 items were sold for more than 10 million yuan.
The total turnover rate hit 84 percent.
Many auction records were broken.
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Day Sale
Lot 497-532
Zhao Puchu’s Calligraphy Collection
Price realized：RMB 25,572,550
Turnover rate:100 percent
Colorful Anthology: Focus on Private Collection (Ⅰ)
Lot 836-877
Zhou Zuoren’s calligraphy collection
Price realized：RMB 12,868,500
Colorful Anthology: Focus on Private Collection (Ⅱ)
20thCentury and Contemporary Art
Total turnover 310 million yuan
Seven items were sold for more than 10 million yuan
The session set three new auction records for artists
Lot 1712
Yan Wenliang
Sunrise at the South Lake
Oil on fiberboard
42×71.5 cm
Price realized:RMB 27,830,000
Set a new record for the artist
20thCentury Art Evening Sale
Four major items by Wu Dayu, Yan Wenliang, Liu Haishu, and Wu Zuoren all sold out, with three of them being sold for more than 10 million yuan.
Comprising six important paintings, Wu Guanzhong’s art series sold out, with three paintings being sold for over 10 million yuan.
Hu Shanyu’sGirl in Green Sweater was sold for 10.12 million yuan, breaking the artist’s auction record.
In Contemporary Art Evening SaleI, Zhou Chunya’s Rock and Cloudsfetched 43.7 million yuan and Mao Yan’sBlack Rose of Memory or Dancingwas sold for 20.7 million yuan. The Contemporary Art Evening SaleIIhit a 100 percent turnover rate, and Kang Haitao’s House Overgrown with Vineswas sold for 1.06 million yuan, breaking the artist’s auction record.
Porcelain and Works of Art, Classical Furniture
Total turnover 395 m yuan
Five of the 13 sessions achieved 100 percent turnover rates.
Six items were sold for over 10 million yuan and broke two auction records.
Lot 2816
The Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty
A blue-and-white “flowers-and-fruits” vase
H 29 cm
Price realized:RMB 25,300,000
Imperial Appreciation--Important Porcelainand Works of Art from Ming and Qing Dynasties
The star items of porcelain and Buddha statues were hugely popular among collectors. A blue-and-white “flowers-and-fruits” vase made during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty raised 25.3 million yuan. A Royal Made Dzai-Ksim Alloy Amitayus with Inlays of Semiprecious Stone from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty was sold for 12.65 million yuan, setting a world record for Buddha statues of this kind.
Lot 3818
Late Ming/Early Qing Period
A Rare Zitan Waisted Four-post Canopy Bed
211×141×228 cm
Price realized: RMB 20,700,000
Graceful Companions-Fine Classic Furniture of the Ming and Qing dynasties
Three items of classical furniture were sold for more than 10 million yuan.
The session of Antique Carpets from Jiang Xin Fang Collection achieved a 100 percent turnover rate and the session of Carved Seals fetched nearly 20 million yuan, achieving an 81 percent turnover rate.
Rare Books and Rubbing Books
Total turnover 67.48 million yuan
The turnover rate of four sessions neared 90 percent
One item was sold for over 10 million yuan
One session hit a 100 percent turnover rate
Lot 2163
Appointment Letter of Zhan Yizhi in Southern Song Dynasty
Created between 1174 and 1189
1volume, ink on thin silk
L 546 cm
Price realized: RMB 18,400,000
Appointment letter of Zhan Yizhi in Southern Song Dynasty
Stamps and Covers, Ancient Coins and Sycee, Banknotes, Autographs and Manuscripts, Gold and Silver Antiques
Total turnover 48.65 m yuan
Total turnover rate reached 85 percent
Lot 5012
The Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty
A Rare Gold Ox Head Cup
H 9.5 cm，D 7.1 cm，W 791 g
Price realized: RMB 4,887,500
The five sessions of Stamps, Banknotes, and Coins raised 48.66 million yuan, achieving an 85 percent turnover rate.
Important Jewels and Jadeite
Total turnover 48.07 million yuan
One item was sold for more than 10 million yuan
Lot 4373
Rare and Important Natural Jadeite Bead, Ruby And Diamond Necklace
Price realized: RMB 10,350,000
The section of Jewelry and Emeralds fetched 48.07 million yuan, with one lot being sold over 10 million yuan.
Fine and Rare Wines of the World
Total turnover 54.68 million yuan
The total turnover rate of four sessions hit 88.5 percent
The session of Fine and Rare Kweichou Mou-tai Chiew achieved another 100 percent turnover rate.
Lot 3055
“88 Green” Pu’er Tea Cakes Produced Between the End of 1980s and the Early 1990s
Two bags (14 cakes);about2390g,2412g
Price realized:RMB 1,725,000
Rare and Vintage Pu-er and Premium Tea
With the deep trust and strong support of the vast number of collectors and friends from all walks of life, China Guardian has stood the tests of 2020, one of the most volatile years in history. With all its achievements as a prologue, China Guardian is set to raise its sail again!
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