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China Guardian

April 10, 2024

China Guardian Auctions Co. Ltd., or simply China Guardian (Chinese: 中国嘉德), is a mainland Chinese auction house that specialises in the auction of Chinese artwork of all types.[1][2][3] It is particularly known for its sale of Chinese calligraphy and ink paintings.[4][5]

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First founded in May 1993 by Chen Dongsheng,[6] China Guardian is China's oldest art-auction firm.[5][7] China Guardian was a leader of the Chinese art auction market until the emergence of Beijing Poly International Auction Co Ltd in the mid-2000s.[8] China Guardian is now considered to be Mainland China's 'number 2 auctioneer' behind Beijing Poly International Auction.[9][10] The auction house was also reported to be the world's 4th largest auction house as at November 2012.[11] The current CEO and managing director is Hu Yanyan, who was included in a 2015 Financial Times list as one of the five most powerful women in Asia's art world.[12]

Aside from its headquarters in Beijing and offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou, China Guardian also has offices in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and North America (New York and Canada).[13]

Formation, structure and target market edit

When China Guardian was first established in 1993, it focused primarily on the Mainland Chinese market until it decided to expand to Hong Kong in 2012.[1][5] The Chinese artwork regularly sold by China Guardian includes Chinese paintings, calligraphy, porcelain, furniture, sculptures, rare books, rubbings, jewellery and watches.[2] Approximately 60% of China Guardian's sales are in the categories of ink painting and calligraphy.[5] China Guardian insists that it does not purchase and resell art works; instead China Guardian generates its revenue solely from commission fees on transactions.[14] As of July 2016, China Guardian owns a 24% stake in Taiking Life Insurance Co.[15] Taiking Life Insurance Co, in turn, owns a 13.5% stake in the British auction house Sotheby's.[16][17] Taiking Life Insurance Co and China Guardian were both founded by Chen Dongsheng.[6] In the past 23 years, China Guardian has successfully held more than 1,200 auctions, with a total sales volume of nearly 50 billion yuan. Nearly 450,000 items were sold at the China Guardian's auctions.[18]

Notable auctions edit

Qianlong edition of LantingTu in silks and gold thread sold at the 2004 Spring Auctions for 35.75 million yuan (US$5.14 million).[18]

Vase painted with patterns of eight immortals crossing the sea made from period of Qianlong Emperor of Qing dynasty sold at the 2006 Spring Auctions for 35.75 million yuan (US$5.14 million).[18]

Ping’an Tie by ancient Chinese calligrapher Wang Xizhi sold at the 2010 Autumn Auctions, transaction price: 308 million yuan (US$46.60 million).[18]

Ming dynasty framed bed made in Huanghuali wood with six horseshoe legs and cloud clusters patterns sold at the 2010 Autumn Auctions for transaction price 43.12 million yuan (US$6.21 million).[18]

Fuxi-style Chinese zither from Tang dynasty sold at the 2011 Spring Auctions for 115 million yuan (US$16.55 million).[18]

Qi Baishi’s Pine and Cypress sold at the 2011 Spring Auctions for transaction price for 425.5 million yuan (US$61.23 million).[18]

In October 2012, Album of Mountains and Rivers by Qi Baishi sold for almost US$6 million in China Guardian's Hong Kong auction.[8]

Jin Shangyi’s Tajik Bride sold at the 2013 Autumn Auctions for 85.1 million yuan (US$12.25 million).[18]

China Guardian's 2015 Spring Auction sold US$301.2 million worth of art.[14] In the same year, Pan Tianshou's 'Eagle, Rock and Flora' sold for US$43 million, while 'Thousands of Mountains in Autumn' by Li Keran sold for US$28.4 million.[10][19]

In May 2016, an 11th-century 124-character letter signed and written by Chinese scholar Zeng Gong was sold for 207 million yuan (£22 million or US$32 million) at China Guardian's Beijing auction.[4] This letter set a new record price for a work of Chinese calligraphy, with its price having doubled since the letter's second sale in 2009 where it sold for 108 million yuan. The letter was first sold at Christie's in New York for 4.51 million yuan (or US$508,500) in or about 1996.[20]

Chinese painter Zhang Daqian's water colour and ink painting A Landscape of Mountains was sold for US$15.2 million in November 2016.[21][22]

References edit

  1. ^ a b (PDF). Invest HK - Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "China Guardian Auctions Co., Ltd.: Private Company Information – Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  3. ^ "China Guardian Auctions Co., Ltd". www.artinasia.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  4. ^ a b "Chinese calligraphy letter sets new auction record". BBC News. 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  5. ^ a b c d Chow, Jason (2012-10-04). "Art Sales' Old Guard Gets Rival From Asia". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  6. ^ a b Jinks, Beth (2016-07-27). "Sotheby's Attracts Yet Another Activist in China's Taikang Life". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  7. ^ Yan, Sophia (2016-07-28). "Chinese firm buys big stake in auction house Sotheby's". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  8. ^ a b "The World's Top Auction Houses: China Guardian". Artinfo. 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  9. ^ Esman, Abigail R. "China's $13 Billion Art Fraud -- And What It Means For You". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  10. ^ a b "artnet Report Shows Mixed Trends for Chinese Art". artnet News. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  11. ^ Waldmeir, Patti (2012-11-27). "Chinese auction houses go global". Financial Times. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  12. ^ "Exclusive Interview: China Guardian President Hu Yanyan on Chinese Collectors and Corporate Changes". Jing Daily. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  13. ^ . China Guardian. Archived from the original on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  14. ^ a b "China Guardian seeks to ensure quality in art-auction business". China Daily USA. 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  15. ^ Wu, Kane (2016-07-29). "Meet Taikang: The Chinese Insurance Giant That Just Bought a Big Chunk of Sotheby's". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  16. ^ Schultz, Abby. "Why Fine Art Sales in China Are Rising Again". Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  17. ^ "Taikang's leap into Sotheby's". The Australian. 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h . China Guardian. Archived from the original on 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  19. ^ "Chinese painter's work sells for record high amid sluggish sales in art market". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  20. ^ "Calligraphy by Chinese ancient scholar nets US$32m 丨 Life and Art - China Daily Asia". Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  21. ^ "Traditional Chinese painting auctioned for $15m". gbtimes.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  22. ^ 周静. "Beijing auction offers two Chinese masters' paintings - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2016-11-19.

External links edit

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China Guardian Auctions Co Ltd or simply China Guardian Chinese 中国嘉德 is a mainland Chinese auction house that specialises in the auction of Chinese artwork of all types 1 2 3 It is particularly known for its sale of Chinese calligraphy and ink paintings 4 5 China GuardianIndustryAuction houseFirst founded in May 1993 by Chen Dongsheng 6 China Guardian is China s oldest art auction firm 5 7 China Guardian was a leader of the Chinese art auction market until the emergence of Beijing Poly International Auction Co Ltd in the mid 2000s 8 China Guardian is now considered to be Mainland China s number 2 auctioneer behind Beijing Poly International Auction 9 10 The auction house was also reported to be the world s 4th largest auction house as at November 2012 11 The current CEO and managing director is Hu Yanyan who was included in a 2015 Financial Times list as one of the five most powerful women in Asia s art world 12 Aside from its headquarters in Beijing and offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou China Guardian also has offices in Hong Kong Taiwan Japan and North America New York and Canada 13 Contents 1 Formation structure and target market 2 Notable auctions 3 References 4 External linksFormation structure and target market editWhen China Guardian was first established in 1993 it focused primarily on the Mainland Chinese market until it decided to expand to Hong Kong in 2012 1 5 The Chinese artwork regularly sold by China Guardian includes Chinese paintings calligraphy porcelain furniture sculptures rare books rubbings jewellery and watches 2 Approximately 60 of China Guardian s sales are in the categories of ink painting and calligraphy 5 China Guardian insists that it does not purchase and resell art works instead China Guardian generates its revenue solely from commission fees on transactions 14 As of July 2016 China Guardian owns a 24 stake in Taiking Life Insurance Co 15 Taiking Life Insurance Co in turn owns a 13 5 stake in the British auction house Sotheby s 16 17 Taiking Life Insurance Co and China Guardian were both founded by Chen Dongsheng 6 In the past 23 years China Guardian has successfully held more than 1 200 auctions with a total sales volume of nearly 50 billion yuan Nearly 450 000 items were sold at the China Guardian s auctions 18 Notable auctions editQianlong edition of LantingTu in silks and gold thread sold at the 2004 Spring Auctions for 35 75 million yuan US 5 14 million 18 Vase painted with patterns of eight immortals crossing the sea made from period of Qianlong Emperor of Qing dynasty sold at the 2006 Spring Auctions for 35 75 million yuan US 5 14 million 18 Ping an Tie by ancient Chinese calligrapher Wang Xizhi sold at the 2010 Autumn Auctions transaction price 308 million yuan US 46 60 million 18 Ming dynasty framed bed made in Huanghuali wood with six horseshoe legs and cloud clusters patterns sold at the 2010 Autumn Auctions for transaction price 43 12 million yuan US 6 21 million 18 Fuxi style Chinese zither from Tang dynasty sold at the 2011 Spring Auctions for 115 million yuan US 16 55 million 18 Qi Baishi s Pine and Cypress sold at the 2011 Spring Auctions for transaction price for 425 5 million yuan US 61 23 million 18 In October 2012 Album of Mountains and Rivers by Qi Baishi sold for almost US 6 million in China Guardian s Hong Kong auction 8 Jin Shangyi s Tajik Bride sold at the 2013 Autumn Auctions for 85 1 million yuan US 12 25 million 18 China Guardian s 2015 Spring Auction sold US 301 2 million worth of art 14 In the same year Pan Tianshou s Eagle Rock and Flora sold for US 43 million while Thousands of Mountains in Autumn by Li Keran sold for US 28 4 million 10 19 In May 2016 an 11th century 124 character letter signed and written by Chinese scholar Zeng Gong was sold for 207 million yuan 22 million or US 32 million at China Guardian s Beijing auction 4 This letter set a new record price for a work of Chinese calligraphy with its price having doubled since the letter s second sale in 2009 where it sold for 108 million yuan The letter was first sold at Christie s in New York for 4 51 million yuan or US 508 500 in or about 1996 20 Chinese painter Zhang Daqian s water colour and ink painting A Landscape of Mountains was sold for US 15 2 million in November 2016 21 22 References edit a b Leading Mainland Art Auction House Expands Hong Kong Operation PDF Invest HK Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region November 2012 Archived from the original PDF on 16 January 2017 Retrieved 19 November 2016 a b China Guardian Auctions Co Ltd Private Company Information Bloomberg www bloomberg com Retrieved 2016 11 19 China Guardian Auctions Co Ltd www artinasia com Retrieved 2016 11 19 a b Chinese calligraphy letter sets new auction record BBC News 2016 05 16 Retrieved 2016 11 19 a b c d Chow Jason 2012 10 04 Art Sales Old Guard Gets Rival From Asia Wall Street Journal ISSN 0099 9660 Retrieved 2016 11 19 a b Jinks Beth 2016 07 27 Sotheby s Attracts Yet Another Activist in China s Taikang Life Bloomberg com Retrieved 2016 11 19 Yan Sophia 2016 07 28 Chinese firm buys big stake in auction house Sotheby s CNNMoney Retrieved 2016 11 19 a b The World s Top Auction Houses China Guardian Artinfo 2013 08 12 Retrieved 2016 11 19 Esman Abigail R China s 13 Billion Art Fraud And What It Means For You Forbes Retrieved 2016 11 19 a b artnet Report Shows Mixed Trends for Chinese Art artnet News 2016 08 23 Retrieved 2016 11 19 Waldmeir Patti 2012 11 27 Chinese auction houses go global Financial Times Retrieved 2016 11 19 Exclusive Interview China Guardian President Hu Yanyan on Chinese Collectors and Corporate Changes Jing Daily 2015 05 01 Retrieved 2018 03 09 Contact Us China Guardian Archived from the original on 2016 11 11 Retrieved 2016 11 19 a b China Guardian seeks to ensure quality in art auction business China Daily USA 2015 07 10 Retrieved 2016 11 19 Wu Kane 2016 07 29 Meet Taikang The Chinese Insurance Giant That Just Bought a Big Chunk of Sotheby s Wall Street Journal ISSN 0099 9660 Retrieved 2016 11 19 Schultz Abby Why Fine Art Sales in China Are Rising Again Retrieved 2016 11 19 Taikang s leap into Sotheby s The Australian 2016 07 28 Retrieved 2016 11 19 a b c d e f g h About China Guardian China Guardian Archived from the original on 2016 12 06 Retrieved 2016 12 21 Chinese painter s work sells for record high amid sluggish sales in art market South China Morning Post Retrieved 2016 11 19 Calligraphy by Chinese ancient scholar nets US 32m 丨 Life and Art China Daily Asia Retrieved 2016 11 19 Traditional Chinese painting auctioned for 15m gbtimes com Retrieved 2016 11 19 周静 Beijing auction offers two Chinese masters paintings China org cn www china org cn Retrieved 2016 11 19 External links editChina Guardian company website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title China Guardian amp oldid 1175119846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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