Art Investment (CCTV-2 Premium Program)

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Publisher: China International Television Corporation
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Features: This set of CDs includes 8 discs, covering appraisal techniques and investment analysis for collectibles such as calligraphy and painting, porcelain, woodwork, ancient books, ancient coins, stamps and coins, bronze ware, jade, jewelry, and miscellaneous items. It gathers the research efforts of nearly 100 masters,,. Yang Chenbin: Member of the National Cultural Relics Appraisal Committee, Qualification Review Committee Member of the National Cultural Relics Administration, Researcher at the Palace Museum, and the senior disciple of Mr. Xu Bangda. His major works include Appraisal of Ancient Calligraphy and Painting, The Role of Personal Style in Calligraphy and Painting Appraisal, The Best Works of Yun Shouping, On the Forgery of Ming Dynasty Calligraphy and Painting, Calligraphy of the Three Masters of Wu, A Glimpse into Su Shi's Calligraphy, Biography of Mei Qing and His Painting Art, and co-authored Chinese Calligraphy and Painting for specialized college textbooks. He participated in the compilation of books such as Encyclopedia of China - Volume on Cultural Relics, National Treasures, Compendium of Palace Museum Cultural Relics, Dong Qichang, Dictionary of Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Appreciation, Gathering of National Treasures, and Treasures in the Palace Museum. He lectures on Investment in Catalogued Works.
Yang Boboda: Member of the National Cultural Relics Appraisal Committee, Vice President of the China Cultural Relics Society, President of the Jade Appraisal Society, Researcher at the Palace Museum, former Vice Director of the Palace Museum, and a renowned jade appraiser. His major works include Examination of Ancient Jade and he edited Chinese Art Collection - Jade and Comprehensive Collection of Chinese Jade. He lectures on Old Jade, New Market Trends.
Ye Peilan: Member of the Appraisal Committee of the China Cultural Relics Society, Member of the Society of Archaeology of China, Researcher at the Palace Museum, and a renowned expert in ancient porcelain appraisal. Her works include Porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty and Treasures Abroad. She participated in writing entries on ceramics for Encyclopedia of China - Volume on Cultural Relics and Museums, the joint compilation of the Beijing and Taiwan Palace Museums titled Gathering of National Treasures, Comprehensive Dictionary of Chinese Culture, and Appreciation of Chinese Cultural Relics. She lectures on Porcelain and Painting: A Talk on Famille Rose.
Li Zhiyuan: Researcher at the Chinese History Museum and a renowned expert in ancient porcelain appraisal. His works include A Brief History of Chinese Ceramics and Celadon from Yue Kiln. He lectures on An In-depth Look at Longquan Celadon.
Hu Desheng: Associate Researcher at the Palace Museum and a renowned expert in ancient furniture appraisal. His major works include Art of Ming and Qing Furniture and Ancient Chinese Furniture, and he is the senior disciple of the famous furniture appraiser Wang Shixiang. He lectures on Simple and Elegant Ming Dynasty Chairs.
Su Shushu: Vice Chairman of the Editorial Committee of Cultural Relics under the National Cultural Relics Administration, currently a member of the China Calligraphers Association, Vice Chairman of the Central Government Branch of the China Calligraphers Association, and Advisor to the Taiwan Province Calligraphy and Painting Education Association. He compiled Seal Script Compilation, Cursive Script Compilation, Regular Script Compilation, Running Script Compilation, Great View of Chinese Calligraphy, and Great View of Chinese Authentic Calligraphy, and wrote Chinese Calligraphy Art - Qin and Han Volume. He lectures on Shoushan Stone Appreciation.
Chang Zengshu: Vice President of the China National Philatelic Federation and Member of the National Excellent Stamp Evaluation Committee. His work Chinese Fast Mail Stamps won the Grand Silver Award at the Canadian World Stamp Exhibition. He lectures on Collecting Fast Mail Stamp Items.
Tian Tao: Committee Member of the Appraiser Training Center of the China Auction Industry Association, a legal historian and of China. He serves as a council member of the Society of Legal History of China, Director of the East China Legal Culture Research Center, a researcher, and an academic advisor to the Library of China University of Political Science and Law. He was a visiting scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a visiting lecturer at the Collège de France in France. He is also a part-time professor at Peking University and an academic advisor to the Chinese National Print Museum. His major works include Tian Tao on Ancient Books, Da Qing Legal Code, Comprehensive Military Ordinances, and Tian Collection of Contract Documents. He lectures on Steady Growth in Ancient Book Appreciation.
Wang Yannan: Director General of the China International Auction Company and a council member of the China Auction Industry Association. The auction company she leads is one of the earliest in China to engage in art auction.
Wen Guihua: General Manager of Beijing Han Shao Art Auction Company, Associate Researcher at the Beijing Cultural Relics Bureau, and a member of the International Snuff Bottle Society. The company she leads is one of the earliest in China to engage in art auction. She lectures on Learning to Entrust Auctions.
Dong Dayong: Deputy Editor-in-Chief of China's Collection magazine and a renowned expert in ancient coins. His works include Appraisal of Ancient Coins, and he hosts the Coins column for Collection magazine. He lectures on Trends in the Value of Mother Coins and Identification of Mother Coins.
Zuo Jinghua: General Manager of the Coins Department at the China International Auction Company and an expert in modern and contemporary coins and commemorative coins. He lectures on Appraisal of Early Machine-Made Coins.