Antique Talk About Old News

Author: Chen Chongyuan
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Who in the old Beijing antique trade has the best eye for Ming and Qing dynasty official kiln porcelain? How are the trading methods of "pulling hands" and "sealed goods" conducted in the counterfeit market? Where have many national treasure-level artifacts and antiques ended up in museums around the world? What astonishingly high prices will they fetch at auctions? This book meticulously records the ups and downs of the old Beijing antique trade over a century, providing a highly professional and accurate introduction to the business operations, trading forms, and the knowledge and methods for identifying various types of antiques. Who in the old Beijing antique trade has the keenest eye for Ming and Qing dynasty official kiln porcelain? How are the trading methods of "pulling hands" and "sealed goods" conducted in the counterfeit market? Where have many national treasure-level artifacts and antiques ended up in museums around the world? What astonishingly high prices will they fetch at auctions? This book meticulously records the ups and downs of the old Beijing antique trade over a century, vividly chronicling the lives, fates, specialties, and unique personalities of the old Beijing antique merchants. It provides a highly professional and accurate introduction to the business operations, trading forms, pricing and profit-sharing methods, as well as the knowledge, methods, and techniques for identifying and detecting fakes of various antiques such as stone and metal artifacts, porcelain, and calligraphy and paintings. Notably, it is the first to reveal the secrets of identifying fakes and post-painted Ming and Qing dynasty official kiln porcelain, presenting a vivid and unique panorama of the old Beijing antique trade.