Appraisal - Woodware Volume

Author: Yanjun Li
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This volume of Identification·Wooden Objects is rich in content and innovative in format. The wooden objects collected in this volume are primarily folk antiques, with some being auctioned items. In the book, they are broadly categorized into four chapters: Bamboo Objects, Wood Carvings, Furniture, and Others, for separate introductions. Each category includes elements such as name, origin, era, specifications, rarity level, collector, expert valuation, and potential appreciation space. The book also provides objective assessments of the artistry, technological level, and cultural relic collection value of each item. These evaluations are based on the intrinsic value of the artifacts, supplemented by recent trends in the market for cultural relics and artworks. The book has three distinctive features: First, it introduces a ten-level system to determine the rarity level (quality grade) of folk antiques for the first time. Second, it evaluates the intrinsic value of the artifacts based on their academic and artistic significance as well as their surviving quantity, which may differ from current market prices. Third, it offers a comprehensive assessment and prediction of the intrinsic value of the artifacts, indicating the potential appreciation space, providing collectors with a relatively scientific reference and basis. These features reflect the book's editorial (purpose): to disseminate correct and scientific knowledge of cultural relic collection, guiding consumers to make rational purchases and avoid being misled by the market or erroneous theories.