Appreciating Antiques - Antique Expert Zhang Dexiang Talks About Furniture Collection

Author: Zhang Dexiang
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Covers a wide range of artworks and collectibles, gathering the life's work of top appraising experts in China's cultural and museum field. It combines various collecting knowledge, industry backgrounds, authentication tips, and valuation techniques into one, with innovative formats and exquisite images. Oriented toward the practical needs of collectors, it balances theory and practice, as well as entry-level and advanced knowledge, making it a practical reference book for collectors. Each appraising expert possesses remarkable achievements: some have dedicated their lives to the appraisal, preservation, and exhibition of cultural relics and national treasures in the Palace Museum; others have long traveled across the country, engaging in the collection and restoration of artifacts scattered among the people; and others have spent decades searching for treasures, gaining extensive experience. Each has honed a pair of professional and highly skilled "sharp eyes"; countless superb fakes have been identified by them one by one, and countless treasures that almost slipped past ordinary people have been spotted by their keen eyes, ultimately becoming hotly contested high-value auction items. Their professional knowledge and industry experience are regarded by every artifact enthusiast and art collector as "treasured secrets" and "bible classics," and they are now fully revealed to delight the readers.