Appraisal: Wood Objects Volume

Author: Li Yanjun
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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 detailed introduction. Each category includes elements such as name, origin, era, specifications, rarity level, collector, expert valuation, and potential appreciation space. The book also provides objective evaluations of the artistic, technological, and cultural value of each artifact. These assessments are based on the intrinsic value of the artifacts, supplemented by reference to recent trends in the market for cultural relics and artworks, resulting in comprehensive conclusions.
The book has three distinctive features: First, it is the first to determine the rarity level of folk antiques using a ten-level system, i.e., quality grading. Second, it evaluates the intrinsic value of artifacts based on their academic and artistic significance as well as their extant quantity, which may differ from current market prices. Third, it offers a comprehensive assessment and prediction of the intrinsic value of artifacts, indicating the potential appreciation space, thereby 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 market trends or erroneous theories.