Ye Gongqiu said in the preface to "The Secret Record of the Qing Dynasty of Yao'an": "Tibetans devote their spirit, labor, and materials to the search for and purchase of Tibetan protection. "To become a collector, you need interest, vision, wealth, opportunity, courage and many other factors. Some collectors are experts and scholars in a particular field of art.
Reading a collector's biography is a great way to learn about a great collector's collecting experience, the fascinating stories behind it, and the lessons learned from successes, which is a different kind of way for those who want to get started in the world of collecting. Other readers can also extract wisdom from it, and it will do no harm.
Zhang Zongxian's Collection of Jianghu".
Naughty children to the auction line legend No.1
From the famous carver Zhang Jiru, to the antique dealer Zhang Zhongying, to the famous collector Zhang Zongxian in the antiques and auction circles in China and the world, the history of the Zhang Zongxian family has a deep relationship with cultural relics and artworks. The era experienced by Zhang Zongxian coincided with the rapid turbulence and changes in Chinese history, and with his career as the starting point, the ups and downs of the vivid and magical hidden ups and downs of the antique collecting world were written one by one.
Book covers. Zhang Zongxian's Collection of Jianghu", which was planned and organized by China Guardian Auction Company, is an important publication project of "Guardian Library". This book lasted more than two years from the interview to the completion of the book, and it was written by one person and many people, focusing on Zhang Zongxian's legendary collecting career.
The inside page of the book. In addition to the interview with Zhang Zongxian, there are also his family and several close friends and industry experts, presenting readers with a more three-dimensional Zhang Zongxian. In addition, there are a large number of precious **materials and high-definition artifacts** in the book, not only from Zhang Zongxian himself, but also from Suzhou Museum, Shanghai Museum, Sotheby's, Christie's and other institutions, making this book both plain and credible, and vividly reproduces the ups and downs of Zhang Zongxian's wonderful life.
The inside page of the book. A Thousand Taels - Autobiography of Collector Goro Sakamoto".
Fish shop vendors to Japan's leading antique dealers.
One Thousand Taels - The Autobiography of Goro Sakamoto is the autobiography of Goro Sakamoto, a newly emerging international antique dealer in Japan after World War II and the founder of the most influential antique dealer in Japan today, "Buyando". Known as the "Little Napoleon" by Europeans, he has repeatedly set new auction records for Chinese porcelain at European auctions, and he has continued to donate his collection to art galleries around the worldMany of these collections have become part of the collections of the Tokyo National Museum, the Nara National Museum, the National Museum of China, the National Palace Museum in Taipei, and the British Museum.
Book covers. Goro Sakamoto's thrilling process of buying a national treasure, the embarrassment of buying a fake, and his life experiences related to collecting, such as buying high and selling low due to errors in judgment, are all described in the book. Goro Sakamoto also recounts his own life-long connoisseurship that can be used as a reference for collectors of art.
Goro Sakamoto's personal photo Source: "Chinese Classical Furniture" April 2017 issue.
Wu Hufan's Calligraphy and Painting Collection".
Restore the most authentic Wu Hufan.
Wu Hufan, an important traditional artist, connoisseur, and collector in Shanghai in the first half of the 20th century, modernized and introduced inscriptions into the realm of public space, and some of the inscriptions show Wu Hufan's cautious and innovative research methods, inheriting tradition while still being surprisingly modern, showing how he challenged and expanded the aesthetic and social dimensions of the genre as an authority in his field.
Book covers. In introducing Wu Hufan's background and life, this book selects specific inscriptions on eight paintings and calligraphy, and conducts biographical research on Wu Hufan's inscriptions, the use of photography, orthodox theories, and mistakes in appraisal, highlighting his contributions to art appraisal.
Wu Hufan's inscription Wang Hui (1632 1717) copied Guan Tong's "Picture of Clear Mist in Streams and Mountains".
The Family of Collectors at Sea
A collection of stories from 40 top collectors.
This is a collector's biography that combines connoisseurship, knowledge and culture. The book chronicles 40 collectors who were active in Shanghai in the 20th century. Some of them inherit the shadow of their ancestors, are interested in having capital, embark on the road of collecting, and become a generation of masters, such as Wu Hufan and Zhang Heng; Some embarked on the road of collecting because of the family mission, such as Pan Dayu; Some have a certain amount of capital after starting a business, and gradually embark on this road, such as Tan Jing; Some people come from poor families, but because of their addiction to scabs, they are willing to collect everything they have, such as Sun Boyuan's ......Whatever the reason, they have devoted their lives to the collection they love, and have experienced a bumpy road of life with their beloved cultural relics in the changing tide of the times.
Book covers. The author of this book is a senior reporter of Wen Wei Po and has profound writing skills. He spent two years, with the help of letters, diaries, ** and other personal information, but also interviewed almost the collector himself or his descendants, with first-hand interview materials to present the story about Da Yu Ding, Da Ke Ding, Sanxi Ti, Huai Su's "Bitter Bamboo Shoot Post", Dong Yuan's "Summer Mountain Map" and other stories, information is intensive, but it reads in one go, making people reluctant to put down the scroll in their hands.
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Collector interviews with collectors.
Tiqui Atencio has been collecting since she was 18 years old, and decades later, she has carved out her own niche in the field of contemporary art collecting and has become one of the preeminent collectors. In this book, Tiqui Atencio interviews more than 80 of the world's most influential collectors and asks them to tell how they got started collecting and what continues to inspire them. The famous artist and satirist Pablo Helguera's ** is written throughout the book, setting the tone of humor throughout the book.
Book covers. The collectors of these five books are from China, neighboring Japan, and some from overseas. They were born in different backgrounds and families, and because of their common wealth, vision and courage, they all lived a generation of legends. It is a great blessing for us to be able to derive joy and knowledge from their stories.