Snuff bottle is hidden a little big Cultural relics, Artwork collects, Collection market
"Big market, small snuff bottle is hidden, porcelain, calligraphy and painting, all the speculation of the speculation, and that to snuff out." Antique China Federation of Industry Association vice president Xiaowei Ji introduced, and has been hot paintings, Ming and Qing Porcelain compared to snuff bottle art collection as the "Cinderella" in the country has never been seriously. "Chinese art in the West with only three international research organizations, in addition to porcelain and bronze, that is, snuff bottles. Foreigners than Chinese people prefer to snuff, but also began to collect and study earlier. Currently has more than 30 foreign countries of the snuff bottle catalog, there are only four. "Honorary Chairman of the Asian Federation of Chinese snuff bottles, the famous collector Kezuo Taiwan financial introduced collection of 19th century Europe and America began to snuff. Mid-20th century due to political and economic reasons, snuff bottles in China, was retained as a feudal dross and a large number of low-priced exports abroad, so that the formation of Western collectors. In 1968, the first collection dedicated to snuff academic exchanges and communication of the Association American Association for the establishment of Chinese snuff bottles, later renamed the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society and a member at an international conference.
"The first Asian member of the Association pitiful, but the 20th century, the situation changed after 80 years, Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong, Macao region of China are springing up rapidly increase the collector." Huang III presents, as occurred in Southeast Asia collection craze International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society 1996 annual meeting in Beijing, marking the beginning collection of heat in the mainland, while Beijing desert, Guardian and other professionals at snuff film, Sotheby's and Christie's London auction house and other major global snuff bottles started to pay attention, its prices are rising. 1992, Ma did not have to spend 5,000 yuan from the stalls to buy Liulichang snuff bottles to Hong Kong to 60,000 Hong Kong dollars traded, into a collection of classic cases, snuff bottles worth millions in recent years is also repeated auction market. "Sixties and seventies of last century snuff bottles is to use a dustpan to summarize sold abroad, the number was beyond statistics." Research Association of Chinese snuff bottles black Guanyu introduction, then the production and legacy of the snuff bottles around the mountain. Snuff bottles became the favorite due to Western export important project. "I have witnessed changes in the market, it is gratifying that the collection of heat began to shift from overseas to the Mainland, not only due to China's economic development, it has benefited people to enhance understanding of traditional culture." Nearly 8 countries late level of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Chinese arts and crafts masters Wang Xisan skills over the years to snuff creation and transmission. "10 years ago, I am a big box small box to snuff shipped from the mainland to Taiwan, and now I am busy with them to the mainland to participate in the auction." Taiwanese collectors Yang Jinlong said. According to statistics, so far, about 7000 major snuff bottle auction in the mainland, about 3,000 transactions, with a total turnover of the yuan. "Snuff look forward to the spring market." Black Guan Yu said that the current market price of snuff annual rate of 50-70% rise, but the market is far from mature, there is great appreciation of space.
"'Hong wall flower wall' situation should be reversed, snuff bottles and should be the first producer in its birthplace by the recognition and appreciation." Wang Xi III Su wing, told reporters recently demonstrated painted snuff bottles Cultural relics, Artwork collects, Collection market tens of thousands of square meters of art museum has opened in Shijiazhuang, Beijing is also stepping up the construction work related to the museum.
