The 60th Guardian Quarterly Auctions is about to open with 12 offline and 5 online sessions, presenting collectors with rich treasures.

 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the auction, originally scheduled to be held on March 24, has been postponed. The new auction time and venue will be announced soon.

 

We remind our guests to continue to adopt protective measures and wish them good health and safety.

 

This season has been carefully collected and prepared and has selected works of art in important categories such as Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, Ceramics, Jade, Works of Art, Rare Books, Letters and Manuscripts.

　　 

　　 

60th China Guardian Quarterly Auctions

 

Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, Ceramics, Jade,

Works of Art, Rare Books, Letters and Manuscripts

　　 

 

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Highlights

 

Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy

 

　　 

In this season, the department has selected 11 sessions, with nearly 3,065 lots for the vast collectors.

 

“Masterpieces by Modern Chinses Paintings and Calligraphy Artists” is a session of high-end treasures. The session will offer masterpieces of well-known modern artists such as Li Keran, Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian, Wang Xuetao, Huang Zhou, Qi Gong, Wu Hufan, Wu Changshuo, and Lin Fengmian, and also selected works of ancient artists such as Tang Yin, Dong Qichang, Wang Yuanqi, Wang Duo, Zhang Zhao, He Shaoji, and Zuo Zongtang.

 

Lot 554

Li Keran

Landscape

69×46 cm

 

Lot 563

Zhu Pu (Ming Dynasty)

Character and Landscape

134×91 cm

 

Modern and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy Ⅰ session assembles collections provided by more than 20 senior collectors. The modern and contemporary works collected by famous publisher Zu Chengcai deserve attention. The publisher used to be the editor-in-chief of the art photography department of Xinxiang Daily, and the vice-president of the Henan News and Comic Research Association. He had a deep friendship with modern and contemporary painters such as Li Kuchan, Huang Zhou and Xie Zhiliu, as evidenced by more than 20 works in this session.

 

Lot 96

Zhou Sicong

Character

71×46 cm

 

Lot 124

Huang Zhou

Girl and Cattle

68×47 cm

 

Modern and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy Ⅱ session includes modern paintings and calligraphy of Qi Baishi, Wang Xuetao, Qi Kun, Pu Ru, Lu Yanshao, Wang Zhen, and Cheng Shifa, as well as works of ancient calligraphers such as Zhao Mengfu, Wang Wenzhi, Liu Yong, Weng Tonghe, Liang Tongshu, and Zhang Tingji.

 

Lot 304

Wang Xuetao

Cat and Butterfly

30×36 cm

 

Lot 311

Cai Xian

Deer and Peach Blossoms

176×46 cm

 

Lot 284

Qi Kun

Landscape

100×32 cm

 

Contemporary Ink Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy session offers works of contemporary figure painting masters such as He Jiaying, Wang Mingming, Feng Yuan, Li Jin, Yang Zhiguang, and Lin Yong, showing the artists’ high achievement in conveying the inner charm and characteristics of the characters through ink techniques.

 

Lot 706

He Jiaying

Character

50×70 cm

 

Modern and Contemporary Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy session presents many sections. One includes more than 100 pieces of Xie Weiji's paintings and collections. Xie was the director of the Chinese Painting Teaching and Research Office of the School of Fine Arts in Shandong University of Art and Design. Under the tutelage of Guan Yousheng and Hei Bolong, he had a close relationship with Li Kuchan, Xie Zhiliu, He Haixia and other famous modern painters. And one section offers collections of famous performers of Peking Opera in the late Qing Dynasty.

 

Lot 923

He Haizhen

Landscape

69×47 cm

 

Lot 1163

Gou Huisheng

Landscape

119×42 cm

 

Classical Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy session presents more than 700 lots in this season, including works with the theme of mountains and rivers from past dynasties, paintings from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The session includes various sizes of works, covering characters, animals, landscapes, flowers and birds and other themes. These ancient paintings and calligraphy works that have been baptized over time are worthy of anticipation.

 

Lot 1986

Lan Ying (attri.)

Character and Landscape

110×56 cm

 

Lot 2147

Wang Pu (Qing Dynasty)

Character and Landscape

182×46 cm (each)

 

This season the company also launches five online sessions with a total of more than 500 lots. Three sessions of modern and contemporary Chinese paintings and calligraphy offer works of artists such as Tian Shiguang, Cheng Shifa, Yu Youren, Han Meilin, Jiang Hongwei, and Chen Yongqiang. “The Collection of Mingxingge” session presents the works of Zhao Shuru, Song Wenzhi, Lu Guangguang, Zhao Shaoang and Zhao Zhiqian. “Classical Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy” includes the works of famous artists such as Wang Xuehao, Huang Shanshou, Zhang Zuyi and Hu Tiemei.

 

Lot 2734

Han Meilin

Woman’s Body

55×39 cm

 

Lot 2927

Tian Shiguang

Two Sparrows in the Tree

43×58 cm

 

Lot 3052

Zhao Shuru

A horse

64×31 cm

 

Lot 3074

Empress Dowager Cixi

Flowers

124×29cm(4)

 

 

 

Porcelain, Jade and Works of Art

 

In this season, more than 2,200 pieces are collected to form five sessions, Collection of Jiehaitang, Collection of Jundetang, Charm of the Important Porcelains & Pleasure in the Palm, Porcelain Collections of Guardian's Companions, and Porcelain, Jade and Works of Art.

 

Collection of Jiehaitang session collects porcelains of the late Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty from the Jie Hai Tang Art Museum, a private art museum dedicated to the collection, appreciation and research of ancient Chinese artworks, actively disseminating ancient Chinese traditional culture, and enthusiastic about public welfare undertakings. The leading work "blue and white dish with dragon patterns of the Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty" is a masterpiece of imperial kilns in the early Qing Dynasty. 

 

Lot 3956

Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty

Blue-and-white dish with dragon patterns

D 50.5

 

Collection of Jundetang session offers porcelains for Emperor Tongzhi (1862-1875)’s wedding in the Qing Dynasty, rich in styles, presenting the beauty of the royal wares, as well as porcelains of lujun glaze, a low temperature glaze newly created by Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln in Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty. Lujun glaze is mainly composed of flowing blue glaze to form natural vertical stripes, which are densely covered with red or cyan spots. The cover lot “l(fā)ujun glazed bowl with peacock feather patterns” is worth of anticipation.

 

In the 58h China Guardian Quarterly Auctions, the Collection of Jundetang session hit a turnover rate of 100 percent, showing the collectors’ recognition and affirmation of Jundetang. This season is the second cooperation between Jundetang and China Guardian. For collectors who love imperial kiln porcelains of late Qing Dynasty and monochrome glazed porcelains, it cannot be missed.

 

Lot 3925

Yongzheng Period of the Qing Dynasty

Lujun glazed bowl with peacock feather patterns

D 20.6

 

Charm of the Important Porcelains & Pleasure in the Palm session has two sections.

 

For the Charm of the Important Porcelains section, about 100 porcelains of Ming and Qing dynasties are prepared for the collectors. “Blue and white drinking vessel with a big mouth, long neck and character patterns of Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty”, the cover lot of this section, is a masterpiece of imperial kiln porcelain.

 

As for the Pleasure in the Palm section, the department focuses on presenting some well-known palm porcelain pieces, including some items from well-known private collections, such as collections of Guo Keli, Li Guowei, Hu Huichun, Ma Qiante, and Xu Zhantang. “A bronze censer of late Ming and early Qing dynasties” is a highlight of the section. 

 

Lot 4025

Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty

Blue and white drinking vessel with a big mouth, long neck and character patterns

H 60

 

Lot 4047

Yongzheng Period of the Qing Dynasty

Blue and white bowl with tangled branches and lotus patterns

D 29.5

 

Lot 4028

Yongzheng Period of the Qing Dynasty

Blue and white bowl with dragon and phoenix patterns

D 19.5

 

Lot 4013

Yongzheng Period of the Qing Dynasty

Black and pink bowl with tangled branches and flower patterns

D 14.4

 

Lot 4053

Yongzheng Period of the Qing Dynasty

Tianqing glazed drinking vessel

D 12.6

 

Lot 4066

The first year of Chongzhen Period of the Ming Dynasty (corresponding to 1628)

A large blue and white censer with character patterns

L 34.5

 

Lot 4103

Late Ming and early Qing dynasties

A bronze censer

L 16

 

Porcelain Collections of Guardian’s Companions session is a selection of porcelain collected by Guardian companions at home and abroad. The companions’ preferences vary in different regions, thus, the porcelains have different characteristics. In this season, the department collected more than 900 pieces of porcelain from the Ming and Qing dynasties to the Republic of China era, thanks to 45 collectors from Beijing, Tianjin, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Guangzhou, and Fujian.

 

By comparing the collections of the Shanghai Museum and the National Museum of China, the cover porcelain of the section “a blue and white plate with a house and character patterns of the Kangxi Period of the Qing Dynasty” is confirmed to be a birthday gift for the 60th birthday of Emperor Kangxi, which has high collection and research value.

 

Lot 4404

Kangxi Period of the Qing Dynasty

A blue and white plate with a house and character patterns

D 29

 

Porcelain, Jade and Works of Art session includes Ming and Qing porcelains, jade, bronze, bamboo and wood, and silk enamel. The cover lot “Laokeng duan inkstone with patterns of the 41st year of the Kangxi Period of the Qing Dynasty (corresponding to 1702)” is outstanding. It was previously collected by Ainoura Shizui, a Japanese expert on ancient inkstone research.

 

Lot 5116

The 41st year of the Kangxi Period of the Qing Dynasty (corresponding to 1702)

Laokeng duan inkstone with patterns

L 18.5

 

 

 

Rare Books, Rubbings and Manuscripts

 

More than 550 items will be offered at this part, forming two sessions, Rare Books ＆ Rubbings Book and Letters and Manuscripts.

 

Rare Books ＆ Rubbings Book session includes nearly 450 items, covering ancient books, Buddhist books, seal cuttings, rubbings and print paper, with many high-valued items. 

 

 

Lot 3324

Zhu Xi

The first volum of the Doctrine of the Mean

14.3×20 cm

 

 

Lot 3341

Zhang Yushu

Pei Wen Yun Fu (One of the official dictionaries of large-scale allusions in the Qing Dynasty)

11.5×16.5 cm

 

 

Lot 3345

Integration of ancient and modern books

Published by Zhonghua Book Company in 1934

14×22 cm

 

 

Lot 3349

103 volumes of Records of the Historian

4 volumes with Fang Wangxi's Commentary

The second year of the Guangxu Period of the Qing Dynasty (corresponding to 1876)

11.5×15.5 cm

 

 

Lot 3438

Compiled by Gu Congde

Collection of ancient seals in six volumes

14.5×20.5 cm

 

 

Lot 3548

Lu You

Anthology of Weinan

14.5×18.5 cm

 

 

Lot 3551

Comments by Ji Jun

Anthology of Su Wenzhong's Poems

13×18 cm

 

 

Lot 3633

Wuliangci Inscription of the Han Dynasty

Rubbings in the Republic of China

14.5×18.5 cm

 

Lot 3691

Postscript by Shen Yunpei and Wei Jiahua

Epitaph of Xi Wulang

54×129 cm

 

In Letters and Manuscripts session, more than 100 items are available, covering various categories, such as letters, manuscripts, and fan calligraphy.

 

Lot 3783

Yang Xiaolou

Manuscripts

Late Qing Dynasty and Republic of China

16.5×27.2 cm

 

Lot 3826

Mao Dun

Letter to the Graphics and Editing Department of Foreign Languages Press

13.5×19.2 cm