A stool labeled as being from the Han dynasty (roughly 200 B.C. to 220 a.d.) recently brought $220 million with premium at auction in China. There’s only one problem, stools were not yet used in China during the Han Dynasty. According to Inside China, the jade set labeled “Han Qing Huang Yulong phoenix dressing table … Continue reading Stool Sold as Han in China Likely from Qing Dynasty
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The Damaging Effect — Follow Up with Cai Mingchao
From the Artinfo: Cai, the winner of the Chinese two bronze statues, told Bloomberg that several days after he won the lots in the February 25 sale, he began to think that accepting them would be like having “two time bombs and placing them at home, not knowing when they will explode.” He was praised … Continue reading The Damaging Effect — Follow Up with Cai Mingchao
Buy The Case, Return The Pearl
The frames made by Hermann Dudley Murphy, more rustic and burnished, demonstrated the right balance between the societal sophistication necessary for the high art in elite circles and the yearning toward a simpler and modern form in the Gilded Age. They also carry both a distinguished American straight-forwardness and a unique personal style; thus adding another humane touch to the appreciation of those paintings. [Read more...]
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