In an important chapter of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to jointly build a "Humanistic Bay Area", Rongbaozhai (Shenzhen) First Auction and 2023 Spring Auction will be held on August 25th. Rongbaozhai (Shenzhen) will rely on the rich art resources and professional advantages of the 350-year-old Rongbaozhai, and help Shenzhen build an internationally renowned art trading center with an art feast that integrates the past and the present.

Rongbaozhai (Shenzhen)'s first auction, with Qi Baishi's "Vegetables, Fruits, Flowers and Birds Book", "Lotus Mandarin Duck" and "Running Script Couplet" collected by Rongbaozhai, Huang Binhong's "Lianhuafeng Chuqing" and "Shuangfeng "Ancient Temple" and Dong Qichang's "Green Forest and Everlasting Pine" and other 6 famous masterpieces, also including more than 50 pieces of high-quality treasures in Rongbaozhai's inventory. Including Chinese calligraphy and painting, Buddhist art, purple sand art, contemporary art, contemporary design and crafts, and other major art categories, it gathers nearly 800 precious works. Based in Shenzhen, it will bring an art event to collectors and art lovers in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and even the whole country.

The auction will be held at Hilton Nanhai Hotel, Shekou, Shenzhen. The preview time is from August 25th to August 26th, and the auction will be held on August 27th at the same place.

In August, Rongbaozhai (Shenzhen) will also hold a number of themed exhibitions in the Rongbaozhai space on the third floor of the Sea World Culture and Art Center, and continue to launch various special exhibitions of this season in various forms An important auction, an art appointment in Shenzhen.

Chinese painting and calligraphy

As the first auction of Rongbaozhai (Shenzhen) , with the help of collectors at home and abroad, the Chinese painting and calligraphy sector shines brightly. What is even more rare is that a group of Rongbaozhai collections represented by famous masters of the past dynasties such as Qi Baishi, Huang Binhong, Dong Qichang, etc., gathered in the "Tianlu-Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Special Sale" and appeared in the Shenzhen auction for the first time. Attract attention from inside and outside the industry. In addition, a special session is specially planned to commemorate two old friends of Rongbaozhai, the famous contemporary calligraphy and painting master Jao Tsung-i and the famous artist Huang Yongyu. Here are some of the best works for collectors.

Tianlu—Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Collection< /p>

Tianlu—Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Special Exhibition is a brand of Rongbaozhai (Shenzhen) with modern and contemporary famous calligraphy and painting as the main body, with the aim of orderly inheritance and clear source of fine works. The Rongbaozhai (Shenzhen) "Tianlu - Chinese Painting and Calligraphy" special session has a total of 60 works, covering calligraphy and painting works of various genres from Ming and Qing Dynasties to modern times, such as Dong Qichang, Yi Bingshou, Wu Changshuo , Qi Baishi, Huang Binhong and others' excellent paintings, and some innovative works of contemporary artists have also been launched in keeping with the times. To make friends with literature, to be honored as a treasure, to gather famous artists, is wonderful.

The first three masterpieces of old man Baishi. One is Qi Baishi's wonderful "Vegetables, Fruits, Flowers and Birds" ten-page album is treasured by Rongbaozhai. , are the subjects that Qi Baishi is best at and love to hear and see; there is another mandarin duck and lotus that Baishi loves, which is "Lotus Mandarin Duck" written by Qi Baishi at the age of 92. It coincides with Qi Baishi's later years. "The classic masterpiece. Qi Baishi's calligraphy is as outstanding as his painting, especially the "Baishi Calligraphy" formed after the "Falling Years Reform". It is Qi Baishi's running script "ashamed to sell external reputation, ashamed to make oral sex." A few figures have both noble and elegant literati style.

LOT 337
Qi Baishi (1864-1957)
Vegetables, Fruits, Flowers and Birds
Republic of China
Colored paper album
27×34cm×10 about 0.8 square feet (each)
Inscription:
1. Huang. Seal: Baishi
2. Azhi. Seal: Lao Qi
3. The illusion is like a benevolent brother. Brother Qi Huang. Seal: Azhi
4. President Longshan. Seal: Qi Da
5. Wooden man. Seal: Lao Qilang
6. Baishi. Seal: Baishiweng
7. Huang. Seal: Qi Da
8. I would like to do this every year until ancient times. Baishishan Weng and sentence. Seal: Qi Da
9. Lao Ping. Seal: Baishi Shanweng
10. Three hundred stone seal rich man. Seal: Baishiweng
Appreciation Seal: Rongbaozhai Collection
Description: This work is collected by Rongbaozhai
Estimated price: RMB 20,000,000-30,000,000

"Lotus Peak First Sunshine" is a masterpiece of Huang Binhong collected by Rongbaozhai. Rich and thick, the structure is stacked yet rigorous, and the brushwork is powerful and exquisite. It is Huang Binhong's work after he was at least 80 years old in his later years, and it is also a typical work of the "Black Binhong" period. In the part of ancient calligraphy and painting, there is Dong Qichang's masterpiece "Green Forest and Everlasting Pine", which is a masterpiece of Dong Qichang's mature period. It has been collected by Rongbaozhai for many years. From 1983 to 1984, it was identified as an authentic work by the national seven-person calligraphy and painting appraisal team, and it was compiled into "Ancient Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Illustrated", which was published by Cultural Relics Publishing House in 1986. It is a masterpiece of Dong Qichang's mature painting art.

LOT 335
Qi Baishi (1864-1957)< /i>
Lotus mandarin duck
Republic of China
Ink and color paper hanging scroll
181×56.7cm about 9.2 square feet
Inscription: Ninety-two-year-old Baishi
Seal: Baishi, the Gate of Master
Appreciation Seal: Rongbaozhai Collection
Description: This work is collected by Rongbaozhai
Description: 
1. "The World of Qi Baishi", Taipei Xizhitang Cultural Publishing Enterprise Co., Ltd., 2002. 
2. "Rongbaozhai Collection 7·Painting Volume 7", painted by Qi Baishi, Rongbaozhai Publishing House, 2012. 
3. "The Gate of the Master: Qi Baishi's World", Zhejiang People's Fine Arts Publishing House, 2019. 
4. "Rongbaozhai Calendar Gengzi 2020 Rongbaozhai Collection of Paintings and Calligraphy", Rongbaozhai Publishing House, 2020. 
5. "Research on Qi Baishi (9)", Beijing Academy of Fine Arts, 2021. 
6. "Artwork", Rongbaozhai, Issue 8, 2021. 
Estimated price: RMB 12,000,000-20,000,000

Yibing The five-character couplet was written as a gift to "Nine Brothers of Yiyuan". For a couplet. This book was written about four months before Yi Bingshou's sudden death. It can be said that the book is very old, and the style of calligraphy is also typical of the Yi family.

Guan Shanyue, one of the representatives of the contemporary Lingnan School of Painting, also presented a boutique. Unswervingly throughout his own creative practice, life practice and educational practice. This "Snow Play" is a realistic work depicting the after-snow scene in the living areas of experts in Central and South America. It is a joyful and peaceful scene, which is a rare subject for Guan Shanyue.

A long history——Huang Yongyu's works

On June 13, 2023, the famous artist Mr. Huang Yongyu passed away. Since Mr. Huang Yongyu came to Rongbaozhai to learn woodcut watermarking skills in 1953, the friendship between Huang Lao and Rongbaozhai has grown stronger over the past 70 years. For this reason, Rongbaozhai (Shenzhen) launched a special sale of Huang Yongyu's works for the first time, bringing more than 50 pieces of Huang Yongyu's works from various periods, covering animals, figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, etc.

Among them, "Ashima", which Mr. Huang Yongyu became attached to Rong Baozhai, was created by Mr. Huang Yongyu based on the long folk narrative poems of the Sani people in Yunnan. With bright colors and delicate lines, this work portrays the legendary image of the smart, beautiful and capable minority peasant girl vividly and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Huang Yongyu is a mouse, and he has drawn many mice in his life. The mice in his works are either cunning, clever, or greedy, and they are all humorous, exaggerated and naive. This time, "A Group of Happiness" is Huang Yongyu's classic funny mouse work, which reflects Huang Yongyu's optimism and tenacity to face life with a smile on his face. Such a happy mouse image is not his self-portrait.  

Beautiful Brush and Ink——Works of Jao Tsung-I Session

Mr. Jao Tsung-i is a well-known academic leader and master of calligraphy and painting at home and abroad, and enjoys a high reputation in the contemporary international Sinology circle. In the first auction, the elegance of pen and ink—Jao Tsung-I’s works, a total of 36 excellent works of calligraphy and painting by Mr. Jao Tsung-i were presented. Among them, "Qing Gong Tu" showed Mr. Jao Tsung-i's noble and elegant literati style and character. "Great Auspiciousness" is the best testimony of the deep friendship between Mr. Jao Tsung-i and his friend Li Tanyang. The painting of lychees was created with the old man Baishi's brush and ink method, which not only shows Qi Baishi's open and closed style, but also incorporates his own fresh ink meaning. Mr. Rao Zongyi presented Chen Zhichu, a famous collector in Singapore, with a couplet inscribed with the words "If you have the manpower to revive the ancient times, it is best to watch fish in the first day." It is quite interesting that Chen Zhichu's new residence has a glass house for raising goldfish, which is also Mr. Rao's couplet. It is the inscription for his new home.

LOT 058
Jao Tsung-I (1917-2018)< /i>
Clear image
80×40cm
Colored on paper Mirror Heart
Title: After sitting for a long time, the clouds should come out, and the ink is not yet dry. The yellow flower feels thin, and the fan fan predicts the cold. Election system. 
Seal: Rao, Zongyi
Publication:
1. Huizhou Cultural Love" P183, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing House, 2018. 
2. "Special Collection of Stars Shining in the World·Professor Jao Tsung-I's Academic and Artistic Achievements Exhibition" P98, Overseas Chinese Museum. 
3. "Hundred Years of Selection" P197, Shuyi Publishing House, 2018. 
4. "Jao Tsung-I Calligraphy and Painting Collection" P283, Lingnan Fine Arts Publishing House, 2012. 
Estimated price: RMB 780,000-980,000
 

Chinese Painting and Calligraphy

Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Adhere to the high standard and high-quality line of Rongbaozhai's century-old brand, and bring the masterpieces of Guan Liang, Li Keran, Guan Shanyue, Yu Youren, Pu Ru, He Haixia, Wang Ziwu, Ju Lian, Li Jinkun and other paintings to collectors. The lineup is neat and exciting.

LOT 101
Guan Liang (1900- 1986)
Wu Song is drunk and punches bright
Ink and color on paper hanging scroll
68×46cm
Title: Wu Song is drunk and punches brightly. Wuwu (1978) September, Guan Liang. 
Seal: Guan Liang, Clumsy
Estimated price: RMB 380,000-480,000
 

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Qigong
Run script Tangren poetry
Ink on paper Mirror Heart
78×53cm
Explanation: The water surface of Nanling Slowly, the wind is tight and the clouds are numerous, and it is about to change into autumn. It is the place where the guest's heart is lonely, whose red sleeves are leaning on the tall building
Title: Correction by Comrade Wei Yang. Qi Gong. Seal: Qigong's private seal, little passengers, and former sages. 
Published:
"Jingxing Weixian—Qigong Works Collection II" p126, Rongbaozhai, November 2019. 
Exhibition:
"Jingxing Weixian - Qigong Works Exhibition", hosted by Rongbaozhai, November 2019. 
Estimated price: RMB 180,000-280,000
 

Boundless Wonders——Buddhist Art

Buddhist art is an important part of Chinese history and culture. It is full of the thousand-year foundation and momentum, style and charm of oriental civilization.

This season is boundless and full of wonders - the gathering of all kinds of Buddhist art, collected more than 30 pieces of Thangka art works from the 13th century to modern times, with fine outlines and gorgeous colors, more than 20 Buddhist statues, 8 Calligraphy and ink marks of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, the calligraphy is rigorous and orderly, and the charm is smooth. Emperor Qianlong's imperial celadon and lacquered scriptures, made by the court, are extraordinarily luxurious. 12 pieces of engraved scriptures from Ming and Qing Dynasties, exquisitely printed and gorgeously bound. Among the 12 calligraphy ink marks of Master Xingyun, Ming and Qing Buddhist calligraphy and paintings, we have collected a painting of Molizhi by Ding Guanpeng, a famous court painter in the Qing Dynasty, and a calligraphy couplet by Master Shi Jinfa, presided over by Haizhuan Temple in Guangzhou. The most important piece in this special sale is the Heart Sutra of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, which is the only one that has been seen in the market in the past 30 years.

LOT 825
Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong palace imperial porcelain celadon gilt manuscript 
Buddha said all Tathagata King Kong Life Dharani Sutra
Folded Porcelain paper 1 volume
31.5 ×12.5cm
Estimated price: RMB 1,800,000-3,600,000

The name of the study

The name of the study There are 99 lots in the pottery auction, trying to present the five hundred years of development of Zisha. This special session is in chronological order, corresponding to each period in the development of Zisha, including classic masterpieces of famous masters in each period. From the birth of purple sand to the growth, generation, maturity and achievement of each stage, different auras shine at different stages, reflecting the breath and cultural soil of each era. These bright moments are worthy of continuous exploration and pursuit by Zisha fans.

LOT901  
Late Ming Dynasty oblate pot
15cm wide 6.8cm high Capacity 300cc
Source: Old Collection of Chengyang Art and Culture Foundation
Published: 
"The Beauty of Ancient Pot· Volume Nine", P8-9, Chengyang Art and Culture Foundation, March 2023
Estimated price: RMB 800,000-1,000,000
 

LOT931 
Qing·Jiaqing-Daoguang Shao Daheng made fish into dragon pot
Width 17.5cm Height 10cm capacity 500cc
Cover: Tycoon
Source: Former Collection of Wang Yiyu
Estimated Price: RMB 8,000,000- 12,000,000

Contemporary Art

The contemporary art session consists of two parts: "International Contemporary Art" and "Chinese Contemporary Art". Adhering to academic leadership and contemporary vision, more than 50 pieces of contemporary art are selected. Among them, international contemporary art covers Damien Hirst, Kaws, Philippe Pasqua, Shichinohe Yu, Shimoda Hikaru, Kitty Narod (Kitti Narod) and other global contemporary cutting-edge artists' works. Chinese contemporary art includes realism, abstraction, figurative, conceptual art, and contemporary ink and wash. It has presented outstanding masterpieces by many outstanding contemporary Chinese artists, including Zhong Han, Ju Ming, Chen Danqing, Tan Ping, and Liang Quan. This fair will present the diversity and vitality of global contemporary art to collectors from a new perspective.

LOT 533
Zhong Han (1929-2023)< /i>
Yellow River Ferry
Worked in 2005
Oil on canvas
48×88cm
Signature: Zhong Han 05 
Estimated price: RMB 150,000-300,000
 

LOT 541
Huang Yuxing (b.1975)
Icarus who fell into the sea
Worked in 1999
Layout oil painting
244×366cm
Signature: HUANG YUXING 1999
Estimated price: RMB 600,000-800,000

Contemporary Design and Crafts

Rongbaozhai (Shenzhen) is based on "Design Shenzhen, the capital of Shenzhen, also planned a special session of contemporary design and craftsmanship in the first auction. There are not only traditional handicrafts and innovations of intangible heritage inheritors, but also contemporary designs that integrate technology and concepts. The contemporary design and craft session started with the exhibition "Spirit of China", presenting many explorations of contemporary Chinese designers and craftsmen on "China and New, China and New, and China and New". Selected 30 pieces including jade, fabrics , gold and silverware, woodwork and other diverse works, presenting "Chinese aesthetics" to collectors, allowing beauty to integrate into our daily lives.

LOT 718
Yang Xiaoya (b.1985)
"Butterfly Love Flower" Gold Inlaid Jade Sachet
Hetian jade, 24K gold
6.5cm in diameter and 2.2cm in thickness 
Exhibition:
1.2023 Third China Arts and Crafts Fair Nanjing International Convention and Exhibition Center
2.2023 Spirit - Contemporary Chinese Design and Craft Exhibition Rongbaozhai (Shenzhen)
Estimated price: RMB 300,000-500,000 
 

Rongbaozhai (Shenzhen) Premiere Exhibition

The Elegance of Brush and Ink—Professor Jao Tsung-I’s Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition
July 31-August 4

A Long History— —Mr. Huang Yongyu Works Exhibition
August 6-August 10

Contemporary Art Exhibition
August 12-August 16

Boundless Wonders—Exhibition of Buddhist Art
August 18-August 22

Exhibition Address
Sea World Culture and Art Center, Nanshan District, Shenzhen
308 Rongbaozhai, Third Floor

Rongbaozhai (Shenzhen ) First Shot Tour

Exhibition Time
August 7-August 9
Exhibition Address
Rongbaozhai Guangzhou Branch 
(No. 123, Donghu Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City)

Exhibition Time
August 12-August 14
Exhibition Address
br>Guangdong Lingdong Art Museum
(Yiyuan Building, No. 161 Changping East Road, Shantou City)
 

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