Bamboo carving collection is on the rise

Bamboo carvings, which are classified as miscellaneous items in the collection, have seen a wave of rising market prices and booming transactions. The Chongqing Evening News reporter visited the local Tibetan city and learned that the value of this type of collection has risen by about 50%. The bamboo statues with good quality, fine craftsmanship and old age have become the favorite of many Tibetan friends.

The collection of bamboo carvings is on the rise. The Chongqing Evening News reporter visited and learned that at present, Taizhou Antiques City, Zhongxing Road Collectibles Market, and Beishi Road's Jiushitang can find bamboo carving devices with collection value, of which the category of the Ming and Qing Dynasties is more common. There are bamboo barrels, bamboo pens, etc. in the classrooms, and statues and couplets of various types of entertainments, while the living category includes bird cages and baskets.

According to relevant data, the bamboo carving art was revealed in the Song Dynasty, and during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there emerged a pattern of blooming flowers and reached a peak. During this period, the literati wrote bamboo, painted bamboo, planted bamboo, carved bamboo became common practice, and the cultural content and quality of bamboo carvings were greatly improved.

It is reported that bamboo carvings are divided into two major schools of Jiading and Jinling according to carving techniques and style characteristics. The former can engrave landscapes, characters, pavilions, birds and beasts between squares, with exquisite sculpting and deep artistic attainments. The representative of this school is best known by the three generations of Zhu He, Zhu Xi, and Zhu Zhizheng, and is known as "Jiading San Zhu." The Jinling School is famous for its root carvings and bamboo carvings. Qi Zhongqian, Pan Xifeng, Fang Jie and others sent representatives for this purpose.

The Chongqing Evening News reporter visited and learned that despite the fact that the local Tibetan city has always had a bamboo carving business, it was considered unpopular because of little admiration. In the past two years, with the general trend of cultural arts warming up, together with the unique craftsmanship of bamboo carvings and the distinctive character of the images and texts, fewer and fewer things have been handed down, and their charms have been released. A number of local antique dealers who operate bamboo carvings revealed that since last year, there have been more and more Tibetan friends collecting bamboo carvings, and more people have specially collected tipped goods from famous teachers, good products and fine craftsmanship.

Those who sell well have doubled up in the local Tibetan city. The prices of various types of bamboo carving devices range from tens of dollars to tens of thousands of yuan. Among them, pen holders and all kinds of ornaments are more popular, and the price of a thousand yuan or so is best.

Due to the increasing number of market entrants, antique dealers who had not operated bamboo eagles have also begun to expand this category of goods. An antique dealer who added bamboo carvings to the ancient city of Taigu revealed that during the Ming and Qing dynasties in Guangzhou, he had penholders of landscape paintings. He was bought by the connoisseurs of the goods the day before yesterday. Although he did not want to disclose the specific selling price and the bid-ask spread, he still admitted that "in just two months, his worth has more than doubled."

A Tibetan surnamed Wang bought a statue of a bamboo carving Lohan in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty two years ago. The ornament is 26 centimeters high and 19 centimeters wide. Its body is embossed with reliefs, openworks, and round sculptures. Color, gold and other processes. At that time, the purchase price was 22,000 yuan. Last year, there were buyers bidding for 30000 yuan to be rejected. This year, the price of the bamboo carving Lohan has risen to 50,000 yuan. The Wang’s Tibetan friend stated that in view of the current market trend, the statue will continue to add value. “So I decided not to transfer it for the time being.”

Another Tibetan friend who did not want to be named last year spent 400 yuan in the ancient city of Taigu to obtain a 12cm high, 5cm diameter carved landscape painting in the Qing Dynasty and a bamboo carving pen holder with an inscription. Today, the market price has reached 1,200-1,300 yuan. , rose 2 times.

Although the market price of bamboo carvings is currently on a rapid upward trend, but experts said that its real power period has not yet arrived, and in the next 2-3 years, its market price will rise straight up.

Bamboo sculpting has been selected by people in the industry. According to industry insiders, the collection value and value-added status of the bamboo carving devices are affected most by factors such as the craftsmanship of carving, the quality of bamboo carvings, and the scarcity of the subject matter of producers and works. Therefore, newcomers must understand certain skills when shopping.

It is reported that the purchase of bamboo carving first depends on its texture. For example, during the Ming and Qing dynasties, bamboo was used for 2-4 years of growth. Its texture was fine, medium and tender, and the objects made were smooth and smooth.

The second is to observe its style. According to experts, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, masters of bamboo carvings had very few titles in their works, and the authenticity of the carvings was natural and fluid, the bones in the show, the plates and the plates, the self-styles, and the sense of non-pretentiousness.

The third is to pay attention to its color. It is reported that the older the artwork is usually, the darker the color of the surface of the device is, which is mostly caused by people's friction. Experts revealed that the Ming Dynasty works were mostly dark red, and the Qing Dynasty bamboo carvings were mostly gray-brown.

The fourth is to pay attention to the craft characteristics of bamboo carving.