This week, the Beijing Spring Auction Season has kicked off in full swing, and blockbuster lots have been revealed. On May 14, the 2021 Beijing Poly Spring Auction was launched, which will auction more than 8,000 art treasures, covering Chinese calligraphy and painting, ancient Chinese calligraphy and painting, Chinese antique treasures, modern and contemporary art and many other categories.
In the section of ancient Chinese painting and calligraphy, Xu Yang's "Diagram of the Sacrifice of Prisoners in the Western Regions of Pingding" by Xu Yang during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty has attracted much attention. The painting, recorded in the Shiqu Baodi Continuation, depicts a scene of a captive ceremony held in the Beijing Division after the pacification of the Junbu. In addition to being recorded in the annals of history, the Qianlong Emperor also ordered court painters to draw a series of works to commemorate it, and Xu Yang's "Diagram of the Sacrifice of Prisoners in the Western Regions of Pingding" was one of them.
Xu Yang "Picture Scroll of Sacrifices for Prisoners in the Western Regions of Pingding" Hand Scroll
The "Pingding Western Regions Sacrifice Ceremony Map" is 18.65 meters long, with more than 8,000 figures in the whole picture, depicted in detail, bright and full of colors, and is a representative work of documentary painting of the Qing Dynasty court in the Qianlong period. The "captive offering ceremony" belongs to the military ceremony of the Qing Palace, which was also held in the Kangxi Dynasty of Shengzu and the Yongzheng Dynasty of Sejong, but it is only found in written records and no images have been circulated, so Xu Yang's figure is of extraordinary significance, with both artistic value and historical value.
"Among the court paintings and calligraphy, the Qianlong dynasty has the largest number of survivors, and the art market has the largest number of 'fans'," said Li Xuesong, artistic director of ancient Chinese calligraphy and painting at Beijing Poly Auction, "Xu Yang's work took up to four or five years to paint, restoring the most glorious moment of Qianlong's prosperity in the form of images, and it can be seen from the picture that more than 50 countries and regions participated in the ceremony at that time." It is reported that the painting was sold for 134 million yuan in 2009, creating a world record for the auction of ancient Chinese paintings and calligraphy.
Qing Qianlong's "Imitation of Li Gonglin's Flow Map" (partial) included in The Complete Volume of Qing Qianlong's "Qingding Supplementary Carving Duan Shi Lan Ting Tu Ti Silk Complete Volume"
"Qianlong Fever" also appeared in the Chinese antiques and treasures section, leading the auction for the QingQianlong "King Ding Supplementary Carving Duan Shi Lan Ting Tu Ti Silk Complete Volume", on a long scroll of more than 17 meters, the book, painting, printing and inscription were presented by silk craftsmanship, known as the "King of Silk". Qingqianlong antique bronze glaze color depicting gold relief "Chu Long Gong Fu" double ant ear bottle, Qingqianlong ink green color "rich white head" double Xi Tu Lianto eight auspicious pattern plate, Ming Xuande blue flower "Yong Ping An Song" high foot bowl and so on also appeared in the auction preview.
In the modern and contemporary art section, Chen Danqing's famous masterpiece "Tibetan Group Paintings and Shepherds" appeared. "This work is the one with the most publications, citations, and exhibitions by Chen Danqing, and the one with the greatest impact." Chang Tianhu, general manager of the modern and contemporary art department of Beijing Poly Auction, said that in today's auction collection, the works that can reflect the artist's highest achievements are the most concerned, "Only the ultimate works will get a good market response." ”
Li Keyan, "Majestic Mountains", 1989
Among the Chinese paintings and calligraphy exhibited in this spring auction, Li Keyan's "Majestic Ten Thousand Mountains" was painted in 1989, which is the "brush singing" in the last year of Li Keyan's life, and is also an important masterpiece in the artist's artistic career. He expressed his love for the land of China with rare banner compositions and monumental landscapes.
此次精品展将持续至5月19日，北京保利春拍将于下月开槌。