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China’s Astronomical Heritage Identity Crisis   by Serena

China’s Astronomical Heritage Identity Crisis

Auctions of Chinese antiquities abroad frequently refresh the record, highlighting the heritage behind the identity crisis in China. On the one hand, the auction price at home and abroad to obtain certification, become a “gift certificate”; the other hand, a large number of unearthed treasures continue due to lack of a huge loss of identity

After Hong Kong, London, the world-class investment collectors have looked to Beijing. January 15, 2011, a “Qing Dynasties” fine porcelain kiln special auction in the capital. In this regard, Mr. Chan in the super-rich to accept the “Financial State Week” interview, said, this is the Chinese auction industry in 2011, “carry the tripod of the film”, can hit the “Beijing price” wait and see.

Compared to the enthusiasm of collectors, Beijing will have to calm the identification of many masters. One hand, they create price band for the relics are encouraged, but feel that China is experiencing astronomical heritage “identity crisis”, and this situation allows the auction of foreign earned pours. 85-year-old Forbidden City is one of the identification of Master Sun Xuehai.

Sun Xuehai to accept the “Financial State Week” interview with Xinhua said that in April 2010 trip to South Korea distressed him – a South Korean people around the world by collecting relics in China, the number of large, high value, shocking. The residents of Seoul called Jin Jixi out over a “fine collection of Chinese ceramics history,” addressed all of their personal collections. CPC column 124 pictures of Chinese ceramics covering the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing era many boutique, where the blue white Yuan Dynasty blue and white, underglaze red flat bottle, Qianlong period, a number of pieces of cloisonne Jar, etc., all China rare treasures.

Jinyi Xi is a South Korean company owner, has over 40 years living in Germany. The collecting of Chinese ceramics in China is now South Korea is placed in the Hongshan cultural center, named “Red Hill Seoul Museum of Chinese ceramics.”

Sun Xuehai said that South Korea like Jin Yixi an approximately two or three hundred people. October 2010 was held in South Korea and the Ming and Qing porcelain blue and white Yuan seminar, they are almost the entire scene, and everyone has a lot of the Chinese collection.

Reporters that China’s cultural relics have experienced great loss following processes: unearthed in China, are not recognized, then out; overseas recognized, and then buy back price; not recognized and continue to flow … …

There are three “hidden rules”: First, China has not seen before, does not endorse, but in fact, a lot of lost out, and now the Chinese are simply not seen. Second, the Forbidden City or the authority of the accreditation body has not seen, does not endorse. Third, the cultural relics want to go out and deliberately does not endorse, once approved to go out.

It is in this context that a lot of investment in China’s domestic collectors, rather far away, preferring to seek cheaper homes are expensive, and frequent price buy overseas heritage. The reason is simple, through international auction to buy the artifacts or works of art, have a regular certificate, the certificate means that these artifacts can come and go after the transaction.

In fact, the lack of identification standard of Chinese heritage is another major cause of loss of cultural heritages. Sun Xuehai told the “Financial State Weekly” reporter, because the 50′s with the 20th century, the standards of newly unearthed artifacts, resulting in “miscarriage of justice” in quite a few.

As the reform and opening up, countries large-scale infrastructure, the number and types of archaeological finds, representing a significant increase in the early days. Newly unearthed artifacts are familiar with the previous style and variety are not the same? Because no historical records, not “positively identified” a long historical period are not recognized. It is precisely because these books are not recognized as a “history”, the 90s from the 20th century, China started large-scale cultural relics lost overseas. Not only in the market at a lower price on the circulation, is also a “craft” in the name of a large-scale reselling the country.

Chinese cultural relics lost overseas on the fact that Jin Yixi writes: “The recent 20 years, about the hundreds of thousands of Chinese ceramics into South Korea, and still passed into the hands of South Korean businessmen. Importantly, we must grasp the distinction between modern and ancient ceramics ceramic method because there are still a lot of the Yuan, or Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty imitation goods circulation in the city. “

The loss of a large number of authenticities, the auction house will be greater grasp the initiative.