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Since the founding of the Porcelain and Works of Art Department in the fall of 1994, business has developed at a phenomenal speed, and China Guardian has happily adapted to this growth, without sacrificing our high standards of quality. Pieces such as a Xuande Blue and White Foliate Wash Basin , that sold for 6.71 million RMB, and a Yongzheng Blue and White Underglaze Red Qiuping, which sold for 4.4 million RMB, are just some of the notable examples of our successes. In 2002, a Pair of Early Qing Carved Huanghuali Cabinets sold for 9.43 million RMB, a world auction record for furniture, which focused an international eye on the Chinese works of art market. In 2003, all 143 items in the Special Auction of Lisong House Collections-Wang Shixian and Yuan Quanyou's Collection of Chinese Works of Art sold, including a Tang dynasty Qin, together setting a world auction record.

In 2004 the first Buddhist Arts Sale was held, taking in 12.88 million RMB, and earning Guardian enthusiastic approval by important figures within the industry. In the same year a Qianlong Silk Handscroll, unusual for its combination of painting, calligraphy and embroidery, and for its imperial provenance, sold for 35.75 million RMB, setting a world record for textiles. The 2005 sale, The Geng Zhi Tang Collection of Exquisite Chinese Embroidered Articles was the first ever stand-alone auction of textiles, and sold at 44.23 million RMB, at a 90% sales rate.

Department Contacts:
Consultant Specialist: Chen Lianyong
Business contact:
Yan Dongmei, Zhang Di
Email:cq@cguardian.com
Notable Department Achievements, Porcelain
1995 Very Fine and Rare Blue and White Stem Bowl, Chenghua Reign, 748,000 RMB.
1996 Very Fine Famille-Rose Fan, Qianlong Reign, 825,000 RMB.
1996 Blue and White Eight-Sided Candle Holder, Yongle Reign, 3.335 million RMB.
1997 Purple-Splashed Junyao Barbed Bulb Bowl, 2.31 million RMB.
1997 Very Rare and Fine Ruby-Back Small Bowl, Yongzheng Reign, 517,000 RMB.
1998 Rare Underglaze Blue and Copper-Red Tianqiuping, Yongzheng Reign, 4.4 million RMB.
1998 Pair of Underglaze Blue and Copper-Red Vases, Kangxi Reign, 1.276 million RMB.
1999

Large Reverse-Decorated Sprinkled Blue-Ground Platter, Yongzheng Reign, 1.1 million RMB.

1999 A Very Rare and Fine Yellow-Enamel-Ground Underglaze-Blue Decorated Vase, Yongzheng Reign, 4.19 million RMB.
2000 Blue and White Bowl, Xuande Reign, 2.31 million RMB.
2001 Rare Tea-Dust-Glazed Double-Gourd Vase, Qianlong Reign, 770,000 RMB.
2002 Blue and White Trigram Vase, Qianlong Reign, 2.53 million RMB.
2002 Robin's Egg Glaze Vase, Yongzheng Reign, 726,000 RMB.
2004 Rare Blue and White Dragon and Phoenix Washer, Xuande Reign, 6.71 million RMB.
2004 Large Blue and White Brush Holder, late Ming or early Qing, 1.21 million RMB.
2005 Famille-Rose Buddhist Pagoda, Qianlong Reign, 1.87 million RMB.
2005 Blue and White Lion Bowl, Chenghua Reign, 2.31 million RMB.
2005 Brown with Overglaze-Yellow Dragon Bowl, Jiajing Reign, 1.87 million RMB.
 

Notable Department Achievements, Works of Art

1996 Gilt Famille-Rose Lobed Snuff Bottle, Qianlong Reign, 572,000 RMB.
1998 An Unusual Zitan Long Table, Qianlong Reign, 1.32 million RMB.
1999 Round Carved Red Lacquer Box, Xuande Reign, 385,000 RMB.
2001 Tianhuang Dragon Seal, mid-Qing, 350,000 RMB.
2001 Finely Carved White Jade Bushpot, Qianlong Reign, 528,000 RMB.
2002 Classically Carved Zitan Painting Table, Qianlong Reign, 1.98 million RMB.
2002 Rare Pair of Huanghuali Compound Wardrobe Cabinets, early Qing, 9.43 million RMB.
2003

Large and Rare Qin Instrument, Tang, 8.91 million RMB.

2003 Enamel Bronze Snuff Bottle, Qianlong, 1.76 million RMB.
2004 Finely Carved Rhinoceros Horn Cup, early Qing, 781,000 RMB.
2004 Fine and Very Rare Silk Weaving Handscroll, commissioned by Emperor Qianlong, 35.75 million RMB.
2004 Gilt Bronze Seated Vajrasattva, Yongle Reign, 1.1 million RMB.
2004 Pair of Extremely Rare Zitan Wardrobe Cabinets, Qianlong Reign, 5.39 million RMB.
2005 A Rare and Finely Carved Lacquer Eight Buddhist Treasures Box and Cover, Qianlong Reign, 2.2 million RMB.
2005 Imperial Bright Yellow Dragon Robe, Yongzheng Reign, 693,000 RMB.
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