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Sotheby’s Holds Autumn Auction Preview In Hong Kong (Photos)
If spring was any indication, in the months ahead expect to see mainland Chinese collectors enthusiastically bidding for fine wines, rare watches, Chinese contemporary art, traditional art and antiques from popular historical eras, and jewelry in Hong Kong.
Read Full Story »Hedging Their Bets: What China’s Millionaires Are Buying (Jing Archives)
From the archives: Itâs no surprise that companies are bending over backwards to find out what drives the estimated 825,000 people worth over 10 million RMB (US$1.46 million) and 51,000 individuals worth over 100 million RMB (US$14.64) to make purchases.
Read Full Story »Private Equity Firm TPG To Create First Yuan-Denominated Fund In Shanghai
The new $735 million (5 billion yuan) fund is the latest of many in the pipeline, which Beijing hopes “will help strengthen the nationâs capital markets and create a more efficient system for allocating capital to private Chinese companies.”
Read Full Story »Zeng Fanzhi: “Artists Need To Be Narcissistic”
Today marks the opening of Chinese artist Zeng Fanzhi’s retrospective at the Rockbund Art Museum in Shanghai, a wide-ranging exhibition curated by Wu Hung that includes not only Zeng’s signature oil paintings but new sculptures, installation works and pencil drawings.
Read Full Story »Moleskine’s “Detour” To Hit Shanghai This October
Curated by Raffaella Guidobono, Moleskine’s “Detour” group show includes creations by artists working in a number of different mediums, from artists and filmmakers to graphic designers, writers and architects.
Read Full Story »Don’t Miss: “Three Ceramic Sisters” Exhibition, Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai (August 8-28)
“Three Ceramic Sisters” features work by three female ceramic artists with similar backgrounds but very diverse styles.
Read Full Story »New Generation Of Chinese Furniture Designers Combine Modern With Traditional
Recently, we’ve noticed something of a boom in the number of Chinese-language stories about upstart designers who are breaking from generic reproduction of Western styles or a slavish dedication to traditional Chinese design.
Read Full Story »Six Priceless “Made In China” Treasures
With China currently being inundated with luxury goods from around the world, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that, for the vast majority of its long history, China too has had its own luxury goods in the form of hand-carved furniture, traditional ceramics and fine lacquerware.
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