Documenting Your Chinese Art Collection
A clearly-defined Chinese art collection says a lot about you -- your personal qualities, aesthetic taste and financial strength. A well-documented Chinese art collection helps establish the standing of your collection among the best. Therefore, having your holdings documented and appraised by a professional is an essential step. Our Chinese art experts are happy to help heighten your appreciation for and knowledge of your art and to help you build a strong, unique collection.
- Organizing your art records and registering each work in the format of a museum-quality catalogue.
- Organizing purchase information and filing the original receipt.
- Advising about the handling of and storage methods for Chinese art media (silk and rice paper) and formats (hand scrolls, hanging scrolls, fans, screens).
- Helping you become a professional in presenting your Chinese art collection.
The Benefits of A Professional Presentation
- A well-defined Chinese art collection reflects your unique aesthetic taste.
- An analytical Chinese art catalogue identifies the strengths and the weaknesses of your Chinese art collection.
- A carefully-documented Chinese art collection helps you maintain an adequate level of insurance coverage.
- A formal art appraisal report is a professional presentation of the artistic characteristics of each object, its creator, comparable items currently on the market, and the object's likely future performance.
- An up-to-date appraisal of each work positions you to take timely advantage of opportunities for investment.
- A carefully documented catalogue helps you with estate distribution or taxation if necessary.
Building up a High-end Chinese Art Collelction
The task of organizing an art collection demands professional training, eloquent writing skill, and attention to details. Hiring a professional with the highest credentials to document your art collection is both necessary and cost-effective. A high-quality Chinese art collection should possess the following features:
- Consist of some works by well-established artists, ancient or contemporary. The value of your art collection depends largely on how well-known your artists are.
- Display the best work of your desired artists. The value of an art object is not necessarily guaranteed by the identity of the signed artist; rather, the art market responds strongly to an artist's best work.
- Focus on a theme or themes. An art collection with a carefully defined theme or set of themes will have maximum value.
- Display an appreciation for master artists of the past, either their signed works or the best-quality copies of their masterpieces by famous artists of later generations. Works signed by famous artists of the Song and Yuan dynasties (10th -14th century) or masterpieces of Ming and Qing dynasty (1368-1911) artists attests to your vision.
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