Our Chinese Art Specialist (Ph.D. in Chinese art) provides our customers with the following customized consulting services at a modest fee.
General Chinese Art Consultation
1. All-purpose Chinese art consultation by phone. (10 minutes Free)
2. Deciphering an artist's signature or a seal. ($50)
3. Translation of an artist's signature or a seal into English. ($50)
4. Advice on the mounting style of a specific painting. ($60)
5. Advice on the restoration or repair of a damaged Chinese art object. ($60)
6. Translation of a Chinese inscription (normally the title, date, and signature) on the painting into English. ($80)
7. Brief biography of the artist in question. ($100)
8. Translation of a Chinese poetic inscription (usually a four-line poem) on the painting into English. ($150)
9. Conducting an in-depth research on an artist or an art work. (Fee varies)
10. Advice on managing a Chinese art research project, including a basic bibiliography for the research. (Fee varies)
11. Seminars and lectures on Chinese art and connoisseurship. (Fee varies, plus expenses)
Consulting Services for Chinese Art Collector
1. Advice on whether to buy/sell a Chinese art object. ($60)
2. Advice on documenting or cateloguing a Chinese art collection. ($150)
3. Advice on communicating with a Chinese artist, including writing one formal letter in Chinese to the artist. ($150+)
4.Advice on where to sell a Chinese art object, selling strategies, and its target information. ($200)
5. Market analysis of the performance of the artist or an art object in question. ($200)
6. Advice on developing a fine unique Chinese art collection. (Fee varies)
7. Market Research (information on specific auction house, target collections and museums, etc.). (Agreement)
8. Conducting a thorough research on a Chinese artist and his works. (Agreement)
9. Finding a qualified Chinese specialist and his/her contact information on the owner's behalf if it is necessary. (Agreement)
10. Acting as a representative of the collector and dealing directly with Chinese artist, agent or authority. (Agreement)
Pre-Purchase Consultation Package: $200 per piece, includes:
1. Market Analysis of the performance of the Chinese artist in question.
2. Basic biography of the artist in question.
3. Fair market value of the art object in question.
4. Advice on the price range for the art work in question.
How to Order Our Art Consulting Services
1.Contact Us with your questions before you commission any art consulting services. Send us any visual materials you may have about the Chinese art, the art object, or the artist in question.
2. Be specific about what you want us to do about your Chinese art object. (For example, "Deciphering an artist's signature or a seal.," or "Brief biographical information about the artist.") A detailed reqeust will be very helpful.
3. Please send a personal check or money order made out to WEI YANG ART, LLC, 101 Overbrook Drive, Princeton, NJ 08540, OR pay with PayPal. Our email address for PayPal payment is contact@weiyangart.com. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express cards, and other PayPal-funded online payments via PayPal.
4. After receiving your payment, we will send you the information via e-mail. Our service is FREE, if we fail to locate the requested data.
Quality, Honesty, and Transparency
We are Chinese art professionals with experience and integrity. Quality, honesty and transparency are our most important values. We NEVER mislead you, and we will never ask you to pay for services that are unnecessary for selling your art work. Our job is to provide you with objective advice: we are completely honest about the art you own and its likely performance in the current Chinese art market. The written reports we prepare are based on thorough research on the history, style, and artistic background of your art, as well as the recent performance of objects like it on the Chinese art market.
We are transparent in providing high-quality professional services at a minimum cost. Before we begin research, we state what you can expect in a written report, explain the way we figure costs, and ask for your approval. We insist that you understand the appraisal process before committing to it, and we are happy to answer any questions about the appraisal. We are often able to extend a discount for appraisal of multiple objects of a similar style.
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