HONG KONG.- China Guardian Hong Kong Spring Auctions 2018 will take place from 31 March to 3 April at JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong and Island Shangri-La Hong Kong. The sale series will present remarkable artworks from all around the globe. The auction series encompasses Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art, Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art as well as Jewellery, Watches and Luxury Goods. The varied array of magnificent pieces at the upcoming auctions promises to be a splendid feast for all collectors.

Ms. Hu Yanyan, President of China Guardian (HK) Auctions Co., Ltd, says, “In 2017, we have proudly unveiled the Guardian Art Center, our brand new headquarters at no. 1 Wangfujing Street in Beijing. Last autumn also marked the fifth anniversary of China Guardian (HK). Our Autumn Auctions held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre was a huge success that brought the annual total of our Hong Kong sales to an unprecedented HK$ 979 million. This season we are delighted to bring our highlights to Taiwan for our very first Taipei preview on 17 and 18 March at the Fubon International Conference Centre.

“For months our Hong Kong specialists have been striving to uncover hidden treasures all around the world. The Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy department will present two sales of remarkable scale and quality. Apart from the main sale of ‘Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy’, we are honoured to be entrusted by three experienced collectors to offer ‘Important Collections of Fine Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from Asia’. Featuring three superb Asian private collections of outstanding works by renowned Chinese painters, this highly anticipated special sale is among the most remarkable attractions of the season. The Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art sale will highlight two themes, namely ‘A Dialogue with Masters’ which brings together exquisite works by nine renowned artists from Asia and the West, as well as ‘Body Language’ which explores the varied interpretations of the human figure. Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art will be presented in three sales, namely ‘Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art’, ‘Virtue & Purity — A Selection of Fine Chinese Jade Carvings’ and ‘Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the Tang to the Song Dynasty’, which features several important private collections informed by incredible vision, passion and connoisseurship. The Jewellery, Watches and Luxury Goods sale will offer a great selection handpicked for their beauty, quality and rarity.”

Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy
This season China Guardian (HK) will offer more than 400 works of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy in a sale series of remarkable scale and quality, led by the special sale of ‘Important Collections of Fine Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from Asia’. Featured in the sale are three superb Asian private collections, including Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from the Dan Han Lou Collection, over 70 works by Li Xiongcai from an important Hong Kong private collection put together by a close friend of the artist and great collector of his works, as well as the Wang Zhenyu Family Collection which includes 80 works by renowned painters such as Zhang Daqian, Huang Junbi and Xu Beihong, which includes rare works created as gifts from the artists. The various-owner sale of ‘Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy’ highlights two landscape works painted by Huang Binhong at 89 years of age, Huang Yongyu’s 1984 work Cheung Chau as well as Viewing the Spring in the Mountains painted by Fu Baoshi in 1949 as a gift to Xu Beihong’s student Zhang Qianying. Classical Chinese Paintings offerings will highlight Tang Yin’s Elegant Gathering in Spring Mountain from the former collection of Wu Hufan and Li Shan’s Landscape and Animals from an important Japanese collection.

Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art
This Spring, the Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art Department will present more than 95 works, divided into two special themes. ‘A Dialogue with Masters’ brings together exquisite works by nine Eastern and Western masters, led by three classic works by Lin Fengmian on the themes of landscape, court ladies and animals. Also of key interest are Yan Wenliang’s imposing and rare animal motif Running Horses, Guan Liang’s Landscape and Opera Figures, both seen at auction for the first time, Ding Yanyong’s rare double-sided painting Bodhisattva, Chinese-American artist Yun Gee’s Woman and Child Walking in Park (Sorbonne Square, Paris), an imposing work painted in the 1930s, Chinese abstract master Zao Wou-Ki’s magnificent works 25.06.86 and Untitled, the latter completed in 1951 and kept for years by his good friend Swiss publisher Nesto Giacometti, and, last but not least, Chu Teh-Chun’s free and high-spirited masterpiece Composition No. 57. Western paintings to be offered include Roches et Cascade by 19th-Century realist painter Gustave Courbet and Zinnias Bouquet by Bernard Buffet.

The second special theme ‘Body Language’ showcases how artists from different places and times interpret human figures. This is a dialogue informed by the works of Tsuguharu Foujita, Sanyu, Luo Zhongli, Hoo Mojoo, Yoshitomo Nara, Huang Yuxing, Chen Fei and Filippino artist Ronald Ventura. Many of these works are offered at auction for the first time, making this an excellent collecting opportunity.

Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
For the upcoming 2018 Spring Auction, the Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Department will be presenting three curated sales. ‘Ancient Chinese Ceramics from the Tang to the Song Dynasty’ will feature a few important private collections, including an Important Japanese Private Collection, the Shuxiangzhai Collection from Taiwan, and a Hong Kong Private Collection of tea wares. ‘Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art’ will include a carefully selected group of ceramics and works of art, jades, Buddhist art and scholar’s objects. There will be a few selected highlight pieces from the Important Collection from the Tsui Museum of Art, Property from the Sun Su An Collection in Japan and Property from the Hongzhen Tang Collection in Hong Kong. Last but not least, in the ‘Virtue & Purity – A Selection of Fine Chinese Jade Carvings’ sale, there will be several private collections including a collection of jade carvings from a prominent Hong Kong collection, a selection of fine Qing jade carvings from a private North American collector, and jade carvings from an important Taiwanese collection.

Jewellery, Watches and Luxury Goods
Following the relaunch of Jewellery, Watches and Luxury Goods sales last year, the specialist team at China Guardian (HK) continues to source for collectors the rarest and most coveted treasures while adhering to the valued China Guardian traditions of prudence, integrity and professionalism. Highlights this season include diamonds of superb quality, coloured gemstones, jadeite, Western antiques as well as modern luxury goods.