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| Est-Ouest Auctions Co., Ltd. |
| Since its foundation in 1984, Est-Ouest Auctions Co., Ltd. has operated many auctions and played an important role as the oldest auction house in Japan. Est-Ouest is internationally acknowledged especially in the field of Art-Nouveau and Art-Deco, and recently Est-Ouest is becoming more recognized for Post-War & Contemporary Art field. After having opened a new saleroom in 2007, Est-Ouest merged with Discovery National Auctions, which had been noted for Japanese Art and Antique in January 2008, to provide a wide range of service to its clients. Est-Ouest has been expanding its business to overseas by opening a branch in Paris and Hong Kong. After its successful launch of Hong Kong auction in November 2008, Est-Ouest has been offering a variety of artworks ranging from traditional to avant-garde through a number of auctions each year, while two of them are regularly held in Hong Kong each year. Having had three auctions in Hong Kong so far, Est-Ouest has seen a continual growth in terms of its total sales since its inaugural auction in 2008. The next auction will be held in May 2010.
Est-Ouest Auctions specialises in:
- Fine Art (Impressionist School to Ecole de Paris)
- Contemporary Art (Post-War and Pop Art to Cutting Edge)
- Art-Nouveau & Art-Deco (Sculpture, 20th Century Design)
- Oriental Art (Chinese and Japanese Ceramic and Decorative art)
- Jewellery (High Jewellery to Grand Complication)
Est-Ouest Auctions Co., Ltd.
Website: www.est-ouest.co.jp |
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| Inside Painting Artist – Su Feng-yi |
| Su Feng-yi was born in Botou, Hebei Province in 1960. As a young boy, he liked fine arts. He studied diligently and practiced calligraphy and painting techniques, thus establishing a solid foundation in Chinese fine arts. In 1978, he enrolled in Botou City Arts & Crafts Factory and followed artist Zhuang Shuhong. From the very beginning of his exposure to inside painting art, his talent was noted and increasingly recognized. In 1985, he entered the famous Hebei School of inside painting. Under the Great Master Mr. Wang Xisan’s tutelage, his skills improved greatly and he produced many excellent inside painted snuff bottles. Mr. Wang Xisan was founder of the Ji School. In 1995, he moved to the Shanghai Arts & Crafts Company, which helped broaden his perspective immensely. In this period of time he synthesized traditional Chinese snuff bottle inside painting with Japanese painting styles, creating a new style that is clean, simple, reflective, pleasing, and elegant.
Mr. Vincent Fausone, vice president of international Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, gave him great praise: "Su Fengyi is one of the best Chinese Snuff Bottle Artists of the new generation. His technical skills are impeccable, transcended only by his artistic sensibility. His bottles are not only delightful decorative objects; they are also highly sophisticated works of art."
In April 1988 he received the Best Award in the categories of animals and flowers and birds in Hebei Excellent Painter Competition and was appointed as Adjunct Artist of Hengshui Xisan inside Painting Art Academy.
In 2005, he held his special exhibition in Geras Tousignant Gallery in the center of San Francisco of U.S.A. In addition, his bottle, “Fish” was collected by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco for permanent display.
In 2006, he took part in two exhibitions in Nagasaki, Japan.
In April, 2007 in Hebei Province, under the leadership of Su Fengyi, eight renowned inside-painting artists founded Stone Gate Society of the Virtuous Eight. The mission of the Society is to develop and create Chinese inside-painted snuff bottles with a higher level of artistry. |
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| A Selection of Chen Mu Zhi’s Flower Paintings |
| Chen Mu Zhi was born in 1947. In 1978, he enrolled in China Academy of Art. In 1980, he taught in the School of Art, East China Normal University. In 1986, he taught in the University of Victoria. He held solo exhibitions in Toronto and National Art Museum of China in 1990 and 1996 respectively. |
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| A Selection of Paintings Created by Up and Coming Chinese Artists |
| A group of up and coming Chinese artists will participate in AIAA 2010. These artists are under the age of 40. Though they are young, they have taken part in various art exhibitions in China and have achieved remarkable success. They will create a series of oil paintings and sculptures especially for AIAA 2010. |
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| Shanghai Collectors Association |
Enamel vase with butterfly design |
A pair of jade wine glass |
Decoration with bamboo forest design |
Plate decorated with doucai enamels |
Plate decorated with doucai enamels |
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Ming Dynasty, Yongle Era, Plate with dragon design
in underglaze blue.
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Ming Dynasty, Xuande Era, Plate with flying elephant design in underglaze blue and red.
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Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Era,
Bowl painted with five colours |
Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era,
Bowl with underglaze blue
landscape design |
Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng Era,
bowl with painting of celestial
beings celebrating birthday |
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