"The Book of Changes" said: "The metaphysical is the Tao, and the metaphysical is the tool." In the field of art, calligraphy and painting are often regarded as the "metaphysical" "dao", while the arts and crafts have always been in a lower position. "Apparatus" is not valued by people. However, in recent years, whether in the primary market or on the auction floor, contemporary handicrafts, mainly ceramics, purple sand, and jade have performed unexpectedly. Prices have been rising all the way, and they have frequently set new highs in the industry. They have become one of the highlights of the art market. The contemporary handicrafts that people value come into people's vision, and the folk handicrafts that were once moved to the high-end trading market.
    Contemporary crafts, the new favorite of the market
    According to incomplete statistics, in 2011, more than a dozen auction companies across the country opened special auctions of ceramics and purple sand, achieving unprecedented results. In the China Guardian (Weibo) "Modern Arts and Crafts Special" held on November 15, 2011, the total turnover of the four specials was as high as 195 million yuan. Among them, the total transaction volume of "Modern Ceramics" is 61.94 million yuan, with a transaction ratio of 94%. Compared with the total transaction volume of 10 million yuan in the first ceramics auction in 2008, it has increased by more than 6 times in three years; and Guardian " The total turnover in the special sale of "Modern Purple Clay" is as high as 70.42 million yuan; Shi Qing's "Chibi Night Tour" Shoushan Tianhuangshi ornaments set a record for modern Tianhuangshi auctions at 20.12 million yuan.
    In the "Modern and Contemporary Purple Clay Special" launched by the Beijing Council (Weibo) autumn auction, the turnover of 147 famous purple Clay products reached 56.049 million yuan. Among them, the works "Dahan Pot" and "Three-color Pine, Bamboo and Plum Tiliang Pot" by Zisha master He Daohong were sold for 7.82 million yuan and 7.705 million yuan respectively, which not only won the championship and runner-up of the special, but also set the auction record of He Daohong's works. Beijing Poly's "Modern and Contemporary Ceramics" special session held on December 7th won 89.67 million yuan; its "Chinese Contemporary High-end Handicrafts-Purple Clay Pot Special" sold a total of 67.268 million yuan.
    In the world of purple sand collection, Gu Jingzhou is like a master in the field of pot making. His works can be met but not sought. At auction, as long as the works are in good condition and circulating, they will cause fierce competition among buyers. In 2005, the highest transaction price of the pot made by him was tens of thousands of yuan; five years later, in 2010, the price of the Xiangming stone scoop pot made by him was 12.32 million yuan; 2011 was the high point of Gu Jingzhou’s purple sand pot auction. In the autumn auction of Poly, Gu Jingzhou’s "Tibi Group Pot (11 pieces in total)" created a high price of 17.825 million yuan, breaking the world record for purple sand auctions, and its transaction price in the 2009 autumn auction was only 3.136 million yuan. . Up to now, Gu Jingzhou has made 6 pots with more than 10 million yuan, 5 of which were sold in 2011. Including Gu Jingzhou and Han Meilin (microblogging) cooperation "Liang Pan pot" (11.5 million yuan transaction), Gu Jingzhou and Wei Zixi's "Short Jinglan Pot" (10.35 million yuan transaction), Gu Jingzhou's "cloud shoulder ruyi three-head tea set" "(10.235 million yuan sold), Gu Jingzhou's "high-line three-legged pot" (12.88 million yuan sold).
    In addition to Zisha, another section that attracts attention is modern and contemporary literati porcelain paintings, whose prices have risen particularly rapidly, especially those of the older generation of artists such as "Blue and White King" Wang Bu and "Zhushan Bayou". Excellent work, continuous success, the market fully affirmed it. In the 2011 spring auction, "Blue and White King" Wang Bu's masterpiece "Blue and White Poultry Drawing and Brush Washing" was sold at China Guardian for 7.13 million yuan. After that, in the Beijing Poly Autumn Auction, Wang Bu's "Blue and White Spirit Bird Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter" "Four Screens" sold for 27.025 million yuan in the "Modern and Contemporary Art Ceramics Special", which not only broke the record of the highest transaction of personal works by a ceramic artist, but also set a new record for contemporary ceramic art transactions, opening up the imagination space for the price of contemporary ceramics. Wang Bu’s high-priced lots sold for more than 5 million yuan were all born in 2011, and their artistic value and market position have gradually been recognized by collectors. More than "Eight Friends of Zhushan". In addition, Wang Yeting's "Famille rose landscape figure four-screen porcelain plate" sold at Tianjin Cultural Relics Auction was sold for 18.928 million yuan, setting a new personal record for Wang Yeting's auction. Tian Hexian's "Famous Color Meiqing Picture and Wenfang Seven-piece Set" sold by Beijing Council Times was sold for 7.015 million yuan, setting a new record for Tian Hexian's personal works at auction. The emergence of these benchmark auctions at high prices has a very important impact on the development of China's modern art ceramics market.
    The representative works of Gu Jingzhou, Wang Bu, and Shi Qing were sold at high prices, setting records in each sector and setting a benchmark price in the market. Regardless of the sector, the establishment of benchmarking figures and prices have a positive impact on promoting the market development of the entire industry.
    In fact, contemporary handicrafts are not only popular in auctions, they are no less popular in the primary market than in the auction market. According to An Bei, general manager of Beijing Poly Zisha and Modern Crafts Department, contemporary crafts auctions have only developed in recent years. When conducting market research, the auction company found that many of the alive arts and crafts masters have deep attainments in their respective fields, and they have a very complete primary market. Now that the transactions are more frequent, the prices of their works have always been not cheap. "A few thousand yuan a few decades ago is actually the same as the current hundreds of thousands yuan in terms of cost performance." Take Jingdezhen's national arts and crafts masters as an example. The price of works of ordinary specifications was about 1,000 yuan in the late 1980s. By the end of the 1990s, it rose to between 10,000 and 30,000 yuan, and it even climbed in 2009. To 100,000 to 300,000 yuan, in the last two years it has risen to about 500,000 yuan, deducing the legend of "ten times increase in ten years".
    In the past five years, the price of high-end jade has soared. According to Han Wenhua, senior arts and crafts artist of Beijing Gongmei Group, the average annual increase of jade is about twice. . Nevertheless, he believes that "even if there is a bubble, the increase is still reasonable, and the possibility of a decline is unlikely."
    The analysis of industry experts shows that, based on a one-year estimate, the price of ordinary purple clay pot works has risen by 40% to 50%, and high-end works are much higher than this rate. Ye Xiaoxi, who is also a member of Gongmei Group, introduced the changes of purple clay pots in the primary market in recent years. "About 5 years ago, I bought a handmade purple clay pot for about 5,000 yuan. The current price is between 20,000 and 30,000 yuan. , It rises almost every year. If it is a national master, the increase will be even greater. A pot of a provincial craftsman is generally tens of thousands of yuan; if it is a well-known master, the price of a pot is generally hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. Ten thousand yuan".
    In addition, the prices of contemporary arts and crafts such as cloisonne, Tianhuangshi, Shoushan stone, embroidery, bamboo carving, wood carving, etc. in the market are also frequently rising. The works of well-known national-level arts and crafts masters have become the target of competition in the market. The scarcity of raw materials, market demand and the brand effect brought by masters of arts and crafts have all made contemporary handicrafts a hot spot in the market.