The "rhinoceros" for your rhino horn collection skyrocketed

According to the statistics of the relevant departments, there are no more than 4,000 snake carvers that survived today. Historically, gold, silver, rhinoceros, and jade are juxtaposed, and rhinoceros is much more expensive than gold, silver, jade, and other artifacts, because rhinoceros feed Asian rhinoceros is extinct.

In the 14th chapter of the “Swordsman”, Zu Chiqiu said: “This altar is a great place for liquor, and the taste of the wine is excellent. It is a pity that there is less of a fragrant atmosphere, and it is best to drink it with a rhinoceros cup. It is very mellow and beautiful. It is important to know the color of the wine in the jade cup and the flavor of the wine in the horn cup."

It seems that Jin Yong is quite familiar with the path of wine. Rhinoceros has been an odd drug since ancient times and it ranks first among the four famous Chinese medicines (rhinoceros, musk, medlar, and antelope horn). The ancients used rhino horn to make utensils and drink liquor. Historically, gold, silver, rhinoceros, and jade are juxtaposed, and rhinoceros is much more expensive than gold, silver, jade, and other artifacts, because rhinoceros feed Asian rhinoceros is extinct.

Rhinoceros is rare in ancient arts and crafts, and it is also dominant in today's art market. As early as in 2005, in Hong Kong Sotheby's autumn auction, a rhinoceros eagle eagle in the late Ming Dynasty was promoted to 10.76 million Hong Kong dollars for the "10 million yuan club"; in 2010, in Hong Kong Christie's spring auction, there were two more The razor devices broke the world record of this auction with a high price of 39.86 million Hong Kong dollars.

Things are worthy of “rhinoceros” and don’t exceed 4000 in the world. In today’s collection market, rhinoceros is still a noble collection. Yu Hongming, a collector of jade playing in Suzhou, told reporters: “Most of the antique collections are unmatched by the rhinoceros. The rarity and artistic characteristics of the rhinoceros are not understandable to the general public. number."

According to the statistics of the relevant departments, there are no more than 4,000 snake carvers that survived today. In these stocks, most rhino horns are scattered in famous museums and collectors at home and abroad. In mainland China, there are more than 100 Beijing Forbidden City, more than 40 Shanghai Museums, and 4 Nanjing Museums. In the European and American museums, the Irish National Museum has a number of rhino horns, about 160 pieces, ranking the world's highest.

Industry sources told reporters that in recent years, most of the rhinoceros sculptures that appeared at auctions came from the old possessions of Europe and the United States. The reason was that some museums were underfunded or other factors and they had to auction some of their collections.

Large collectors of rhinoceros are also clustered in Hong Kong and European and American countries. Among them, what is well known in the industry is Ye Yi, a famous doctor in Hong Kong. He has donated 81 of the more than 100 pieces of rhino horn currently in the Beijing Imperial Palace. In addition, the American collectors Huang Yi and Huo Manxi have more than 40 pieces of rhinoceros and more than 80 pieces of rhinoceros, which are also recognized as professional collectors in the industry.

The rhino horn is so scarce that it can be said that it is selling one less piece. Therefore, once the rhino horn has been collected by the collectors, it will generally not be easy to get rid of.

All the funds were absorbed and the trend of skyrocketing out of the market for ten years. Although more and more people are playing in the collection of rhinoceros, there are only a few hundred items of rhinoceros that can be auctioned in the world. Due to the limited circulation in the market, funds can still absorb all of them, so once the market starts, it is easy to soar.

In fact, before 2000, the rhino horn collection was still a partial door. Yachang Art Network data show that from 1994 to 2000, the rhino horn on the amount of 32 shots, the transaction price of more than 100,000 yuan or hundreds of thousands of dollars, more than 500,000 yuan few. After entering the new millennium, the rhinoceros auctions gradually warmed up in the international market, which was reflected in the increase in the volume of delivery, the increase in transaction rate, and the record of turnover.

In 2005, in Hong Kong Sotheby's autumn auction, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Rhinoceros horned eagle eagle eagle-shaped cup shot at 10.76 million Hong Kong dollars (at the time approximately *** 11,406,600 yuan), and rhinoceros was first promoted to the "ten million yuan club"; 2006 In September of the New York Sotheby's autumn auction, mainland entrepreneur Xu Qiming won the US$2.032 million (approx. 168.044 million yuan) to win the Qing Emperor Kangxi's special rhinoceros eagle.

With the upsurge of booming rhinoceros made by overseas photo-shooting companies, the Chinese market has also become active. In 2010, it was a year that domestic and overseas rhinoceros auctions were blowouts.

In the spring auction of Christie's Hong Kong in 2010, all auctions for the Songzhutang Treasure were sold with a total turnover of HK$237 million. In the same year in June of the same year, 15 auctions were sold in the same auction at the auction house of the Beijing Gutian First Auction House with a turnover of RMB 62.664 million. On December 5th of the same year, 21 pieces of rhino horns were sold for RMB 60.469 million in Beijing Poly's “Rinju” Rhinoceros Corner. In this year's autumn auction, Beijing Hanhai invested 30 rhinoceros devices, and Beijing invested 33 devices, all of which were also sold.

The high threshold of funds, the high threshold for the identification of low threshold rhinoceros, but the entry and authentication threshold is very low. It is widely believed in the industry that the rhinoceros made in the Ming and Qing dynasties was the main object of collection. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the rhino horn craft reached a peak, and by the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was not as good as the national situation.

In recent years, due to unprecedented heightening of the rhinoceros market, the market has also produced a large number of fakes. Rhinoceros imitation rhinoceros is very common in the late Qing dynasty. One is to fill the Asian rhino horn with an African rhino horn, and the other with a buffalo horn. However, such fakes are very easy to identify. Even if you go outside, just by looking at a few rhino horns, you can have a perceptual understanding.

Many people think that the bigger the rhino horn is, the more valuable it is. Professional collectors believe that as an artwork, the texture, craftsmanship, and shape of rhino horn are equally important. Asian rhinoceros is delicate, dignified and beautiful. African rhinoceros is a supplement to Asian rhinoceros and has entered the Chinese market. Its commercial purpose is strong and its artistry is low.

At the end of 2011, China introduced a document prohibiting the public sale of horns. Auctioneers said that although the country will not liberalize the market in the near future, the high price of horns has determined that its owner has strong strength and cannot sell at low prices.

"Or rather, the rhinoceros price will not fall in the short term, it may in the next few years will result in price-free markets." A cultural expert summed up this way.

Linked to the three genres of rhino horn sculpture According to reports, Chinese rhino horn carvings can be roughly divided into three schools: First, the Beijing School of Art, representing the art of the court, with thick and large materials, performing royal themes, exquisite craftsmanship, and not counting work materials; (Including Jiading), Craftsmanship attracts people, pay attention to the literature, and draw more material from Lantinggaoji, Dongpoyouchibi, etc. The materials are inferior to the royal family; the third is Guangdong School, with strong local colors, mainly flowers, materials Thin. In Chinese history, the rhino horn carving process reached its peak in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The vast majority of the existing Asian rhino horn carving works are works of the Ming and Qing dynasties. After the extinction of the Asian rhinoceros, the African rhinoceros was replaced by the rhinoceros. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, it was mostly for trade purposes. In addition, the rhinoceros sculpturing works not only look at the material, but also look at the production age, the genre of sculpture, and whether it is famous.

The four rhino horns of Asian rhinoceros and African rhinoceros are divided into African rhino horn and Asian rhino horn. At present, Asian rhinoceros have become extinct, so Asian rhinoceros is rare and worth more than African rhino horns. From the point of view of medicinal value, Asian rhinoceros is 20 times larger than African rhinoceros. Therefore, how to distinguish between Asian rhino horns and African rhino horns is particularly important.

One of the methods of identification is to look at the rhino horns. Black rhinoceros, white rhinoceros, and Sumatra (Samalia) rhinoceros have three types of double-horns. Javanese and Indian rhinoceros are single-horned. The horns of India's single-horned rhinoceros are extremely valuable due to the small number and high value. Of the three Asian rhino horns, the longest is the Indian rhinoceros, with the longest being more than 20 centimeters, followed by the Southeast Asian rhinoceros and Sumatran with the shortest rhinoceros. Second, the shape is rather special. There are vertical lines on the corners. Similar to sugar cane, the cross-section is a chestnut rice pattern. The base is horseshoe-shaped. It is most suitable for making horseshoe cups. Before and after the corners, there are “gutters and posts”. The third is the high medicinal value and smell of fish. Some of the old works have been several hundred years old, and some have been painted, but as long as they rub on the wool, they can smell a scent. Fourth, the rhinoceros texture in Asia is translucent, showing agate color under light. It can also be distinguished from the rhino's skin. The deep rhythm of the Indian rhinoceros is clearly visible on the skin, as if it were worn with armor. The skin of the African rhinoceros is relatively smooth with no creases.

Rhinoceros Watching 5 points 1. Carving. Finely detailed, perfect layout. In general, figures and animal designs are better than landscapes, flowers, and birds. People, animals, birds and animals are better than regular and common dragons.

Second, the material. The texture is shiny and shiny, and the color cannot be too deep. Asian rhinoceros is red and African rhinoceros is gray and highly transparent.

Third, the theme. The sculptor usually chooses the subject matter that he is most comfortable with. At the same time, he should also decide what to engrave in accordance with the form and size of the material. Usually, he uses the allusions that the public likes and the auspicious themes.

Fourth, the age. The earlier the rhinoceros horn carving is, the more valuable it is. On the contrary, the earlier carving period was less refined than the Ming and Qing dynasties. As long as the age is not lower than the 18th century, it is acceptable.

Fifth, the author. Rhinoceros carved on the author retained money, that is famous works, such as the title of the poem, and the background of rhinoceros eagle carving contrast interesting, it is even more rare. There are generally famous characters, and there are no one hundred. When buying, it is necessary to see whether it is genuine or post-imitation.