Publisher : Foreign Languages Press
Published Date : 1/2006
Language : English
ISBN/ISSN : 9787119041261
Pages : 157
Weight : 1.00kg
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Book Type : Reference
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Beijing's Panjiayuan Market is China's largest garden of treasures.Here you will find calligraphy and paintings，jade works ，bronze wares，porcelain，furniture，antiquarian books，folk jewelry and other old items of every conceivable type，every one saturated with Chinese culture.Foreign and native visitors alike congregate hereevery weekend.Buying and selling alike，the market does a roaring trade，making it“the”place to go for buying andauthenticating antiques for collection. This album is an introduction to Panjiayuan， including what it is like，how it operates，its major goods，common sense in authentication and how to bargain.And there's a tale or two of collectors who came to Panjiayuan and struckgold…

Preamble
China's Largest Treasure Garden
Beijing's Last“Ghost Market”
A New Window to the World
A Test of Strength Between Buyers and Sellers
An Inexhaustible Treasury of Secondhand Goods
Ceramics Zone
Antique Furniture Zone
Calligraphy and Painting Zone
Ancient Jade Zone
Antiquarian Books and Periodicals Zone
Folk Secondhand Goods Zone
Permanent Stores Zone
Panjiayuan Discoveries
Reappearance of the Lost Wanli Commentary on the Thirteen Classics
“Ziding”Porcelain Real or Fake
A Photographer's Tale
Four Hundred Sketches by the Artist Zhou Sicong
A Huge Amber Appears at Panjiayuan