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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 241058, member: 2844"]It is a collector's market, so knowing what collectors actually look for is the clue to understanding the market. Watching what items make at auction is one way.</p><p>Good quality stone and good quality carving is important. Preferably highly detailed.</p><p>Attractive subjects like beautifully dressed elegant young ladies do better than toothless old men.</p><p>Sometimes it is difficult to understand what is attractive, for instance an exquisitely carved Chinese jade cabbage will often sell for more than a beautifully carved flower. Probably because cabbage is a symbol of wealth, part of the Chinese word for cabbage sounds the same as the word for money. They also were a favourite of the empress dowager Cixi.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are interested in Qingtian stone objects, here is a site with info and some beautiful quality carvings:</p><p><a href="http://chinacoolart.com/2015/02/26/qingtian-stone-sculpture/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://chinacoolart.com/2015/02/26/qingtian-stone-sculpture/" rel="nofollow">http://chinacoolart.com/2015/02/26/qingtian-stone-sculpture/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 241058, member: 2844"]It is a collector's market, so knowing what collectors actually look for is the clue to understanding the market. Watching what items make at auction is one way. Good quality stone and good quality carving is important. Preferably highly detailed. Attractive subjects like beautifully dressed elegant young ladies do better than toothless old men. Sometimes it is difficult to understand what is attractive, for instance an exquisitely carved Chinese jade cabbage will often sell for more than a beautifully carved flower. Probably because cabbage is a symbol of wealth, part of the Chinese word for cabbage sounds the same as the word for money. They also were a favourite of the empress dowager Cixi. If you are interested in Qingtian stone objects, here is a site with info and some beautiful quality carvings: [URL]http://chinacoolart.com/2015/02/26/qingtian-stone-sculpture/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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