Oriental Art & Antiques

Asian Antiques and the Economy

While the world is experiencing an economic crisis, the Chinese in China having become wealthier and very keen to collect, or invest in, fine examples of their own heritage. The result is a growth of new antique auction houses all over China (many of these sell huge numbers of antiques, thousands at each auction, so much more than is normal in Europe or America). But added to this many of the Chinese outside China have become extremely wealthy too and they have added to this growing demand for the scarcest important Asian antiques whenever offered worldwide. We are now seeing record setting prices at the major auction houses for Chinese contemporary art.

The antique auction rooms have reported, that so far, they continue to be very busy. There has always been and probably always will be, new collectors interested in owning high quality Asian works of art. Asian antiques have done particularly well, as there are such limited numbers of rare quality items available and such a very large growing demand.

The Internet too has been partly responsible for creating an even greater interest, introducing new collectors, or investors, from countries such as China, Japan, and India.

It is still possible to find good deals and reasonably priced Chinese and other Asian antiques online at the Asian Antique Shop at http://www.asianantiquebargains.com. You will find antiques from China, Japan, India, Korea, Mongolia, Tibet and Southeast Asia. One of the many nice things about the Asian Antiques shop is the immense variety of antiques and a price range to fit all budgets. You can find antiques ranging from a few dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

About the Author

The writer operates The Asian Antique Shop which features information and antiques from all Asian countries for substantially discounted prices. For more information visit http://www.asianantiquebargains.com

My antique finds July 18th 2011 Mortar & Pestle

Asian Tea Set – Contemporary Tea Set / Black and White Chinese Design Tea Set with 6 Tea Cups – Along the River During the Qingming Festival $168.95 Redefine your home or office while drinking the tea of your choice. This elegant tea set will surely be a topic of conversation as it is detailed with art that depicts a famous painting from the Song Dynasty artist Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145) called “Along the River During the Qingming Festival”. It has been referred to as the “China’s Mona Lisa”…

Ceramic Sushi Plates Set Dinnerware Decor Enjoy your favorite Japanese dinner with this beautiful 8 Piece Sushi Set….

Floral Antique Green Sushi Set for Two $38.79 Six piece sushi set for two. Includes 2 ~ 8.5 inch by 5 inch rectangular plates… 2 ~ sauce dishes…. and 2 pair of chopsticks. Comes gift boxed. . Handcrafted in Japan….

Spaghetti Incident $2.03 GUNS N’ ROSES THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT…

Musique Pour L’odyssee [Japanese Mini Lp Cd] $27.00 Japanese Pressing Housed in a Paper Sleeve….