The Investigation Of Counterfeit In Chinese Painting And Calligraphy Art Market

In this long and fantastic history of the world civilization Chinese civilization as a lively flooding spring not only fertilized our own ethos but also enriched the whole civilized world.And the sparking wisdom of Chinese national spirits is revealed in every kind of art forms which had been created by predecessors especially in Chinese calligraphy and paintings area. Chinese calligraphy and paintings embraced the artists through the ages' talent and feelings about nature, philosophy...Throughout the centuries Chinese literati have always been reaching the ideal state of "read ten thousand books and walk ten thousand miles" meanwhile they also force on practice their calligraphy and paintings' craft. With the economic environment changing and fluctuation the attention on art & market worth of Chinese calligraphy and painting get strongly day by day. However, this kind of attention leads to a very unexpected and awkward situation:the high frequency of the countless counterfeits appearing on international auctions dismissed lots of ideas which were considering investing in Chinese calligraphy and painting market.After an inclusive survey of counterfeits in Chinese calligraphy and paintings art market, this article has fully analyzed the motivations of counterfeits phenomenon and the damages they brought up finally comes to the conclusion:the leaks in art work trade rules & regulations and the lack of professional art work appraisal capability are the fundamental reasons of counterfeits phenomenon in Chinese calligraphy and paintings art market.