International Art and Artifact Catalogue

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TITLE: An underglazed iron brown-decorated 'dragon' jar, Baekgu Dynasty
ARTIST: Unknown
YEAR: c. 800
TYPE: Porcelain jar
OWNER/COLLECTION: Ryeo Foundation
LOCATION: Unknown, presumably in the private collection of Ryeo Foundation
VALUATION: Est. $20,000 - $30,000; Sold in 4460 for $24,000

OVERVIEW: This piece is a porcelain vase from the Baekgu Dynasty of flattened globular form, with a vividly painted border of a long dragon flying among the stylized clouds. The brown of iron-based glaze has turned red and purple against an ivory background traversed by fine cracks. The piece was purchased by the Ryeo Foundation for $24,000 at the Bae Foundation Fundraising Gala in Yonseo, Dankuk. Prior to the auction, the piece was kept in the private collection of the House Bae of Yonseo for generations.

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Originally posted by Wu Han on Sep 26, 2018.

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TITLE: Avalanche
ARTIST: Bae Woo-hyeon
YEAR: 4459
TYPE: Oil on canvas. 130.7 by 95.6 cm; 51½ by 37⅝ in.
OWNER/COLLECTION: Cheng Clan of Indrala
LOCATION: Unknown, presumably in the private collection of Cheng Clan of Indrala
VALUATION: Est. $77,370 - $103,160; Sold in 4460 for $84,000

OVERVIEW: The fiercely resplendent Avalanche (4459) was created by painter Bae Woo-hyeon after three months spent in deep immersion in the mountains of Northern Dankuk. It was sold at the Bae Foundation Fundraising Gala in Yonseo, Dankuk in 4460, exceeding expectations after being purchased by the Cheng Clan for $84,000, which was $15,000 over the opening bid. According to Indralan art critic Li Gaozhong:

The painting displays not only [Bae Woo-hyeon's] unbridled, virtuosic expressionist aesthetic but also a distinctive trace of her Gao Showan roots. Forsaking outline and brush, Bae threw paint and acrylic on his canvas in thick, spirited spatters, dripping, heaping and layering with knives: the resulting marks and sinewy trails are fluid and lithe as if borne by wind, embodying the vigor and dynamism of splashed calligraphic ink.

Bae's astonishingly complex pictorial surfaces are at once rugged and majestic, exuding a quietly gripping cosmic dynamism that is humble yet transcendent. Mesmerizing sheens of color shimmer through a glossed lacquer finish reminiscent of traditional Gao-Showan pottery. Bae's art is directed toward the sources, and goes back to the primitive elements of Gao Showan art, whose masterpieces formerly realized the perfect unity of signs and matter.

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Originally posted by Wu Han on Sep 26, 2018.

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TITLE: "The Helm of Gærhialm"
ARTIST: Unknown
YEAR: c. 2300
TYPE: Helmet
OWNER/COLLECTION: The Kazulian Royal Court
LOCATION: Unknown, presumably in Bramsloekr 544
VALUATION: $3,100,000.

OVERVIEW: This gold encrusted helmet of the Kazul Warrior, Gærhialm the architect of Skalm sports steel wing enchanted by Baug, the Goddess of Seas and Winds. Gærhialm wore the helmet during his crusade across eastern Kazulia against the invading Befäskar tribes. The Helm of Gærhialm enables the wearer to fly and exist alongside aquatic entities.

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Originally posted by Maxington on Sep 26, 2018.

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TITLE: "Spring Mist Over Tan Hua Palace"
ARTIST: Zheng Cai
YEAR: 1596
TYPE: Ink on silk. 207 by 563.2 cm; 81½ x 18 ft. 5¾ in.
OWNER/COLLECTION: Cheng Clan of Indrala
LOCATION: Kaizhou City Museum of Art
VALUATION: Est. $2,830,067 - $3,482,070

OVERVIEW: This painting was created in the Beiyidom of Fehua in the year 1596. The piece was commissioned to Zheng Cai by the Cheng Clan in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Tan Hua Palace in Yincheng, and still resides within the Cheng Clan's private collection.

The nearly priceless artifact is made up of a set of 12 different scrolls. Despite the time period of its creation, the painting represents the Cheng's palace in Yincheng with incredible detail, as not only are the palace and general landscape visible, but each flower blossom and person within it are beautifully depicted by Zheng.

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Originally posted by pandowlpaws on Sep 26, 2018.

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TITLE: The Peony Tiara
ARTIST: Tan Yu
YEAR: 4472
TYPE: Diamond tiara
OWNER/COLLECTION: The Private Collection of Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Lina of Indrala and Lourenne, Mademoiselle d'Eroncourt
LOCATION: Unknown
VALUATION: Est. $1,300,000-$1,450,000

OVERVIEW: This diamond tiara was created by iconic Indralan jewellery designer Tan Yu on commission by Prince Jianhao of the Imperial Clan of Indrala. The tiara is set with old Artanian-cut, square and baguette diamonds, mounted in platinum. Diamonds are estimated to weigh approximately 70 - 80cts in total and are on average F - G colour, mostly VS to SI, a few are I clarity, as gauged and graded in the mount.

The tiara evokes a peony motif, referencing the official flower of the State of Indrala. Thus, it has become known as the Peony Tiara. The tiara was presented to Princess Lina of Indrala and Lourenne by her grandfather, Prince Jianhao, on her 18th birthday in advance of her first state visit to Lourenne.

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Originally posted by Wu Han on Sep 29, 2018.

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TITLE: "Twelve Hidden Peaks"
ARTIST: Cheng Xiuying
YEAR: 4266
TYPE: Ink on panels. 180 by 47 cm; 5 ft. 10 in. x 1½ ft.
OWNER/COLLECTION: Cheng Clan of Indrala
LOCATION: Kaizhou City Museum of Art
VALUATION: Est. $3,546,300 - $4,138,088

OVERVIEW: The piece was created two centuries ago by Cheng Xiuying, who is regarded as the former matriarch of the modern day Cheng Clan. Made up of 12 different panels, it depicts the varied landscapes of the Indralan countryside and wilderness. Along with the paintings, each panel contains a poem written by Cheng herself.

While the artwork is owned by the Cheng Clan of Indrala, it is currently on loan to the Kaizhou City Museum of Art (KCMA) for the exhibition "Landscapes of Indrala."

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Originally posted by pandowlpaws on Oct 08, 2018.

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TITLE: Unmounted Yellow Sapphire
TYPE: Gem
OWNER/COLLECTION: Emperor Yu Li of Yingdala
LOCATION: Unknown, presumably in the private collection of Yingdalan Emperor
VALUATION: Est. $90,000 to $100,000

OVERVIEW: The 58.38 carat oval-shaped sapphire is a richly saturated, medium orange-yellow. The sapphire is in very good condition, despite minor abrasions to the facet junctions on the crown and lower half of the pavilion as well as faint scratching.

The large sapphire was found in Eastern Hanzen and was presented to King Chutamani in year 4550, thus entering the possession of the ruling House of Udomprecha. In 4743, the sapphire was gifted to Emperor Yu Li of Indrala by Crown Prince Khemkhaeng of Hanzen following a state-visit.

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Originally posted by Wu Han on Apr 30, 2020.