What principles should we pay attention to when collecting New Year pictures?

With the increasing upsurge of art collection in China, the scope of collection is also growing, and New Year pictures are one of them. So, what problems should collectors pay attention to when collecting New Year pictures?

First of all, we should start with the subject matter for collection. Collect new year pictures of gods (such as door gods, wealth gods, kitchen gods, Eight Immortals, etc.). ), auspicious pattern New Year pictures (such as auspicious celebrations, the birth of your son, the birthdays of the immortals, etc. ), historical figures and story pictures (such as Taoyuan Jieyi, Wenxi returned to Han, Zhaojun left the fortress, etc.). ).

Secondly, start with the collection value. Based on the current domestic collection market, there are three kinds of New Year pictures with collection potential: one is the ancient version of New Year pictures. Because of its rare quantity and high artistic content, it has been praised by collectors at home and abroad. Second, modern famous paintings. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, many masterpieces of New Year pictures appeared in domestic painting circles, and the third one was Shanghai New Year pictures. This kind of New Year pictures is colorful, exaggerated and vivid, which has a pioneering and guiding role in the creation and design of domestic New Year pictures and has a high collection value.

It should be noted that not all New Year pictures have room for improvement. Because folk New Year pictures are updated every year, they belong to worn-out products, which are very difficult to preserve, and fine products with good appearance are rare. For the existing folk paintings of the elderly, experts have a unified result, that is, it is difficult to see the New Year pictures in the Ming Dynasty, and there are not many New Year pictures in the Qing Dynasty, so the high price is normal.

The collection of New Year pictures, like calligraphy and painting, is an art. If the collection category is determined, it is recommended that collectors stick to it and not waver. Art is a kind of enjoyment, not an investment. Even if you want to invest, make sure it is based on appreciation.