In the first half of the twentieth century,activities of appraising and collecting ancient Chinese ceramics increased in scope.The objects extended from products of famous kilns of the Song,Jin,and Yuan dynasties and imperial kilns of the Ming and Qing dynasties to include those from civilian kilns that had not been valued before as well as new discoveries.Among them,Jun ware,Longquan celadon ware,polychrome porcelain from the Wanli era,and Qing imperial enamel painted porcelain were most favoured in China and abroad.Foreign purchasing power stimulated an overall growth in price,which varied in range,rate,and time among varying categories.The different characteristics and causes of price growth reflected the diversity of demand.By the late years of this period,the prices tended to stabilise,forming a price sequence of twelve grades that corresponded to the main categories of ancient Chinese ceramics connoisseurship and collecting.The appraising,collecting,and trading of ancient Chinese ceramics in the first half of the twentieth century had a far-reaching impact on the later establishment of a system of appraising and collecting ceramics.
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