Summer Asian Art Auction : Connecting Fine Chinese Art with Straits Chinese Collection 夏季亚洲艺术专场 : 精致中华艺术对接侨生华人文物

For the very first time, the Summer Asian Art Auction will present the Chinese bilateral cultural relic journey across the sea to the south!

Originally a great Chinese cultural relic from China, it has been infused with a different kind of charm in Nanyang, creating extremely precious unique Straits Chinese cultural relics.  This auction, we are privileged to present an extraordinary cross-cultural Chinese art event, showcasing fine Chinese art and connecting the Straits Chinese cultural relics down south.

Malaysia, also popularly known as "Nanyang" is the main home base for the early Chinese migrants from China. During the 19th to early 20th century of China’s social unrest, many Chinese nationals travelled across the ocean to Nanyang and set foot as their future home. Some of the internationally renown Straits Chinese of Malaya (the territory name of Malaysia before its independence) personalities are the plague fighter Dr.Wu Lian-De and the patriotic overseas Chinese entrepreneur Zhang Bi-Shi, regarded as the "father of Chinese red wine". Sun Yat-Sen, the founding father of China, also visited Malaya several times to promote his revolutionary ideas and built the important revolution society. Outside of China, Malaysia is also a land blessed and deeply preserved with the Chinese culture. 

In addition to practising and nurturing their culture, the Straits Chinese migrants who made their fortunes in Malaya also owned unique Straits Chinese cultural relics. Straits Chinese art is probably the most precious piece of China's porcelain export. These exquisite pieces of the Straits Chinese porcelain were rare and sought-after among the Straits Chinese community.

Among the best Straits Chinese porcelains are “Nyonyaware”. Nyonyaware represents the unique Peranakan culture of Baba Nyonya during the Straits Settlement period (“Little Nyonya”, a Baba-Nyonya-culture-themed popular TV series was produced and broadcasted in China jointly by China iQiyi media and Singapore Media Group). Nyonyaware is known for its premium quality famille rose (fencai) porcelain ware, specially custom-made in Jingdezhen China, the world’s city of porcelain during Late Qing Dynasty.

As Malaysia's and South East Asia's leading auction house for Straits Chinese antiques, MNP Auctioneers will be presenting Chinese Art collections from as early as Tang and Jin Dynasties through to the Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing dynasties and also the Republic of China. Also available are some of the finest pieces of Jun Kiln, Ming and Qing Dynasties with strong provenance. With so much to offer, interested collectors can expect a quality auction event of Chinese art.

In 2020, the auction house organised three online auctions for its buyers from across the region. In their first Asian art auction for 2021, MNP is striving a breakthrough to synergize the predominant Chinese Art with the greatest Straits Chinese export, famille rose porcelain. 

Cultural relics and artworks are not only pleasing to the eye and the soul, but also have historical, cultural and academic values. At the same time, it embodies the value orientation of our ancestor's cultural philosophy.

The history, culture, craftsmanship, scarcity and non-renewability of cultural relics and artworks determine the commodity characteristics of preservation and appreciation. Collecting exquisite cultural relics is not out of reach!

夏季亚洲艺术专场即将呈现中华跨海向南的双边文物之旅！ 本是同根生的中华文物，同样是由中华大国所酝酿，在南洋却展示出不一样的魅力，而且创造出极其珍贵的独特文物风情与文化！现在就来一场意义非凡的跨文化中华文物盛会，先由中国传统艺术开场，再连接南下的侨生华人文物！

MNP拍卖行是马来西亚首要的艺术拍卖公司，马来西亚就是中国南来华人的主要落脚地，即为大家所熟悉的“南洋”。马来西亚也是身为中国以外中华文化最根深保留的一块福地。在百年动荡时期，许多侨生华人飘洋过海来到南洋落地生根。地杰人灵,当时在马来亚（马来西亚独立前的名称）为中国社会所熟悉的知名华侨就有鼠疫斗士伍连德博士以及被誉为“中国葡萄酒之父”的爱国侨商张弼士。中国国父孙中山也数次南来马来亚宣扬革命理念并组织同盟会。

在马来亚发迹的华人除了将中华文化发扬光大之外，也创造了独一无二的侨生华人文物文化。侨生华人文物（“侨生瓷”）可说是中国外销瓷中最珍贵的文物，聚集在南洋地区的侨生瓷制作精美而且存世量有限。侨生瓷的重中之重为 “娘惹瓷”，娘惹瓷器代表了侨生华人横生出来的峇峇与娘惹独特的文化 (一部由中国爱奇艺和新加坡长信传媒制播的2020年中国大陆电视剧 “小娘惹” 的主题背景就是娘惹文化)，它代表了晚清中国瓷都景德镇因应南洋地区特别定制的高质素粉彩瓷器。在马来西亚，MNP是侨生华人文物的领先拍卖先锋。

在中华艺术方面，MNP拍卖行将呈现远至唐代，金代，宋元明清至民国的藏品。在资深收藏家的支持之下，本行得以征集到如钧窑和明清的到代精品，一些精品均是来源传承有序，绝对不容错过。长久以来马来西亚的收藏家和华人家族也在世界各地甚至积极参与国际拍卖活动以网罗精致文物，本拍卖行庆幸得到资深收藏家的信任得以征集到一些精致的拍品。

MNP拍卖会在2020年全球疫情时期举办了三场成绩卓越的亚洲艺术拍卖会，也推动了马来西亚的中华艺术藏品拍卖迈向高峰，领先东南亚领域。在2021年的首场亚洲艺术拍卖会中MNP将破天荒的同场呈现中国瓷器与南洋侨生瓷，实实在在的展现中华文化一带一路的完美传承。

文物艺术品不仅可以赏心悦目，与心灵对话，而且其具有历史、文化和学术的传世价值，同时凝聚着父辈文化理念的价值取向。文物艺术品的历史性、文化性、工艺性、稀缺性和不可再生性决定了其保值、升值的商品特性。收藏精致文物并非遥不可及，我们将让您梦想成真！

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