Ceramic price flap still needs to return to nature

Many people may still vividly remember the soaring popularity of contemporary art ceramics around 2012: The price of many creators has increased 10 times in a few short years, and “National Masters” have stepped into “Million Clubs” and even appeared. A record of over 10 million yuan in auctions... It is unpredictable that only two years later, the skyrocketing contemporary ceramics have been folded: Many “National Masters” have reduced their “zero” in the production of the show. However, it is still difficult to conceal the turbulence. Why is the "Winter" of contemporary ceramics so fierce? How should the creators and collectors "winter"?

The collection of art ceramics began to slowly enter people's sights from 1995. In 20 years, this market has been expanding rapidly. Hype and impetuosity are also getting worse. 2012 was a turning point, in which Gu Jingzhou’s teapot continued to create tens of millions of dollars in the auction market. That year, the master ceramics master in Yixing, Jingdezhen, could “buy” money. From then until now, the geometric progression of the team engaged in the ceramic process. Our practitioners of Yixing Zisha Ceramics have reached nearly 200,000, and the output of the year exceeds the total output of the Ming and Qing dynasties and five hundred years.

Against this backdrop, starting from 2012, the art ceramics market began to shrink. It was normal for this market to have been destroyed. Now we are going from the highest peak to the trough - but far from the bottom, it seems to me that at least five to 10 years of adjustment are needed.

From the second half of last year, art ceramics including zisha fell. There are some masters in Yixing who can't sell a pot for a year. However, these people are billionaires, and there is no point in whether or not there is a deal. As long as the price can be maintained, it is not necessary for them to cut prices. But now there are some promotional tools, such as a pot of your collection master, he can send you an apprentice pot.

Strictly speaking, although there are many practitioners of art ceramics and there are a large number of art ceramics, they are actually less valuable. Many "master" works are the result of assembly line work, and foundry and ghostwriting are not uncommon. The arrival of the adjustment period is inevitable and necessary. The art ceramics market must be “defoamed” before it can return to the essence of art.