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Year of the Sheep will be listed on various artistic sheep

It takes more than a month to reach the Spring Festival of the Year of the Sheep, and various artistic sheep with collectible value can't wait to meet the public. The pottery of the Year of the Goat, the Year of the Ox and the Commemorative Commemorative Coin of the Year of the Sheep and the Year of the Goat were successively listed in Foshan in the coming days, bringing a festive and festive taste to the public in advance. The cute and lovely sheep are loved by the artists during the Chinese zodiac, and the “Pleasant Goat” and their combination will transform the art form.

Pottery: Master Works Fall in Price

At the end of each year, many Foshan people like to buy one or two Shiwan Zodiac dolls to welcome the arrival of the new year. The cute and lovely sheep are loved by the ceramists during the Chinese zodiac. According to report, this year, there are a large number of ceramic sheep dolls launched by ceramic artists at all levels in Foshan, with different styles. It is just a sheep doll launched by Foshan Xinmeitao Co., Ltd. It has reached more than 100 models. Among them, there are traditional classic Shiwan doll models, but also rich cute glaze models, there are all kinds of creative deformation of the exaggerated models, allowing the public to choose a lot. According to Liu Zemian, a master of Chinese arts and crafts, the shape of the sheep is lovely, and two shofars are particularly characteristic. Therefore, artists like to create sheep figurines. However, in all kinds of creations, breakthroughs are more difficult.

At the same time, according to the visit, it was found that the prices of the Year of the Ram were generally fine-tuned this year. Take pottery products as an example, the prices of sheep dolls of many national masters and provincial masters in Foshan have declined compared with last year. For example, Liu Bing, a Chinese arts and crafts master, and Hu Jiarong, a Chinese ceramic artist, have reduced the price of their single works by about 10% from last year. The price of the single-piece works of the provincial ceramic art masters Liu Jianfen, Liu Xueling, He Yiqing, and Chen Aidong has dropped by about 20% from last year.

Zodiac gold and silver coins: Same-size products have risen over last year

The Chinese zodiac theme gold and silver coins have always been the focus of collectors' attention. The reporter learned from a number of gold and silver coin distributors in Foshan that the “Year of the Sheep of the zodiac year” gold and silver coins issued by the People's Bank of China has been sold in Foshan, although nearly a year The price of gold has fallen by a large margin, but the sheep gold and silver coins as the theme of collection investment have slightly increased in price with the same specifications. At the same time, the order quantity is slightly stronger than the same period of last year, which is in line with the recent trend of the bottoming of the gold and silver coins market.

According to Liang Ciqiang, the person in charge of Foshan Yuebao Gold Investment Co., Ltd., the "Year of the Sheep Year" gold and silver coins of different specifications are slightly higher than last year's Ma year. "Like 1/10 ounces of gold coins and 1 ounce of silver coins, the price of the Year of the Horse is about 3,000 yuan, and the price of the Year of the Goat is about 3,600 yuan." Liang Ciqiang analyzed that the Year of the Goat, the Chinese zodiac gold and silver coins, are usually given to them by the people. Sanyang Kaitai's auspicious meaning is therefore loved by collectors. “In addition to the gold and silver coins of the Year of the Goat, the People's Bank of China is also the first person to issue the second round of Chinese zodiac gold and silver coins, so the value of the collection will be slightly higher than that of the relevant zodiac theme products of the past few years.”

It is understood that the "Year of the Sheep of the Year" gold and silver coins continue to maintain the momentum of last year's opening and highs this year, such as 1/10 ounces of gold coins and 1 ounce of silver coins, after the listing price this year, a slight rise of about 300 yuan.

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Group orders less price more close to the people

According to the relevant person in charge of Xinmei Tao, nearly 4 months before the Spring Festival is the heyday of sales. Each year, about two to three hundred thousand dolls are bought home by the public. According to the person in charge, the sales volume of the Chinese zodiac dolls has been declining in recent years. The hot Chinese New Year zodiac dolls have sold nearly 300,000 pieces. In the year of the New Year dolls, sales fell to about 70,000 pieces. "This year has still not entered the peak period of sales, but it is expected that sales volume will not exceed last year and may be flat or slightly less."

In recent years, there has been a downward trend in the sales of zodiac collections. The responsible person believes that the main force of the zodiac collections today has been transformed from large-scale enterprise purchases to citizens' lunar new year purchases. As a result, sales volume has declined compared to the past. “The citizens have purchased about 60% of the total.” The responsible person also stated that due to the weak collection situation in the Chinese zodiac collection market, affordable “popular” collections will be favored more. “Our company, for example, has a single doll price ranging from a minimum of 68 yuan to a maximum of 10,000 yuan. This year, it is generally the most popular single doll with a single item price ranging from 100 yuan to 200 yuan.”

Similarly, influenced by the continued decline in the price of gold this year, the reporter learned from the market that the number of zodiac-themed gold and silver coins buyers who participated in the speculation was also small. “From the ordering situation, usually some of the more affordable packages of gold and silver coins are best sold, and some large-size gold and silver products are almost impossible to sell.” The relevant responsible person revealed that the Chinese zodiac goat gold and silver coins also have 2 kg, Large-scale products such as 1 kg gold coins, but these products are rarely ordered. “In addition, orders for such gold and silver coins as a gift from a unit or a company are greatly reduced as compared with the early two years. They are basically based on collectors' own collections,” said the merchant.

According to another report, the Year of the Sheep stamp will also be listed on January 5, 2015. The set of stamps is the closing of the third round of the Chinese zodiac stamps issued by China Post. It is designed by Wu Guanying, the father of Fuwa, and has not been listed. According to the relevant person in charge of the Foshan Postal Company, this year's reservation for the stamp of the Year of the Goat is very "hot," and there are currently about 30,000 reservations.

Collection vane

Collecting enthusiasts analyzed with reporters and recalled that the price fluctuations of the zodiac product in the past 12 years are still basically the same as the international gold price. The high point appeared in 2011, and the initial price of the zodiac in 2009 and 2010 is also higher than this year’s. high. In other words, it can be the dividing line in 2009. Prior to that, investing in Chinese zodiac gold and silver was profitable until today; but after 2009, the gold coin market fell sharply after the international gold price surged, and most varieties began to decline. . According to industry analysts, investment gold and silver coins are best to be long-term plans.