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Chinese Painting Auctions

Posted in China, Art by Elliott Back on July 13th, 2007. [Del.icio.us]

I got the following spammy email in my inbox today:

Welcome to The Chinese modern painting and calligraphy auction website

The Chinese modern painting and calligraphy auction website (www.shlptd2.com) is under construction now. There will be hundreds of Chinese famous modern artists who will join the auction. Enter and browse our site if you like or have interest in the collection of the painting of the famous Chinese artists. We assure that there must be more than one painting that will attract you and also satisfy you in the price and the service. Our site is synchronizing with the English site. And the site is designed specially and simply. There is a specialized administrator and an interpreter that will serve for you. It’s a great enjoy of beauty and art when you browse our site.

欢迎浏览《中国现代书法家作品拍卖网》

《中国现代书法家作品拍卖网》www.shlptd2.com 目前仍在建设中。这个网站将有数百位来自中国境内的著名书画家先生参加拍卖。 如果你喜欢或收藏中国现代书画家艺术作品,请你登陆并浏览这个网站。我们相信:总有一款作品令您陶醉,并从价格和服务质量上,令您满意。 这个网站采用中英文同步,网页设计独特、简洁,有专门的管理员和翻译为您服务。2007年期间,将以优惠的底价起拍。 浏览《中国现代书法家作品拍卖网》,是一种美的、艺术的享受!

But check out this photo of Mr. Jiang Zhao Ming with one of his paintings:

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It actually looks pretty legit, in spite of their marketing scheme!

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