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Native name | 北京翰海 |
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| Industry | Art, auctions |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | 80 Liulichang East Street[1], Beijing , China |
Area served | China |
| Website | hanhai |
Beijing Hanhai (Chinese: 北京翰海; pinyin: Běijīng Hànhǎi), officially the Beijing Hanhai Auction Co., Ltd, is an auction house located in Beijing. Established in 1994, after the Chinese government began allowing the auction of relics, it grew under the management Qin Gong to become one of the country's largest auction houses by 2003. In 2011, it became the world's seventh largest art auctioneer by reported sales, though it has since been surpassed. The company has sold paintings, calligraphic works, and pottery, as well as Buddha statues. Notable sales have included Zhang Xian's Pictures of Ten Poems (approx. US$2 million, 1996) and Xu Beihong's Ba People Fetching Water (¥171 million, or US$24,800,000, 2011).
- ^ Art+Auction 2019, p. 127.