2. There are five kinds of traditional New Year pictures worth collecting: one is the idol, with the door god as the most common, and the other is the kitchen king, Guan Wang and Wang. Secondly, auspicious patterns, such as the number one scholar, auspicious auspicious and Qingfeng, the birth of your son and the birthday of a fairy, are deeply favored by the people; Third, historical figures and stories, such as Taoyuan Jieyi, Wenxi's return to Han, Zhaojun's departure from the fortress, and Mu's command, are mostly respected and loved sages; Fourthly, China's traditional opera stories, such as Empty City Plan, Heroes' Meeting, Matchmaker's Word and Garden Party, are deeply loved by the people. Fifth, street styles, such as spring outing, dragon boat race, cash cow, cornucopia, married rat and Yuelongmen carp, have profound cultural connotations. These pictures are rich in themes, simple and lovely, exquisite and elegant, rough and unrestrained, elegant and graceful, showing the profoundness of China traditional folk culture.
3. The collection value of New Year pictures is relatively high. Because of its scarce stock and high artistic content, it has attracted the unanimous attention of collectors at home and abroad. Woodblock New Year pictures in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties are now rare treasures. For example, the old woodcut New Year pictures in the early years of the Republic of China, such as the pictures of a mouse marrying a daughter and Shou Xingtu, all cost more than 500 yuan, while each picture in the Qing Dynasty can reach1000 ~ 3,000 yuan. Older paintings have become "artistic treasures comparable to Xiu Xiang's illustrations in China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties". In the auction market, Shou Xingtu, a new year picture of Amin Dynasty, was sold for 70,000 yuan at the special auction of China fine New Year pictures held by Guangzhou Guardian, and another "Three-Star Picture" in the early Qing Dynasty was as high as 6,543,800 yuan+2,000 yuan.
4. Some famous New Year pictures workshops should be selected for the collection of New Year pictures, such as Yangliuqing in Tianjin, Taohuawu in Jiangsu, Yangjiabu in Shandong, Zhuxian Town in Henan, Wuqiang in Hebei, Mianzhu in Sichuan, Foshan in Guangdong, Linfen in Shanxi, Fengxiang in Shaanxi, Fuyang in Anhui, Zhangzhou in Fujian, Quanzhou, etc., to ensure the quality of New Year pictures. The collection of New Year pictures can be collected according to different years, and there are few existing early woodblock New Year pictures. The longer the printing time, the more difficult it is to collect and the higher the investment value. You can also collect special topics according to the contents reflected in the New Year pictures. This method is suitable for centralized collection, but the investment is slightly less. Modern New Year pictures are cheap and fine, belonging to lithography, with obvious brand of the times and rich picture content, which is beneficial to collection. Investment should choose New Year pictures with considerable social popularity and relatively little circulation or survival.
5. In addition, it is best to frame the New Year pictures when they are preserved, and keep them dry to avoid their value being damaged.