Chapter 1031 The Style of Lord Mengchang
The 3.7 million yuan in 1980 is not too much if multiplied by five now. If it appears on the auction market again, it is normal for it to exceed 10 million yuan.
That auction was very famous. Qiu Yanzhi was from Taicang. He was a famous collector before liberation. He later took his collection to Hong Kong Island. After he died of illness in 1980, his family passed all his collections through Sotheby's. The auction was held, and the most famous one was not this blue-glazed bowl, but two Chenghua Doucai chicken cups, which were sold to island buyers for HKD 4.18 million and HKD 5.28 million respectively. and acquired by the British Museum.
That auction was a heartbreaking event in the world of Chinese ancient porcelain. With the national power at that time, not to mention private individuals, even national teams such as the Forbidden City and the National Museum could only stare at the loss of national treasures. .
"It doesn't matter, just wait for the opportunity." Zhou Zhi said: "Isn't Hong Kong Island currently experiencing immigration? Maybe there will be a chance?"
"I will keep an eye on you." Lin Wanqiu said with a smile: "It would be a pity if we didn't get it all together."
"If you wear purple and red, you will be endless." Zhou Zhi said in a low voice.
“You still dare to make demands?!” Lin Wanqiu said angrily: “It’s great to find Yuan Jun, but you still dare to ask for purple and red!”
The color of Jun kiln is kiln change Those produced inside the kiln entrance are those that bring good luck. Among them, the purple, red, and rose-colored kiln-colored utensils are especially valuable.
Not to mention the Song and Yuan Dynasties, even Jun kiln flowerpots transformed from rose kilns in the Ming Dynasty can be auctioned for sky-high prices in later generations.
There are several pieces of Song kiln porcelain displayed here in Zhouzhi. If you want to match the Jun kiln, it must be from the Song and Jin dynasties. There are only about a dozen of these famous in museums around the world. It is still required to be purple or red. It is true. That's a bit much.
“It depends on what is above, what is within.” Zhou Zhi shook his head. In fact, he didn’t have much hope: “After collecting for several years, the biggest gain is that I have learned to cultivate one’s moral character and be content with one’s needs. ”
“That’s right "Yes." Lin Wanqiu is very familiar with Zhou Zhi's mentality. She has dealt with a lot of good things in the past few years. Every time, she will notify Zhou Zhi first, first to inspect the goods for extra insurance, and second, to build a relationship with Zhou Zhi and report the goods. A suitable base price is chosen first from Zhou Zhi.
And Zhou Zhi would often refuse. If the price was not right, or the collection was not to his liking, Zhou Zhi would not do it even if he knew he could make a fortune by changing hands, and would leave the profit to Lin Wanqiu. Then get some consulting fees and that's it.
Because of this, the friendship between the two became deeper and deeper. Lin Wanqiu appreciated Zhou Zhi more and more, and Zhou Zhi also trusted Lin Wanqiu more and more. As an insider, he could see Zhou Zhi’s "important collection". Apart from her fourth cousin, Lin Wanqiu is considered the first person.
"If Mr. Ma comes and sees this, I'm afraid he will be jealous." Lin Wanqiu said with a smile.
In more than ten years, Ma Ye will rely on his collection to establish the first reputable private museum in China and achieve a huge reputation.
But now he has met a strong competitor, Zhou Zhi.
Many collections that should have belonged to Guanfu in the previous life, such as several pieces of furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties owned by Mr. Wang, and the string-patterned flasks from the official kilns of the Southern Song Dynasty, were cut off by Zhou Zhi in this life.
And in this life, the purple plum vase that the two of them got by going to the ghost market together, if Zhou Zhi didn't take action that day, it might fall into the hands of Mr. Ma.
"Master Ma..." Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "His Seahorse Club was ruined, and now he always hides in my Miantang house."
"Ha," Lin Wanqiu said happily: "That's it. Speaking of which, you two have similar temperaments, just like Meng Changjun.”
While admiring the collection, discussing knowledge, and chatting about the current situation of mutual friends, we unknowingly came to two three-color figurines.
Lin Wanqiu didn't pay much attention at first: "You still play with this? This is from the Northern Wei Dynasty, right? Generally, foreign collectors only keep it at home, and Eastern players are quite taboo." , there are quite a few fine works, and these art treasures were once highly sought after.
However, domestic collectors rarely collect them. The reason is that these things are "explicit objects" and funerary objects, and it feels unlucky to have them at home.
Also, if you put a Buddha head in your home, should it be considered pious or blasphemous? It goes without saying.
“Take a closer look.” Zhou Zhi said with a smile.
“Am I wrong?” Lin Wanqiu took another serious look at the pair of three-color figurines of civil and military officials, and also checked the feet: “Judging from the clothing, these should be civil and military officials from the Northern Wei Dynasty. The three-color figurines were buried at the level of three princes and kings, and are very exquisite.”
“I don’t know the domestic market price. If they are sent to be auctioned overseas, this pair will cost at least two million U.S. dollars.”
Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "What a pity, this is a fake."
"Fake?" Lin Wanqiu was startled, and squatted down to verify it carefully: "Where is the fake?"< br>
"Fake..." Zhou Zhi was speechless for a moment: "This The tomb figurines are so exquisitely made, even the soil used comes from the soil layer of the Five Dynasties, and the colors are mostly made of mineral materials and inorganic solvents. Even the carbon 14 test can't do anything about it."
"Then you guys. How can we determine that it is a fake?" Lin Wanqiu was very curious.
"It's very simple, because the masters who made them are still there." Zhou Zhi laughed loudly and told Lin Wanqiu the origin of the pair of figurines as a story: "Master Gao Huowang's craftsmanship is even better than those of the National Museum and the Forbidden City. The researchers were all fooled.”
"But it's not without any flaws." After speaking, Zhou Zhi pointed to the buckle of the warrior's Mingguang armor and the golden turtle on the waist of the civil servant: "Mr. Wang found that the weathering of the gold color on these two figurines is more severe than that of cinnabar. This is a doubtful point. ”
“In addition, after testing, The soil flowers on the bottom of the two figurines have a significantly higher acid content than the pottery figurines of the same period, indicating that they were formed by old craftsmanship." Zhou Zhi said with a somewhat proud smile: "This test was my idea, so we finally concluded that these two figurines are from the same period. fake, and followed the clues to catch the criminal, and discovered the original author Gao Master Huo Wang."
"This craftsmanship is really..." Lin Wanqiu had to be convinced: "Old Wang is still very clever, and he can find clues from Jincai."
"Fortunately, Master Gao is already a master. The master of three-colored pottery restoration in the Forbidden City has been established.” Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "Cut off the source of criminals."
"In fact, the country should raise these people, they are all masters of craftsmanship." Lin Wanqiu said: "Even if they imitate the two drop-offs in the VIP hall of the airport They are all masters.”
"Yes, especially the imitation Ru kiln double-kui phoenix ear pot, the clam light can almost deceive most people." Zhou Zhi said: "But the pottery figurines made by Master Gao are purely sold as handicrafts, and criminals take them Crime has nothing to do with him Yes."
"But if the person who forged the porcelain knowingly committed the crime this time, he would not be able to escape prison."
"That would be a pity." Lin Wanqiu sighed: "Yes. Yes, you Is the earliest porcelain here from the Song Dynasty?"
Zhou Zhi replied: "The porcelain of the Tang and Five Dynasties generally refers to Xing Kiln and Yue Kiln. Xing Kiln is white porcelain, as silver as snow, and Yue Kiln is celadon, such as Yu Rubing eventually developed into Chinese and Chinese respectively. Northern China porcelain series and southern porcelain series. "
"I have some collections from Hutian kiln, ranging from the Five Dynasties to the mid-Northern Song Dynasty. The types of porcelain are celadon, blue and white porcelain, and later shadow celadon."
(End of this chapter)