Chapter 1427 Meet Sakamoto again
In fact, this is not the first time for Goro Sakamoto to do such a thing. It can even be said that the storm in the Chinese collectibles market was caused by Goro Sakamoto.
In 1970, Goro Sakamoto, who had founded the auction house "Fuyando", learned that the Southern Song Dynasty official kiln vase would be auctioned in London, so he used his house as a mortgage and flew to the UK to participate in the auction.
But that time, he ultimately lost to his friend Qiu Yanzhi, who was entrusted by Anzhai Eiichi to act as his proxy.
Two years later, Christie's in London was about to auction a Chinese Yuan Dynasty blue and white underglaze red jar with a hollow peony pattern lid. After learning about it, Sakamoto Goro decided to make a desperate move, selling all his collections, and even giving up his "Fu Yantang" ".
This time he succeeded, and finally bought this Yuan Dynasty peony jar for a sky-high price of 180 million yen, single-handedly setting the highest auction record for Asian art at that time.
It was this auction that officially triggered the prosperity of Chinese porcelain around the world, attracting more rare treasures to appear.
Yuan blue and white, Yuan blue and white underglaze red, in the history of world porcelain auctions, once stood alone for a long time, overwhelming the two generations of porcelain before and after, which is also the "marginal" brought by this auction effect".
The high-end art collection circle at that time was relatively niche and closed. Sakamoto Goro was an Asian face who rarely appeared in European auctions, and the courage he showed was inconsistent with the times. His courage, indomitable behavior in competing for the things he loves, and his behavior of often setting sky-high price records that are unimaginable to ordinary people, earned him the nickname "Little Napoleon" among his European colleagues.
It was also that auction that made Goro Sakamoto become the world's top antique dealer and collector, and he also made a lot of money from it.
For example, the national treasure Yuanqing Hualien Pond Fish and Algae Pattern Jar from the Anzhai Collection now on display at the Museum of Oriental Porcelain was first acquired by Goro Sakamoto for 80 million yen.
At that time, Sakamoto Goro was on a business trip in Kyushu. After the clerk discovered the magical product, he notified the boss. The boss's answer was: "Get it at all costs."
After buying a large can of blue and white fish with algae pattern Two or three days later, Sakamoto suddenly received a call from Switzerland at night. The other party was Eiichi Anzhai.
Eiichi Anzhai told Sakamoto that he would change his itinerary immediately and return home the next day. He must take a look at the big can.
Sakamoto told a story to Eiichi Anzai, saying that his father died early when he was a child, and his mother supported the family by selling fish. He also worked in a seafood store, and after becoming an antique dealer, he always liked fish. pattern. This is because of culture and also his personal complex.
This large blue and white fish and algae pattern can represent his mother's support for the family. He plans to keep this large fish and algae pattern with him for the rest of his life and regard it as a family treasure.
Eiichi Anzhai flew back to Japan from Switzerland and found Sakamoto in person. After seeing the big can, he expressed his determination to buy it.
In the end, this large blue and white fish and algae pattern jar was sold to Eiichi Azaka "with great pain" for a price of 180 million yen. And every time Sakamoto recalled this transaction, he always said that he was reluctant to part with it and made a loss.
But Zhou Zhi has been in this industry for a long time. He has long since learned not to listen to stories but to look at things. He can double the number of antiques in a short period of time. Sakamoto Goro is definitely the best. A shrewd businessman.
It’s still the kind of person who has both respect and face.
"Mr. Sakamoto, I came to you late. I'm really disrespectful. I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." No matter what he thought in his heart, Zhou Zhi now acted with fear and fear, as if he would be ashamed unless he was forgiven.
“Zhou Sang is so handsome today, he is almost as good as our TV stars.” The little old man said with a smile, “I didn’t look like this before when I saw you. It must be the credit of this beautiful lady beside me, right?”
"Hello, Mr. Sakamoto, I am Ikeda Qiu, the agent of Sony Corporation in China. During Zhou Sang's visit to our country, the headquarters appointed me to be his assistant." "We had contact on the phone before. I have said that Ms. Ikeda’s voice is very beautiful. Now that I have met her, I realize that her appearance is even more beautiful than her voice.”
Ikeda Qiu was wearing an exquisite little dress today, a black Hepburn. The skirt is indeed very beautiful, but I don’t know if it was influenced by the Kame Sennin in Dragon Ball. Zhou Zhi always feels that when these old men from the island country praise young women, there is always a sense of lust.
"Mr. Sakamoto, this is my senior brother, Mr. Ma Weima." Zhou Zhi introduced Sakamoto with a smile: "You may have seen them at the auction. The collections used for exchange this time were brought here for me by my senior brother. "
"We have seen it in Europe, not only at auctions, but also at flea markets." Sakamoto Goro said with a smile.
"Mr. Sakamoto is laughing." Mr. Ma raised his hand to Goro Sakamoto: "At the flea market, we were doing business seriously. Mr. Sakamoto went there just to have fun. ."
"Anyway. He is young and promising." Goro Sakamoto also introduced everyone with a smile: "This is the owner of this room, Mr. Kenzaburo Fujita."
Kenzaburo Fujita and Mr. Ma are about the same age. After shaking hands, Kenzaburo. Introduce a few people into the art gallery.
The hall in the museum has been arranged like a buffet. Although it has been carefully decorated, it is still difficult to conceal the outdated atmosphere of the old house. There are two rows of large glass cabinets in the middle of the exhibition hall. One row contains six hand scrolls, and the other row It's still empty.
Once the two display cabinets are placed, there is actually not much space left for guests.
“In order to welcome the collections exchanged this time, we have arranged an exhibition.” Kenzaburo Fujita didn’t know whether he wanted to create publicity or was afraid of being poked in the spine, but he actually did this to show that he There is no such thing as "selling products cheaply".
In fact, judging from the current market prices, this is indeed the case. The appreciation rate of ancient Chinese calligraphy and painting works is now far less than the appreciation rate of works by famous modern and contemporary painters.
For example, the price of Fan Zeng's paintings has increased hundreds of times in just a few years, while the value of ancient calligraphy and painting works has been at a "high level" for a long time.
If the Fujita family is eager to cash in, the two generations of Jurentang porcelain and the paintings of Fan Zeng, who are currently in the limelight, will of course be much faster than the six-hand scroll.
And the preservation state of the six-hand scroll is worrying, so it is really a good choice to "vacate the cage and change the bird" in time.
That's why the Fujita family held such a high-profile buffet. After careful consideration, the purpose of "closing the mouth of the world" was more important.
“Then put them all on the table.” Zhou Zhi smiled, thinking that the good thing was that the things were brought out from Demian Hall, and they were packaged in custom-made hard aluminum boxes with black paint sprayed on the corners. It is also reinforced with bright silver stainless steel parts. It is quite tall and elegant. This kind of equipment is no worse than the turnover box of the British Museum. It is not embarrassing at all to pull it out.
Master Ma also knew that he had to show some style at this time, so he pretended to open the box, and then took out a stack of documents and handed them to Kenzaburo Fujita for signature.
Fujita looked through the document, signed it, and waved over two people who looked like staff around him.
(End of this chapter)