For example, the Yuan Jingdezhen Blue and White Dragon Pattern Lotus Leaf Cover Jar collected by Zhou Zhi is comparable to the Yuan Guiguzi Xiashan Large Jar from the previous generation. The highest auction price for the Guiguzi Xiashan Large Jar was 230 million, but the equally famous Chicken Jar Cup from the previous generation was auctioned for It’s as high as 280 million!
Many outsiders tend to judge value based on size. Little do they know that the smaller and more delicate the ancient porcelain, the higher its value. At least in the Ming and later Ming Dynasties, cups were the most expensive.
For example, cups made in Chenghua during the Ming Dynasty were already very expensive in the later dynasties of the Ming Dynasty. Collectors often love them more than treasures, and a small cup can be worth the price of a mansion.
There are four Ming Dynasty cups in Li Fopan’s old collection—Chenghua Doucai Horseshoe Cup with Grape Pattern, Xuande Doucai Bamboo Hat Cup with Flower and Butterfly Pattern, Jiaqing Doucai Figure Cylinder Cup, and Wanli Blue and White Multicolored Baby Play Pattern Lotus Seed Cup. , no matter which one is worse than the chicken cup.
Especially the purple grape cup in Chenghua, which is far more rare than the chicken vat cup. The emperors of the three generations of the Qing Dynasty searched for it all over the country. If they couldn't find it, they ordered the official kiln to copy it. The kind that's good for sex.
The remaining eight cups from the Qing Dynasty, including the three from the Qianlong period, are of similar quality to the Xinglin Chunyan bowls that were sold on Hong Kong Island in the previous life.
Xinglin Chunyan Bowl, it was also sold for 180 million yuan.
As for the three Kangxi doucai and two Yongzheng enamel bowls, they can now be sold for 30 to 40 million on Hong Kong Island. If they are kept for another 20 years, they will only be higher than the Xinglin Chunyan bowl.
In other words, these twelve cups are now worth more than 600 million at auction on Hong Kong Island, and will be as high as 3 billion in future generations!
No matter how valuable the antiques from the troubled times are, these twelve cups were still at the ceiling level at that time. They were valuable and easy to carry, so everyone speculated about raising military expenses.
It's just that a long time has passed since the incident, and only the former owner of the underground may know the truth.
Zhou Zhi knows what the elders like, so there is no need to bring gifts this time. Bringing these twelve cups back to the elders to watch them is worth it more than anything else.
"There are also these four scrolls." Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "I have never opened them, just to let the two elders enjoy the scene from beginning to end!"
As a caring and considerate person Of course, my old family members can hear some rumors and combine them with thoughtfulness. The fourth cousin's aunt laughed and teased her performance in the past two days: "Is it possible that she knows that she is uneasy and dare not open the seal?"
"Have you brought the things? Let's get started." After seeing the twelve precious cups, the fourth cousin could not wait for the four scrolls.
Zhou Zhi then opened the box and took out all four scrolls.
On the other side, the fourth cousin also turned on the video recorder. This was also in response to the request of the Forbidden City and the National Museum, leaving the essence of Yang Gong's restoration skills for future reference.
The outside of the scroll is wrapped in a linen cloth tube, and the inside is muslin, and the muslin is opened. The original brocade belt and the restrained ribbon were exposed.
The damask pattern used is complex and special. The tapestry head is added with patterns such as moiré and Ruyi, which are used for reinforcement and to facilitate manual operation.
Although there are no decorations of gold, jewelry and jade, my fourth cousin and aunt could tell at a glance that this was the craftsmanship of the palace in the early and middle Qing Dynasty. "Elbow, I don't know whether to praise you or scold you." My cousin was angry and funny: "My temper is getting more and more stable. How can you endure it until now?!"
“I once opened a roll in New York.” Zhou Zhi said with a smile: “I opened it and looked at the lineman and found that it was a bit broken, so I didn’t dare to open it. After I brought it back home, I have been running around here and there until now. "
"Then let's start with the volume you opened first, be careful," said the fourth cousin.
The fourth cousin’s uncle’s family is also using the large calligraphy and painting restoration table invented by Zhou Zhi, the kind with backlight. Zhou Zhi carefully took out the scroll with some visible edge cracks due to poor storage, and put it on the It was slowly opened on the repair table.
On the edge of the opened scroll, there is a small piece of paper, on which is written in elegant small letters ""The Picture of Biography of Benevolence and Wisdom by Women", Lu Zang's grandson's mother, Lu Gong Chengsi, Wei There are four paintings of Qu Wo Ni and Zhao Jiang Kuo's mother. They are suspected to be the same as those of Gu Kai in Song Dynasty. They can be added to the palace collection and known to Yucun. "
"Real or false?" The three of them were shocked by this little note. Everyone's first reaction was "impossible"!
"The Biography of Women" is a book that introduces the behavior of women in ancient China. Some people believe that the book is a history of women. It is said that the reason for writing this book was that Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty indulged in wine and sex, favored the Zhao Feiyan sisters, and left the power of the government in the hands of his relatives, endangering the Liu family's regime. In response to this situation, Liu Xiang, the fourth king of Chu Yuan Dynasty, Sun Guanglu, a doctor, collected information about virtuous concubines, chaste wives, beloved concubines and other records recorded in history from ancient times to the Han Dynasty, compiled it into a book "Biography of Women" and presented it to Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty. He learned lessons from it in order to maintain Liu's regime.
The palace turmoil during the Western Han Dynasty was mostly related to relatives. Liu Xiang believed that "the education of kings starts from the inside and outside, starting with those who are near", that is, the education of kings should start from the people around the emperor, so he wrote this book to advise the emperor, concubines and relatives. The stories selected in "The Biography of Women" reflect Confucian views on women, and some of the praises in it now seem to be unfair treatment of women.
The book is divided into seven volumes: "Biography of Women", "Mother's Etiquette", "Xianming", "Benevolence and Wisdom", "Chastity", "Jieyi", "Biantong" and "Nie", "Nvhuan".
In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the painter Gu Kaizhi used paintings to depict the stories of the women in the Book of Renzhi based on the descriptions in the book. He also recorded the poems and interrogations after each section of the painting, and noted the details. Paint characters.
This is the "Pictures of Humanity and Wisdom of Women" in the history of Chinese painting, which is as famous as "Pictures of Admonitions of Women's History".
Of course Gu Kaizhi’s original drawings are gone. What is now hidden in the Palace Museum are copies or fragments left by the Song Dynasty. Among them, "Chu Wu Deng Man", "Mrs. Xu Mu", "Cao Xi" "Shi's wife", "Sun Shu Ao's mother" ", "Jin Bo Zong's Wife", "Ling Gong's Wife" and "Jin Yang Shuji" are completely preserved, while only three stories "Qi Ling Zhongzi", "Jin Fan's Mother" and "Lu Qi Maiden" are all preserved. Half were saved, and the remaining five stories were lost.
"Lao Wang also discovered something about the "Benevolence and Wisdom Picture Scroll"." Zhou Zhi said while gently unfolding the picture scroll: "The posters actually framed the right half of the 'Luqi Maiden'. Spliced together with the left half of 'Jin Fan's Mother', the People mistakenly thought it was a story. Mr. Wang discovered this mistake and pointed it out."
"Benevolence and Wisdom Picture Scroll" is an important collection of the Palace Museum. Although it is a copy from the Southern Song Dynasty, it is also the latest. It is close to a copy of Gu Kaizhi's brushwork. Although the selection of subject matter and painting layout are similar to traditional forms, the creation of characters is not unconventional.
Because the stories are familiar historical allusions, Gu Kaizhi did not describe the plots of these stories, but focused on depicting the facial expressions of the characters, and appropriately depicted them based on their demeanor and identity.
In this set of paintings, Gu Kaizhi broke away from the previous conceptual illustration method to depict the image of women, painted with his deep understanding of the characters' spiritual outlook, and used artistic techniques to reproduce the historical figures, and the depictions were very vivid and interesting.
But this is an ancient book, and it is a painting that emperors of all dynasties value very much. If content is found that can be supplemented, then the imperial government will not fail to add it to the "Pictures of Benevolence and Wisdom" reason.
"This Gao Shiqi has a criminal record." The fourth cousin pointed at the name on the small note: "This person is bold, it is not impossible." (End of Chapter)