Master descends to earth

Chapter 155 Mysterious organization?

Seeing Su Yuan shaking his head, Zaemon introduced: "The high-end antique stores in the island country are second to none near Tokyo Station. There are many high-rise buildings here, and it is a place where big banks, big trading companies, and securities companies are concentrated."

"Most antique shops are located under high-rise buildings, and the appearance is simple and simple. The most famous ones are Yushan Longquantang, Buyantang, Xiangma Art Store, Huzhongju, etc. Most of these shops have a long history, as early as the Republic of China. Dealing with antique dealers in Liulichang, the founder is called Huaxia Tong.”

"The names of the stores all have their origins, such as Yushan Longquantang. Back then, Yushan Matsutaro got a Southern Song celadon incense burner in Liulichang and regarded it as a rare treasure, so he changed the name of the store to Longquantang."

"If you don't talk about it, it's taken from the Book of Songs. If you don't say anything about peaches and plums, you will make your own way. It means that the goods are genuine and you don't need to advertise them. You have customers to patronize."

"Xiangma Art Store, taken from the meaning of Bole Xiangma, flaunts the eyes of wisdom and profound vision."

"Because of the tea ceremony and celadon, I have a good relationship with the current owner of Longquantang, Kojiro Yuyama, and I have seen that heirloom many times. The incense burner is 30 cm high, with two ears and three legs. The molding process of the fetal glaze is meticulous. The fetal quality is fine and white, and the glaze color is bright. , is a deep and clear plum green, with a smooth glaze surface, few cracks, and a dignified and elegant shape."

"Back then, Matsutaro was in the antique business in the capital and was a frequent visitor to Liulichang. One day when he came to Yanqingtang, a century-old porcelain shop that is second to none, shopkeeper Jia took out the celadon incense burner, which surprised him and shocked him unceasingly."

"It's a pity that the other party's asking price is too high, [-] oceans. Matsutaro hesitated again and again. Because he liked it so much, he bought it without hesitation and brought it back to Tokyo."

"I started to set up my own business, and the name was set as Longquantang. The Longquan furnace once attracted celebrities from the ruling and opposition parties in Tokyo to visit the store.

"Even in the great earthquake in 1923, the ground shook and the mountains shook, and it was difficult to move. The Longquan Church's property could be ignored, and it ran out of the earthquake area with only the Longquan stove in its arms."

"The heart of caring for cultural relics is more important than life and property. It has been passed down for a while. Later, I asked Hirojiro curiously, why did he love Song Longquan porcelain so much?"

"Xianshan explained with reverence on his face that Longquan kiln is also called younger brother kiln, and the islanders are younger brothers, so they love Longquan porcelain!"

Su Yuan nodded. Although he was saddened by the outflow of a large number of national treasures in the Republic of China, the spirit of the islanders to protect cultural relics with their lives is worthy of admiration. It seems that Yushan Longquan Hall is interesting.

Zaemon refilled the tea and said with a smile: "Successful people must have success. If you do this, it's no wonder Yushan Longquantang can become the number one porcelain in Tokyo."

"We admire the beauty of simplicity in the Song Dynasty. Whether it is the white porcelain of the Ding Kiln, the celadon of Longquan, or even the black cup of the Jian Kiln, they are all national treasures that everyone flocks to."

"Especially the five famous kilns, which are peerless collections that even the emperor dreamed of!"

There is no doubt about this point. Speaking of the five famous kilns, according to relevant records, there are only 67 pieces of Ru porcelain in the world, including 23 pieces in the Baodao Forbidden City, 17 pieces in the Forbidden City, 8 pieces in the Shanghai Museum, and Sir David David. Foundation 7 pieces.

One of the narcissus basins handed down from the Forbidden City in Baodao has been glazed and refired many times, but its surface is pure and grain-free.

There are also very few official kiln porcelains in existence, and most of them are also concentrated in the Baodao Forbidden City. There are 33 official kilns in the Northern Song Dynasty, 108 official kilns in Xiuneisi in the Southern Song Dynasty, and 53 official kilns in Jiaotanxia in the Southern Song Dynasty.

1992年12月的纽约佳士得拍卖，斯蒂芬三世收藏的北宋汝窑盘以154万美元成交。以现今的汇率来计算，那时候的154万美元相当于现在的1201万。

At Sotheby's Hong Kong Island auction in April 2012, Mrs. Clark's former Northern Song Ru kiln celadon glazed sunflower wash was hammered at a price of HK$4 million, and a total of HK$1.85 million including commission, setting a new auction record for Ru kiln.

At Sotheby’s Hong Kong Island auction in October 2017, the Northern Song Dynasty Ru Kiln Tianqing Glazed Round Washer from the private collection of Cao Xingcheng, the chairman of Minqiu Jingshe, was hammered down for 10 million yuan, and the total commission was 2.6 million yuan, creating another porcelain auction. world record.

Since there is an auction record, it has been sold no more than six times, which is very rare!

For all porcelain collectors, if they want to own popular collections that ordinary people can only look up to for a lifetime, such as Yuan blue and white flowers, Ming Chenghua bucket colors, and Qing Dynasty enamel colors, as long as they have strong financial resources and wait patiently, they will still have the opportunity to purchase and collect them.

However, the Ru kiln and Guan kiln in the Song Dynasty were unattainable peaks, and the ultimate lover that collectors dream of is as elusive as Mount Everest.

Zaemon shook his head, and said helplessly: "At that time, I also entrusted the auction by phone, and I didn't give up until the last few times. After all, the domestic economy has been sluggish recently, and the group's liquidity is limited, otherwise..."

Su Yuan smiled without saying a word. The aesthetics of islanders advocates deep elegance, simplicity and generosity, which is exactly the opposite of Europe and the United States' love of magnificence, enthusiasm, and splendor.Therefore, Liulichang in the Republic of China was divided into two types: Dao Guozhuang and Yangzhuang.

For example, porcelain in the late Ming Dynasty often had abrasions on the edges, which are regarded as disabled in China, but the islanders do not feel sorry for this, and even nicknamed it Chongha.

A piece of porcelain exported at the end of the Ming Dynasty has a slight bug on it, which will not affect the price at all. It is like a goddess with a broken arm or a beautiful woman with a mole, but it is even more attractive.

I am relatively indifferent to blue and white and pastels, and don't like the eye-catching richness and over-modification.Snuff bottles and miscellaneous jade wares, not to mention favorites, especially jade wares, few people understand.

As calligraphy necessities, the Four Treasures of the Study have been an important export market in history, especially the ancient inkstones in major museums and shops, which are regarded as pets of the study, especially seals, which are even more essential.

In recent years, there are too many counterfeit paintings in China, mixed with fish and dragons, and 90.00% of famous paintings are high imitations, so that antique shops in island countries usually sell paintings and calligraphy regardless of authenticity, and only roughly price according to name, size, subject matter, and appearance. .

Ming Tang Yin, Shen Zhou, Chen Daofu, the Four Kings of the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Great Emperors, and the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou are all known. During the Qianlong period, Shen Quan set up a painting school in Nagasaki, and there were many scholars who formed the Nagasaki School of Painting. Therefore, the flowers and birds of Shen Quan Paintings are also easy to sell.

In modern times, for example, Ren Bonian, Zhao Zhiqian, Wu Changshuo, Qi Baishi, Wang Yiting, Xu Beihong, Fu Baoshi, etc. are sought after by people.Because Wang Yiting served as the director of Nissin Steamship Company, his writing style is similar to that of Wu Changshuo, and his Arhat characters are the most popular, but his domestic reputation is not as good as here.

After hearing this, Su Yuan had a good idea, and agreed: "Then let's go see Kojiro Yuyama and see if there is any opportunity for cooperation."

Zaemon shook his head and said with a mysterious smile: "Cooperation is second. The main reason is to become a member of the Tokyo Art Club through his introduction. This is the key to getting into the core of the antique exchange meeting!"

Su Yuan was taken aback, Tokyo Art Club?Is there still a mysterious organization?

(End of this chapter)