Master descends to earth

Chapter 158 Eat alone?
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Yagyuzaemon took out the exquisite tea set and placed it in front of Kojiro Yuyama.

After a long time, Hirojiro reluctantly put down his teacup, and said obsessively, "I never thought that I would be able to witness the existence of Linglong, which has been lost for thousands of years, in my lifetime!"

Facing Su Yuan, he respectfully said: "I never thought that you are not only a master of sword casting, but also a genius of porcelain making, it's simply..."

Su Yuan waved his hand, and wrote lightly: "Porcelain has been passed down for thousands of years, and it is profound and profound. Su is just getting a glimpse of it. I heard that Longquan Hall is the number one gold-lettered signboard of porcelain in the island country. I hope to communicate more in the future."

Hirojiro nodded with a smile. He had heard all kinds of rumors about Su Yuan. A Long Yuan cut the world's five famous swords, swept away thousands of troops, and killed all directions.

Face to face today, it is even more impressive, calm and generous, modest and polite, and the craftsmanship is unfathomable, which is admirable.

"Master's praise. When it comes to celadon collection, Longquantang has worked hard for several generations, and it is barely famous." Hirojiro personally served Su Yuanman with wine, and said modestly: "In other fields, I dare not speak out."

Zaemon laughed, and jokingly said: "Mr. Yushan, you don't have to be self-effacing. Although Longquantang is famous for its celadon, other types are more hidden. In terms of porcelain, it is not inferior to the Yamanaka family."

After hearing this, Hirojiro looked serious, and said seriously: "Yagyu-kun's words are wrong. The Yamanaka Trading Company is the number one antique family in the country. Its strength is unfathomable. It is the leader in the Tokyo Club. It has been cultivated for a hundred years, and its channels are unmatched!"

"The founder, Sadjiro Yamanaka, was born into a family of antique dealers. He went to antique shops with his father when he was young, and developed a strong interest in the antique industry. His diligence and studiousness, as well as his perseverance and perseverance, gradually made him stand out, and then he began to help the Yamanaka Chamber of Commerce enter the European and American markets. The Road to Exploration."

"Under his leadership, the Yamanaka Chamber of Commerce opened an antique store in New York in 1894, and then successively opened branches in Boston and Chicago. It opened a store in London in 1900, and opened an agency in Paris in 1905. It became the largest antique dealer in the world in just 20 years. A legend."

Su Yuan looked at the expression of admiration on Mayuyama Hirojiro's face, did not expect the Yamanaka family to have such a prestige and status among their peers?
"The biggest rise came from Prince Kung's Mansion. In order to revive the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Pu Wei recruited soldiers and bought horses everywhere, and sold a large number of antiques. At the beginning of winter in 1912, Sadajiro finally had the opportunity to enter the mysterious Prince Kung's Mansion and saw a scene that he will never forget."

"In the spacious courtyard, there are rows of warehouses full of treasures, divided into wishful warehouses, calligraphy and painting warehouses, and bronze wares. It's the rice from the rice shop."

Speaking of this, Hirojiro envied: "Any antique dealer will never have such an opportunity in his life! In the end, he bought all the bronzes, porcelains, jades, emeralds, and clocks in Prince Kung's Mansion at a price of 34 yuan."

"Quickly sorted and sorted into three batches, one batch was shipped to the United States for auction, the other batch was shipped to the UK for auction, and the other batch was left for retail in the antique shop of the Mountain Chamber of Commerce. At the New York auction that year, a total of 536 items were launched, with a total turnover of 27 US dollars. A record high price in history.”

Su Yuan remained silent. As an antique dealer, Yuuyama Hirojiro's admiration for the mountain is understandable.It's like wechat businessmen worship horse luck, and IT men worship Ma Huateng.

$27 may not sound like much, but it was astronomical in 1900.For example, on November 2006, 11, at Christie’s Autumn Auction, the transaction price of a white jade animal-faced ring-covered bottle made by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty in the old collection of Prince Gong’s Mansion was 28 million Hong Kong dollars, and the jasper animal-faced ring-covered bottle made by Qing Qianlong was sold for 660 yuan. Ten thousand deals.

At Christie's autumn auction in 2010, a red sandalwood lacquer floor inlaid jade round light seat screen from the Qianlong Palace of Prince Gong of the Qing Dynasty was sold for a sky-high price of 3202 million, setting a new record for classical furniture.

These are not even a drop in the bucket back then, and Prince Gong's Mansion can take out any item that is worth a fortune. One can imagine the strength of the Shanzhong Trading Company.

According to the records of the year, Yue Bin, a major antique dealer in Liulichang during the Republic of China, found a jewel-encrusted clay cricket jar for 100 yuan.Then he asked his old buyer Dingjiro to come and see the goods.

Lao Shanzhong was over sixty years old at that time, but he spent a lot of money. As long as he liked something, he would let the seller buy it for a price and pay immediately.

After listening to Yue Bin's introduction, he asked the price directly. Yue Bin was ruthless, and the lion opened his mouth, six thousand oceans!

Without further ado, Lao Shanzhong immediately wrote a check, which was a good story in those days.Three years later, the Shanzhong Chamber of Commerce brought this clay cricket jar to the UK, where it was sold for £[-] and is now in the collection of a major museum.

There are too many cultural relics reselling in the mountains, all the Tianlongshan Grottoes, all the Prince Kung’s Mansion, the Metropolitan Museum’s Zhengguang double walls, the murals of the Guangsheng Temple in Boston, the murals of Royal Ontario, Canada, the sarcophagus of the Northern Wei Dynasty’s dutiful son in Luoyang Jincun...

Countless, it can be called the number one cultural relic sinner in history!

Hirojiro put down his wine glass and continued: "So the Yamanaka Trading Company has been prosperous for a hundred years, firmly occupying the position of the No. [-] family of antiques. Even Goro Sakamoto's quietness, and even the Taoli Club, which established itself later, cannot be compared."

"Take the Tokyo Art Club as an example. One-third of the members are recommended by the Yamanaka family. They have formed cliques for decades and are very powerful."

"Without Goro Sakamoto's head-on competition, coupled with the checks and balances of the Hosokawa, Fujita and other families, Yamanaka has already formed a monopoly and has the greatest right to speak out!"

There was complete silence, and even Zaemon frowned. Monopoly is a dream state for businessmen.Calling for the wind and rain, turning your hands to make clouds and turning your hands to make rain, you are as supreme as the Nine-Five God.

Especially for antiques, there is no uniform pricing standard, it all depends on your eyesight, even if you drill your eyes, you can only cry secretly, and you will be ridiculed by your peers if you return the goods.

If you can form a monopoly in this field and have the absolute right to speak, then it is simply...

Su Yuan was secretly frightened. As expected of the Shanzhong family, which has been inherited for hundreds of years and is still powerful, it will definitely be the most difficult opponent in the future and a huge obstacle to entering the island country.

"Except for the Yamanaka family, another behemoth is Sakamoto!" Hirojiro explained: "Sakamoto Goro is also a legend. He is ninety years old this year, and he is still active in the antique circle. It is a miracle of immortality."

Su Yuan nodded, if it is said that Jojiro Yamanaka is a dealer of cultural relics, made his fortune from wars, and is definitely a big villain boss.That Sakamoto Goro is relatively decent, known as Asia's little Napoleon.

In those years, in the European auction market where there were few Asian faces, new auction records for porcelain were repeatedly created.At the same time, the collections are also donated to art museums all over Asia, and the art of Muli accumulated throughout his life is passed on to future generations.

In his later years, he donated many treasures to domestic museums. The most classic achievement was the Ming Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup that was auctioned for HK$1999 million at Sotheby's in Hong Kong Island in 2917, which became the highest transaction record for ancient porcelain in the auction market at that time.

18 years later, it was put up for auction again, and was bought by Liu Yiqian for 2.8 million. This is one of the only three authentic pieces left by private individuals in the world.

How does it feel to drink tea with [-] million in your hand?
(End of this chapter)