Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 906: Underrated fine porcelain
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A good start, perfect!
Ye Tian is quite satisfied with the transaction price of Chen Rong's "Six Dragons"! The price even exceeded his expectations!
However, human desires never end! So does he!
After calming down a little, Ye Tian joked and sighed.
"Mr. Li, thank you for your generosity! 310 million yuan, the price is very good! It seems that I have to find a way to get the "Kowloon Picture" from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston!
That is the pinnacle of Chen Rong's painting of dragons! If that famous national treasure painting was put up for auction, the final transaction price would not exceed one billion yuan! Are you right? "
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter at the scene, and everyone was laughing and shaking their heads helplessly.
Today is an eye-opener! I have never seen such a greedy guy!
Mr. Li was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed loudly, very happily!
"Xiaoye, you are so horny! But I very much agree with your idea. If you can bring "Kowloon Pictures" back to China, I will be completely convinced!"
"Yes, Xiaoye, if you can get "Kowloon Map" back, it will be a great achievement! As long as you open your mouth in the future, we old guys will come out to help you stand up!"
Everyone at the scene responded and the scene was very lively!
The most numerous and loudest among them are cultural experts from major domestic museums.
Especially the top experts from the Forbidden City and the National Museum, everyone’s eyes instantly became extremely bright, shining brightly, like searchlights.
If others said this, they would definitely scoff and think it was impossible!
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is not owned by your family, so why should we let you take away the priceless "Kowloon Map"? There are no doors!
But the person who said this was Ye Tian, which immediately made their imaginations wander, their hopes greatly increased, and they were all excited.
Is there anything that this kid can't do? It seems not!
The national treasure "Six Dragons" that was just auctioned, as well as other national treasure-level antique artworks that will appear later, are the best proof.
If this kid is really allowed to do it and bring Chen Rong's pinnacle work "Kowloon Pictures" back to China, it will definitely cause a sensation in the entire antique industry!
Ye Tianchong nodded to many cultural experts in the audience, and then said confidently:
“It’s a pity that I didn’t find a suitable opportunity this time, but I believe that there will definitely be opportunities in the future. Please support me! I will definitely be able to bring "Kowloon Map" back to China!
As I said before, this is a national treasure that belongs to the Chinese people. The place where it should exist most is this land. Only the people living here know how to appreciate them best! "
"I love hearing this! We are waiting for your good news! I hope you will succeed soon!"
Jin Lao from the Forbidden City said loudly with a smile, his eyes filled with admiration.
The rest of the people nodded in agreement, and everyone's eyes were full of anticipation. Who doesn't want to see the return of the national treasure?
"I believe there will be such a day!"
Ye Tian nodded confidently and then returned to the topic!
"Okay, no more nonsense, let's continue the auction! There are still many good treasures and time is limited. Next, I will speed up the auction. I hope everyone can keep up.
I won’t go into details about the auction items that will appear later. Everyone has visited the preview and should have a pretty good understanding of them. They must have already determined their goals and set a quotation range.
While I am making the introduction, buyers who are interested in bidding, please fill in your quotation. When I finish the introduction, the service staff will immediately go down to collect the quotation envelopes!
This can save a lot of time. The bid opening procedure is still the same as before. The bid will be opened by a notary and the whole process will be broadcast live to ensure that everyone can witness it with their own eyes! "
As soon as the words fell, there was a response from the audience.
"Okay! This is good! It can really speed up the process and save everyone from waiting anxiously!"
"What is the second piece of antique art to be auctioned? Ye Tian, announce it quickly! Don't be cautious!"
Without waiting for a moment, Ye Tian turned sideways and raised his hand to gesture at the big screen behind him, and said loudly with a smile:
"Please look at the big screen. This is the second auction item today. It is also from the Southern Song Dynasty, but it is not a painting or calligraphy work of art, but a piece of exquisite antique porcelain!"
With his voice and movements, the pictures on several large screens changed simultaneously, and a piece of exquisite antique porcelain appeared on the big screen and in front of everyone.
This is a pure white glaze jade pot spring vase, also called a shadow green glaze jade pot spring vase. It is bright in color, simple and elegant, pure and delicate, and incomparably beautiful.
Under the spotlight of photography, this jade pot spring vase radiates a dazzling and charming light, giving people an otherworldly and ethereal beauty.
The moment I saw this jade pot spring vase, there was a lot of discussion in the exhibition hall.
“It’s this treasure, it’s my favorite! This is it!”
“I didn’t say anything! How could I miss such a perfect jade pot and spring vase from Hutian Kiln in the Southern Song Dynasty? I still don’t believe it. Is this treasure still missing from me?”
While discussing, many people have already begun to fill in their quotations with their heads down.
Any collector who likes antique porcelain will not want to miss such a large-opening Hutian kiln jade pot and spring vase!
More importantly, the market value of Hutian Kiln porcelain in the Southern Song Dynasty is seriously underestimated. Hutian Kiln porcelain in good condition generally only costs a few million yuan! Great investment value!
Compared to the price of "Six Dragons", which is over 300 million, the price of Hutian Kiln porcelain is obviously very affordable and affordable for everyone. Naturally, there are many interested competitors!
Ye Tian's voice came again, and it was still a very professional introduction.
“This is a blue-and-white glazed jade spring vase from the Hutian Kiln in the Southern Song Dynasty. The glaze color is smooth, the shape is regular, and the appearance is intact without any defects. It is a rare Hutian Kiln fine porcelain.
The Hutian Kiln is located in today's Jingdezhen, Jiangxi. It is famous for firing blue and white porcelain that is as ice-like and jade-like. It is known as "blue as the sky, as bright as a mirror, as thin as paper, and as loud as a chime".
Historically, Hutian kiln porcelain was known as "fake jade" because of its elegant blue-white glaze, clear and clean glaze, firm and greasy white texture, and warm and jade-like color.
In the poem "Drunk Flower Yin" by Li Qingzhao of the Southern Song Dynasty, there is such a sentence as "jade pillow gauze cabinet". The jade pillow mentioned here specifically refers to the blue and white porcelain pillow fired by Hutian kiln.
After my identification, this white-glazed jade vase from Hutian Kiln came from the early Southern Song Dynasty and is nearly a thousand years old. It has been collected in the famous British Museum before!
As for how the British got this piece of porcelain, I think everyone here knows very well that it was a treasure plundered from Beijing during the Eight-Power Allied Forces' war of aggression against China!
In 2004, this jade pot spring bottle and 14 other Chinese antiques were stolen from the British Museum and disappeared until I discovered them in Boston, USA.
Of course I couldn't let go of this fine antique porcelain from China. I used some tricks and finally took possession of these fifteen pieces of stolen antique art!
When I returned to China this time, I brought a few of them back and presented them to everyone for everyone to appreciate. I also hope to find new owners for them and keep them in China.
That’s all I have to say. Regarding the blue and white glazed porcelain of Hutian kiln in the Southern Song Dynasty, everyone here must know better than me, and you are doing your best! If there is anything I said that is wrong, please forgive me! "
After saying that, Ye Tian immediately clasped his fists and rushed to the stage to cup his hands, which was very appropriate!
"Hey! This is so rare, Xiaoye, you are so humble! But to be honest, your knowledge of Hutian kiln porcelain is definitely as good as anyone here!
What's more important is that your boy's approach of bringing these top-notch antiques and artworks back to China makes people have to give you a thumbs up and say "Hello!" "
"You're right! If it were anyone else, they might have sent all these treasures to major auction houses in New York, but they might not have brought them back to China!"
Several famous cultural experts and collectors in the front row said this one after another, and everyone was full of praise.
The people who can sit in the first few rows of seats are all famous figures in the domestic antique industry, and they are all the masters who have eaten and met them!
Although the green and white glazed jade pot spring vase from the Hutian Kiln in the Southern Song Dynasty is a rare treasure, it cannot impress them and make these big names in the industry participate in the competition.
So, these few people have free time to interact with Ye Tian.
On the other side, more than a dozen hotel service staff have entered the auditorium and began to collect quotation envelopes from many bidders.
Two or three minutes later, all the white envelopes containing the quotations were put into the glass bidding box!
Everything that happened next was the same as when the bidding for the "Six Dragons" auction opened just now.
Several notaries got up and came to the table where the bidding box was, read out the notarization oath, and then opened the bids together!
Everyone at the scene and family members in the lounge witnessed the entire bidding opening process with their own eyes through the big screen, and everyone could see it very clearly.
The only difference is that the scene is much quieter this time, and everyone is not as excited as before!
The reason for this situation is that the price of this Hutian kiln jade pot and spring bottle is not very high, or even very low, and everyone cannot get excited at all!
In the end, this Hutian kiln jade pot and spring vase was sold for 2.85 million yuan. The reserve price set by Ye Tian was subsequently announced, which was 2.38 million yuan. The gap was not too big!
Next, the third lot was quickly displayed in front of everyone.
Another painting and calligraphy work, an ink landscape painting by Wang Meng, a famous painter in the late Yuan Dynasty and one of the four masters of the Yuan Dynasty!
The moment this painting appeared, the entire exhibition hall immediately exploded again, and there was a chorus of exclamations.
In the 2011 Poly Spring Night Sale, Wang Meng's "Migration to Zhikawa" set a record price of 400 million yuan, becoming the highest-priced ancient Chinese painting and calligraphy work in the spring auction market that year.
The size, quality, and state of preservation of the ink landscape painting in front of me are no less than those of "Wakagawa Migration Picture". They are both works from Wang Meng's peak period.
Can you not be excited to see such a national treasure painting? Can you not be ecstatic?