Chapter 809: Rare things are precious

Author: Erzi Congzhou

Chapter 809: Rare things are precious

"When Mr. Wang saw the original seat with the highest specifications, he suggested that we do an X-ray scan."

“Can X-rays penetrate gold and copper?”

"X-rays are not very good at dealing with lead, but as long as the thickness of gold and copper is not too thick and the intensity of X-rays is sufficient, it can penetrate."

"There are new discoveries in the end?"

"Yes, in addition to the shaking sand that increases stability, there is a small space inside the corresponding position of the chest garland of Buddha Guanyin statue, where a relics are placed."

"How did Mr. Wang know that there might be something inside?"

"Because there is a statue of Qianlong imitating Xuande's golden copper-plated Guanyin, which is like this structure inside."

"You are wrong with Elbow? Are you sure that gold-plated copper is not copper-plated?"

"That's right, the most precious statue of Xuande Buddha is made of gold. The outside is grinded with the patina of Shang and Zhou bronzes, "black lacquer ancient" and then applied to the statue, creating an ancient feeling for the golden Buddha."

"This kind of statue is generally small, and Emperor Xuande would take it wherever he goes, and it is called the 'carry Buddha'."

"The Qianlong Golden Buddha collected in the Forbidden City also refers to the production method of Emperor Xuande, so the most precious palace metal Buddha statue is gold-plated copper, not pure gold Buddha, and not copper gilt."

"This is so good at playing..." Li Lehai quickly raised the sign again: "Scrape the ancient bronze patina to make the golden Buddha old. This technique is really unheard of. When will you have to go to the Forbidden City to see it?"

"It's easy to arrange gold, copper and porcelain. According to my experience, there is no big problem." Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "But if you want to read two more "Chunhuage Tie", it may not be so easy."

"Why? What I donated from my family can't even take a look?"

"The Forbidden City and the National Expo exhibits have regulations, and the protection of paper cultural relics is particularly strict. This thing will be affected by many factors such as ultraviolet rays, air, water vapor, etc. It usually contains constant temperature, humidity and low light, and even fills the container with inert gas to protect it. Every time it is taken out, it will cause additional damage."

"Didn't you say that many ancient Chinese calligraphy and paintings can be properly preserved and restored with their unique mounting technology?"

"Yes, but now the paper, ink and ink used for repair are almost cultural relics. The glue and alum formula, repair technology, and even brush brushes and other tools have been lost. It is unlikely to completely repair the old. Then, before these methods can be restored and the original style can be completely restored, the only way is to protect it."

"Ah..."

When Zhou Zhi said this, he suddenly thought of the news of restoring certain cultural relics and statues in later generations. It was better to say that it was destroying cultural relics than to repair cultural relics. He became bad: "It's hard to say, maybe your family has preferential treatment..."

The normal overseas auction price of gilded Buddha statues is now generally around 2 million Hong Kong dollars. As China prohibits the flow of gold, silver and bronze ware in the Ming Dynasty and before, a small jump has occurred, which can reach about 2.5 million Hong Kong dollars.

However, the newly increased 500,000 Hong Kong dollars was offset by the economic situation, resulting in the auction of such artworks being suppressed to about two million in recent years.

However, today it seems that there is an exception. This statue of Ming Xuande Guanyin almost broke through one million, one million, and two million in a blink of an eye. Now it has exceeded the high price of two million.

The State Administration of Cultural Heritage is not very interested in this thing. After all, in the eyes of Director Wang, the relics are just bones of an ancient monk, and do not have the "divine nature" in the eyes of the few people who are participating in the competition now.

However, the existence of the relics further confirmed the authenticity of this Guanyin statue, and also caused a qualitative change in its value.

In addition to Hong Kong Island, there are many Buddhist believers in Taiwan, Macau, New Island, and even the entire Southeast Asia.

Therefore, this statue triggered the first real competition at this auction.

The gilded bronze statues of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty were originally the pinnacle of this category. Those with original bases would be twice as valuable as those without original bases.

This statue not only has an original base, but also contains relics. It is obvious that its value will be the highest among similar works of art.

The island country is also a Buddhist country. Zhou Zhi secretly observed everyone on the field and found that An Zai-Eiichi was not very interested in it. Sakamoto Goro followed it, but An Zai-Wu-shou whispered a few times in his ear, and he stopped.

Zhou Zhi even imagined what An Zhai said to him, and now these two people are afraid that they will save every bullet.

Also interested were An Siyuan's general agent Zhong Jin, but this guy was obviously thinking of buying it and appreciation. After the bidding exceeded 3 million, he thought the valuation was too high and he stopped following it.

Finally, after the bronze statue broke through the high price of HK$4 million, only Li Jianchen and Yang Yongde were left on the field.

Starting from HK$4 million, every bid is a breakthrough in the auction price of such artworks. With each raising of their hands, the venue will be amazed.

In the end, after Li Jianchen named 4.5 million, Yang Yongde added another 100,000 without hesitation.

Li Jianchen finally shook his head with a wry smile, put down the sign, and bowed to Yang Yongde.

"Congratulations to Mr. Yang!" Lin Wanqiu finally sounded the last hammer: "The bronze gilded Guanyin statue of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty, 4.6 million yuan, sold!"

A burst of warm applause broke out in the venue, and Zhou Zhi also clapped and shook his head.

This atmosphere was completely hyped up by Lin Wanqiu. I am afraid that the next two heavy objects will no longer have the opportunity to intervene.

It’s not that I don’t have money, but in this atmosphere, the auction price will be expected to be as high as you expect. Instead of buying here, it’s better to keep the money and go to Holy Road, Hong Kong Island to settle the warehouse in other families.

Seeing Zhou Zhi's expression, Li Lehai smiled and clapped while whispering: "Your fault is not to survive."

Sure enough, after Lin Wanqiu introduced the Xuande Kuilong blue and white jar, he said that the starting price was 1 million Hong Kong dollars, and the fierce bidding brought it to the price of the gilded Guanyin statue just now.

The value of porcelain in the international market is originally inverted with metalware. The blue and white porcelain of Yongxuan dynasties in the Ming Dynasty were always the best among blue and white porcelain before Guiguzi went down the mountain to create the Yuan blue and white miracle.

Coupled with the special theme bonus, it has caused scarcity.

There are currently five blue and white Kuilong jars, four of which are in the museum. Except for the Cambridge museum, it is possible that one day the other three will be leaked.

In other words, the Kuilong jar is almost the only similar artwork that can be circulated on the market.

Scarcity is precious.

Zhou Zhi has collected a lot of blue and white porcelain. The most valuable one is the Yuan JDZ blue and white dragon pattern lotus leaf lid jar that he found for him by his fourth cousin. It is a powerful thing that will not be lower than Guiguzi's downhill jar in the future.

Then there is a Ming blue and white and He Immortal General Jar, which was from the late Yongle period. It was the "head" I got when I bought the Yuan blue and white dragon pattern jar. Regardless of the hair color, craftsmanship and quality, it is even more perfect than the Kuilong jar today. In addition to being slightly inferior in terms of theme, the value should be slightly better in total.

(End of this chapter)
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