Chapter 809 Rare things are more valuable

Author: Erzi Congzhou

Chapter 809 Rare things are more valuable

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

"Can X-rays penetrate gold and copper?"

"X-rays are not very effective against lead, but as long as the thickness of gold and copper is not too thick and the X-ray intensity is sufficient, it can penetrate it."

"A new discovery was made as a result?"

"Yes, in addition to the shaking sand to increase stability, there is also a small space inside the corresponding position of the necklace on the chest of the Buddha and Guanyin statue, where a relic is placed."

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

"Because there is a Qianlong imitation Xuande gold-plated copper-plated Guanyin statue in the Palace Museum, which has such a structure inside."

"Are you wrong about the elbow? Are you sure the gold is plated with copper, not gilded copper?"

"That's right, the most precious Xuande Buddha statue is made of gold. The outside is ground into powder with the 'black lacquer ancient' coating used on Shang and Zhou bronzes, and then applied to the golden statue to create an ancient feel to the golden Buddha.

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"This kind of statue is generally small, and Emperor Xuande would carry it with him wherever he went. It was called the 'portable Buddha'."

"The Qianlong Golden Buddha collected by the Forbidden City also refers to the production method of Emperor Xuande. Therefore, the most precious palace metal Buddha statue is gold-plated copper, not a pure gold Buddha, let alone gilded copper."

"This is so fun..." Li Lehai quickly raised the sign again: "Scraping the patina of ancient bronzes to make the golden Buddha old. This technique is really unheard of. I have to go to the Forbidden City to see it sometime."

"It's easy to arrange gold, copper and porcelain. According to my experience, it's not a big problem." Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "But if you want to read two more "Chunhua Pavilion Tie", it may not be so easy anymore."

"Why? I can't even take a look at what my family donated?"

"The Forbidden City and the National Museum have regulations for exhibits, and the protection of paper cultural relics is particularly strict. These items will be affected by many factors such as ultraviolet rays, air, water vapor, etc. They are usually put away under constant temperature, humidity and low light, and may even

Fill the container with inert gas to protect it, and every time it is taken out, it will be damaged again."

"Didn't you say that many ancient Chinese paintings and calligraphy have been properly preserved and restored with unique mounting techniques?"

"Yes, but now the paper, ink and ink pad used for repair are almost becoming cultural relics. The alum formula, repair techniques, and even brushes and other tools have been lost. It is impossible to completely restore the old.

, then until these methods are restored and the original style can be completely restored, we can only focus on protection."

"Ah this..."

When Zhou Zhi said this, he suddenly thought of the news about the restoration of certain cultural relics and statues in later generations. Rather than repairing cultural relics, it was better to destroy cultural relics. His whole body became bad: "It's hard to say, maybe your family has preferential treatment...

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The normal overseas auction price of gilt Buddha statues is now generally around 2 million Hong Kong dollars. After China banned the outflow of gold, silver and bronze wares from the Ming Dynasty and before, there has been a small jump, and it can reach around 2.5 million Hong Kong dollars.

However, this new increase of 500,000 Hong Kong dollars has been offset by the economic situation, resulting in the auction price of this type of art in recent years being suppressed to about 2 million again.

However, there seems to be a wave of exceptions in the market today. This Ming Xuande Guanyin statue has exceeded one million, one and a half million, two million in almost the blink of an eye, and now it has exceeded the high price of two and a half million.

The State Administration of Cultural Heritage is not very interested in this thing. After all, in the eyes of Director Wang, the relic is just the bones of an ancient monk and does not have the "divine nature" in the eyes of those currently involved in the fight.

However, the existence of the relic further confirms the authenticity of this Guanyin statue, and at the same time, its value has undergone a qualitative change.

In addition to Hong Kong Island, there are many collectors and Buddhist believers in Taiwan, Macao, Hong Kong, New Island, and even throughout Southeast Asia.

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

The gilt-bronze statues of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty were originally the pinnacle of this category. Those with original bases are worth twice as much 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 scene and found that Anzhai Eiichi was not very interested in it. Sakamoto Goro followed him, but after Anzhai whispered a few words in his ear, he stopped.

Zhou Zhi could imagine what An Zhai said to him, and now the two of them might have to save every bullet.

Also interested was Ellsworth's general agent, Zhong Jin, but this guy obviously wanted to buy it to increase the value. After the bidding exceeded 3 million, he thought the valuation was too high and stopped bidding.

Finally, after the bronze statue exceeded the high price of 4 million Hong Kong dollars, only Li Jianchen and Yang Yongde were left on the scene.

Starting from four million Hong Kong dollars, every bid was a breakthrough for the auction price of this type of art. Every time the two people raised their hands, there was a burst of surprise in the venue.

In the end, after Li Jianchen cited 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 his hand to Yang Yongde.

"Congratulations to Mr. Yang!" Lin Wanqiu finally struck the final blow: "The Ming Dynasty Xuande gilt bronze Guanyin statue, 4.6 million, sold!"

A burst of warm applause erupted in the venue, and Zhou Zhi also applauded while shaking his head with a wry smile.

This atmosphere has been completely hyped up by Lin Wanqiu. I am afraid that I will not be able to intervene in the next two important items.

It’s not that I have no money, but in this atmosphere, the auction price may exceed my expectations. Instead of buying here, I might as well save the money and go to Hollywood Road in Hong Kong Island to check out other stores.

Seeing Zhou Zhi's expression, Li Lehai laughed, applauded and whispered: "You will not live if you do it yourself."

Sure enough, less than a minute after Lin Wanqiu introduced the Xuande Kuilong blue and white jar and announced the starting price of one million Hong Kong dollars, fierce bidding pushed it to the price of the newly gilded Guanyin statue.

The value of porcelain in the international market is inversely related to that of metalware. The blue and white porcelain of the Yongxuan and Xuan dynasties of the Ming Dynasty had always been the leader in blue and white porcelain until Guiguzi Xiashan jar created the miracle of Yuan blue and white porcelain.

Coupled with the special theme bonus, it even creates scarcity.

There are currently a total of five known blue and white Kuilong jars, four of which are in museums. Except for the museum in Cambridge, which may have a seizure one day, the other three are unlikely to be leaked out again.

In other words, this Kuilong jar is almost the only art of its kind that can be circulated in the market.

Things are rare and valuable.

Zhou Zhi now has a lot of blue and white porcelain in his collection. The most valuable one is the Yuan JDZ blue and white dragon pattern lotus leaf cover jar that his fourth cousin helped him find. It will be as powerful as the Guiguzi Xiashan jar in the future.

Then there is a Ming blue and white Heerxian Jiangjun jar, which is from the late Yongle period. It was a "match head" when I bought a Yuan blue and white dragon jar. In terms of hair color, craftsmanship and appearance, it is worse than the current Kuilong jar. To be perfect, apart from being slightly inferior in terms of subject matter, overall, the value should be slightly better.
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