Chapter 906 Underestimated Fine Porcelain
A good start, perfect!
Ye Tian is quite satisfied with the transaction price of Chen Rong's "Six Dragons Picture"! This price was even a bit beyond his expectation!
However, human desires never end! So does he!
After calming down a bit, Ye Tian expressed his emotions jokingly.
"Mr. Li, thank you for your generosity! 310 million RMB, the price is very good! It seems that I have to find a way to get the "Nine Dragons" of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts!
That is the pinnacle of Chen Rong's painting of dragons! If that famous national treasure painting is sent to the auction, the final transaction price should not exceed one billion yuan! Everyone is right! "
"Hahaha"
There was a lot of laughter at the scene, and everyone shook their heads helplessly while laughing.
Today is an eye opener! I have never seen such a greedy guy!
Mr. Li was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed aloud, very carefree!
"Xiaoye, you really want nothing to fill! But I agree with your idea very much. If you can bring "Nine Dragons" back to China, I will be completely convinced!"
"That's right, Xiaoye, if you can get the "Nine Dragons Picture" back, it will definitely be a great achievement! In the future, as long as you open your mouth, we old guys will come out to help you stand up and cheer!"
The crowd at the scene responded, and the scene was very lively!
Among them, the ones with the largest number of people and the loudest voices are cultural experts from major museums in China.
Especially the top experts in the Forbidden City and the National Museum, everyone's eyes became extremely bright in an instant, shining straight, like searchlights.
If others say this, they must scoff, thinking that it is impossible to do it!
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts is not owned by your family, so why should Ren Laomei let you take away the priceless "Nine Dragons"? There are no doors!
But the person who said this was Ye Tian, and they immediately let their imaginations run wild, and they felt that their hopes were greatly increased, and they were all excited.
Is there anything this kid can't do? It seems not!
The most important treasure of the country "Six Dragons" was just shot,
And other national treasure-level antique works of art that will appear one after another later are the best proof.
If this kid is really allowed to do it and bring Chen Rong's pinnacle work "Nine Dragons" back to China, it will definitely cause a sensation in the entire antique industry!
Ye Tianchong nodded to many cultural and cultural experts under the stage, and then said confidently:
"It's a pity that I didn't find a suitable opportunity this time, but I believe that there will be opportunities in the future. Please do well! I will definitely be able to bring "Nine Dragons" back to China!
As I said before, this is a national treasure belonging to us Chinese, and the place where it should exist most is this land. Only the people living here know how to appreciate them best! "
"I love to hear that! We'll be waiting for your good news! I hope your boy will be successful!"
Old Jin from the Forbidden City said loudly with a smile, eyes full of admiration.
The rest of the people also nodded in agreement. Everyone's eyes were full of anticipation. Who wouldn't want to see the return of the national treasure?
"I believe that there will be such a day!"
Ye Tian nodded confidently and said, then returned to the topic!
"Okay, let's stop talking nonsense, let's continue the auction! There are still many good treasures, and the time is limited. Next, I will speed up the auction. I hope everyone can keep up.
I won’t give a detailed explanation of the subsequent auction items. Everyone has visited the preview and should have a good understanding. The target must have been determined and the price range has also been set.
While I am introducing, buyers who are interested in bidding, please fill in your quotation. After my introduction, the service staff will immediately go down to collect the quotation envelope!
This can save a lot of time, the bid opening procedure is still the same as before, the bid will be opened by the notary public, and the whole process will be broadcast live to ensure that everyone can witness it with their own eyes! "
As soon as the voice fell, there was an immediate response from the audience.
"Okay! This is very good, it can really speed up, so that everyone will not be anxious!"
"What is the second antique artwork up for auction? Ye Tian, hurry up and announce it! Don't be cautious!"
Without waiting for a moment, Ye Tian turned sideways and raised his hand to the big screen at the back to make a gesture, and said loudly with a smile on his face:
"Everyone, please look at the big screen. This is the second item in today's auction. It is also from the Southern Song Dynasty, but it is not a work of calligraphy or painting, but an exquisite antique porcelain!"
Following his voice and movements, the pictures on several big screens changed simultaneously, and a piece of exquisite antique porcelain appeared on the big screen and before everyone's eyes.
This is a clear white glazed jade pot spring vase, also known as a shadow green glazed jade pot spring vase.
Under the spotlight of photography, this jade pot spring vase radiates dazzling and charming light, bringing people an otherworldly and otherworldly beauty.
The moment I saw this jade pot and spring vase, there was a lot of discussion in the exhibition hall.
"It's actually this treasure, my favorite! That's it!"
"I didn't say it! How can I miss such a perfect Hutian kiln jade pot and spring vase in the Southern Song Dynasty? I still don't believe it. Is this treasure still missing me?"
While discussing, many people have already begun to bow their heads and fill in the quotations.
For such a wide-open Hutian kiln jade pot and spring vase, no one who likes antique porcelain collectors would want to miss it!
More importantly, the market value of Hutian kiln porcelain in the Southern Song Dynasty was seriously underestimated. Hutian kiln porcelain in good condition is generally only a few million yuan! Great investment value!
Compared with the price of "Six Dragons" in the early 300 million, the price of Hutian kiln porcelain is obviously very close to the people, everyone can afford it, and there are naturally many interested competitors!
Ye Tian's voice came again, still giving a very professional introduction.
"This is a green and white glazed jade pot spring bottle from Hutian kiln in the Southern Song Dynasty. The glaze color is smooth, the shape is regular, the appearance is intact, and there is no flaw. It is a rare Hutian kiln fine porcelain.
The Hutian kiln site is located in today's Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province. It is famous for firing blue and white porcelain that is as ice-like as jade.
In history, Hutian kiln porcelain was called "fake jade" because of its bluish-white and elegant glaze color, clear and clean glaze surface, firm and white tire texture, and warm and moist color like jade.
In the phrase "Drunken Flower Yin" written by Li Qingzhao of the Southern Song Dynasty, there is such a sentence as "jade pillow and yarn cabinet". The jade pillow mentioned here specifically refers to the blue and white porcelain pillow fired by Hutian kiln.
According to my identification, this Hutian kiln clear white glaze jade pot spring vase comes from the early Southern Song Dynasty. It has a history of nearly a thousand years, and it has been kept in the famous British Museum before!
As for how the British got this piece of porcelain, I think everyone here is very clear that it was a treasure looted from Beijing during the Eight-Power Allied Forces' invasion of China!
In 2004, this Yuhu spring vase and 14 other Chinese antiques were stolen from the British Museum, and they were never found until I found them in Boston, USA.
When I came across this fine antique porcelain from China, of course I couldn't let it go. After a little bit of trickery, I finally took these fifteen pieces of stolen antique art for myself!
When I returned to China this time, I brought some of them back and presented them to everyone for appreciation. At the same time, I hope to find a new owner for them and keep them in China.
That’s all there is to say, about the blue and white glazed porcelain of the Hutian Kiln in the Southern Song Dynasty, everyone here must know better than me, so it’s a good idea! If there is something wrong, please bear with me! "
After finishing speaking, Ye Tian immediately clasped his fists and rushed down the stage to cup his hands, very decent!
"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!
More importantly, the way your kid brought these top antique artworks back to China made people have to give your kid a thumbs up and say hello! "
"That's right! If it were someone else, maybe all these treasures would be sent to the major auction houses in New York, and they might not be brought back to China!"
Several well-known cultural experts and collectors in the front row said one after another, and everyone appreciated it.
Those who can sit in the first few rows of seats are all well-known figures in the domestic antique industry, and they are all masters who have eaten and seen it!
Although the green and white glazed jade pot spring bottle of Hutian kiln in the Southern Song Dynasty is a rare treasure, it cannot impress them and let these big names in the industry take part in the competition.
Therefore, these few have the time to interact with Ye Tian.
On the other side, more than a dozen hotel service personnel 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 had been dropped into that glass bidding box!
What happened next was the same as when the auction of "Six Dragons" was 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 bid together!
Everyone at the scene and family members in the lounge witnessed the whole bid opening process through the big screen, and everyone saw it very clearly.
The only difference is that the scene was much quieter this time, and everyone was not as excited as before!
There is no other reason for this situation, because the price of this Hutian kiln jade pot and spring vase is not very high, it should even be said to be very low, and everyone is not excited at all!
In the end, this Hutian kiln jade pot and spring vase was hammered down for 2.85 million yuan, and the reserve price set by Ye Tian was subsequently announced, which was 2.38 million yuan. The gap is not too big!
Next, the third lot was quickly displayed in front of everyone.
Another work of calligraphy and painting, an ink landscape by Wang Meng, a famous painter at the end of the 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 the exclamation rang out.
In the evening auction of Poly Spring Auction in 2011, Wang Meng's "Picture of Immigrants in Zhichuan" set a record price of 400 million yuan, becoming the most expensive ancient Chinese calligraphy and painting work in the spring auction market that year.
The scale, quality, and state of preservation of this ink landscape in front of me are not inferior to "Zhichuan Migration Picture", and they are all works of Wang Meng at his peak.
Seeing such a national treasure painting, can everyone not be excited? Can you not be ecstatic?