Riding the wind of rebirth

That year, he raised his hand and donated more than 20 cultural relics to the Liao Provincial Museum, including the inkstone used by Emperor Kangxi and the inkstone given to Tian Wenjing by Fifang.

When the curator of the museum came to pick up the things, he saw a scroll of Pu Xinshe on Qi Lao's desk, so he politely expressed his request to take it away. Qi Lao said nothing and waved his hand for them to take it away with him. .

Compared with the energy of picking and picking up nothing in the warehouse before leaving, Zhou Zhi really can't imitate the demeanor of the older generation like Mr. Qi and Mr. Wang.

This kind of style is also seen in the fourth cousin's uncle and the fourth aunt. Zhou Zhi's first important collection was a jar with plum green lotus leaf cover from Longquan kiln in the Southern Song Dynasty. After the fourth cousin identified it, he did not want it, but hinted to Zhou Zhi to accept it.

Uncle Yu, too, liked Zhou Zhi, so he usually gave him a lot of good things, including a few white jade brands. When Zhou Zhi's eyesight improved, he realized that they were the workmanship of the manufacturing office.

"Wait a minute," Zhou Zhi ran into his warehouse, and after a while, he brought out three pieces of porcelain.

One is a soup basin with a lid, with snow-dot plum blossoms on it, and two lines of regular script written on one side.

"Pretty doesn't compete for spring, but only announces the arrival of spring."

This is Mao porcelain, but it is the first batch of samples. The leader was not Qianlong, and he liked to leave his poems on the porcelain for his own use. Therefore, there were no poems left on the porcelain that was officially fired later.

Therefore, the number of Mao porcelain with inscriptions on it is very rare.

The remaining two pieces of porcelain are from the Eight Friends of Zhushan. One is Bi Botao's Panasonic Wolu pen holder, and the other is Wang Qi's figure seat screen.

Both of them are the founders of the Eight Friends of Zhushan. Bi Botao also has the reputation of being a scholar in the Qing Dynasty. Now it is barely reliable to designate them as cultural relics.

"Is this the famous Mao Porcelain?" Yu Bin looked solemn.

"Are Mao porcelain famous?" Zhou Zhi was puzzled: "Wasn't it just the one auctioned by Guardian last year?"

Wang Gang smiled and said: "Teacher Ma wrote an article specifically explaining Mao porcelain and Jianguo porcelain, and believed that its quality can be called 'contemporary official kiln'. This statement was also recognized by Mr. Wang and Mr. Qi."

Mr. Wang picked up the pen holder: "Although this pen holder is an imitation of the Qianlong model, the painter has actually become better than his predecessor, and the coloring is more detailed."

Qi Lao smiled and said: "It's not that they are meticulous, it's that the painting skills and aesthetics of ancient craftsmen have not reached the heights they are today. The craftsmen at that time were immersed in painting every day, and the painting skills were taught by the masters around them. How could the later generations have such a broad vision? Is there any art academy that systematically improves painting skills?"

"This screen is beautiful." Ma Ye said, "I also used this as an illustration in the article."

The screen is blue and white, but it is a pattern of "Five Sons of Maitreya" outlined in blue and white using the line drawing technique of traditional Chinese painting.

The Five Sons of Maitreya is also a traditional pattern. It is a big-bellied Maitreya Buddha half-lying there with a smile, and five children crawling around on him.

Line drawing is very particular, and it also tests the pen strength and calligraphy skills, including lifting the head, pulling the line, finishing or back hooking or stopping. In short, each line contains a variety of changes, and the most taboo is sluggishness.

Among the masters who did this, the most powerful one was Wu Daozi, who reached the top in the Tang Dynasty.

Figures are the most difficult to draw. Zhou Zhi also has a collection of blue and white porcelain with human figures from the Ming and Qing dynasties, such as the blue and white "Rising Sun" vase from the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the "Dream of the High Tang" vase, and the "Nine Elders" vase. The wildflowers, the jade pot and spring vase in "Moon Worship".

Jiajing did not have an official kiln system, but it did not lack official kiln-level tributes, and these porcelains were all.

However, there are very few changes in the lines of the characters above. As far as the painting skills are concerned, it is not even a bit inferior to Wang Qi's works.

"Wenwanxing should give the Eight Friends of Zhushan a corresponding status." Zhou Zhi said: "In addition to Mao porcelain, these two works by the founder of the Eight Friends of Zhushan sect should be photographed by Sister Wanqiu." Wang The old man is familiar with these people: "Then your Jianguo porcelain also has many works by these people."

Jianguo porcelain can actually be regarded as a "contemporary official kiln". The fact that the Eight Friends and their apprentices can occupy an important position in the category of colored porcelain paintings is actually proof of the official recognition of them.

"Why don't we stop shooting this piece of porcelain?" Yu Bin was a little anxious: "Make a price and I can take it directly."

Only then did Zhou Zhi realize that Yu Bin, like Ma Ye, Wang Shuo and Feng Cang, both belonged to the "big courtyard sons and younger brothers", equivalent to what was later called the "red second generation and red third generation". It is normal to have a special liking for this porcelain. .

"What a beautiful idea." Lin Wanqiu immediately pressed down the soup bowl with a lid. The domestic art market is still developing, but "leaders' porcelain" has its own aura. Now it has made a name for itself on Hong Kong Island, and its influence has radiated. Returned to China.

Hungry Marketing has been marketing for so long, and this time Jiuzi is willing to put one up for auction, so he cannot live up to his kindness: "The highest bidder will get it, and we cannot deprive others of the opportunity to contribute to the Three Gorges Cultural Preservation Fund."

This reason was so lofty that Yu Bin had no choice but to stop.

"Old man, what is your collection for auction this time?" Zhou Zhi asked Mr. Wang.

"Actually, I have been waiting for you to come." Mr. Wang said: "My wife and I are getting older. When it is time to make subtractions and part with some things, we want to transfer them but are afraid of spoiling good things next time. Do you think you want to take over?"

Zhou Zhi was shocked, looked at Mr. Ma, and then back at Mr. Wang: "Why?"

Mr. Ma smiled bitterly: "If you want to ask Mr. Wang why he didn't transfer it to me, I can answer it, because the conditions for keeping it with me and keeping it with Mr. Wang are the same."

"But it's different when you put it here. The conditions here are also museum-level."

"Originally it would have been best to donate it to the Forbidden City, but there are some things in it that are quite taboo, and even after entering the museum, it is not that easy for me to study and browse at will." Mr. Wang said with a smile: "In addition, my husband and I also want to change Spend some money.”

What I said before is basically true. The old man interacts with many people, old and young. There may be some carelessness in calligraphy, painting and text. It may not be a good thing if it falls into the hands of outsiders.

The last sentence is purely funny. Zhou Zhi probably didn't even use up the $100 million last time.

"There's another reason. There are so many and complicated things, and the younger generations haven't studied them deeply. I'm afraid they will pack them up and sell them after Tsuen You and I go."

"It's not that I can't sell it. It's natural to enter my house and leave my house. I'm just afraid that they will lose money."

Well, you may lose more money by selling it.Zhou Zhi did not dare to speak out what was in his heart, knowing that the old man was worried that his collection would fall into the hands of the nouveau riche and be wasted.

Looking back on the history of later generations, it seems that after the two elders passed away, all their things were really put up for auction. It took five auctions before they were sold out.

"Sir, what items are you going to give away?"

"I'm going to take out the bulky and complicated ones first." Mr. Wang said, "I'll keep one guqin and one copper stove. I'll keep the calligraphy and paintings for my family. I won't sell the remaining gourds. I'll give the rest to you." "

"I..." Zhou Zhi's heart was trembling: "The guqin is naturally the 'Great Sage's legacy', and the stove is the Silong Seawater, Xuande's ears and feet, Xuande's towering ears, or Chongzhen's towering ears?"

"No matter what you keep, the rest..." Zhou Zhi swallowed: "I'm really afraid that I'm short of money."