golden ear

Chapter 188 An Siyuan
In the evening, Wu Tianyuan and Liu Meizi arrived as scheduled. Although Jiazi had to go to the Sanlitun Bar to meet her, she still failed.

"Hey, how can I have a next time!"

Wu Tianyuan looked at the pitiful little girl, it seems that the royal family is not easy to be, they are controlled by various rules all day long, even a single expression is infinitely magnified by others, life is really tiring.

"Well, I'll contact Andrew now, and you can talk to him?"

"Quick!"

Wu Tianyuan called Andrew with a smile, and briefly explained the situation. Jiazi introduced herself excitedly, saying that she would soon go to International Christian University for further study.Andrew was very face-saving, saying that he would baptize Jiazi himself, and promised to be her mentor.

"Haha, thank you Tianyuan-jun, the archbishop in red is my mentor, it's so cool!"

Jiazi jumped up and down excitedly, hugged Wu Tianyuan and chattered, making him feel the power of religion once again.

"Thanks to Yasuda-kun's help this time, there will be two landscapes of Ni Zan in a few days, and I will trouble Yasuda-kun then."

An Tian excitedly said: "You are so polite, we are good friends, this matter is nothing to worry about, it is Tian Yuan Lord's strength that can make those old antiques in Zhengcangyuan bow their heads!"

The two laughed, and Yasuda lamented the benefits of being a strong partner. He was invited to participate in the negotiation last time because he had a relationship with Guoli and was familiar with Chinese people.But this time Tangtang Zhengcangyuan took the initiative to invite him, knowing that he has friendship with Wu Tianyuan, and hoped to get his help.

All of a sudden, his status in the circle has been raised to a new level, plus several private transactions. Last time, he used the three treasures of the Yuan Dynasty. for Miyagi.In this way, the other party was also grateful to Dade, and fell into a big favor.

"I said long ago that Yasuda-kun is my favorite friend. It's so good. If you have money, everyone can earn it. Why not do it?"

"Tianyuan-jun, don't worry, I, Yasuda, will be your most loyal ally in the future. There is a saying in China that those who are blessed share the same hardships!"

The two were chatting while drinking tea, Wu Tianyuan secretly said: "It's a blessing for me to enjoy, and it's right for you to be in trouble!"

Now a few old men are studying how to imitate Song and Yuan calligraphy and paintings all day long, and the progress is very fast. At least two high-quality works can be produced in a month, all of which are top-notch names and national treasures.

But you can't rush to trade with Yasuda, you can get one at most in two months, Wu Tianyuan still has the big way of polar bear, and those who can trade in the black market are not serious people, so you can feel at ease when you cheat.

"What? An Siyuan in the United States is going to auction Ming-style furniture!"

Sun Yuyao smiled and said: "Don't get excited, I should also get the news that Su Fubi collected the last batch of collections from An Siyuan, thirty pieces of Ming-style furniture, all of which are high-quality goods, and there is still time for the preview to be auctioned in three days' time."

Without further ado, Wu Tianyuan asked Wang Hong to arrange the itinerary and set off tomorrow. An Siyuan's old collection is a dream!

An Siyuan, a well-known antique dealer and collector in New York, the former chief representative of Sotheby's Institute of Education in China, started from collecting Chinese stamps, and gradually developed into a collection of snuff bottles. It has gradually become the most authoritative international Asian art antique dealer, known as the "Godfather of Chinese Antiques".

An Siyuan's collection of Chinese art is most famous for its collection of inscriptions and furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is known as the "King of the Ming Dynasty" because of its successful collection of Ming-style furniture.What makes An Siyuan have a relationship with China is also the history of changing hands of the sixth, seventh, eighth and fourth volumes of the Northern Song extension "Chunhua Ge Tie" collected by him.

In September 1996, An Siyuan brought four volumes of "Chunhua Ge Tie" from the Northern Song Dynasty to BJ and held an exhibition in the Palace Museum.Qigong and domestic experts identified the four volumes of scriptures, and agreed that they were undoubtedly Song Tuo carved in Song Dynasty.

The Palace Museum communicated through Ms. Wang Limei, hoping to promote the exchange of other cultural relics, but failed. At the beginning of April 2003, the Shanghai Museum invited Wang Limei to negotiate with An Siyuan on behalf of the Shanghai Museum on the purchase of "Chunhua Pavilion Tie", and the deal was finally sold for US$4 million.It was created at a sky-high price at the time, but now it proves to be a huge profit and a priceless orphan.

In 2000, An Siyuan discovered that a white marble painted relief warrior stone carving from the tomb of King Chuzhi of the Five Dynasties that he bought in Hong Kong and Macau was a stolen cultural relic, so he took the initiative to contact the Chinese government and donated it to the Chinese government free of charge.

In 2002, An Siyuan returned another Western Zhou bronze vessel "Guifu Dun" to China. Like the warrior relief, it is now in the National Museum of China.

In the 20s, An Siyuan established a foundation in Hong Kong to rescue the ancient houses of AH, and took the lead in donating money; most of the Chinese collections of the Metropolitan Museum of New York were donated by him.

In 1985, a group of 200 pieces of modern Chinese calligraphy donated to the Freer Art Museum, and part of the collection was donated to the Yale University Museum as a token of gratitude to Alice, her mentor.He is one of five advisors to the IRS Art Donation Review Committee, the other four being directors of major museums.

Wu Tianyuan respected An Siyuan very much. Both he and Lu Qinzhai were active figures in Western art, but Lu Qinzhai was a traitor. A Chinese took advantage of the war to smuggle cultural relics from the motherland to make money. He deserved retribution in his later years.

As an American, An Siyuan devoted his life to promoting Chinese culture and letting the West know the East, especially furniture. He was the first person to organize and publish works.Even Mr. Wang Shixiang has been influenced and inspired by him, and he is the biggest contributor to the Ming and Qing furniture's ability to go to the world.

At the age of 85, An Siyuan accidentally fell down on his New York residence and passed away, so all the private collections left behind were auctioned. In 2014, 6 auctions were held in seven consecutive days, and the entire collection won 9 million yuan, which caused a lot of attention. Attention of Chinese collectors, antique dealers and many others.

Of course, it is inevitable that some people have some criticisms about these six auctions. For example, they think that the pair of huanghuali armchairs sold for more than 900 million US dollars is a bit beyond the current value of the chairs.

Wu Tianyuan called Qiu Guofu. It turned out that this is the last batch of An Siyuan's collection, which has been in a private warehouse. It took Su Fubi two years of hard work to collect it.An Siyuan has never been married and has no offspring in his life. He only has a foundation, and all the money from the auction is donated to it.

"Brother, get your money ready!"

Qiu Guofu on the phone laughed and said, "Many people will come to hold placards this time, including Wu Jiaen from Hong Kong Jiamutang, Ye Chengyao, the king of huanghuali, and even Chen Dongsheng."

Wu Tianyuan hung up the phone, it doesn't matter, they are old acquaintances, Ye Lao needless to say, Chen Dongsheng is an old enemy, Wu Jiaen took 500 million yuan for Wang Lao's pen holder last time, and it is considered to be his own market, not bad money!
The three of them arrived in New York. Even without An Siyuan's auction, Wu Tianyuan planned to explore the American market next.Now RB, the United Kingdom, France, and even the black market of polar bears are collecting lost cultural relics through various channels.Needless to say, the United States is also the focus of attention.

"I think [-] million is a bit hanging!"

Qiu Guofu estimated: "Last time we held a total of six special auctions, two of which were dedicated to An Siyuan's furniture from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and there were more than 30 lots, with a turnover of 2000 million. This is his last collection. The quality is very high, my brother must be mentally prepared."

"No problem, Su Fubi can't pack, you can only choose what you like. I just want to decorate the exhibition hall, furniture is indispensable, as long as it is good, I will take it."

Wu Tianyuan wrote lightly, let alone [-] million, he doesn't care if it is [-] million, this time he is here to grab things, not only the furniture of the Ming Dynasty, but also a special exhibition hall, a literati's elegant residence, to show the charm of Ming-style furniture .

(End of this chapter)