"Old man, to tell you the truth, I am really planning to collect a complete set of Kangxi Dynasty blue and white colorful December flower cups. Do you think it will be fun?" Hearing Mr. Bai's advice, Chen Ran nodded noncommittally, but
Suddenly I had enough time to say such a sentence.
Mr. Bai was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Chen Ran to say such a thing. He was stunned for a moment, but his smile faded, and he looked at Chen Ran for a long time. Then he shook his head solemnly and said: "Xiao Ran, you
You are so lucky. If you had other antiques, I would definitely believe that you could collect them. However, the Kangxi Dynasty blue and white December Flower God Cup is an exception. The exception is eight of the twelve Flower God Cups.
Laurel cup... Don't look at it. When you got the lotus cup, I told you to keep it for yourself and collect it slowly in the future. Depending on your luck, you might actually be able to collect a set. I just said this.
I'm just joking with you. In fact, this is impossible. This involves a secret between us old guys. Originally, I couldn't reveal this secret to you because we old guys have all given guarantees.
, I can’t publish this secret, but I see that you are determined to collect a set now, so I will tell you about it to dispel your thoughts, but after you heard it, it was rotten in your stomach.
Well, and you little brat too..."
Seeing that Chen Ran and Bai Lei were about to talk, Mr. Bai waved his hand to signal Chen Ran and Bai Lei not to interrupt him. He sighed, shook his head and said, "Almost every old guy in my circle is from the Kangxi Dynasty.
Fans of the blue and white December Flower God Cups, at first, each of us was committed to collecting a set. For this wish, we even joined forces to search together. We collected the other eleven Flower God Cups, but
We still couldn't collect the August Osmanthus Cup. In fact, we joined together to look for it, mainly looking for the Osmanthus Cup. However, after several years, there was still no trace of it. The trace of the August Osmanthus Cup became a mystery. Later, in order to solve it
For this puzzle, we checked a lot of information and information. According to the information, the Emperor of Japan at that time was a huge fan of the Kangxi Dynasty blue and white December Flower Cup. As early as 1926, the Japanese government established a search and collection agency.
The "Oriental History Museum" of precious cultural relics in Asian countries. After the July 7th Incident in 1937, the Japanese Oriental History Museum specially collected the Kangxi Dynasty blue and white December Flower God Cups in China. Japan collected the Flower God Cups according to each
Yue’s cups were hidden in batches at various material strongholds. After Japan was defeated in 1945, the Japanese army retreated hastily. Some material locations were directly destroyed, some were buried, and some were hastily transported away. We checked the ships that the Japanese army retreated from.
, among them, in the files about the Awa Maru, there is such an internal mimeographed document distributed in 1977, which is particularly eye-catching. The document records: According to confirmed reports, the Awa Maru contained Yuan Qinghua.
, Flower God Cup, bronze tripod, jade jewelry and other handicrafts, art products and valuables, these were all smuggled out of China after Japan occupied China during the war...
Based on the research and speculation of the above information, we infer that the August Osmanthus Cup among the Kangxi Dynasty blue and white colorful December Flower God Cups collected by Japan from China may be on this ship called Awa Maru!
However, the ship sailed to the waters east of Niushan Island in Fujian Province, China, and was discovered by the US submarine "Queenfish" cruising in the waters. It was attacked by several torpedoes and sank quickly three minutes later.
Except for one person, the 2,009 passengers and crew, as well as 40 tons of gold, 12 tons of platinum, about 40 boxes of jewelry and cultural relics, 3,000 tons of tin ingots, 3,000 tons of rubber and thousands of tons of rice loaded on the ship, all sank to the bottom of the sea.
Although our country began to salvage the Awa Maru sunken ship in 1977, until the country announced the successful completion of the Awa Maru salvage project in 1980, there was no trace of these August Osmanthus Cups. Not only this batch of August
Osmanthus Cup. In this salvage operation, in addition to no trace of the August Osmanthus Cup, a large number of recorded cultural relics were also missing. Even one tael of recorded gold was not found. This is still a mystery at present.
, although various intelligence shows that Awa Maru was indeed loaded with valuables such as gold, but it is unknown how it disappeared.
According to our inference, a large number of August Osmanthus Cups should have completely disappeared with the sinking of the Awa Maru ship. It is simply impossible to collect a complete set of Kangxi Dynasty blue and white December Flower Cups.
, we old guys decided to hide this news in order to leave a thought to the fans of the Flower God Cup. After you heard the news, you will no longer miss this thought, and you can collect it as fun.
, don’t think about collecting complete sets..."
Mr. Bai revealed this matter to Chen Ran because he was afraid that Chen Ran would really be addicted to it. It is normal for people to be addicted to the charm of antiques. Let’s not talk about other things, just talk about the Kangxi Blue and White Colorful December Flower God Cup.
For example, a person is conquered by the Flower God Cups from the Kangxi period, and then collects Flower God Cups. Collecting eight or nine Flower God Cups may only make people crazy, but if eleven are collected, only the last one is left.
If you have been collecting for many years and still can't collect it, you will 100% go crazy and become obsessed over time.
If it had been anyone else, Mr. Bai wouldn't have worried, because Flower God Cups from the Kangxi period were already rare, and it was difficult for one person to collect many. The more he collected, the easier it would be to become possessed, but if it were Chen Ran,
That would be different. In Mr. Bai's eyes, with Chen Ran's good luck, he might be able to collect a lot. If he collects eleven but fails to collect the last one, something will definitely go wrong.
Now that he said this, Chen Ran naturally stopped thinking about it.
After listening to Mr. Bai's advice, Chen Ran remembered the origin of the seven August Osmanthus Cups he got.
The seven August osmanthus cups he got from the villa are naturally related to the original owner of the villa, Li Jianjun. From the diary written by Li Jianjun, the first fortune that Li Jianjun and the tomb robber made was unearthed.
A Japanese military supply stronghold, in this case, it makes sense.
Mr. Bai's inference is probably true, and his seven Osmanthus Cups were dug out by Li Jianjun from the Japanese army's treasure stronghold. The Japanese army obviously looted more than these seven in China, and there were other Flower God Cup fingers.
Maybe it was destroyed, or it was still buried underground, or it was transported back to Japan. It's a pity when you think about it... No wonder people in the collector world basically hate Japan so much, and it is indeed hateful.
Chen Ran shook his head and threw this thought away. Now was not the time to be an angry young man, but thinking about it this way, he suddenly felt that he was lucky enough to get these seven August Osmanthus Cups from the villa, and to be able to see them again.
, it is not only a great blessing for these Flower God Cups, but also a great blessing for collectors like Mr. Bai who are obsessed with the Kangxi Dynasty blue and white December Flower God Cups. Going a little further, it can be regarded as a great blessing for the country. It is a bit far-fetched, but
Thinking about it this way is undoubtedly quite satisfying.
"Mr. Bai, even though you said so, I still want to collect a complete set of colorful Flower God Cups. I won't hide it from you. I came here this time thinking about the three Flower God Cups you collected..."
Chen Ran chuckled lightly, and then said calmly.
Chen Ran said it in an understatement, but it made Mr. Bai very angry. After saying so much, it was all in vain. Even if he said it in vain, he was still thinking about the three Flower God Cups he collected.
The old man's face turned red with anger.
"Xiao Ran, are you sincerely entertaining me? I have told you so much in vain. I have already said that it is impossible to collect a complete set of Flower God Cups. Why do you still want to collect a complete set? I know you
You're lucky, but no matter how lucky you are, this is simply impossible and you can't collect it. You can't have some achievements and you won't know how high the sky is!"
Mr. Bai pointed angrily at Chen Ran and said, getting angrier and angrier as he spoke. This was Chen Ran too. If it had been anyone else, he would have been kicked out directly.
"Aren't you just wishful thinking?" Bai Lei was originally dissatisfied with Chen Ran, but now he took the opportunity, "Uncle, you see you keep praising him in front of me. It's nothing more than that for me. At least I
He still has some self-awareness, this person is obviously an arrogant person..."
"You're still laughing!"
Mr. Bai glared at Bai Lei angrily. When he turned around and saw Chen Ran still smiling, he became even more angry and glared at Chen Ran fiercely.
"Mr. Bai, don't be impatient, listen to me first..." Seeing that Mr. Bai was really angry, Chen Ran quickly stood up and explained in a funny way, but before he could even explain a few words, he was stopped by Mr. Bai.
Interrupted.
"Listen, you big devil..."
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Chen Ran didn't say much. He took out the box containing the August Osmanthus Cup, opened it, and placed it in front of Mr. Bai: "Old Bai, don't get angry in a hurry. Take a look at this first before talking..."
[Thank you Brother Azure Bear for the reward...Hoho, I need a million words, red tickets, collection...]
