Seeing the strong thirst for knowledge on Chen Bao's face, Liu Dong regretted bringing this guy to the capital. He was really annoyed by a hundred thousand reasons. But the other person was not an outsider, and he couldn't push him away even if he wanted to.
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"Brother Dong...?"
"Well, I'll tell you this!" After nodding and straightening out his thoughts, Liu Dong explained to Chen Bao, who was a novice in antiques business behind him: "Antiques are an all-encompassing concept. There are many things, and there are many things.
It’s so complicated! Especially in modern times, it’s no longer like the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, where only the best works of art can be called antiques, such as imperial kiln porcelain. Nowadays, as more and more people like to collect
There are many items with collectible value, including pottery, porcelain, calligraphy and painting, newspapers, magazines, jades, gold and silverware, copperware, bamboo and woodware, hornware, glassware, and even stamps, weapons, vehicles, wood, etc.
They are all classified into the category of antiques.”
"There are dozens of collection categories. Although each has its own favorite people and circles, they are also divided into different sizes! In order to more clearly divide the boundaries between each other, the seniors in the industry made a plan. There are a total of four categories, namely porcelain.
, calligraphy and painting, miscellaneous items, jade!”
"Although it sounds like two simple words to you now, the content behind these two simple words is completely all-encompassing. Just like the collection of porcelain, there are dozens of kilns in ancient and modern times! The collection of calligraphy and painting includes books, paintings, and inscriptions.
, there are also rare ancient books! As for miscellaneous items, there are even more. Bronze ware, gold and silver ware, lacquered wood ware, tooth horn ware, etc. all belong to the category of miscellaneous items! And jade ware includes jade, amber, coral, crystal, pearl, and agate.
Wait for the kind!”
“Therefore, many people who like to collect and appraise will spend their whole life unable to master any of the four categories. Therefore, few people will spend their energy studying all the four categories of antiques. Most of them will specialize in one, and they will
The other three items are rarely covered!”
"Brother Dong, which one do you specialize in?" Chen Bao asked.
"Me? I should be considered a specialist in porcelain appraisal, right?" Liu Dong said after thinking for a while.
Having said that, with his photographic memory, Liu Dong has a deep understanding of all antique categories. Even because he is a jade master and painter himself, he is even better at appraising jade articles and calligraphy and painting.
Appraisal of porcelain.
However, when he first started, it was Professor Li's porcelain, so when others asked, Liu Dong would usually say that he specializes in porcelain.
"Let's continue. As you saw just now, Mr. Wen specializes in jade collection and appraisal. However, Mr. Wen also has certain research on porcelain, so he usually picks up some leaks from the antique market! If these leaks are
If it's jade, keep it for yourself. If it's porcelain, you'll usually exchange it after playing with it for a while! In this way, you can not only exchange for the jade you like, but also get some money! It not only satisfies the hobby of collecting, but also
Don’t make yourself too downtrodden! Make progress and make progress, like it but not be obsessed with it, do it every day, renew it every year, and be immersed in it for your whole life. This is the real collection!” Liu Dong finally sighed.
"What a person who 'likes but is not obsessed with' and 'is obsessed with this all his life'. It's rare that you can say such things at such a young age! No wonder Lao Qi thinks so highly of you!" Mr. Hong next to him turned to look at Liu Dong.
He said with a look of appreciation.
"You, old lady, are so complimentary. How could I be so good now? I will need more guidance from seniors in the industry like you in the future!" Liu Dong said modestly.
"You don't have to be polite! I'm just talking about the matter. Although you are young and have only been in the industry for a short time, you have already collected the true meaning. In the future, just remember your own saying, 'Do it like this every day, and it will be new every year.', study hard, and uphold the right path.
Naturally, one day you will achieve something extraordinary!" After a pause, looking at Liu Dong, who looked respectful but still self-conscious, the old man sighed and said, "Little Li has taught a good apprentice, and his old Li family can be considered a good one.
There is a successor!"
At this time, Liu Dong couldn't say much!
After Mr. Wen calmed down, he asked Liu Dong again: "Have you come to bring anything this time?"
"As you know, the museum is about to open. It's a time when I'm short of things. I can't get out but can't get in! So I have to be empty-handed this time!" Liu Dong replied.
"Well, I guess the same is true for you! However, five or six antiques passed by just now. Did any of them catch your eye?"
"Yes, yes, but I'm new here and I'm not a member of our Capital Collection Association, so it's not easy for me to compete with everyone as soon as I get here!" Liu Dong said.
"I didn't expect you to be so scheming at such a young age!" Mr. Hong chuckled after glancing at Liu Dong.
"I know how to advance and retreat!" Liu Dong smiled bitterly in his heart.
The so-called antique exchange meeting is a communication platform provided within the circle to keep good things within the circle as much as possible. Moreover, generally speaking, the price of antiques obtained from within the circle is not too high.
Therefore, in order to increase the chances of getting your favorite antiques, regional circles such as Jingcheng and Quancheng are generally very exclusive!
If not invited by someone with a higher status in the circle, it would be difficult for outsiders to join.
Therefore, Liu Dong, who understood the truth behind this, was not in a hurry to take action at first! Instead, he patiently waited for the opportunity! Waiting for the opportunity for a high-quality antique that can make his heart beat!
However, Liu Dong did not expect that this opportunity would come so quickly!
"Fu Baoshi's "Shaoshan Towering Green" picture scroll is exchanged for a piece of official kiln porcelain from the third dynasty of the Qing Dynasty!"
"Fu Baoshi? "Shaoshan Towering Green" picture scroll?" Liu Dong, who had just been telling Chen Bao some common knowledge in the antique circle, was shaken and quickly turned around and looked into the venue.
Fu Baoshi can be said to be a representative figure of modern Chinese painters. Especially his unrestrained and vigorous painting style is deeply loved by Liu Dong!
For a long time, among the collections of famous modern masters collected by Liu Dong, Fu Baoshi's works are the most favored by Liu Dong. Whether it is his own Puhua Red Star Auction House, or other Jiade and Hanhai Auctions, as long as there is Fu Baoshi
When any work appeared, Liu Dong would tell Lin Ling to bid over the phone and spend a lot of money to buy it!
As of now, Liu Dong has twenty-six Fu Baoshi's works that he bought himself, not counting the works by Fu Baoshi that Mr. Li passed on to him!
The funds spent were no less than 200 million!
However, Liu Dong is obviously not the first person to be moved by this authentic work of Fu Baoshi!
Ever since Guardian Auction House sold Fu Baoshi's "Beautiful People" for a high price of RMB 170,000 in 1997, Fu Baoshi's paintings have become high-quality products sought after by collectors who have always loved calligraphy and painting!
"I didn't expect Xiao Lin to be willing to take out this painting "Shaoshan Towering Green"!" Mr. Hong said in surprise.
After noticing the expression on Liu Dong's face, Hong Laoxiao asked, "What? Are you tempted?"
"Um!"
Liu Dong nodded, he was bound to get this painting!
Before Fu Baoshi painted the famous painting "So Many Beautiful Lands" placed in the Great Hall of the People, he was invited by the Hunan People's Publishing House to visit and sketch in Changsha and Shaoshan, and created a number of important works.
Among them are "Shaoshan" hand scroll and "Chairman Mao's Former Residence", more than two pieces.
And "Shaoshan Towering Green" is one of Fu Baoshi's "Shaoshan" hand scrolls!
What's more important is that after Mr. Li and Liu Dong put together their collections, they have more than twenty "Shaoshan" hand scrolls, and now only the "Shaoshan Towering Green" in front of them is enough to complete it!
Therefore, seeing what he had longed for for a long time right in front of him, Liu Dong was naturally unwilling to let it go.
But what they want is official kiln porcelain! Official kiln porcelain worth more than 10 million, it is also the imperial kiln among the official kilns!
Of course, the imperial kilns here are two different concepts from the rare "imperial kilns" specially ordered by the emperor to be fired! The value of the latter can easily be tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions!
Generally speaking, the highest quality works in the official kilns are from the imperial kilns!
Because in the past, official kilns usually produced hundreds of pieces of each type. Those that were perfect were used by the royal family, and those that were in average condition were used at the next level, or were given as rewards. Among the hundreds of official kiln works, the top ten in terms of condition were imperial kilns.
Although these imperial kiln wares are not as precious as the imperial kilns ordered by the emperor to be fired, they are still worth tens of millions! It is very rare for the imperial kilns of the third generation of Qing Dynasty to be passed down to the present! Even if you have some in your hands, they are mostly treasures.
It seems that no one is willing to exchange such precious porcelain for Fu Baoshi's calligraphy and painting!
And people who like to collect paintings and calligraphy will probably not have such precious porcelain in their hands!
Therefore, after the collector surnamed Lin came to power, although everyone in the underground was in a commotion, no one came on stage to exchange for a while!
Although Liu Dong wanted to take action at this moment, he also knew how to advance and retreat. If he could do it with money, he would not want to exchange the imperial kiln in his hand!
Although after receiving Sun Dianying's stolen treasure, he already had hundreds of imperial kiln wares from the third Qing dynasty in his hands, but these were fine products that would rarely have the chance to be replenished if one was missing, and Liu Dong also treasured them very much.
"Old Lin, if there is no official kiln of the third generation of Qing Dynasty, can I buy it with money?" someone in the crowd asked.
Generally speaking, collections that cannot be exchanged through barter will be sold through internal bidding!
But this collector surnamed Lin is obviously not willing to have a collection worth tens of millions of dollars to be used entirely in exchange for money!
"If you have any official kiln wares from the third generation of the Qing Dynasty, you might as well take them out and have a look first. If they are not as good as my Fu Baoshi "Shaoshan Towering Green" scroll, then you can spend some extra money!"
After hearing this, Liu Dong felt relieved and stood up without hesitation.
He couldn't bear to part with the imperial kiln wares from the third dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, but he had no fewer than thousands of official kiln wares from the third dynasty of the Qing Dynasty in his hands! He took out a similar piece and added some money to exchange it for his favorite Fu Baoshi original painting.