Nine hundred and sixtieth chapters Zou Renhuai's product
Chapter 962 Zou Renhuai’s Collection
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"Mr. Liu, please come in!"
When Liu Dong followed Zou Renhuai into his collection room, he looked at the dazzling collections on the iron shelves around him and couldn't help but said: "I didn't expect Mr. Zou's collection to be so rich!"
"No matter how rich they are, they are not as valuable as the national treasures like the Purple Lightning Divine Sword and the 'Eight Horses' Zi Gang Jade in Mr. Liu's hands!" Zou Renhuai said with a strong sense of envy in his words.
Hearing this, Liu Dong smiled faintly and didn't say much. Instead, he walked straight to the first iron shelf near the door and looked at the neatly arranged and spotless comic strips, which numbered hundreds of volumes.
Liu Dong was slightly surprised and said: "I didn't expect that Mr. Zou also likes to collect comic books?"
Although comic strips were already very popular in China in 1932, with masterpieces such as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Romance of the West Chamber" and "Havoc in Heaven" appeared, the real golden age of comic strips was after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
Although comic books have now become the fifth largest collection category after calligraphy and painting, porcelain, jade and miscellaneous items, Liu Dong did not expect that people like Zou Renhuai, who grew up in a capitalist environment, would also like to collect this.
You must know that this is not a porcelain that is rare to everyone.
"Yes! In Hong Kong's collection world, comic books are a very popular collectible now!" Zou Renhuai came over and smiled.
"oh?"
After nodding slightly unexpectedly, Liu Dong said: "Mr. Zou, can I get started?"
"certainly!"
With permission, Liu Dong reached into his pocket and took out two white gloves and put them on his hands. The professionalism and respect for the collection revealed in his actions unsurprisingly won Zou Renhuai's admiring gaze.
But Liu Dong didn't care what Zou Renhuai was thinking at the moment. When he saw these comic strips, his attention was already attracted.
Especially after he opened the palm-sized square mahogany lacquer box closest to him. Looking at the slightly moth-eaten comic strips placed on the soft padding inside, a hint of surprise appeared on his face, "This is "
Iron Buddha Temple"?"
"It seems that Mr. Liu also knows a lot about comic book collection?" Zou Renhuai heard a clue from Liu Dong's tone.
After nodding towards the other party, Liu Dong reached out and carefully took the simple and elegant comic strip with Zhu Wenfang's seal of "Dishui Pavilion" on the title page in his hand.
Although when he was in the capital that time, Liu Dong went to his old house and accidentally obtained two large boxes of precious comic books, but "Iron Buddha Temple" was not among them!
In the 1930s and 1940s, in areas actually controlled by the Red Party, comic strips also became a popular form of propaganda. Under the historical background of that time, many articles about the Red Party's land policy, anti-Japanese policy, propaganda of the new marriage law, etc. appeared
Comic book work!
Among them, the 24-page woodcut comic "Iron Buddha Temple" created by Lu Meng, Yajun, and Mo Pu is one of the representatives. Because the printing of comic books in this period was limited by the conditions at the time, relatively few of them have been handed down, so their value is naturally higher.
Got it!
After carefully reading the 60-page comic book "Tiefo Temple", which reflects the history of the anti-Japanese struggle in Tiefosi Township, Huainan Liberated Area during the Anti-Japanese War, Liu Dong sighed with satisfaction!
The reason why comic strips are precious is that they not only have the artistic value of calligraphy and painting, but also can objectively reflect the historical and social conditions at that time. They are not only an artistic carrier, but also a true record of culture and history. It is conceivable that this kind of relationship between culture and history will happen in the future.
Combined works of art will become more and more popular in the collection market. For example, bronzes with written records are worth far more than those without written records.
The reason is very simple, because words are culture. There is nothing more precious than the inherited culture of a nation!
Maybe in two or three hundred years, the comic books that are currently worth only a few hundred thousand or millions will become treasures worth millions or even tens of millions.
Therefore, Liu Dong has now paid great attention to the collection of comic strips, especially those written by famous artists before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and will never let go of those comic strips over 48 pages in size.
Because most of the comic strips in 48 format and above have a relatively small circulation, and some even only have a thousand copies, they are very difficult to find and must be even rarer.
As soon as he put down his precious "Iron Buddha Temple", Liu Dong saw something that even more surprised him!
"Is this the original manuscript of the comic book "Lin Hai Xue Yuan"?"
Looking at the familiar picture on the 48-karat paper placed in a mahogany box next to him, Liu Dong couldn't help but be shocked.
He also owns the comic book "Lin Hai Xue Yuan", and it is the first edition. The preservation condition is also very good. However, no matter how precious the printed matter is, it cannot compare with the original manuscript, because the original manuscript was drawn by the author stroke by stroke, embodying the author's hard work, and it is
Unique and naturally more precious!
"I bought this from Christie's Hong Kong auction two years ago. It's a pity that I only have the original manuscript of "Three Routes of Invasion". It would be great if I could get a set together!"
Zou Renhuai's words made Liu Dong feel a little envious.
Although there is only the original manuscript of "The Three-Way March", one of the six volumes of "Lin Hai Xue Yuan", even one-sixth of such a high-quality comic is extremely precious.
Although its value may not be as high as that of a piece of imperial kiln porcelain, it is truly priceless and unmarketable!
Noticing the expression on Liu Dong's face, Zou Renhuai thought for a moment and couldn't help but smile: "If Mr. Liu likes it, I am willing to give you the original manuscript of "Lin Hai Xue Yuan"!"
"Give it to me?" Liu Dong was overjoyed, but quickly shook his head. If you receive a favor from someone for no reason, you will have to pay it back in the future. You will never accept any gift easily when you don't know the other person's purpose!
"There is a saying that 'a gentleman does not take away what others love'. The manuscript of "The Three-Way March" should remain in the hands of Mr. Zou!"
After Liu Dong finished speaking, when Zou Renhuai was about to say something more, Liu Dong had already left the iron shelf where the comic books were stacked and walked to the shelf holding porcelain. He quickly picked up a blue and white plum vase and started looking at it.
And his actions made Zou Renhuai swallow his words back in his stomach again! However, Liu Dong's caution only strengthened Zou Renhuai's intention to deepen their relationship through antiques.
Compared with the surprise in the comic book just now, Zou Renhuai's porcelain collection contains many treasures such as the Qianlong gourd with lotus pattern in the Qing Dynasty, the blue and white plum vase of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, and the five-color general jar of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty.
In the case of porcelain, these porcelains worth hundreds of millions, but Liu Dong felt nothing at all!
After just a few appreciative glances, he quickly moved to the jade next to him.
Jade is the same as porcelain. Although most of the jades that can be found in Zou Renhuai's collection are precious jades with excellent workmanship, and there are even royal jades from Ruyifang in the Qing Dynasty, Liu Dong still has a kind of
Appreciative gazes, not to mention surprises!
After obtaining Sun Dianying's treasure, Liu Dong felt that his vision and taste had suddenly improved several levels. Things that he thought were very precious before were now less valuable but meaningful works of art that made him even more excited.
Interested, except of course the national treasure!
"I didn't expect Mr. Zou to have such a good thing hidden here!" As he said that, Liu Dong took the calligraphy and paintings in the brocade box to the long table in the middle of the collection room and opened it carefully.
"Haha, although it cannot be compared with national treasures such as Zhang Sengyao's "Five Elements and Twenty-Eight Realms" in Mr. Liu's hands, Li Cheng's "Strange Stones and Cold Forest" is one of the top three most precious ones in my collection!
"Zou Wenhuai said.
"Top three? I wonder who the other two are?" Liu Dong said with interest.
You must know that Li Cheng was a master of the Five Dynasties. He painted mostly flat and vast scenery in the countryside. He painted mountains and rocks like rolling clouds, with simple painting techniques and a desolate atmosphere.
Later generations called it "Cirrus Cloud Crack"; he created the "Crab Claw" method for painting cold forests. It had a significant influence on the development of landscape painting in the Northern Song Dynasty. During the Northern Song Dynasty, it was known as "the best in ancient and modern times".
Together with Jing Hao, Guan Tong and Ju Ran, they are known as the "Four Great Masters of the Five Dynasties". As the founder of the Northern Landscape Painting School, Li Cheng, together with Fan Kuan and Guan Tong, the famous Northern Song Dynasty painters, became the "Three Great Masters" and "the standard for a hundred generations".
Grandmaster.
No more than ten of his authentic works have been handed down to this day, and each one is a national treasure-level art treasure that has been passed down for thousands of years. It is conceivable that something that can be called an authentic work by Li Cheng should also be of similar value, and should be called a national treasure!
"One of them, Mr. Liu has already seen it just now!" Zou Renhuai said.
"Have you seen it?" Liu Dong was stunned. When he followed the other person's eyes and focused on the iron shelf where the porcelain was placed, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face.
"Mr. Zou is referring to He Chaozong's Guanyin statue, right?"
After the surprise in his eyes flashed away, Zou Renhuai couldn't help but said: "Mr. Liu is indeed a master of appraisal, with extraordinary eyesight. Yes, one of the top three most valuable items in my collection is exactly He Chaozong's 'Crossing the Sea'
Guanyin statue'!"
He Chaozong is a representative figure of Dehua kiln porcelain sculptures. He was mainly active during the Jiajing and Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty. He Chaozong attached great importance to the artistry of his works. They were not mature works and would never be fired easily. Therefore, He Chaozong's handed down works are relatively rare.
There are few, and most of the works focus on Buddhist figures such as Bodhidharma, Guanyin, and Arhat.
The porcelain sculptures of He Chaozong are distinguished by the simple beauty of sculpture and the texture of the glaze material. They are as beautiful as fat jade, with strong texture and high appreciation value. And every piece of He Chaozong Dehua kiln porcelain handed down is a national treasure.
Grade art.
Moreover, He Chaozong's porcelain is also famous abroad.
In the "Western and Western" market of the 16th century, He Chaozong's works were regarded as "unique treasures in the world", and people "spared for tens of thousands of dollars to buy them." He sculpted porcelain Guanyin in various shapes, using Dehua porcelain
The delicate texture and unique ivory white color show its quiet and graceful charm, simplicity and elegance, smooth clothing lines, expressive expressions and lifelike images. In Japan and Buddhist countries in Southeast Asia, it is regarded as a sacred object and a treasure. In the eyes of Western Europeans,
, regarded as "the best of oriental art". (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!