Seeing Su Yuan shaking his head, Saemon introduced: "The high-end antique shops in the island country are second to none near Tokyo Station. It is home to many high-rise buildings, and is home to large banks, large trading companies, and securities companies. ”

"Antique shops are mostly confined to high-rise buildings, and the exterior is quaintly decorated. The most famous ones are Cocoon Mountain Longquan Hall, Buyan Hall, Soma Art Shop, Huzhongju and so on. Most of these shops have a long history, as early as the Republic of China, they have been dealing with antique dealers in Liulichang, and the founder can be called Huaxia Tong. ”

"The name of the store has a very long history, such as Cocoon Mountain Longquan Hall, when Cocoon Mountain Matsataro got a Southern Song Dynasty celadon incense burner in the glaze factory, regarded as a rare treasure, so the name of the store was changed to Longquan Hall. ”

"Buyantang, since it is taken from the Book of Poetry, the peach and plum do not speak, the next is a strange thing, which means that the goods are genuine, there is no need to flaunt, and there are guests to patronize. ”

"Soma Art Store, taken from the meaning of Bole Soma, flaunts the wisdom of pearls, and the eyesight is profound. ”

"Because of the tea ceremony and celadon, I have a good relationship with the current owner of Ryusendo, Kojiro Coriyama, and I have seen that heirloom many times. The incense burner is 30 cm high and has two ears and three legs. The tire glaze modeling process is meticulous. The fetus is fine and white, the glaze is bright, it is deep and clear plum green, the glaze is smooth, rarely open the stripe, and the shape is dignified and elegant. ”

"Back then, Matsutaro was in the antique business in the capital and was a frequent visitor to the glass factory. One day when he came to Yanqingtang, a century-old shop that is second to none in porcelain, the shopkeeper Jia took out the celadon incense burner, which shocked him and shocked him. ”

It's a pity that the other party's asking price is too high, four thousand oceans, Matsutaro hesitated again and again, because he liked it too much, he still bought it without hesitation and brought it back to Tokyo. ”

"Began to set up its own portal, and the name was set as Longquan Hall. That Longquan stove once attracted celebrities from the Tokyo government and the public, and when they came to the store to watch, it was a sensation, and it was glorified and famous. ”

"Even the great earthquake of 1923 shook the earth and made it difficult to move forward. Longquan Hall's belongings were all disregarded, and only ran out of the earthquake area with the Longquan furnace. ”

"The heart of caring for cultural relics, more than life and property, is said to be a good story. Later, I was curious and asked Kojiro why he loved Song Longquan porcelain so much.

"Cocoon Mountain explained with reverence on his face, Longquan kiln is also known as brother kiln, and the island people are younger brothers, so they love Longquan porcelain!"

Su Yuan nodded, although he was saddened by the outflow of a large number of national treasures in the Republic of China, but the spirit of the island people to protect cultural relics with their lives is worthy of admiration, it seems that the Longquan Hall of Cocoon Mountain is a bit interesting.

Saemon filled the tea again and said with a smile: "Those who succeed must have success, and in this way, it is no wonder that Cocoonyama Ryusendo can become the number one porcelain in Tokyo." ”

"We advocate the beauty of simplicity in the Song Dynasty, whether it is the white porcelain of the Ding kiln, or the Longquan celadon, or even the black pot of the kiln, it is a national treasure that everyone flocks to and can't ask for. ”

"In particular, the five famous kilns are peerless collections that even the emperor can only dream of!"

There is no doubt about this, speaking of the five famous kilns, according to relevant records, there are only 67 pieces of Ru porcelain in the collection of the museum, including 23 pieces in the treasure island Forbidden City, 17 pieces in the Forbidden City, 8 pieces in the Shanghai Museum, and 7 pieces in the Sir David Foundation.

Although there is a piece of the hand-me-down narcissus basin in the Treasure Island Forbidden City, although it has been glazed and refired many times, the surface is pure and without lines, which is extremely rare in the heirloom Ru kiln, and is known as the treasure of the top ten town halls.

There are very few official kiln porcelains in the world, and the vast majority of them are also concentrated in the Forbidden City of Baodao, collecting 33 pieces of official kilns in the Northern Song Dynasty, 108 pieces of official kilns in the Southern Song Dynasty, and 53 pieces of official kilns in the suburbs of the Southern Song Dynasty.

At Christie's in New York in December 1992, a Northern Song dynasty Ru kiln plate from the Stephen III collection sold for $1.54 million. At today's exchange rate, $1.54 million at that time is equivalent to $12.01 million today.

At the Sotheby's auction on Hong Kong Island in April 2012, Mrs. Clark's old collection of Northern Song Dynasty Ru kiln azure glazed sunflower wash was hammered for HK$185 million, plus commissions totaling HK$207.86 million, setting a new auction record for Ru kiln.

In October 2017, at the Sotheby's auction on Hong Kong Island, the Northern Song Dynasty Ru kiln azure glazed round wash from the private collection of Cao Xingcheng, president of Minqiu Jingshe, was hammered for 260 million yuan, plus a total of 294 million yuan in commissions, once again creating a world record for porcelain auctions.

Since the beginning of the auction record, there have been no more than six sales, which is a rarity!

For all porcelain collectors, if they want to have hot collections that ordinary people can only look up to in their lifetime, such as Yuan blue and white, Ming Chenghua Doucai, and Qing Dynasty enamel color, as long as they have strong financial resources and patience, they still have the opportunity to buy them.

However, the Ru kiln and the official kiln in the Song Dynasty were unattainable peaks, and the ultimate lover of collectors' dreams was as unattainable as Mount Everest.

Saemon shook his head and said helplessly: "At that time, I also called to entrust the bidding, and I didn't give up until the last few times, after all, the domestic economy has been in a downturn recently, and the group's liquidity is limited, otherwise it will ......."

Su Yuan smiled but did not speak, the aesthetics of the island people advocate deep and elegant, simple and generous, which is just the opposite of the European and American love of gorgeous and warm, golden and brilliant. Therefore, the Liuli Factory of the Republic of China is divided into two types: Island Country Village and Foreign Village.

For example, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, porcelain had many abrasive edges, which were regarded as disabled in our country, but the people of the island country did not think that they were lacking, and even nicknamed worms.

A piece of export porcelain at the end of the Ming Dynasty is slightly insect, which will never affect the price, just like a goddess with a broken arm and a beautiful woman with a mole, but it is more charming.

I am cold about blue and white and pastel, and I don't like the dazzling intensity and excessive embellishment. Snuff bottles and jade miscellaneous, not to mention loved, especially jade, few people understand.

As a necessity for calligraphy, the Four Treasures of the Scholar's Office are an important export market in history, especially the ancient inkstones in major museums and merchants, which are regarded as the pets of the Scholars, especially the seals, which are essential for everyone.

In recent years, there are too many fake paintings in China, and 99 percent of the famous paintings are high-quality imitations, so that the antique shops in island countries generally sell calligraphy and paintings, regardless of authenticity, and only roughly price according to the name, size, subject matter, and condition.

Ming Tang Yin, Shen Zhou, Chen Daofu, Qing Dynasty Four Kings, Eight Greats, Yangzhou Eight Monsters all know, Shen Quan in the Qianlong period because he once set up a painting school in Nagasaki, from many scholars and grew up in the Qi School, so Shen Quan's flower and bird paintings are also easy to sell.

In modern times, such as Ren Bonian, Zhao Zhiqian, Wu Changshuo, Qi Baishi, Wang Yiting, Xu Beihong, Fu Baoshi, etc., are sought after. Wang Yiting served as a director of the Nissin Steamship Company, and his penmanship was from Wu Changshuo, whose Arhat figure was the most popular, and his domestic reputation was not as loud as here.

After hearing this, Su Yuan knew what to expect, and agreed: "Then let's go and meet Kojiro Cocoon to see if there is any chance of cooperation." ”

Saemon shook his head and said with a mysterious smile: "Cooperation is secondary, the main thing is to become a member of the Tokyo Art Club through his introduction, which is the key to breaking into the core of the antique exchange meeting!"

Su Yuan was stunned for a moment, Tokyo Art Club?