Chapter 220: Japan's National Treasure
Ullens' collection spans a wide range of periods and cultures, with the most representative collections including ancient gold ornaments from Central Asia, watercolours by the famous 19th-century British painter Turner, and works by famous Western Renaissance and contemporary artists.
In the 80s, Ullens began to dabble in Chinese contemporary art and was one of the first Western collectors to collect Chinese contemporary art. His collection of ancient Chinese art has more than 200 treasures, the most famous of which is the Sketch of Rare Birds. It was he bid for 25.3 million yuan at an auction in Beijing in April 2002, which attracted wide attention at home and abroad.
Zhao Ji, the emperor of the Song Dynasty at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, although he was the king of the fallen country, was an artist who was famous in the history of painting. The volume is 27.5 centimeters high, 521.5 centimeters long, divided into 12 sections, each section has a double seal of Song Huizong at the seam, a total of 11 squares, the price of 25.3 million yuan also created a world record for Chinese painting and calligraphy auctions at that time.
This year, the names of the Ullens and their names have been frequently reported by the news that they have commissioned 14 works by the British painting master Turner to be auctioned by Justification. Over the past 20 years, he has collected most of Turner's watercolours at auctions and purchases in Geneva, and the 14 Turner works at auction this time are estimated to be between £30 million and £45 million.
Turner is the most sought-after artist in the UK auction market today, and Blue Rigie Hill was sold at auction for £5.8 million last June, making it the most expensive watercolour in British history.
"I've seen that Turner, he's a big drunkard! I don't have any artist temperament at all, and his watercolors are not worth mentioning, I paint better than him! ”
Wu Tianyuan looked at Anne's indignant appearance, and had an idea in his heart: "What if one day I have the ability to pick you up?" ”
"Really?" Anne said excitedly: "The current market depends on speculation to become famous, the level is actually about the same, and the previous masters cannot be compared, one generation is not as good as the generation!" My father was always against me showing up and only asked me to paint as a hobby. I think I'm doing a good job, at least no worse than the so-called masters! ”
"Then it's no problem, you improve yourself more, there will always be opportunities for cooperation!"
Wu Tianyuan didn't say much, now the god-making plan has just started, but Anne is a good seedling, and she is a professional. The background is strong, and it is easier to get on the top once you have the opportunity.
"And you, Yanagiko!"
Wu Tianyuan turned his head to Liu Meizi and said, "Uncle Liu is a master of the tea ceremony, and he is one step away from the master. I don't think you're the material, what do you like? ”
"Incense and floral arrangement!"
Liu Meizi blurted out: "I am not talented enough in the tea ceremony, my heart is not quiet, and my father also said that I don't have great wisdom roots." However, I have a talent for incense and floral arrangement, and I like it myself. ”
"Then hurry up and improve the level, the company now has talents, the next step I will sign you up to participate in the top training courses, study hard, you are also an important seedling!"
Wu Tianyuan thought of British Jenny in his mind again, and recently she frequently went in and out of high-class gatherings and slowly integrated into it. Born in a civilian family, she has a kind of neighborly affinity, and she will be a good helper in the future.
Needless to say, the old man of the Red Mansion and the old man of Hongmen Yin are both battle-hardened old rivers and lakes, and they have already started to lay out the plan. In addition to secretly hoarding paintings, he also slowly made friends with galleries and media, opened up contacts, and prepared for the next step.
In China, there is Zhongzheng, which has opened up to the Hong Kong market and occupied a place in the center of Asian art. And Bonhams, one of the three shareholders, will go to the first shareholder meeting next month to see what happens.
These are the bright lines, the dark lines are the black market of polar bears, and the circle channels of the Yamanaka family and Yasuda, now with Wu Tianyuan as the core, a big net is gradually taking shape! Radiating Europe and the United States, as well as Japan, it will become stronger and stronger in the future as more and more people join.
Wu Tianyuan sent Anne away, and after resting for two days, he continued to Japan, this time targeting Chijin Mountain, and the second treasure map of Yamashita Fengwen began to hunt for treasures.
The three of them came to Kyoto, and Kyoto remained the capital of Japan until the capital of Heiankyo was moved by Emperor Kanmu in 794 A.D. until the capital was laid in Tokyo in 1868. Kyoto City is rich in historical sites and is one of the most important centers of traditional Japanese culture. Some of Kyoto's historic buildings have been designated as World Heritage Sites under the name of "Cultural Properties of Ancient Kyoto".
There are thousands of temples and museums in Japan, and there are more than 100 public museums and more than 4,000 private museums in Japan! and the United Kingdom as the two countries with the most museums.
Since the last exchange at the Nezu Museum, he has gained a new understanding of the museum, especially Tagil's words, which made him suddenly enlightened.
"Fujita has a status in the museum circle, let him introduce more contacts in the future, now the Japanese economy is very poor, many people want to sell their collections, this is a golden opportunity, the next step is to make money, accumulate ammunition in your hands!"
In the end, you still have to have money, and who cares about you if you don't have money! This is also the reason why Wu Tianyuan urgently started to hunt for treasures, and most of the funds in his hands have already prepared the god-making plan, which is the pillar of the future. But it's good to have the opportunity to hunt for treasures, and there are more than a dozen clues in my hand, all of which are huge wealth. Yamashita is the most recent to come here. The others are in the wilderness, waiting to contact the mercenaries to go together.
"Another castle?"
Wu Tianyuan found a place, and it turned out to be a broken castle, which seemed to be at least a hundred years old, and he had a headache.
"No way, buy it!"
Wang Hong's contact, I bought this castle in one day, the price is not expensive, but it is useless. It's still good for American ranches, that environment!
"Comrades, let's go!"
The three of them looked at each other and smiled, pouted their butts and worked, and finally dug out eight large treasure chests in the backyard, which were not in vain.
"Itsukushima Shrine Tibetan Momoyama Komono!"
"Kamakura Hojo family's name sword onimaru Kunitsuna!"
"Matsumura Keifumi's wild fox fishing picture!"
"Statue of the Daimyo Atsushi of Ju Raden!"
"Kano Naganobu calligraphy scroll!"
Wu Tianyuan listened to it once, and they were all treasures from the Edo period, and he didn't know if it was the treasure of Yamashita Fengwen, or the treasure left behind because of the war.
"This is the twelve screens of the Flower Stream?"
Wu Tianyuan opened another box and was extremely excited, this is one of the most important national treasures! A set of twelve Edo period character screens, absolutely domineering.
"Haha, this time the little devil is going to bleed heavily!"
Wu Tianyuan hurriedly put away all the treasures, this time it is more precious than last time, just a set of screens is going crazy in Japan! Let's take a good look at how to slaughter them.
The other six treasure chests are all gold bricks, and there are at least more than 500 kilograms in a simple calculation! A ton is worth 300 million, and here it is worth at least 150 million.
"You are the Golden Lily Top Secret Archives?"
Wu Tianyuan went around the castle again, and found a secret compartment in the study, found some old files left by the Japanese army, and uncovered a big secret!