Chapter 41: Polite Refusal

Qin Xuebing understood that Dean Zhong wanted him to donate the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup to the Palace Museum, because there was a chicken bowl cup in the Palace Museum.

But is it possible? The value of the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup is more than 50 million, which is more than 60% of Qin Xuebing's current total assets, so let him donate more than 60% of his assets, how is this possible?

After all, Qin Xuebing is not a saint, and he has lived in poverty since he was a child, and he still attaches great importance to money, so how can he donate something worth more than 50 million is equivalent to cutting a piece of meat in his heart.

Therefore, Qin Xuebing simply thought that he was confused: "Dean Zhong, could it be that you have a Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup, and you are still ready to make a move?" ”

"Xiao Qin, you should understand what I mean, the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup is a national treasure, and it is more meaningful to put it in the Palace Museum for more people to see, and let more people understand Chenghua Doucai?" Dean Zhong was very helpless, the Forbidden City has received fewer and fewer donations over the years, especially the valuable ones like the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup.

In 1949, New China was formally established, and the first donation ** also came. At that time, after a long war, China was in a state of ruin, and as the new regime was recognized by the people, the donation of cultural relics was also very enthusiastic. According to the statistics of the name engraved on the Jingren list, the donation in 1950 alone reached 15 times, which was the sum of the previous ten years, and the Palace Museum basically received the donation.

This is when the donor's mentality is most complicated. Some of them are out of gratitude for the new regime, some out of the desire to protect cultural relics, and of course some out of a positive attitude. From the perspective of donors, cultural relics experts and cultural relics dealers are the main body.

Zhang Boju, one of the "Four Sons of the Republic of China", Zhang Naiqi, one of the "Seven Gentlemen" of the National Salvation Association, Sun Yingzhou, "King of Xuande", Zheng Zhenduo, a scholar, and Ma Heng, the former director of the Palace Museum, are all donors, and the cultural relics they donated are not only huge, but also extremely precious.

In the collecting world, the story of Zhang Boju's collection and selfless donation is well-known. In 1937, after several twists and turns, he collected the "Pingfu Post" of Lu Ji of the Western Jin Dynasty at a price of 40,000 oceans; In 1946, he sold a house in Gongxue Hutong to Fu Jen University, and together with the jewelry sold by his wife Pan Su, he made up 240 taels of gold and purchased Zhan Ziqian's "Spring Tour" of the Sui Dynasty from the boss of Yuchi Shanxiu; and Li Bai's calligraphy "Balcony Post" and Tang Yin's "Shu Official Record" purchased from Guo Shiwu, the deposit alone is 60,000 oceans; Fan Zhongyan's handwritten book "Praise of Dao Clothes" also cost him 110 taels of gold.

However, in 1956, Zhang Boju, who went bankrupt to collect these calligraphy and paintings, donated 8 national treasure-level paintings and calligraphy such as "Pingfu Post", including "Pingfu Post" and "You Chun Tu", which are now in the collection of the Forbidden City.

As a well-known political activist and industrialist, Zhang Naiqi also collects as an important hobby. At the beginning of settling in Yanjing, because of the abundant time and the solid wealth accumulated in the previous industry, by the time of the donation in 1954, Zhang Naiqi's personal collection had accumulated three rooms, and the categories were quite complete.

Zheng Zhenduo sent six experts from the Forbidden City to receive cultural relics, and carefully screened all the open cabinets of Zhang Naiqi for a month, and selected more than 1,100 pieces of the collection! Among them, the Forbidden City now collects the bronzes of the Shang Dynasty Yuzu Ding, Yafu Yigui, the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Spring and Autumn Yue Wang Sword, the Qing Dynasty bamboo carving gluttonous pattern tripod, as well as the Xing kiln white glaze bottle, Longquan kiln blue glaze five-hole lid bottle and other precious products.

According to public information, during that period, in addition to the precious collections donated by individuals to the Forbidden City, the cultural relics donated by institutions such as the National Museum were also large and valuable.

In the sixties, seventies and eighties, the Palace Museum received more and more donations, totaling more than 200,000 pieces, but an auction in '92 ruined the situation.

In 92, a cultural auction organized by the capital was opened, and to this day it is considered to be a symbolic event that changed the ambiguous and self-denying identity of cultural relics. Since then, auction houses have sprung up like mushrooms and are becoming more and more prosperous.

However, when the value of cultural relics is gradually recognized through auctions and other forms, it directly brings two consequences: the price of cultural relics has risen faster than imagined; The smaller the number of individual donations.

Director Zhong has been the director of the Palace Museum for many years, but he can't change this situation, after all, antiques are very valuable, and few people are willing to donate a large sum of money like this. More people still regard antiques as a store of value and an investment item.

However, the exchange meeting organized by Qian Zhengtai made Dean Zhong see hope, Chenghua Doucai Chicken Bowl Cup is extremely precious, and the missing corner is a peerless rarity, if Qin Xuebing is willing to donate these two antiques, and then through appropriate hype, it is possible to trigger a donation frenzy again, and no matter how bad it is, some will be willing to donate.

"Dean Zhong, then I'll say it bluntly, I'm from a bitter background, and I don't even have a house now, so I can only store things in the Sifang Pavilion, and you let me donate things, which is too difficult." Qin Xuebing admits that he doesn't have the feelings of those donors at that time, and he really likes antiques, so he naturally likes to keep antiques in his hands and play with them, rather than sending them to the museum, which can only be seen and not touched.

"You don't have to worry about money, our Forbidden City will give some compensation."

Dean Zhong hurriedly said that the Forbidden City has a collection of funds, which was 10,000 yuan in the 80s, and has now increased to about 10 million: "If you want, the Forbidden City can give 15 million collection fees." Of course, you still have to suffer a lot of losses, but the funds of our Forbidden City are also very limited, I hope you can understand our difficulties. ”

"But Dean Zhong, I'm also a collector, and I really like the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup." Qin Xuebing smiled bitterly, although selfless donation is great, loving the collection is also a feeling.

"Xiao Qin, since you are reluctant to Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup, then donate the missing corner to the Palace Museum." Dean Zhong said the real purpose, compared with the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup, the lack of corners is more significant.

Although the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup is precious, the Palace Museum already has it, and there are several pieces that have been handed down, and whether it is included in the Museum or not, the real significance is not too great.

However, the lack of corners is different, there are only two pieces of Daqi Tongbao born and recognized, and one is overseas, resulting in the embarrassing situation that there is no lack of corners in China. If the missing corners can be included in the Palace Museum, it will undoubtedly be an important supplement to the collection of ancient coins.

"Old Zhong, don't think about it, Xiao Qin's first collection goal is to collect fifty treasures, don't you want his dream of collecting to die."

Qian Zhengtai had the intention to help Qin Xuebing relieve the siege, but he was slapped by Dean Zhong: "Don't follow the mess, you think that others are as stingy as you, many of the fifty treasures in the collection are duplicates, and they refuse to donate one." ”

"That's my successor, otherwise I'd donate all fifty Janes to you." Qian Zhengtai deliberately gags, but what he said is not unreasonable.

In the collecting world, there are not a few people who are obsessed with collections, but there are also many people who are afraid that their collections will be sold by their children and grandchildren after death, or even go overseas, because their children and grandchildren do not like antiques, and they are afraid that their collections will be sold by their children and grandchildren after death, or they will leave a will.

"I don't expect you old fellow anyway."

Dean Zhong scolded with a smile, turned his head to Qin Xuebing and said: "Xiao Qin, the missing corner of the Great Qi can be described as famous, almost everyone in the collection world knows about it, but no one has the opportunity to see it, you can't be so selfish, good things should be taken out and shared with everyone." ”

"Dean Zhong, as Boss Qian said, I can't let my dream die just because others want to see the lack of corners, right?" Qin Xuebing hurriedly shook his head, this matter is not negotiable, sacrificing his dreams for the sake of other people's eyes, that is a fool's doing.

In order to be afraid that Dean Huang would persist, Qin Xuebing hurriedly took out the Tang knife: "Dean Zhong, I'll think about these things you said when I go back, this is an old object I bought two days ago, you always help me palm my eyes." ”

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