Section 148 Valuation of the Yiqi Plate
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I won't say much about his legendary adventures, treasure hunts, and the treasures of his underground vault.
If you are interested in his legendary adventures and treasure hunting stories, you can search for them in a hundred or a degree.
What I want to say is that there are many Chinese national treasures in his hands, as far as everyone knows: two bronze statues of the 12 zodiac animal heads in the Old Summer Palace, which are snake heads and sheep heads. 2,048 volumes of pre-Qin bamboo slips, as well as a batch of bronzes from the Xia Dynasty, the number of which reached more than 1,000 pieces.
At the beginning, Liu Zhenhe would not associate with the adventurer Chen Rui when he saw the name Chen Rui in the upper left corner of the first page of the paper.
Because, the label of adventurer Chen Rui is adventure, treasure, and Tortuga Island, and he will definitely not be associated with Chen Rui, a historian who submitted academic papers to the "Journal of World History".
Later, Liu Zhenhe checked it and learned that Chen Rui, who submitted academic papers to the "Journal of World History" and appeared as a historian, was the Chen Rui who was labeled as adventure, treasure hunting, and treasure.
"Is it possible to persuade Chen Rui to donate these bronzes to the country?" A person wearing a black tunic, a little chubby, and a pair of reading glasses, Zhao Zhenguo, a cultural relics researcher from the Yenching Museum, opened his mouth to ask Liu Zhenhe.
Liu Zhenhe shook his head and said, "If it's just one or two pieces." It may be possible, but it may not be possible for him to donate all of these bronzes. To know. The preliminary estimate of this batch of bronzes is more than 7 billion, and it is too difficult for Chen Rui to donate all the bronzes worth 70+ billion yuan at once. ”
In fact, it is also true.
Think about it a little differently.
If you encounter this situation and suddenly ask you to donate items worth 70+ billion yuan, will you?
Of the 15 people present, 14 people must have chosen not to, and one person told a lie.
This is the real side of human nature. It has nothing to do with tall and saints.
Liu Zhenhe continued, "There are several leaders of the central government who are very concerned about this matter. The evaluation of Chen Rui is very high. ”
Wu Zhengyi said, "Could it be that these Xia Dynasty bronzes are lost overseas, and there is no possibility of returning to China?" ”
"Yes." Liu Zhenhe opened his mouth and said, "For this question. I colluded with Chen Rui. Getting Chen Rui's reply is good news.
Chen Rui said that as a Chinese, he is very proud of China's brilliant civilization. He also hopes that this batch of Xia Dynasty bronzes from China will return to China, so that all Chinese can appreciate what they are proud of. He expressed his willingness to sell the bronzes and donate two bronze statues of the 12 zodiac animal heads of the Old Summer Palace to China. ”
"Great."
"That's good news."
Liu Zhenhe's answer was very exciting news for the dozen or so people present.
A smile appeared on everyone's face.
"Even if Chen Rui is willing to sell, buying this batch of Xia Dynasty bronzes is not a small amount, you also said that the preliminary estimate of this batch of Xia Dynasty bronzes is more than 7 billion." A question was raised.
Liu Zhenhe smiled and said. "The central leadership is very concerned about this, and they also very much want China's national treasure to return to China, no matter how much it costs. Acquisition funds can be appropriated from the Ministry of Finance. ”
This is another exciting news for everyone-
After discussion, a working group for the light of Xia civilization was formed.
As the name suggests, the purpose of the establishment of this group is to re-shine the ancient Xia civilization in China and let people around the world re-understand the Chinese Xia Dynasty civilization.
The main tasks of this working group are:
1. Acquire back this batch of Xia Dynasty bronzes in Chen Rui's hands.
2。 This batch of Xia Dynasty bronzes is studied and demonstrated, and a summary report of the results is formed. Let the international academic community change the definition of Chinese civilization, and let people all over the world re-understand the Chinese Xia Dynasty civilization.
3. Establish a Xia Dynasty Bronze Museum to exhibit these Xia Dynasty bronzes.
The number of members of the working group eventually reached hundreds.
These include well-known historians and archaeologists in China, scholars, experts in the identification of bronze cultural relics, officials of the Ministry of Finance, legal experts, appraisal experts, negotiation experts, etc.
After the establishment of the Xia Civilization Light Working Group, he quickly contacted Chen Rui.
Chen Rui responded: It can be sold.
Chen Rui commissioned a large-scale professional appraisal company to evaluate the value of these Xia Dynasty bronzes.
The items evaluated include: Qijian, Xiahou Zhuding, Yiqi Pan, and 1,237 bronzes.
Among them, the highest appraisal price is the Yiqi plate of 'Xia Shi is all in it'.
The evaluation experts have a very high evaluation of Yiqipan.
The shape of the Yiqi plate is very large, the casting is exquisite, and the ornamentation is exquisite, which is a masterpiece in Chinese bronzes, and its artistic value is very high.
The inner wall of the plate is engraved with 24 lines and 517 characters, describing the merits of the Xia Dynasty from the beginning of Yu to the Xia Hou of the Mangjiu Dynasty, and these inscriptions not only describe the genealogy of the Xia Dynasty with a clear context to future generations, but also tell the important historical events that occurred in the Xia Dynasty. This endows Yiqipan with several times the research and archaeological value of its artistic value.
Appraisal experts unanimously gave a high price of 187.1 million US dollars, equivalent to 1.1594 billion yuan.
It broke the record of 179 million US dollars for Picasso's "Woman of Algiers (O Edition)" in the history of art auctions.
Some appraisal experts even speculate that if it is auctioned, the price of Yiqi may exceed 200 million US dollars.
That's why they think so.
It is because Chinese bronze has a long history and a long history, and it can be called the highest artistic achievement of bronze in the world in terms of historical value and artistic value.
Its value is remarkable and it is a well-deserved mainstay in the collector's market.
Chinese bronzes have been sought after and invested by more and more international and domestic collectors and investors.
The market is getting better and better, and some fine bronzes can fetch very high prices.
For example, a late Shang Dynasty 'Vessel Fang Li' sold for $9.246 million in 2001, or more than 76 million yuan at the average exchange rate of 8.27 that year.
Considering the surge in currency and the increasing popularity of bronzes by collectors and investors, the market for bronzes is getting better and better.
With today's market, this "dish Fangli" has reached hundreds of millions of yuan. (To be continued) R580