Chapter 1020 The Gathering (1)
Through some introductions by Yang Qishen, Chen Yi understood some stories about the Dumu brothers and the auction price of the glass crafts they made.
The highest is the vase of nearly 8 million yuan. There are very few such high-quality crafts now. Just like Chen Yi's plum-patterned desk lamp, worth 60 million yuan, there are only two or three at auctions in recent years. As for some other ordinary crafts made by the Dum brothers, the prices range from more than 100,000 to tens of thousands.
There are countless Chinese porcelain that can achieve this value. Porcelain is the representative culture of China, while glass is not the representative culture of the West.
If it is said that Western culture and art can be as beautiful as porcelain, then glass art is the only one, especially the Dumu brothers, who incorporated the scenery into glass art and created extremely beautiful glass art works.
During the Western Zhou Dynasty of China, people at that time discovered and extracted glazed glass from bronze ware. The production technology in the Han Dynasty was very mature. Because of its magnificent color, the ancients also called it five-color stone, and was listed as the first of the five famous instruments of gold, silver, jade, glazed glass, ceramics, and bronze. Because of its craftsmanship characteristics that came from fire and water, it was regarded by Buddhism as the incarnation of the realm of thousands of years of practice, and it is regarded as one of the seven treasures of Buddhism.
Around the fifteenth century, glass continued to move towards the path of industrial development in the West, but Huaxia Glass was secretly passed down by the royal nobles because of its smelting technology.
However, when glazed glass faded out of the five famous Chinese instruments and fell into decline, porcelain was at its peak, shining brightly, and the same material. It has different destinies in China and the West, which is related to the differences in cultural backgrounds and personalities between the East and the West.
Westerners pay attention to the magnificence and splendor of appearance. Adding some metal oxides to the glass firing can make the glass become colorful and colorful, while Chinese people pay attention to restraint and calmness. With the infiltration and praise of Buddhist and Taoist culture, porcelain, a utensil that cultivates both inside and outside, is more easily accepted by Chinese people.
For example, the spirit of paying attention to Taoism in the Song Dynasty produced a single, simple and elegant five famous kiln porcelain, and the Yuan Dynasty respected blue and white porcelain that was shockingly stunning. The ink and ink symbols of literati in the Ming and Qing dynasties made porcelain and art perfectly combine.
In addition, there is another reason, that is, in China's long historical and cultural heritage, jade culture has always concealed the light of glass, while in the West, jade is not valued at all.
However, in terms of value, Chinese porcelain is far superior to Western glass crafts. Nowadays, the highest value of glass crafts cannot exceed tens of millions of yuan. Chinese porcelain, not to mention the brilliant and beautiful porcelains of ancient times. Just talking about the fine porcelain made by some modern porcelain masters, can surpass most glass crafts.
Just like the fine porcelain made by Mr. Wen. Each piece is worth millions. Since Chen Yi discovered the secret method of making Chai Kiln, Chinese porcelain once again shocked the whole world. This kind of porcelain crown has amazed many people. The value of each piece of Chai Kiln porcelain must reach tens of millions.
The reason for such a huge difference in value is that Chinese porcelain has experienced the development of various dynasties and dynasties. It has the support of the royal family and the production process of each piece of porcelain is much more complicated than glass crafts. In porcelain, it contains Chinese culture.
Chinese porcelain has experienced thousands of years of development. Although glass was discovered very early, its rapid development stage is only one or two hundred years ago, so it is naturally incomparable to China's splendid porcelain culture.
However, porcelain has the characteristics of porcelain, and glass crafts also have some advantages. Just like this plum-patterned table lamp, it is beautiful and elegant, and it is the best-class glass crafts.
"Thank you for your advice from Senior Brother. I didn't expect to get a good thing." Chen Yi looked at the Li Ziwen desk lamp on the table and said with a smile.
Yang Qishen smiled, "It's not just good, it's hard to come by. You kid must work harder and get all the treasures from the small island country."
"You have said everything, but you can't find it. I really want to buy all the treasures, just to see if I can meet them." Hearing Yang Qishen's words, Chen Yi smiled helplessly. He went around in the antique market today, and the most valuable thing he found was just this plum-patterned desk lamp worth six or seven million.
Yang Qishen nodded. Indeed, if you want to find a baby, in addition to your eyesight, you also need luck. "Xiao Yi, our Yazang Auction House also has an office in the small island country. Tomorrow, I will lead my team to the small island country to plan this calligraphy auction."
"Senior brother, this little thing is worth your personal action. You should stay in China." Chen Yi smiled. This calligraphy auction was planned before by him to make Kikura Ichiken take the initiative to bring it to him. Unexpectedly, there was no auction yet. Because of the three calligraphy paintings exhibited, his fame has been continuously improved at a very fast speed.
"Haha, I also want to see the picture of our Chinese calligraphy being fought over by countless people in a small island country. This is an honor, so how can I not be there?" Yang Qishen laughed a little, his words full of pride.
This auction does not require publicity at all. Just like every auction in China, you only need to type the word Chen Yi, which will attract countless people to come.
Now, because of his junior brother, Yazang Auction House has become the most famous auction company in the country, making other large auction companies full of envy, jealousy and hatred. Unfortunately, they can only look at who doesn’t have an auction artifact like Chen Yi.
Each of the Chai kiln porcelain made by Chen Yi's company and Chen Yi's calligraphy and painting works are things that are being rushed to be bought by everyone. With them, can Yazang Auction House not be popular?
The ability to hold this auction is naturally self-evident to Yazang Auction House, and it will definitely make the auction house famous in the world.
"Okay, then I'll be in the small island country, waiting for my senior brother's grand ceremony." Chen Yi nodded. This calligraphy auction is nothing to him, but it is very important to the Yazang Auction House, which is in a rapid development stage.
Yang Qishen shook his head and smiled, "You kid, we will meet in the small island nation tomorrow."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Yi looked at the plum-patterned desk lamp on the table, showing some love on his face. This glass craft is indeed very well-made. In terms of value, although it is far from comparable to some of the things he has, its beauty is not inferior.
It was past five o'clock in the evening, and Mr. Fan and Mr. Yuan had not returned yet, and Shinsuke Sato had already sent a car to wait below. Chen Yi called and said hello to the two old men, took the car to the place where the party was.
The venue for this party was at Sato Shinsuke's home. As a famous collector from Dongdu, he must be very wealthy. Basically, none of the people who are collecting have a weak foundation. Otherwise, if they lose everything, they will probably not be able to afford a valuable antique and cultural relics.
The reason why so many real estate businessmen are rushing to enter the antique circle is because they want to whitewash their identity as nouveau riche and use precious antiques after piece to show that they are both rich and cultured.
Not long after, the car drove to the villa area on the outskirts of the city, and then drove straight into one of the elegant villas. After the car stopped, Chen Yi walked out of the car and saw Sato Shinsuke waiting at the door of the house.
"Haha, Mr. Chen, welcome. I have been waiting here for a long time. Your arrival will make me shine." Seeing Chen Yi walk out of the car, Sato Shin-speaking came up with a smile.
Even if he is a gray-haired old man and Chen Yi is a young man, he is worth waiting for here with Chen Yi's achievements and artistic level.
Meeting Chen Yi is probably the idea of many collectors and artists now. It was because he met Chen Yi that many friends came to meet Chen Yi and wanted to meet Chen Yi.
What he admired most was Chen Yi, a young man with great fame and achievements, but he had no airs at all. With his identity, if he invited the most famous calligrapher in the small island country, he might be rejected. However, Chen Yi did not hesitate and agreed to him for this party.
"Mr. Sato is so polite. It is also my honor to be here to visit you." Chen Yi said with a smile, and then shook hands cordially with Shinsuke Sato.
After a while of greeting at the door, Sato Shinsuke made a call to Chen Yi in the door, "Mr. Chen, please come in, my friends are waiting inside, I will introduce you one by one later."
Chen Yi nodded. In fact, when he entered this villa, he already knew the identities of those people, including their physical data, health level, skills, and what they were thinking in their hearts. The existence of one of them made him smile even more intensely.
Then, Sato Shinsuke led Chen Yi into the villa and came to one of the rooms that looked antique. Although the villa was in Western style, this house was completely Chinese style.
There are some quaint mahogany furniture inside, and the windows of the room are also decorated with ancient Chinese wooden window structures, including chandeliers on the ceiling. On the walls of the room, some Chinese calligraphy and painting works are also placed, adding some ancient charm to the whole room.
Chapter completed!