With the changes of the times and the turbulence of the market, "collection" has become an important way for the public to accumulate wealth. When "Jun porcelain" enters the stage of collection, the unique charm of "entering the kiln is colorful", so that it will occupy an important position in the field of collection!
The vicissitudes of history and the splendor of culture" have created the greatness and loftiness of Chinese Jun porcelain. In the long history of the development of Jun porcelain, many historical celebrities have been fascinated by the charm of Jun porcelain, or supported by industry, or praised by poetry, leaving many indelible marks.
Jun porcelain flourished in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty, and Song Huizong Zhao Ji has a deep origin, during the reign of Song Huizong, art culture and Jun porcelain firing have been greatly developed.
Song Jun official porcelain can be regardless of working hours, regardless of cost, in order to be extremely refined and beautiful, the craftsmen used are selected from the folk skilled craftsmen, so the fineness of the products and artistic taste have reached an unprecedented height, Song Huizong even Jun porcelain as a special reward for meritorious heroes, it is Song Huizong's respect for Jun porcelain, so that it has become the late Northern Song Dynasty only allowed to be owned by the royal family, not allowed to collect the "king's porcelain".
Emperor Qianlong of the Song Dynasty (partial) has countless treasures, and he also highly respects Jun porcelain, including "Jun Kiln Bowl": Jun kilns are out of the Inner Division, and it is difficult to make many bowls so far. There are nearly hundreds of plates in the inner house, and the stars in the bowl are two-one. What can not be exhausted, the bowl is difficult to hide, the plate is small. Yu Si should also know that the bigger it is, the more difficult it is to defend it. There is also a poem "Appreciating Jun Hong", which is written like this: "The faint is like the red glow after the rain, and the fire is slightly burned." The cinnabar in the world is not the same, and the Western gemstones are difficult to do."
Portrait of Qianlong in old age (detail).
In today's art auction market, we often see some amazing porcelain, the most eye-catching of which is the tens of millions of Jun kiln porcelain. The collectors behind these porcelains make people wonder who they areWhy are they willing to spend such a high ** to collect these porcelain?
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Jun kiln azure glazed flower pot
(Arthur M. Sackler Collection).
Early Ming Dynasty Jun kiln azure glazed flower pot RMB 48,875,000 Arthur M. Sackler Collection.
As the most auction in recent years, its collection history is even more staggering.
In addition to the famous Qianlong Emperor, the collectors who followed him were no less impressive, ** showing that the first antique dealer was Frank Caro, who became famous as the heir to Lu Qinzhai, and the next purchaser, M.D. M.D. M.D. Sackler, who created an art empire that still has an impact today.
Arthur Mitchell Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) was one of the most prestigious American art collectors of the 20th century and a respected authority in the field of psychiatry. His collecting interests range from China to India, the Middle East and South America. He collects not only medieval art, but also modern art. The collecting world calls him "the Medici of our time".
Ming Jun kiln azure glaze bell type flower pot
(Leshantang old collection).
Ming Jun kiln azure glazed bell flower pot HKD 39,527,500 Leshantang Collection.
This Jun kiln bell-style flower pot from Leshan Hall was once Mr. Cai Yiming's favorite.
Cai Yiming, the founder of Qing Play Yaji.
Born in Shanghai to a family of collectors, Cai Yiming has been fascinated by porcelain and calligraphy and painting since childhood. Hu Huichun, a great collector in Shanghai and later the founder of Hong Kong's "Min Qiu Jingshe", was the elder brother of his classmate. Later, he was known as the co-founder of Qing Play Yaji, and served as the second chairman of the Chinese Cultural Relics Society, with "Leshan Hall" as the hall name. Published "Leshantang Collection of Porcelain" and "Leshantang Collection of Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy", including the collection of fine works.
Ming Jun kiln sky blue glaze 'four' character bell type flower pot
(Former collection of the Idemitsu Museum of Art).
Ming Jun kiln sky blue glaze 'four' character bell type flower pot HKD 33,700,000 Collection of Idemitsu Museum of Art.
The Idemitsu Museum of Art, Japan, is affiliated with the Japanese oil giant Idemitsu Group. Opened in 1966, the main building is located on the ninth floor of the Marunouchi Imperial Theater in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, and the second building is located in Mojiko in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.
Idemitsu Museum of Art, Japan.
The founder of the Idemitsu Museum of Art was Mr. Sazo Idemitsu, the first president of Idemitsu Sangyo Industry, and since 1905 he has been working on the museum's collection. Since its establishment, the Idemitsu Museum of Art has a collection of about 10,000 works of art, including 2 national treasures and 51 important cultural properties
Song azure glaze purple spots folded along the plate
(Eskenazi Collection).
Song Azure glazed purple spot folded plate HKD 26,795,000 Eskenazi Collection.
One family, three generations, with 88 years of operation, from a small street shop to the current world antique tycoon, especially their collection of ancient Chinese art, is second to none in the world!
Eskenazi, the world's top antique dealer
Eskenazi was a legendary dealer in ancient art in London, when the famous philosopher Isaiah. When Berlin was asked if he would go to China, he replied without hesitation: "Unless Eskenazi comes along", which is enough to see that this legend is not only influential in the industry, but also a celebrity out of the circle.
Northern Song Dynasty Jun kiln purple spotted cup
(Qiu Yanzhi, Sakamoto Goro's old collection).
Northern Song Dynasty Jun Kiln Purple Spot Cup HKD 24,120,000 Qiu Yanzhi and Sakamoto Goro Collection.
The name of "Qiu Yanzhi" is not familiar to Chinese people as a porcelain collection. The first time many people heard the name was through the "Chicken Bowl Cup", which was sold for more than 100 million yuan, and he was the helmsman behind the "Mei Yin Tang", who was hailed by industry insiders as "one of the world's top five collectors of ancient Chinese ceramics", who sold 167 pieces of porcelain to the Shanghai Museum in 1979, and whose collection caused a sensation at Sotheby's auction.
Goro Sakamoto is the founder of the most influential antique dealer in Japan today, Buyando. Known as the "Little Napoleon" by Europeans, he has repeatedly set new auction records for Chinese porcelain in European auctions with few Asian faces. At the same time, he continues to donate his collection to art galleries all over Asia, and has passed on the art of "eye-catching" accumulated throughout his life for generations.
Qiu Yanzhi and Goro Sakamoto.
Ming Jun kiln sky blue glaze rose purple spot mouth cup
(Ten-sided Lingbi Mountain Residence Old Collection).
Ming Jun Kiln Sky Blue Glaze Rose Purple Spot Mouth Bowl RMB 14,370,000
Ming Jun kiln sky blue glaze rose purple spot mouth cup
(Ten-sided Lingbi Mountain Residence Old Collection).
Ming Jun kiln inside azure glaze outside rose purple glaze narcissus pot RMB 11,500,000
The above two pieces are from the old collection of the Ten Faces Lingbi Mountain Residence in North America. In recent years, the auction market of Song porcelain, from Sakamoto Goro two years ago to Yangdetang, and then to the popularity of Linyushan people all over the world, the special auction blessed by collectors' taste has become the vane of the public auction market.
The Ten Faces Lingbi Residence is a very extensive collector, named after his early collection of Wu Bin's Ten Faces Lingbi Scroll from the Ming Dynasty, which also broke the auction record for Chinese paintings and calligraphy at the recent Poly Autumn Auction in Beijing. Most of the Song porcelain in the ten-sided Lingbi Mountain Residence has been inherited in an orderly manner, and it is mainly purchased from international banks or Su Jia's auctions.
Speaking of which, the owner of the Ten-Faced Lingbi Mountain Residence in North America is still a very mysterious existence in the collecting world, but most people agree that it is a couple of American Jewish collectors, Mr. and Mrs. Zuff, the directors of the Met.
william bernard "bill" ziff jr. ;tamsen ann ziff
It has to be said that these high-end collectors are often people who have a deep love and appreciation for porcelain, they are not only collecting for the sake of collecting, but also for the pursuit of that unique artistic feeling and historical and cultural heritage, they know that Junyao porcelain is a treasure in ancient Chinese porcelain, each of which is a rare treasure.
In this part of the collection, what I want to introduce to you today is this ten-sided Lingbi Mountain Residence old Tibetan Jun kiln sky blue glaze rose purple spot mouth bowl and its current owner: Mr. Wang Jiahao, the founder of Hangzhou Yishi Art Museum.
The ten-sided Lingbi Mountain Residence is an old collection of Jun kilns.
Beijing Poly 2021 Spring Auction "Song Song" field, a Ming Dynasty Jun porcelain bubble pot has attracted the attention of many collectors, the cup is clear, orderly inheritance, and has won many fans at Sotheby's in London and Christie's in Hong Kong. This time, this bubble cup started at 6.5 million yuan, and the on-site and ** commission responded strongly, and in the end, Mr. Wang Jiahao, the founder of Yishi Art Museum, won 143750,000 bidders for the product.
In a previous interview with Mr. Wang, Tao Taozi asked a question: Mr. Wang, what was your original intention in founding the Yishi Art Museum?
Mr. Wang replied
Jun porcelain is one of the five famous kiln porcelain in the Song Dynasty in China, the preciousness of Jun porcelain lies in its unique kiln glaze color, each piece of Jun porcelain glaze color is unique, unique, that is, "Jun porcelain is unique", celebrities have used "out of the kiln a no one painting, the deciduous cold forest back to the twilight crow", "the rain after the sky is red, the sunset purple and green suddenly into Lan" and other verses to describe the Jun porcelain kiln to change the wonder, the folk also have "** priceless Jun priceless" said, the so-called "Yatang no Jun porcelain, can not boast of rich", "even if there is a family wealth, not as good as Jun porcelain".Now the successive owners of these high-end Jun kilns have to sigh: they do not collect for the sake of collecting, but also to promote the inheritance and development of Chinese culture, because they know that Jun kiln porcelain is a treasure of ancient Chinese culture, and each piece carries rich historical and cultural information.Mr. Guo Moruo said: "The history of the development of Chinese ceramics is the history of the development of the Chinese nation. "Ancient ceramics are thousands of years of Chinese civilization historical witness, I hope through the "Yishi Art Museum", with you ** that piece of utensils, a story, a piece of history, a layer of civilization and wisdom.
I hope that through my collection and research, more people can understand and understand ancient Chinese culture, so as to better inherit and develop Chinese culture.
These kilns are not only a work of art, but also represent a spirit and culture, and the owners behind them let us see the charm and power of Chinese culture.