Those famous collectors in the collecting world, needless to say, the name must have come to mind a bunch of them, just ask:Which of them is "clean"? How many of the rare antiques collected are truly handed down?
For the sake of this question, we might as well take a look at the high-profile collectors in the collecting circle. You should be able to think of a whole bunch of names, but have you ever wondered which of them is truly "innocent"? How many of the rare antiques they have in their collection are heirlooms?
As a serious illegal and morally corrupt phenomenon, tomb robbery has a long history, dating back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and has gradually evolved into a complex organized form.
Since the 80s of the last century, the "capital operation" of artworks in Western countries has opened people's eyes, coupled with the development of social modernization and economic globalization, the problem of the loss of cultural relics in China has gradually intensified, of which tomb robbery occupies an important part.
Although tomb robbing has been spurned throughout history, it is now in the limelight, driven by profit that drives people to take risks. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao took the lead in opening the wind of "official thieves", and the school captain of the gold also came into being, showing the strong human nature for interests.
Nowadays, with the collusion of Western and domestic cultural relics smugglers, there is even a phenomenon of "gang-style large-scale theft and excavation" in China. Henan, Shaanxi, Hunan, Shandong, Anhui, Shanxi and other places, whether by "professional teams" or "spontaneous villagers", have set off an unprecedented wave of tomb robbing!
* A national treasure. We are deeply saddened by the loss of such cultural relics. From ancient times to the present, the theft of national treasures has been a common occurrence throughout history.
It is worth pondering, where does this criminal act of tomb robbery originate? Is it for the sake of maintaining cultural heritage? Or is it just for money?
Stealing artifacts. Millions of Chinese antiquities were stolen. These priceless cultural relics have been lost in a few decades. This kind of astonishing theft has become a commonplace sight for us.
The proliferation of tomb robberies has made the protection of cultural relics a long-term task. Reports show that in less than a year, there have been thousands of cultural relics crimes** and thousands of suspects** across the country.
These data reveal a reality: the current state of heritage conservation is extremely grim! How can we salvage this dire situation? It's time to act! In this modern society, there is a crime called tomb robbery, but there is an unknown inside story.
Behind this insider, there is a whole "chain of interests", and many people do not know anything about it.
These tomb robbers are no longer as stupid as they used to be, and they will not easily take the precious artifacts they have stolen. Instead, they will use various channels to transfer the stolen goods to overseas markets in the hope of being able to monetize them.
The "underground cultural relics black market" in China is a despicable existence, where a group of glory-seeking cultural relics dealers gather, who specialize in cultural relics smuggling. Through a whole set of operations such as smuggling, outflow, laundering and repatriation, they were able to make huge profits in it.
However, those who directly engage in tomb robbing make only a small profit and take great risks. The real lucratives are the elegant, unhurried people in suits and leather shoes, who can easily buy whitewashed artifacts at auction. This method of operation has become mainstream, and by fabricating stories of "orderly inheritance", these artifacts can be legally collected.
In order to maintain its own "monopoly interests", the high-end market is also willing to condone this kind of behavior. Therefore, although there may be many precious cultural relics among the people, if they lack that layer of legitimacy, then it is difficult for them to get the respect and treatment they deserve. In this hidden chain of interests, there are many untold stories and secrets hidden behind them.
The battle for security is raging, and all parties are going all out to defend the precious heritage of Chinese culture.
However, the challenges and constraints faced by the antiquities law enforcement authorities are very many, and the manpower and funds are insufficient, and the efforts to curb cultural relics crimes are far from sufficient. In order to effectively stop the loss of cultural relics, it is necessary to arouse the enthusiasm of the people and involve the vast number of collectors of folk cultural relics.
However, a dilemma has arisen: in the past few decades, many artifacts have not been lost abroad, but have remained at home, with untruthful collectors competing to acquire them in major markets.
If the existence of these folk relics is recognized, it is tantamount to indirectly supporting tomb robbery; But if it is not recognized, the harm of loss of cultural relics still exists. Faced with this dilemma, how to choose? What a challenge! Obviously, the competent authorities chose the latter and decided to maintain restrictions on the circulation of folk cultural relics, which is objectively justified.
Nowadays, there are too many people in society who are eager for quick success and only value money, and they are rashly involved in cultural relics crimes, and if they are not effectively controlled, the temporary move of "lifting the ban" may lead to a rising probability of cultural relics crimes.
The genuine products found in the market with eyesight, an interest in enhancing cultural self-confidence, are originally a hobby, which exacerbates the loss of cultural relics, thus gradually losing the "motivation" of tens of millions of collectors. To be clear, the scope of this miscalculation was too wide, and it was labeled as "stolen goods".
It is necessary to understand that most of the existing folk cultural relics are "familiar pit" cultural relics collected many years ago, not stolen and unearthed in recent years. In the past, tomb robbers were mostly unprofessional, and it can even be said that illiterate people were dominant, and they discarded things at will and sold them on the market.
If it weren't for the protection of private collectors, I don't know how many treasures would have been destroyed. Too much "restriction" of the collection of folk cultural relics, and the disadvantages have long begun to outweigh the benefits.
They laughed at this scene, thinking about this question, how helpless they were in their hearts! Speculators blatantly deceive the ignorant at high-end auctions, who are the spokesmen of the "dynasties" of interest, and behind this are the figures of "interest groups" trading stolen national wealth in the shadows.
Poor folk collectors, their efforts and perseverance seem so insignificant in the face of this "power game". They want to protect cultural relics, but they have become the role of "cannon fodder", swallowed up by the whirlpool of interests of the times.
They have endured hardships and contributed to the country's cultural heritage with their discerning eyes and painstakingly collected treasures. However, they are bound to the prison of regulation, allowing "pseudo-scholars" who cooperate with interest groups to distort and falsify history.
Those "brainless foreigners" are even more ignorant to the point of outrageous ignorance, they do not know that their country's precious cultural relics have been lost without permission, but they are still applauding the "predators" from outside.
This phenomenon is truly heart-wrenching and indignant. Seeing the country's cultural wealth being wantonly plundered, but unable to do anything about it. Is this what we call an "ancient civilization"? In this world of the jungle, only the strong can dominate the rules, and the weak can only silently accept the fate of exploitation.
Let us wake up together, cherish cultural relics, protect cultural heritage, and not let the shadow of profit continue to loom over our country.
Let those who truly love culture no longer be excluded and suppressed, let their voices resound throughout the earth, and remind the world that we can no longer be silent! In the blue of the silent cultural relics, I saw the voices of folk collectors. The heavy pressure that they could not bear hit like a tidal wave.
They are heartbroken in their support for the fight against cultural relics crimes, and vow not to let a single cultural relic be lost; But I had palpitations, watching those real criminals get away with it, but I was bound under the shackles of guarding. They once had hope, but day after day they could only be saddened and their hearts were sad and angry, like the bright moon in the galaxy.
The road ahead is full of thorns, and the legal circulation of cultural relics "illegitimate children" is far from realistic. People who lack insight have not been able to change the situation in front of them. We can only silently guard the cultural relics dripping through the stones, and these ancient words quietly echo in the corridor of time. No matter how many challenges and twists and turns, we will unswervingly defend the precious heritage of history.
Author's Note:
Antique collecting has always been a high-profile field, attracting the attention of many collectors. However, this was followed by many fraudulent methods by auction companies, which caused countless collectors to suffer huge losses. The main reason why many people will be deceived is because they do not have a certain understanding of collectibles.
They always think that the antiques in their hands are valuable, even pricelessAnd others just took advantage of their greed and let them be fooled step by step.
It turns out that it was only in the end that it was discovered that something was not worth anything at allIt took hundreds of thousands of dollars to wake up。If you have a certain understanding of the collection, it is estimated that you will not be easily fooled.
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At the same time, it also contains the knowledge of antique auctions, so that people know what kind of auction companies are reliable, and help analyze how not to be deceived.
The book records various auction routines and acquisition frauds, and the author also summarizes his own experience of being deceived, so that people can recognize the current auction market tricks and understand how the other party is deceived.
The book also contains tips on how to sell your own collectiblesThere was once a Tibetan friend who was deceived and bruised, and later bought this book to realize that those so-called auction acquisition companies are simply nothing, but only after reading this book did he know how to realize the collection.
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In today's society, the market for antique collecting is growing, and more and more people are joining the ranks of antique collecting. However, as the antiques market boomed, more and more fraudulent methods also appeared.
Some criminals take advantage of people's lack of understanding of antiques and deceive people through various means, causing people to suffer huge economic losses.
Therefore, it is very important for those who are interested in collecting antiques to improve their cognitive level and learn relevant identification knowledge.
The book "Guide to Chinese Antiques" is a very good learning tool. It not only contains a wealth of antique appraisal knowledge, but also records various auction routines and acquisition frauds, and the author also summarizes his own experience of being cheated, which can make people recognize the sinister nature of the current auction market.
By studying this book, people can have a deeper understanding of the operation of the antique collection market, improve their identification ability, and reduce the risk of being scammed.
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