In recent years, the antique art market is chaotic, and many antique investors (buyers) have suffered a big loss in antique investment; Many collectors who want to sell their ancestral collections or their own collections have stepped on many pits on the way to selling antiques-they have spent a lot of money, but the collections have not been sold successfully. If you don't have a comprehensive and systematic understanding of the antique market, you will rush in under the temptation of interests-you will inevitably stumble; Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Once a person shows an obvious and strong desire for something, it is easy to be used by people with will.

I am an e-commerce background and have been involved in the antique art industry for more than three years-not long for this industry; With their natural intuition about the market, electric merchants have found their own foothold in the antique industry in recent years; The market value of antiques is different from that of ordinary commodities. The value of an antique should be considered from its historical value, artistic (craft) value, market value and collection value. In this article, I will share the antique art market as comprehensively and systematically as possible from the perspectives of antique value, buyers and sellers according to my humble opinion on the antique art market. I hope you can learn something after reading it. I will take the story of Ming Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cylinder Cup in the hands of Liu Yiqian's doyen as an example to discuss.

I. Historical Story and Historical Value of Ming Chenghua Doucai Jigang Cup

Zhu Jianshen, Emperor Chenghua, was a lonely child. His father was captured when he was less than two years old, and he became a puppet in the hands of his uncle. He is helpless in the palace, and danger is everywhere. His uncle will get rid of him at any time for the throne. Loneliness and fear have been bothering the child since he was two or three years old. For him, childhood is gray. In this gloomy childhood, the only thing that can bring him comfort is the maid-in-waiting Wan.

The maid-in-waiting Wan is seventeen years older than him. It is this woman, wife and mother, who has been accompanying him, comforting him and taking care of his life. In his young mind, this person who guards him day and night is the one he can rely on.

When the post of Prince Zhu Jianshen was cancelled, the tree fell down and the people around him packed their bags and left. Only Wan is always with him.

"Are you going too?"

"No, I will always be by your side."

It was this tragic childhood experience that made Zhu Jianshen have a deep desire for affection. The love of his life is Wan Zhener who has always been with him. The chicken cylinder cup was deliberately burned by Zhu Jianshen in order to please Wan Guifei. According to textual research, the design of the Jigang Cup comes from a picture of a hen in the Song Dynasty, which shows the feelings that Emperor Chenghua missed the years when Wan Guifei took care of him when he was young, and hoped for family harmony and longevity.

In the twenty-third year of Chenghua, Wan Guifei died, and Zhu Jianshen was heartbroken, crying and saying, Really gone, why should I survive? A few months later, Zhu Jianshen died of excessive pain and depression at the age of 40. So affectionate, among the ancient emperors, it can be called one in a hundred.

The Jigang Cup was specially made for Wan Guifei by Emperor Zhu Jianshen of Chenghua, and the number is extremely rare, with less than 20 cups. When two people sit together, they will take out the cup to drink. The chicken jar cup is the witness of their love.

We don't know what happened in the past; It is this small chicken jar cup that reminds us vividly of the past of our ancestors. If historical records are historical "witnesses", then antique cultural relics are historical material evidence. When a person loses all his memories, he loses his personality; When a nation loses its memory, it loses its "personality". Forgetting the past means betraying history-will a nation that betrays history and loses the past have a bright future?

Second, the artistic (technological) value of Ming Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cylinder Cup

The technological value of Doucai Chicken Cylinder Cup is not the focus of this paper. Baidu Encyclopedia can find hard-core popular science through "Ming Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cylinder Cup". I won't go into details here.

Third, the market value of Ming Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cylinder Cup

1. According to historical records, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Ming Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cylinder Cup was "worth 100,000 yuan".

2. Due to the small amount of the world, in the Qing Dynasty, the emperor could not ask for it, but could only imitate the firing; The imitations of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong periods with good appearance now also have high artistic value and collection value.

3. Autumn Yan Zhi

1949, Qiu went to Hong Kong for development. In the Hong Kong antique flea market, a pair of Ming Chenghua Doucai chicken cylinder cups were placed in a vendor's booth for a long time, and no one cared. One day, it was discovered by Qiu Yan, who offered 1000 Hong Kong dollars to buy it back. At that time, many people thought that what he bought was fake and antique, which caused a lot of criticism, but he was unmoved and always believed in his eyesight. Later, when he bought it home, he took this treasure and studied it against historical materials. He also made a special packaging box for it with his own name and handwriting on it. He has kept this treasure for nearly half a century. Later, it was transferred to London collector LeopoldDreyfus.

4. London collectors

In the 1950s, it became the collection of London collector Mrs LeopoldDreyfus;

5. Sakamoto Goro

1980165438+1October, at Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong, this chicken cylinder cup was sold for HK$ 5.28 million, and the winner was Sakamoto Goro, a famous Japanese collector and known as "Little Napoleon";

6. The owner of Meiyintang

1999 At Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong in April, this chicken cylinder cup with good appearance fetched a sky-high price of HK$ 29170,000, which became the highest transaction record of ancient China porcelain in the international auction market at that time. The bidder is the Swiss banker Sulliger, the owner of Main Hall.

7. Liu Yiqian

20 14 in April, at Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong, Liu Yiqian, a Shanghai collector, won it at a price of HK$ 250 million, plus a commission of HK$ 28 10/00000.

Qiu's 65,438+0,000 Hong Kong dollars chicken jar cup changed hands five times and was sold eight times, and it became 280 million Hong Kong dollars in Liu Yiqian's hands. Every time I change hands, I am doing publicity and exposure for this chicken cylinder cup. The market value of an antique is determined by the recognition of the market and buyers, and the openness of market operation determines the number of buyers who recognize the collection; The more people approve, the higher the value of this antique.

Fourth, the collection value of Ming Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cylinder Cup

Why did Liu Yiqian spend HK$ 280 million to collect a chicken jar cup less than the size of a palm? Is it to show off wealth, or is it because tea tastes better and makes others look decent? No, it's because this chicken cylinder cup meets the following conditions at the same time:

1, the first is "truth" (historical value). There are a lot of historical materials to prove the origin and source of this chicken cylinder cup; In addition, this chicken cylinder cup has been circulated in an orderly way and is treasured by Meiyintang. It has been collected by famous collectors such as Mrs. Leopold Dreyfus, Sakamoto Goro and Gith Eskenach, and its authenticity is beyond doubt.

2. Then there is "essence" (artistic value). "Doucai" was created in Chenghua period of Ming Dynasty. It was made by firing, outlined in blue and white, colorful and of high artistic value. The jigang cup, which has been passed down to this day, has a very high level of craftsmanship, whether it is tire, glaze, shape or painting. "

3, followed by "sparse". There are less than 20 pieces of bucket-colored chicken cylinder cups in Ming Chenghua, only 3 pieces are in circulation in the market, and the rest are collected by major museums at home and abroad. It is an irrefutable law in the antique world that things are rare, and there will be no more chicken jar cups with the same conditions to depress their value.

4. Market value. This chicken cylinder cup has been changed hands five times and sold eight times. Marketing and exposure have done enough articles. The collection has been widely recognized by the market and buyers and has sufficient market value. He can change hands at any time if he wants, which not only preserves the value but also has a lot of room for appreciation.

Therefore, an antique with high collection value should have the following characteristics: a small number of antiques, well-documented provenance, clear inheritance and orderly circulation. In addition, adequate market publicity and exposure and extensive buyer recognition are also necessary conditions.

5. What problems should new antique investors (buyers) pay attention to?