An Siyuan, an American who visited the Guanfu Museum, is a China name at first glance, but actually a Jew living in the United States. /kloc-started to do business at the age of 0/7, and his brain is particularly good. /kloc-When he was 0/9 years old, he met the first noble person in his life-antique dealer Alice Bonnet. Immediately, An Siyuan began to work in Pangnai's ceramic antique shop, and he began to know about China's ceramics, furniture and paintings, which laid the foundation for his future collection. When he was studying at Yale University, Wang, who directed the study of calligraphy and painting in the late Qing Dynasty, liked him very much. An Siyuan was named after Wang. Wang Yufang taught An Siyuan a lot about China art and ways of doing business for people. Where's Bonet? Giving money and channel support to An Siyuan will give An Siyuan more opportunities to learn about China antiques and the art of other Asian countries. Gradually, An Siyuan collected more and more antiques, and he was also called "the godfather of antiques in China".
I plan to buy all the collections of Ma Weidou. Because An Siyuan's most famous works of art in China are stone tablets and Ming and Qing furniture, he is also known as the "King of the Ming Dynasty". Ma Weidou once went to the United States when he was young, and his friend happened to know An Siyuan very well, so he took him. When Ma Weidou walked into an Siyuan's home, he was surprised. Although the layout and decoration of the room are western-style, the furniture, calligraphy and painting, porcelain and so on are all oriental. If friends don't say that this is Ann Philip Burkart's home, Ma Weidou will think that he has entered a museum. That day, Ma Weidou and An Siyuan chatted for a while, but he just collected it soon, and because he was young, he didn't go into it.
From 65438 to 0996, with the strong support of relevant departments, the Guanfu Museum of Classical Art was established in Ma Weidou. One year later, the museum began to open to the outside world. One day, An Siyuan happened to come to China. He found Ma Weidou and said that he wanted to visit the museum. Ma Weidou was very surprised and immediately showed him around. He explained in detail, and An Siyuan listened carefully. Unexpectedly, after the visit, An Siyuan suddenly said to Ma Weidou, "I want to buy all your collections." As he spoke, he stretched out his finger and made a proposal. Ma Weidou was stunned and refused directly: "I can't sell my things." An Siyuan pondered: "Are you not selling because my price is not high enough?" Ma Weidou smiled: "My collection is all things left by my ancestors. I can't sell them abroad. " An Siyuan said nothing but gave Ma Weidou a thumbs-up sign.
Ma Weidou answered this question. Since then, he has devoted himself to collecting China antiques. In 2000, when he found that a white marble painted relief warrior stone carving he bought from the direct tomb of the King of Chu in the Five Dynasties was a stolen cultural relic, he took the initiative to contact the China government and immediately donated it to China for free. In 2002, An Siyuan returned a Western Zhou bronze to China. His behavior is admirable. In 2003, Shanghai Museum bought four volumes of Spring Flower Pavilion stickers from An Siyuan for $4.5 million. An Siyuan never got married, so after his death, he auctioned his own 1400 collection and gave it to the right person.
This grand auction attracted many collectors, and even a fake was photographed for 3 million. This fake belongs to Panjiayuan. An Siyuan kept it all the time, reminding himself not to make holes in the future. I didn't expect someone to pay a high price, probably out of respect for An Siyuan. Ma Weidou was shocked when he heard this. After careful consideration, he made a great decision a hundred years ago to donate all his collections to the country. The son said, I hope my father can leave one for him and have a thought. However, Ma Weidou believes that children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and they don't want to be tired of money in their later years, but want to live quietly and clearly. It's amazing that Ma Weidou can have this kind of consciousness.