It is necessary to say that Liulichang is a "cultural shrine" in the history of China. Liulichang originated in Shunzhi period of Qing Dynasty. After a hundred years of development, it has gradually become a place for collection and study in Four Treasures of the Study. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, a large number of royal Tibetan materials in China went to the people, mostly to Liulichang. Throughout the Republic of China, scholars gathered here. Famous painters such as Qi Baishi and Zhang Daqian must first be recognized in Liulichang if they want to be recognized by the painting circles of that year. How powerful is Liulichang? According to Ma Weidou, the famous cultural relics appraisers after the founding of the People's Republic of China are all apprentices of Liulichang.
This is the cultural influence of Liulichang, but for a long time after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liulichang was quite depressed. After the reform and opening up, Liulichang's literary career gradually recovered. Ma Weidou's theoretical knowledge has laid a solid foundation in Liulichang. Ma Weidou met many old gentlemen in Liulichang, which was the greatest wealth in his life. Ma Weidou is an old Beijing, and the greatest happiness is to visit Liulichang. There are good things here, which were basically real things in those days, and official kilns were everywhere.
It is no exaggeration to say that Liulichang is Ma Weidou's "auspicious place" and the starting point of his private museum career. According to official public information of Guanfu Museum, in 1997, Ma Weidou opened Guanfu Classical Art Museum in Liulichang. This is the earliest information that Ma Weidou has opened a shop in Liulichang, and he has never heard of opening a Wan Wen shop in Liulichang before. In this case, Ma Weidou is obviously a famous collector, but why was he "expelled" from Liulichang? The reason here is realistic and helpless.
First of all, the statement that Ma Weidou was "fired" from Liulichang is totally a rumor. No matter in the online comment area or related forums, you can basically see the news that Ma Weidou was "fired" by Liulichang. In fact, this statement has never been recognized by Ma Weidou himself. Secondly, the outflow of this statement is a calligrapher named "Jin Nong". At the end of the article, I didn't forget to emphasize how good my handwriting is, which made Ma Weidou's dismissal from Liulichang absurd. His reason is also far-fetched, saying that Ma Weidou was cheated badly in Liulichang, and finally had to quit Liulichang, euphemistically called "going by himself", but he was actually kicked out.
This statement simply doesn't hold water. In the 1990s, he was called "Master Ma", which was based on his extraordinary basic skills in cultural relics identification. Ma Weidou's fame is too great to be envied, which is also an objective reality, and it is reasonable to be vilified. Finally, out of desperation, Ma Weidou moved the Guanfu Museum out of Liulichang. First, the land cost of Liulichang is too high, so if Ma Weidou wants to expand the scale of the museum, it must leave Liulichang. Secondly, Liulichang has gradually become a tourist attraction. Once it becomes a tourist attraction, the taste of the pattern changes. Third, Ma Weidou has a clear development plan and left Liulichang for a better survival.
Therefore, he had no choice but to leave Liulichang. However, what Ma Weidou did was that he was "expelled" from Liulichang. To put it bluntly, this is an out-and-out rumor, which illustrates the difficulty of holding a private museum in Ma Weidou. It's not easy. Ma Weidou is really difficult to walk today, and there are many rumors. At that time, there were rumors that Ma Weidou went into the mountains to collect cultural relics and was tied to a tree for three days and three nights. Finally, Wang Shuo, who is skilled in martial arts, stood up ... Ma Weidou is really not easy, and this level of rumor is even more surprising than being "fired" by Liulichang.