It is a well-known fact that the antique calligraphy and painting market is full of traps. Even experienced experts will be deceived, so it is not something to be surprised about. However, a treasure appraisal expert has become a treasure fraud expert, and what he has defrauded is the sky-high price of the authentic Qianlong work. The matter cannot but arouse people's attention. If the exchange of 170,000 for 87.36 million remains unnoticed, it may still be a happy outcome for everyone. But after the swindler succeeded, he actually dared to let the truth spread around unscrupulously, causing thousands of arrows to pierce the hearts of those who were deceived. What kind of confidence did he have? What happens after the liar is accused? The past events of 2009 have been settled, but the warning left behind should not be forgotten.
"Antiques from the Golden Age in Troubled Times", the popularity of collecting antiques, calligraphy and paintings is getting higher and higher, and the prices of collections are also rising, and some treasures are often auctioned for extremely high prices. In this environment, treasure appraisal experts have become popular, and their words have become a measure of value for antique calligraphy and paintings whose authenticity cannot be completely standardized. Antique calligraphy and painting are mysterious and there are different opinions about whether they are fake or genuine. Collectors who don’t understand can only rely on treasure appraisal experts to identify their collections; collectors who understand, if they don’t have a strong professional background and qualifications, their collections also need to be verified by experts to gain market recognition. As a result, TV stations have launched treasure appraisal columns one after another to meet the needs of collectors. People with collections are flocking to such columns, vying to squeeze into the columns, leaving their hopes to experts to fulfill or extinguish.
Zhu Yun from Zhengzhou, Henan has a traditional Chinese painting passed down from his family, which seems to be the "Songyang Ancient Cypress Picture" painted by Qianlong himself. The emperor with the most talent for calligraphy and painting in history is undoubtedly Song Huizong Zhao Ji. His calligraphy and paintings play an important role in the history of Chinese art. Emperor Qianlong also liked calligraphy and painting. Although his achievements could not be compared with those of Song Huizong, the aura of the prosperous emperor and the fact that there were few surviving works still made his calligraphy and painting worth astonishingly in the cultural relics and art market.
However, there are many fakes of Qianlong's paintings, and it is difficult to tell the authenticity of the ones scattered among the people. Zhu Yun is not sure whether his paintings are genuine works of Qianlong. Seeing an opportunity like a treasure appraisal column, he wanted to find out more about it. Unfortunately, he came into contact with a treasure appraisal expert named Liu Yan during the preliminary selection of the column. Liu Yan saw his painting and immediately concluded that it was a fake. Out of trust in the experts, Zhu Yun disappointedly believed it and gave up the idea of ??being on the column. Liu Yan seemed to share his disappointment, so he invited him to the hotel where Liu Yan was staying that night to further explain the painting to him.
In the hotel, Zhu Yun got a surprise: although his painting was not the original work of Qianlong, it was also a high imitation of an ancient masterpiece and was still very valuable for collection. What moved Zhu Yun even more was that Liu Yan, a good person, went to the end and introduced him to a buyer who was willing to pay a high price of 170,000 to buy his paintings. Zhu Yun, who was still depressed about his broken dream during the day, could not resist the temptation of a high price of 170,000 yuan and agreed to sell the painting.
Zhu Yun’s roller coaster experience brought him an unexpected gain. If he hadn’t seen on TV that his painting was authenticated as an authentic work of Qianlong and auctioned for 87.36 million, he would have been Maybe you will think that Liu Yan is a treasure appraisal expert with both ability and political integrity. From the TV, Zhu Yun also learned that the person who auctioned the paintings was Liu Yan. The buyer Liu Yan introduced to him was just a pretext arranged by Liu Yan to relax his vigilance. Such a truth was unacceptable to Zhu Yun, and the roller coaster that started up again took Zhu Yun into a nightmare.
The ancient cypress in "Songyang Ancient Cypress Picture" depicts the oldest and largest ancient cypress among the ancient cypresses discovered in my country. It is 4,500 years old, 18.2 meters high, and thick in circumference. 12.54 meters. It is said that when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty visited Songshan Mountain, he saw three ancient cypresses. Because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw the smallest one among them first, he felt its magnificence and named this ancient cypress the general. When he saw the ancient cypress in the painting, Jun Wu couldn't change his words, so he could only make him the second general. When Qianlong was forty years old, he visited Songshan Mountain. He saw this ancient cypress of the Second General in Songshan Academy, one of the four major academies, and painted it as a souvenir. With such a historical background, it is not surprising that the authentic Qianlong painting "Songyang Ancient Cypress Picture", which is 58 centimeters long and 29 centimeters wide, can be sold for 87.36 million yuan. The ancient paintings sold by Zhu Yundun as fakes are actually rare treasures.
Zhu Yun, who learned that he had been deceived, chose to call the police. The police found out that Liu Yan bought paintings at low prices. In court, Liu Yan argued that it was a voluntary sale after signing a contract and was not a fraud. Moreover, the price of 87.36 million is a self-selling and self-buying hype, not an actual profit.
The sales contract worth RMB 170,000 was ultimately deemed valid, and Liu Yan won the case. Faced with the court's decision, Zhu Yun had no choice but to accept the fact that he had lost a huge fortune by selling the family heirloom at a low price. Liu Yan won the lawsuit, and the treasure appraisal expert defrauded the Qianlong authentic relic of 170,000 yuan, and later sold it for 87.36 million yuan. Most people think this is a scam, and some people think that the antique calligraphy and painting market is inherently out of reach, and Liu Yan can only say that he made a huge mistake.
It is a little unreasonable to say that Liu Yan was a treasure hunter. If he was not a treasure appraisal expert participating in the treasure appraisal column, Zhu Yun would not believe him easily. Given his professionalism, it is hard to believe that he was mistaken at first and only later discovered that it was an authentic work. He couldn't wait to give a high price of 170,000 to the fake, which shows that he obviously knows the true value. Even if he wins the case according to law, the fact that he used his status as a treasure appraisal expert to defraud collectors cannot be changed. His actions once again reminded the world that "everything in the world is bustling for profit; everything in the world is bustling for profit." Treasure appraisal experts are not always able to control themselves in front of treasures.
The art appraiser and auctioneer in the Italian movie "The Best Bid" also deceived famous painting collectors and obtained enough famous paintings to open a museum. Treasure appraisal experts are actually experts among collectors, and the adversarial relationship between collectors will not change based on their status as treasure appraisal experts. On the contrary, because they are more skilled, the relationship between treasure appraisal experts and ordinary collectors is completely unequal. This is not to say that treasure appraisal experts will deceive treasure holders, but the temptation of 170,000 yuan for 87.36 million will always make many treasure appraisal experts regard integrity as an obstacle on the road to wealth. If a treasure holder easily trusts treasure appraisal experts, it is inevitable that he will suffer losses and be deceived. Sometimes trust is actually a kind of dependence.
If the treasure holder did not go on the column to let different experts publicly identify it, and did not make a final determination, then he would not have been deceived so miserably. There is no doubt about the private enthusiasm of an unknown treasure appraisal expert. This dependence of the treasure holder is the fundamental reason why heirlooms change hands at low prices. The water in the world of antiques, calligraphy and painting is already very deep. The exchange of 170,000 for 87.36 million allows people to see that bad treasure appraisal experts have made the water in the world of antiques, calligraphy and painting even deeper and muddier. Perhaps one day artificial intelligence will be used as a treasure appraiser, and there will be no profit motive, so that this kind of use of treasure appraisers to defraud treasures will no longer happen.
Conclusion The collection and trading of antique calligraphy and painting are inseparable from treasure appraisal experts. Almost all treasure appraisal experts are also players of antique calligraphy and painting. The conflict of interests here makes the adjudication power possessed by treasure appraisal experts. People are worried. The incident of 170,000 yuan being legally exchanged for 87.36 million yuan reminds people that they must not lose vigilance when relying on treasure appraisal experts. There is more than one treasure appraisal expert, so you should ask more and listen more, and don’t make a conclusion easily. Especially for family heirlooms that are old, you should not sell them rashly just because you are afraid of losing the opportunity.