The author has two Tibetan friends who play books. Last year, he spent1.4000 yuan to buy nine Yuan Guan Cang from Yuan Dynasty to Yuan Dynasty, and took it to the National Library for identification. The national map expert was shaking with a book in his hand. He immediately arranged for them to have a rest and called other experts for identification. After working as two book lovers in a row, I begged them to donate this set of books to the country and said, "The national map is limited to meet your requirements." After many twists and turns, Guo Tu completed all the formalities as quickly as possible and rewarded them with 2 million yuan (tax-free). The national map expert said afterwards: "This week, we approved the purchase of books through the special funds allocated by the Ministry of Finance and the Audit Office, as well as the Ministry of Culture, the Cultural Relics Bureau and other institutions. This speed is unimaginable and unbelievable. " Things finally went smoothly, and this set of books stayed in the national map and became one of the treasures of the town hall. The boss of an auction company said: "If it is auctioned, the market value will be around10 million." Both book lovers are very calm and low-key. After all, "I have it after my hand." Their fun is to make contributions while discovering and earn a lot of money. Since then, the momentum of book collection has been out of control.
Although it is a special case, knowledge and courage are the key. Yuan officials were by no means the earliest discoverers. Others don't buy because they don't want to make money, but because they don't know the relevant knowledge. Therefore, we say that the fun of collection lies in the process in which knowledge plays a role in practice. With knowledge, there will be the joy of discovery, the joy of finding mistakes and the joy of making money.
On the contrary, if you buy a fake collection, the collector is not only boring, but also painful. Collection is a skill that requires strong theoretical and practical requirements. If you want to get pleasure and reward from it, you must study it hard. Not only understand, but also master. Next time, I will say, "If you understand but don't understand, go to the treasure."
(Yicheng Hu, member of China Collectors Association and deputy secretary general of Guangdong Antiques Chamber of Commerce, has been involved in the field of collection and auction for many years. )