The joy of collecting stems from the precious responsibility of the collector

I can't know when the collection originated, but I'm sure it all started with happiness. Happiness arises from the knowledge and possession of the value of the collection, as well as the search for discoveries in the process of collection, and grows stronger than the responsibility of studying the history and culture contained in the collection and protecting the collection.

Behind the material carrier of each collection, there are multiple connotations such as history, culture, art, and spirit, which add a seductive color to the collection, make people have a huge enthusiasm for collection, and thus feel irreplaceable happiness. As an important carrier of historical information and cultural spirit, all kinds of cultural relics are thought of with their own unique charm, just like the radiant glass ware unearthed from the underground palace of Famen Temple in Shaanxi Province, which not only contains the spiritual connotation of different civilizations, but also as a historical witness to the exchange of Tang Dynasty and Eastern Roman and Islamic civilizations, its diversified cultural styles also confirm the glory of Sino-foreign civilization exchanges in the open Tang Dynasty. More importantly, for the appreciation of the collection, in addition to learning this information, we must also think about how to make the cultural spirit come alive - to find the roots, to think about how the wisdom of the ancients continues to bloom today in the cultural turmoil of ancient and modern China and foreign countries, and how the tradition can give people's lives today. I believe that it must be the cultural spirit contained in the cultural relics that can make things silent and give people happiness. "Things are uneven, things are also love", after years of wind and rain, many cultural relics left behind have opened "a new window of the unknown world" for today's people, enriching people's spiritual life.

Older collections often bring certain confusion to the identification because of problems such as information fragmentation and information asymmetry. In fact, for a variety of reasons, the ancients more or less will always leave auspicious pieces of feathers, clues, and the joy of collecting will appear in the "stepping on the iron shoes nowhere to find, get all effortless", but you need to maintain the original intention, maintain concentration, and maintain caution. For example, Fan Kuan's "Journey to Xishan" in the Song Dynasty is the treasure of the national palace museum in Taipei. At first, the cultural experts failed to find the artist's signature on the canvas. Later, when Li Lincan, an expert at the National Palace Museum in Taipei, studied the painting, he found that in the trees in the lower right corner of the picture, there were two vague small characters written "Fan Kuan". The discovery of more than 900 years later, the joy of seeing the sun, played a decisive role in determining the artistic status of the work. Therefore, in addition to the discoverer Li Lincan, the happy one is the entire cultural and bo community.

"No injustice and no happiness", in the view of Wang Shixiang, a collector, this is another pleasure of collecting - "All the things in the world, there will be injustices, and there will be happiness." After all the hardships, everyone laughs at the process of injustice, that is, the process of blossoming, rejoicing, and feeling the highest pleasure. If it's easy to come by, what's the pleasure?" Since the beginning of its own collection, there have been counterfeits in all dynasties and dynasties, and the counterfeiting in today's collection market has reached the point of no return. Therefore, playing with collecting is actually fighting with the counterfeiter, but this process will be thrilling. Whoever is involved in what kind of collection "must be wronged" before he becomes an expert. Every time you do a "wrongful head", it makes collectors unforgettable; Every time they spend "unjust money", collectors feel the pain of "cutting meat", thus driving them to constantly understand and improve in learning and accumulation, humble and seeking advice, and comparative exploration. Once you have the right to go to the source, touch the bypass of the collection, can distinguish the authenticity and collection to the favorite collection, this process, how can this result not make people happy?

The joy of collecting stems from the precious responsibility of collectors. It should be noted that cultural relics are a faithful record of historical evolution, cultural development, artistic bearing, and spiritual education, and the collection and protection of cultural relics reflect the reverence for human civilization. True collectors always have a historical consciousness and cultural consciousness, and have the unshirkable responsibility to undertake the heavy responsibility of collecting and protecting cultural relics, and they have no hesitation and persist in moving forward. Just like Zhang Boju, who collected everyone, he once spent a huge amount of money to buy the Northern Song Dynasty Fan Zhongyan's "Daofu Zan", Sui Zhanziqian's "You Chun Tu", Tang Dumu's "Zhang Haohao Poem", Song Huangtingjian's "Theravada Post", Song Huizong's "Snow River Return Map", Yuan Qianxuan's "Mountain Residence Map" volume and other Sui, Tang, Song and Song Dynasty Yuan famous relics. In order to prevent the loss of China's earliest inkblot, the Western Jin Dynasty Luji", "Ping Fu Ti", he also mortgaged the shares of the Salt Industry Bank, sold three sets of Dongdan courtyard, and bought a total of 40,000 oceans with all the jewelry of his wife Pan Su. After that, he donated 8 heavyweight collections to the state. Zhang Boju's collection and his donation vividly demonstrate his sincere heart and responsibility to "wash away the dust of the countrymen, fill the country with qi and blood, and leave fragrance for future generations". Perhaps, Zhang Boju's collection process is quite difficult, but when the national treasures are pulled back and cared for from the brink of loss or even extinction, when future generations can see these national treasures and suddenly generate national pride and self-confidence, can Zhang Boju still be unhappy?!

It is true that the economic value of the collection will also make people happy. Especially when there is a situation of "picking up leaks", the joy of overjoying can be imagined. However, the happiness brought by economic value is short-lived, and sustainable and permanent happiness must arise from the excavation and appreciation of the inherent cultural value of the collection, which must begin with the effective capture and accurate positioning of many information, must start from the vigorous fighting method against counterfeiting and inferiority, and must originate from the consciousness of continuing the national history and culture. However, to obtain such happiness, you need to persevere and continue to pay, otherwise happiness will be fleeting.

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