The same thing, in the eyes of those who know the goods, it is a valuable treasure, and in the eyes of those who do not know the goods, it is not even as good as firewood.
Mr. Zhang Boju, a famous connoisseur of cultural relics on the mainland, once found dozens of national treasures from an old farmer's firewood pile, worth more than 100 million.
It happened in 1965, yantai museum due to the expansion of the scale, the need to collect a variety of precious cultural relics in the folk, on this day, Mr. Zhang Boju led several comrades to a village in Huang County, Shandong.
Local farmers do not understand what cultural relics are, there are many people who see the liveliness, and there are all kinds of objects and everything, but most of them do not meet the requirements.
At the end of the day, there was not much gain, only two scroll paintings were fairly reasonable.
Seeing that the sun was about to set, Mr. Zhang greeted the comrades and prepared to finish work and go back.
Then came an old man, who pointed to the two scroll paintings he had collected and said, "Do you want this?" There are two bundles in our firewood room, do you want them?
Mr. Zhang Boju looked at this old man, who was a very loyal peasant, and thought that what he collected at home was probably a New Year painting or something, since the old man said it, he would go to see it, and after reading it, he would go back.
So the group followed the old man to his house.
The old man took out two bundles of dusty "firewood" from the firewood room, and unexpectedly, Mr. Zhang Boju was stunned when he opened the first one.
He hurriedly asked the old man about the origin of these calligraphy and paintings, and the old man told a story from 18 years ago.
The old Man surnamed Lin, before liberation, did long work in the local landlord Ding Million's family, Ding Million's family has great influence, doing pawnshop, money business, his family's wealth is equivalent to the Qing government's annual income, known as the richest man in Shandong.
In 1947, the Jiaodong area was liberated and a large-scale land reform campaign began, beating up local tycoons and dividing up the land, which was in full swing.
Ding Million was afraid that he would not have a good result, and on the eve of the liberation of Huangxian County, he secretly ran away with gold and silver, leaving only some things that could not be taken away, such as houses and fields.
Ding Million ran away, the domestic servants and long-term workers of the family had nowhere to ask for their wages, and the servants and long-term workers took the things that Ding Million's family did not have time to take away, and what they took back home, and the top work was paid.
Old Man Lin was honest, he didn't get anything, everything was moved, the people were gone, and only these two bundles of calligraphy and paintings were left in the middle of the courtyard.
There was no way, Lin Laohan had to take these things back home. When I got home, I was scolded by my wife, saying that what I brought back was not even as good as firewood.
Then these things were thrown in the firewood pile, useless, and left for 18 years.
After listening to the old man's story, Mr. Zhang Boju said that these things are precious cultural relics, and we have to take them back to the museum to identify their specific value.
Lin Laohan said, you take it, there is no use in my home, if the country needs it, I will hand it in. Lin Laohan's realization is really a thumbs up.
After appraisal, there are a total of 70 calligraphy and paintings in this batch, of which 53 are national treasures, and the "Ancient Buddha Map" is a treasure among the treasures.
Mr. Zhang Boju said that he had been looking for this "Ancient Buddha Map" for 40 years, and he thought that he might have been exiled overseas, but he did not expect to be able to see it in China in his lifetime.
So what is the origin of "Ancient Buddha Map", which can make Mr. Zhang Boju's level of appreciation haunt everyone for 40 years?
This painting is the first of the "Eight Monsters of Yangzhou" in the Qing Dynasty--- the peak of Jinnong, this painting not only uses Jinnong's original "gossamer drawing" and "golden wrong knife" painting method, but also accompanied by original lacquer book inscriptions on both sides, unique and unique, which is a unique treasure.
The Mainland Cultural Relics Committee has identified it as a national first-class cultural relic, which can only be treasured domestically and is prohibited from being exhibited abroad, and its preciousness can be seen.
This batch of cultural relics is very precious forest, so the old man received a reward of 1800 yuan from the state.
Don't measure the $1,800 at today's value, it was a huge amount of money in the '60s.
At that time, 100 yuan in the countryside was enough to build a house, Lin Laohan got this money, the surprise is not OK, he never expected that his home has put two bundles of firewood for 18 years, it is so valuable.
So how much are these paintings worth? This one, because there has been no auction, I really can't say their specific price, but there is a data for your reference.
In 2009, Jin Nong's "Flower and Fruit Album" sold for 39.76 million yuan, setting a record for the highest auction in Xiling, so it is foreseeable that the value of "Ancient Buddha Map" will easily exceed 100 million.
When I was a child, the old people in the family often said a word: life is wooden, and the sky is also taken care of. This means that for a loyal and honest person, God will also take care of him. This sentence is most appropriate for Lin Laohan.
On the other hand, we can also really see that what ignorance makes people miss is real money, don't you say?