If the Chinese collecting world mentions the name of Ma Weidu, it is really "everyone knows, no one knows." At the end of 1996, the Guanfu Museum founded by Mr. Ma Weidu was officially opened in Beijing, and in 2015, the Guanfu Museum Xiamen Pavilion was officially opened to the general public. Over the years, Ma Weidu has been an insurmountable mountain for collectors in mainland China. However, there are rumors that Ma Weidu has four rare treasures that are rarely disclosed to the public, and where are these four treasures hidden? Even Ma Weidu's wife does not know.
In the late 70s of the last century, the mainland ended a 10-year revolutionary frenzy. At this time, Ma Weidu collected a lot of good things in the streets and alleys of Beijing, and every three or five Ma Wei went to Daxing, Changping and other farmers' homes to collect some ceramic bowls or large clay pots that no one wanted. It is these small things that no one wants that will become an important collection of the Guanfu Museum in the future. Over the past few decades, Ma Weidu has collected a lot of good things, and each one is worth mentioning. In 2010, due to the proliferation of various entertainment projects on the Internet, Ma Weidu often appeared on various programs to tell the story between him and the collection.
It is rumored that Ma Weidu has four rare treasures hidden in a secret corner, and that the things in the Guanfu Museum are all general products, so is this really the case? The author learned through various channels that Ma Weidu does have four rare treasures that are rarely displayed to the public. The four treasures are the Northern Song Dynasty Ru kiln washing, Jun porcelain hanging screen, the Song Dynasty official kiln long-necked bottle, and the Ming Chenghua imitation Ru glaze elephant ear furnace. The author will first introduce to you one by one, Jun porcelain hanging screen is a collection that Ma Weidu purchased from a friend 40 years ago. It is often said that "if you have a family property, it is better to have a piece of Jun porcelain," it is conceivable that the value of this full screen of Jun porcelain hanging screen has reached its peak. Not to mention the Ru kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Ru kiln has an irreplaceable beauty in the history of mainland porcelain. In 2006, a Ru kiln wash was auctioned at a price of about 300 million yuan.
As of 2020, the auction price of this Northern Song Dynasty Ru kiln wash in Ma Weidu's hand must easily exceed 600 million yuan! The third piece is the Song Dynasty official kiln long-necked bottle, and the Song Dynasty official kiln may not need to be much laborious for the author. This piece in Ma Weidu's hands is a rare treasure he purchased from a Japanese collector. This Song Dynasty official kiln long-necked vase is a national treasure, and the auction price will not be less than 9 figures. The fourth piece, the Chenghua period imitates the Song Dynasty Ru glaze elephant ear furnace. This porcelain is only one in the world, although it is a copy of the Chenghua period, but it also has a very high historical research value. According to Mr. Ma, at that time, he bought the Ru glazed elephant ear stove for no more than six figures, and now the auction price of this collection will easily exceed nine figures.
In short, the total transaction price of Mr. Ma Weidu's four collections sent to top auction houses should easily exceed 1 billion yuan. However, Mr. Ma Weidu insisted that he would donate these pieces to the state free of charge if necessary, but he would not use them for private sale. But where are these kinds of things hidden? The Guanfu Museum does not have them, and Mr. Ma Weidu's home does not often have such rare treasures. In 2016, Ma Weidu said in an exclusive interview with a program that he has an underground warehouse with an area of more than 7,000 square meters in Shanghai, and Ma Weidu did not say where this warehouse is located in Shanghai.
The author speculates that Mr. Ma has a 7,000-square-meter underground warehouse in Shanghai, where every inch of land is at a premium, and it is obvious that this warehouse should contain many priceless treasures, and the four rare treasures may be in this underground warehouse. These rare treasures of Mr. Ma are treasures that have been passed over the decades, either by accident or through personal friendship of friends. These treasures are not cold cultural relics for Mr. Ma, but very commemorative close friends, so it is impossible for Mr. Ma to sell these treasures. However, the author also hopes that one day, I can see these four valuable treasures collected by Mr. Ma in the museum.
The author finally declares that it is unknown whether these four treasures are placed in the underground warehouse in Shanghai, and I hope that Mr. Ma can teach more collectors the experience of identification.