Guangdong Chongzheng Auction Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Chongzheng) will start auctioning on September 13, "Guyi Qingfen Xinzha Ancient Books" special auction, should be a normal auction activity, did not expect that some of the lots in the Internet caused questions: among the auction items, some of the letters to the southwest famous Ru Lin Sijin are cultural relics in the collection of Sichuan Provincial Library (hereinafter referred to as: provincial map).
Why do collections of artifacts appear at auction houses? Is the lot fake? Is the provincial map informed? With doubts in mind, Red Star News reporters tried to unravel its mystery.
Provincial map treasured cultural relics flowing out of the provincial map are auctioned?
Through the Chongzheng official website, the Red Star News reporter found that the "Ancient Yi Qingfen Xinzha Ancient Literature" special auction variety that will be auctioned at 18:30 on September 13, there have been dozens of letters from modern celebrities to the southwest famous Ru Lin Sijin, the official valuation ranges from 10,000 to 80,000 yuan, including the famous calligrapher Xie Wuliang, Chinese painting master Huang Binhong and other handwritten letters written to Lin Sijin, which is also the highlight of this auction, which can be seen from Chongzheng's official WeChat public account that "Lin Sijin's letters have documentary and historical value". Chongzheng attaches great importance to this batch of lots.
However, it is understood that the letters from Wu Yu, Yang Shukan, Huang Binhong, Zhou Shanpei, Xie Wuliang, Zhang Yuanji, Zhao Xi, and Mao Guangsheng to Lin Sijin belong to the collection of cultural relics in the provincial map and should be stored in the Sichuan Provincial Library.
Lin Sijin, the owner of the letter, was the first curator of the provincial map
Who is Lin Sijin? According to the data, Lin Sijin (1873-1953), the character of ShanHong, he was not only a cultural celebrity in Huayang, Chengdu, a famous writer and educator in modern times, but also the first director of the Sichuan Provincial Library, after 1918, he successively served as the principal of Huayang Middle School, Chengdu Higher Normal School, Chengdu University, West China Union University and other schools, as well as the deputy director of the Sichuan Provincial Museum of Culture and History, etc., and was also an important figure in the "Five Olds and Seven Sages" at that time.
According to the WeChat public account "Jiang Shang Said", "In 1938, Lin Sijin compiled more than 200 correspondences written to him by 76 celebrities Huang Binhong, Xie Wuliang, Chen Baochen, and Liao Pingping into six volumes (folded, Nanmu Tiandi Floor), and personally signed it for the "Fish and Goose Collection"... According to relevant sources, Mr. Lin Sijin's collections are included in the Sichuan Provincial Museum, the Sichuan Provincial Library and the Sichuan University Library, and the "Fish and Goose Collection" is the collection of the Sichuan Provincial Library. In the 1980s, the descendants of the Lin clan asked for the "Fish and Goose Collection" from the provincial map. ”
Netizens continue to discuss, and the auction has been urgently stopped
Such an important collection of cultural relics, but appeared in the auction venue, naturally caused many netizens to discuss, have said "must be verified!" ”
On September 10, Guangdong Chongzheng Auction Co., Ltd. issued a statement saying: Some voices questioned the source of the lot Lin Sijin's collection of books; for the collection and selection of this lot, Guangdong Chongzheng strictly followed the auction procedures, and after online verification, this batch of lots was auctioned in 2005. After research, it was decided to withdraw lot No. 731-776 of the special catalogue of "Guyi Qingfen". ”
Today (September 11), the Red Star News reporter once again logged on to chongzheng's official website and found that the auction information about Lin Sijin Xinzha had been withdrawn, but the auction news about Lin Sijin Xinzha in Chongzheng's WeChat public account had not been deleted.
It was auctioned 15 years ago, is the provincial map known?
In the comments of netizens, the Red Star News reporter found that someone mentioned: "A few days ago, I was still talking about this batch of letters with the senior experts in Chuannei, and I felt that there was something wrong, 15 years ago, this batch of things has flowed to the market, who is chasing now?" After 15 years, has the provincial map been kept in the dark? ”
After investigation, the Red Star News reporter found that there was indeed something wrong: this was not the first time that "Fish and Goose Collection" had been auctioned - as early as 2005, Shanghai Chongyuan "Ancient Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Special Session, Wenyuan Yinghua Special" auctioned "Fish and Goose Collection" (a set of six books) at a price of 308,000 yuan. The pre-auction of cultural relics may be the related lot of the 2005 auction, but the collector split it and auctioned it again.
The museum responded: The police have entered the investigation
Why do treasured cultural relics belonging to the provincial map appear at auction twice? "Fish and Goose Collection" has been publicly auctioned twice, is the provincial map known?
Today (September 11) morning, Red Star News reporters came to the Sichuan Provincial Library with questions, trying to explore the real situation.
Red Star News: Was it on our library side before Lin Si entered this set of "Fish and Goose Collection"?
RELATED: Yeah.
Red Star News: Is it still there?
Relevant person: This is not convenient for interviews for the time being. Because now the police have intervened in this matter, the time will be subject to the results of the police investigation.
Red Star News: Is the police involved because Xinzha is no longer in the Sichuan Provincial Library?
Relevant person: This is not yet available for reply.
Red Star News: Do you know about this?
Relevant person: We know this matter, and it is recommended that the media not report it, so as not to reverse the final situation.
Subsequently, the reporter contacted Mou Wenbing, director of the Reader Service Department of the Sichuan Provincial Library, who confirmed to the Red Star News reporter that the police have indeed intervened at present, and the relevant situation needs to wait for the results of the police investigation.
The auction house responded: as long as the lot is genuine, its origin will not be reviewed
The Red Star News reporter then contacted Tan Shuzheng, a staff member of the Chongzheng ancient book version, who said that he did not know that "Fish and Goose Collection" was a collection of cultural relics in the provincial map museum, "If this thing knows that it is not formal, how can we shoot it?" ”
The reporter also contacted He Xiangmin, the relevant person in charge of Chongzheng Chinese painting and calligraphy, and told him that the provincial map had been investigated by the police, and asked whether the investigation involved the auctioneer, He Xiangmin said: "As an auctioneer, we are entrusted by the client to conduct the auction in accordance with normal legal procedures, this has nothing to do with it, if it involves the case, as long as there is enough evidence, we will cooperate to deal with it." At the same time, he also said that the auction house will only review the authenticity of the lot before the auction, and will not review its origin." There is no problem that it ("Fish and Goose Collection") is the real work. ”
What is the truth of the matter? Will there really be a reversal in the "lest there be a reversal of things in the end" expressed by the relevant personnel? Red Star News will continue to monitor the matter.
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