Ningbo Jade Collectors Exhibition in Fuzhou

“These jade tools are really great! They are full of refined and popular tastes, and they have cultivated their temperament!” Chen Ji, a Fuzhou citizen, finished his exhibition at the provincial “Bottle of Treasures and Collecting Jade” exhibition and gave thumbs-ups and admiration. Since yesterday, the province and Bozhou have simultaneously launched four major exquisite exhibitions of ancient jade, paintings and calligraphy, lacquer ware, and Shoushan Stone, and high-quality exhibits have been well received. What the public praised is that most of these fine items are from private collectors. Fujian Museum said that they will continue to take advantage of the platform, strengthen cooperation with private collectors, build more private boutique exhibitions, and achieve cultural sharing for all citizens.

Exhibition fine folk collections

Yesterday morning, in the province Bo 5 exhibition hall, a thin-minded man acted as an interpreter and patiently introduced the audience. From the jade material, to the condensed cultural connotation, men are screaming. He is Xu Guowen, chairman of Ningbo Shuguang Lighting Electric Co., Ltd. The 81 jade products exhibited by the province are all his private collections.

In addition to the Jade Exhibition, the other three exhibitions also came from the contributions of private collectors. In the "Fuzhou Lacquerware Art Exhibition", apart from the provincial museum collection, 29 other treasures (groups) were borrowed from Mr. Chen, the collector of Fuzhou; and 27 top-quality boutiques of the Fujian Museum's Jade Garden Art Gallery were selected. The donation of the couple and the "Fengshi stone carving" "Guofu Yannian Exhibition" is the "Seal of the Mountain" by Feng Jiuhe of the 80th year of the year. This is the debut of the work and the public exhibition in the province. One year.

So many private collections are displayed in a concentrated manner. This is rare in museums in our province. “The main concern is that many collectors don’t love publicity,” said Lin Qiang (a pseudonym), a collector in Fuzhou. “Some private collectors are not inferior to public museums in some special projects. They fetch high-priced cultural relics from abroad. There is no shortage of national treasures," he said. Most collectors are unwilling to advertise or openly display. “Everybody is afraid of making money now. On the other hand, they also worry about the safety of the collections in public exhibitions.”

Expect more private collectors to exhibit collections and rewards

“We also hope that through these exhibitions, we will find a good way for public museums and private collectors to collaborate.” According to Wu Zhiyue, deputy director of the Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics and Director of the Provincial Museum, it is a win-win-win situation for private collections to enter public museums. The situation, "the public appreciates the cultural quality, the museum made up for the limitations of their own collections, collectors can also get the spiritual level of pleasure from the public's approval."

Yesterday, Mr. Wu, a senior collector from Fuzhou, gave a high rating to Xu Guowen after visiting the exhibition. Mr. Wu said that Lele alone is not as good as Lele, and Xu Guowen has exhausted his collection of jade, and now he has come up with an exhibition that is the highest level for collectors. He also believes that in the future, there will certainly be more people willing to take this path, instead of putting quality products deep into the country, but to share them with the entire people.

Wu Zhiyue also revealed to reporters that the next step will be to integrate private collection resources, increase civil cooperation, and invite more private collections to enter public museums.

Exclusive dialogue with Xu Guowen

“The audience recognized that the exhibition was successful”

Who is Xu Guowen?

Many fine jades, he is their master. What kind of person is this? Xu Guowen summed it up with one of the simplest words: "I am an admirer of Chinese jade culture."

Why did he want to collect jade?

Xu Guowen said that he had loved jade since he was a child, and Yu Neng's spirit of "representing people." In the long history of thousands of years, jade and Chinese culture are also inseparable. For the value of jade collection, everyone's experience It's different. In my opinion, it's mainly Yuli who has condensed the cultural inheritance."

What is the story of the Tibetan Road?

In the 1980s, Xu Guowen began to engage in jade collections. For 30 years, he has been walking around overseas auctions and museums to buy back a block of beautiful jade. "Many people may think that I would buy whatever I think. In fact, many of the hard-working people inside are unable to understand." He said that once he fancy a jade, but the funds are not enough, he can only reluctantly put a hand of Su Dongpo in his hands. Famous paintings changed hands, working capital; another time in order to return a piece of jade from a museum in the United States, he ran countless battles back and forth before, and eventually purchased a piece of cultural relics that were not in the museum's collection, and then exchanged artifacts with the museum. Bring this piece of jade back to China.

Why don't you buy a house if you have money?

Before the Zhejiang Museum exhibition, Xu Guowen rarely showed jade to everyone. "This is mainly due to the pressure of ideology, and the people are not very appreciative of the jade culture."

He said that someone said to me, "What's the point that you have invested a lot of money to buy this jade? You see how good it is to buy a few houses, and the money is fast! Many people cannot understand that the culture behind this jade is impossible Valuation.” He said that some people hope to enhance the value of the collection through exhibitions, but he said that he will not sell his own piece. “I hope the audience in Fujian will like it and recognize the jade. As such, the exhibition will succeed.” He said that the jade culture is Chinese culture and belongs to the common culture of all mankind. His collection should not belong to him alone. "We should let more people see and let everyone understand Chinese culture."