The name Ji Xianlin is familiar. He is a master of Chinese studies, a writer, a historian and an educator. He is proficient in nine languages. He wrote three titles before his death: master of Chinese studies, leading scholar and national treasure.
But it is such a man who has multiple laurels, not only "can write and draw", but also an out-and-out "master collector"!
Ji Xianlin, the word Ji, and the word Qi Ling.
Internationally renowned orientalist, linguist, writer, sinologist, Buddhist, historian, educator and social activist.
He has been a member of the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences of China Academy of Sciences, honorary president of Liaocheng University and vice president of Peking University.
Director of South Asia Institute of China Academy of Social Sciences, tenured professor of Peking University.
Studying abroad in his early years, he is proficient in English, German, Sanskrit and Pali, and can read Russian and French.
He is especially good at Tuholo (an independent language in Indo-European language family, the most widely distributed language family in the contemporary world).
Is one of the few scholars in the world who are proficient in this language.
Ji Xianlin's calligraphy
According to Ji Xianlin's disciple Qian Wenzhong, Ji Xianlin was actually a great collector.
But his title as a collector was concealed by scholars, so he was unknown.
"More than 92, I have taught books all my life, climbed the grid, and earned very little. Everyone knows that. I have been frugal all my life. I bought some ancient calligraphy and paintings before and after liberation and in the 1950s when cultural relics were worthless. Most of them are fakes. This is a universal law. Among them, the authentic ones can even reach the national treasure level. " In the memory of his later years, Ji Xianlin once summed up his collection like this.
1949 started the solicitation activities.
The conscious collection in Ji Xianlin started with 1949.
At that time, shops on the street were full of calligraphy and painting and Wan Wen, so Ji Xianlin began to cherish treasures and started his own collection.
At that time, he was one of the few first-class professors with well-off economic ability and a certain collection foundation.
Ji Xianlin's works and Gao Dong's series "Three Volumes and One Thousand Volumes of Tang Wen" (China Guardian 201autumn auction: the transaction price is 4.945 million).
Ji Xianlin's Collection of Song Lian and Other Books, Ming Wuxian Mo Bao was written in the Ming Dynasty (China Guardian Autumn Auction 20 1 1: the transaction price was 4.025 million).
80 yuan bought four original paintings of Qi Baishi?
It is reported that Ji Xianlin's collection activities are also attributed to two people, one is Liu Renpu, an employee of Liulichang Cultural Relics Store, and the other is Wu Zuoren, a famous painter.
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Envy elder brother Lin:
I am very grateful for your translation of Sanskrit. At that time, it was a pity that I went to Dabie Mountain to treat the Huaihe River in a hurry and didn't reply. I'm going back to Beijing for the rest of this week. I'm going to visit Qi Lao recently and ask him for excellent works. You can try to buy them. Are these four kinds one of each? I'm afraid it's not easy to get everything Again, do you want the best before? Is it necessary to have the title of "94 years old"? * * * How much budget has been prepared? Each new work is 66,000 feet, about three feet. Old craftsmen are more expensive, and the mounter is outside. Looking forward to a quick reply, brother should try his best to find it.
I am here to convey
Salute! June 14th.
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The communication content between Ji Xianlin and Wu Zuoren.
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Envy my brother Lin:
If you choose all the old paintings, you will have to choose a few. If my brother can visit the city conveniently, he might as well make his own decision.
We will record all the paintings first. If you can't get into the city, you can refer to it.
First of all, the frog leaf purple was made at the age of 94, and it cost 200,000 yuan.
Second, the crab is 93 years old and has been framed. It is six feet long and worth 250,000 yuan.
Third, the meticulous brushwork of grass insects, weaving a bunch of small red flowers, made in the early years, 200,000.
Four or three old shrimps, the last one, two feet, one hundred and forty thousand.
The paintings are all very good. You can buy at least two according to the payment of 500 thousand. I hope you can reply as soon as possible.
I am here to convey
Salute! As a human brother?
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The communication content between Ji Xianlin and Wu Zuoren.
1952 1 10,000 yuan, which is theoretically equivalent to the current 1 yuan, 790,000 yuan, that is, 79 yuan.
After carefully collecting Qi Baishi's works, Ji Xianlin set a "starting point": No collection below Qi Baishi!
Qi Baishi corn mantis vertical shaft coloring paper
By chance, I got Su Dongpo's original work?
In Ji Xianlin's library, there is also a rare Ode to Imperial Books by Su Dongpo!
It is said that this collection was a "miracle" in the collection circle at that time and has been hidden. Until the early liberation, a "telling the truth movement" was launched, so the owner of Ode to the Imperial Book came forward and admitted that the work was actually a fake, which led to no one interested in it.
However, after careful study, Ji Xianlin paid 500 yuan's "sky-high price" and bought this painting, which was also called "great kindness" by collectors at that time.
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Song Sushi's wood and stone map? Silk ink painting is 26.3×50cm long? (Christie's Hong Kong 2065438+2008 autumn auction HK$ 463.6 million)
Ji Xianlin is a "model collector"!
"Chou Ying, Dong Qichang, Wen Zhiming, Zhu Zhishan, Tang Yin, Eight eccentrics and other works have all entered Mr. Ji Xianlin's collection. Mr. Ji Xianlin's book collection can almost print a fine catalogue of the history of calligraphy and painting in China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. " Ji Xianlin's disciple Qian Wenzhong said.
On June 12, 2004, Shen Weifeng, president of Suzhou Painting Academy, called on Ji Xianlin, a master of Chinese studies.
After seeing Shen Weifeng's works, Mr. Ji happily wrote an inscription for his paintings: Lotus Rhyme in Qingtang.
Although Ji Xianlin's "collection history" is magnificent and colorful, his collection is unambiguous. It can be said that its exquisiteness and exquisiteness have the demeanor of a "model collector" and provide many collection experiences for future generations!
1. The collection should not be blind, and it needs expert "identification". Ji Xianlin's collection needs the help of famous expert Wu Zuoren.
2. Have keen judgment. We should have a clear judgment, such as Ji Xianlin's Su Dongpo's Fu Collection of Imperial Books, which is the conclusion made by comparing the inscriptions and postscript of his works many times.
3. Choose your collection carefully. Ji Xianlin's high standard "Nothing below Qi Baishi is accepted!" It can be seen that its collection standards are very cautious.
A few points also reveal the essence of Ji Xianlin's collection trip. This "careful" writer collector can be described as a great model in the collection field!
Ji Xianlin has a rich collection all his life.
But the collection behind him doesn't know where it belongs,
But anyway,
Its collection, two or three,
You can also see its "enthusiasm" for collection!