Beijing Normal University was donated ancient porcelain, and the alleged counterfeit industry asked for a list of experts for public appraisal.
Recently, Qiu Jiduan, an alumnus of Beijing Normal University, donated his 6,000 pieces of ancient ceramics to his alma mater, Beijing Normal University, and the school announced the establishment of Qiu Jiduan’s China Ancient ceramics museum. However, this seemingly ordinary donation has aroused doubts from the cultural and historical circles, and some people in the industry have questioned that these 6,000 collections are "fakes". Some experts and scholars pointed out that it is very serious for universities to build museums, and it is suggested that the above donations should be strictly checked before collection and exhibition. "Before the donation, there should be a third-party and credible appraisal unit to participate. If the university establishes a museum, it should go to the cultural protection unit for filing."
A related person from the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics told the Beijing Youth Daily reporter that no application for filing has been received from Beijing Normal University. As for whether the collection widely questioned by the outside world has been professionally appraised by a third party, as of press time, the Education Foundation of Beijing Normal University has not given a response.
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Alumni donated 6,000 pieces of ancient ceramics and were accused of being "counterfeit"
On July 13th, Qiu Jiduan, a Hong Kong industrialist and alumnus of Beijing Normal University, donated 6,000 pieces of ancient China ceramics to his alma mater, Beijing Normal University. According to media reports, these collections include representative ceramics from the Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties to the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and many of them are rare and unique in China. Beijing Normal University announced the establishment of China Ancient ceramics museum and China Ancient Ceramics and China Ancient Civilization Research Institute, and appointed Qiu Jiduan as the first curator and dean of the research institute. This is not the first time that Qiu Jiduan donated to Beijing Normal University. In 2006, he donated 20 million yuan to build the Qiu Jiduan Gymnasium.
At the meeting, Qiu Jiduan made a speech and said "I am confident that the collection will reach more than 10,000 pieces". School leaders revealed that the construction of museums and research institutes has been put on the agenda, and will be built in Xueyuan Road Campus, covering an area of more than 10,000 square meters. "It will not only become a learning and research center for teachers and students in the school, but also serve as a talent training center". Subsequently, the official website of Beijing Normal University, WeChat WeChat official account, Weibo and major media reported the donation ceremony.
However, after the news came out, the domestic art collection community was in an uproar. Many online museum lovers and people in the field of folk collections are not optimistic about this donation, and question the authenticity of the collection and the procedures for building the museum. WeChat official account, named "Beijing Muming Century Cultural Relics Appraisal Co., Ltd.", wrote "Beijing Normal University, your underwear has dropped", saying that ceramics are presumed to be fakes according to the photos of Qiu Jiduan’s warehouse and the photos of Xiamen’s public exhibition in Fujian.
Another article titled "The estimated market price of the donated treasures of Beijing Normal University is 1.2 trillion yuan! — — If it’s all true, the article is also circulated in the circle of WeChat friends. This article compares and evaluates the ceramic pictures of Qiu Jiduan’s collection on some occasions with the ancient ceramics appearing in museums such as auction houses and the Forbidden City, and questions the authenticity of the collection donated by Mr. Qiu from the opposite side.
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Qiu Jiduan responded twice a week: he had been identified by experts before donation.
What was originally a happy alumni donation triggered an unexpected public opinion storm. Qiu Jiduan, a donor, responded twice in a week in response to the voice of doubts raised by the Internet.
On July 18th, Qiu Jiduan said through the media that the current collection is only the tip of the iceberg of China’s porcelain stock, which can’t fully represent the overall level of China’s porcelain, and the cognitive level of some experts in the field of ancient ceramics identification is also limited by this. Qiu said that individuals only rely on photos as evidence to question the authenticity of their collections without seeing the real objects of their donations, which seriously disturbs the audio-visual perception. He said that it was normal to produce hundreds of thousands of pieces of porcelain every year in ancient times, but there were only a handful in museums, but porcelain could not be oxidized and disappeared; The official kiln itself was a valuable currency in that year, and the folk circulation was very large.
On July 20th, the Education Foundation of Beijing Normal University published the article "Qiu Jiduan signed an agreement with Dacheng Law Firm" through official WeChat, which stated that Qiu Jiduan authorized Qian Weiqing, a lawyer of Beijing Dacheng Law Firm, to defend the rights related to the donation of 6,000 pieces of ancient ceramics to Beijing Normal University.
The reporter of Beiqing Daily learned from the statement issued by Dacheng Law Firm that Qiu Jiduan’s donation of porcelain to Beijing Normal University will be visually appraised by a qualified institution recognized by the recipient, or by a team of more than four qualified experts in porcelain appraisal: after being appraised by trace and spectrum, it will be included in the donation after judicial appraisal and the recipient has no objection. The statement also stressed that "anyone who slanders without evidence will be investigated for legal responsibility according to law."
The industry questioned that porcelain was "ridiculously fake"
Require the disclosure of the list of "appraisal experts"
The reporter of Beiqing Daily contacted Chu Mu, the author of the questioning article "Beijing Normal University, your underwear fell" mentioned at the beginning, and the general manager of Beijing Muming Century Cultural Relics Appraisal Co., Ltd., and asked how he initially doubted the authenticity of the porcelain donated by Shang Qiu Jiduan. Chu Mu replied: "In the collection and auction circle, a person’s collection taste can be judged by his warehouse and public exhibits. As soon as the news of Beijing Normal University came out, many experts in our circle questioned it, and the collection of Mr. Qiu’s warehouse circulated on the Internet was definitely a fake, because it was so fake that it was called &lsquo in the jargon; Opening leave ’ 。” He held up an example of porcelain bottle photos in Qiu Jiduan’s warehouse collection circulated on the Internet, and the bottle was printed with "Emperor Zhu Di of Ming Yongle gave King XX a gift". "According to the ancient practice, the emperor’s name should be taboo. At this point, I know it is fake. "
Regarding Qiu Jiduan’s statement that "folk ancient porcelain has a large circulation, and the collection is only the tip of the iceberg of China’s porcelain stock, and ceramic experts are limited", Chu Mu replied that Qiu Jiduan’s statement is somewhat confusing, which can’t prove that his folk acquisition is genuine. "One more thing, he said that experts have not seen these, so they dare not recognize it and say it is false. However, in ancient times, more attention was paid to laws and statutes than now. In a society with underdeveloped information, there was a great commonality in what it did, and there were certain rules of the device. You can’t do anything by yourself and say it’s the real thing you haven’t seen. " Chu Mu said.
In the face of Qiu Jiduan’s legal statement, Ji Tao, a researcher at the Auction Research Center of the Central University of Finance and Economics, responded in an interview with the reporter of Beiqing Daily: "I have read that statement. As far as the current situation is concerned, we have not seen 6,000 collections in kind. Therefore, he is required to publicly announce the list of more than 4 porcelain appraisers mentioned in the statement and come up with an appraisal report. If the report is recognized by the industry, it will be convincing."
During the interview, both of them thought that building a museum was a very serious matter and should be treated with caution. Ji Tao, a researcher at the Auction Research Center of the Central University of Finance and Economics, wrote that the quality of ancient ceramics museum is related to the brand image of Beijing Normal University. It is suggested that experts from all sides should consult and strictly control the collection and exhibition of the donated ceramics. "To run art galleries and museums in universities well, we need the support, participation and joint supervision of the whole society under the protection of the legal system to avoid the emergence of ‘ Confuse the truth with the false ’ 、‘ Distort history ’ 、‘ Misleading teaching ’ With ‘ Mistaken children ’ 。” There should be an impartial third-party appraisal agency and appraisal agency to appraise the collection.
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Beijing Normal University did not disclose whether there was an expert appraisal team this time.
The reporter of Beiqing Daily noticed that this is not the first time that Beijing Normal University has built a museum. In fact, as early as 2000, Beijing Normal University established the Museum of Cultural Relics. Different from this time, the museum was established on the basis of the cultural relics room of the history department of the school, which has a history of more than 50 years. According to public information, when the museum was built, the school specially set up a committee with the famous historian Bai Shouyi as the chairman and 14 famous scholars such as Qi Gong and Zhong Jingwen as members, and invited experts from professional institutions such as the Forbidden City, the Chinese History Museum and the Capital Museum to give guidance on exhibition design and content planning of the cultural relics museum.
Yesterday, the reporter of Beiqing Daily asked the Beijing Normal University Education Foundation for the details of "donating ancient porcelain". The staff admitted that the WeChat article on the 20th was forwarded by the Foundation, and said that the list of donated collections and all the objects have not yet been delivered. When asked whether the ancient porcelain was professionally appraised by a third party before receiving it, the other party responded "I don’t know much about the situation". When the reporter of Beiqing Daily asked if he could contact the relevant principal, the person said that the school was on holiday now and would contact the reporter later, but as of press time, the Education Foundation of Beijing Normal University did not give a response.
The reporter of Beiqing Daily tried to contact the relevant professional teachers of the School of History of the school to inquire about this matter, but the other party did not respond. Many history alumni said that it was inconvenient to talk about this matter.
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China has not yet established a mature university donation system.
The reporter of Beiqing Daily interviewed Mr. Xiong Bingqi, Vice President of 21st Century Education Research Institute, about the question that Beijing Normal University was questioned by donations. Xiong Bingqi said that at present, China has not established a mature university donation system, and some universities are easy to "rush" to get donations: "Some schools are eager for quick success and instant benefit." Xiong Bingqi pointed out that some alumni (society) donations are still led by the administration. "The leaders have made a decision outside, and even if they find problems when they are implemented, they have to go ahead." He also suggested that more standardized requirements should be given in the way and process of donation, and it should not be done at will. For example, the board of directors (or Council) will listen to the opinions of teachers and students in advance on the source of donation funds, the place and time of donation title, and the use of donation funds, and then accept them after obtaining the consent.
Xiong Bingqi said that in foreign first-class universities, social and alumni donations are very important sources of funding for running schools. Many famous schools such as Yale and Harvard have always attached great importance to alumni donations, and the alumni donation rate is even an indicator for evaluating first-class universities in the United States, because behind alumni donations, the quality of running a school, the relationship with alumni and the level of sustainable development are displayed. "To do a good job in the basic work of the school and improve the level of running a school, the most important thing is to let university donations embark on the road of specialization."