pappabearbooks Chapter 1655: Top Competition
Chapter 1655: Top Competition
After repeated appraisals, Mr. Zhu finally came to a conclusion——
The "Landscape Picture" in front of you is an authentic work!
Li Mengfan is worthy of being an art investor, and he always makes big investments.
Different from the coy attitude of other contestants, Li Mengfan is an investor himself, has lived abroad for a long time, and speaks more directly.
He asked expressionlessly: "I participated in the Baobao Competition mainly because I wanted to see what the domestic auction houses said about this calligraphy and painting."
The implication is that he got this painting from a foreign auction.
Unexpectedly, such national treasure-level calligraphy and painting would fall into the hands of foreigners.
Being brought back to the country by him was considered a great achievement.
Being able to capture it will be an indelible mark in the history of Chinese cultural relics.
But obviously, Li Mengfan will be very disappointed.
At this stage, domestic productivity has not kept up, so prices are low.
One to two thousand yuan is already considered a lot of money to the people in China.
It is basically unrealistic for someone like him to buy cultural relics from foreign auctions and then return to his country to auction them and make a fortune.
Mr. Zhu also saw his thoughts and said with a smile: "Mr. Li, can I ask first? How much did you buy it for?"
"Business secrets." Li Mengfan replied lightly, "If you don't want to tell me, the valuation doesn't matter, we're just talking about business."
"That won't happen." Mr. Zhu said.
As an outstanding painter in the Ming Dynasty of China, Xu Wei's painting style had a strong personality and had a profound influence on the Chinese painting art in later generations.
He advocates "natural brushwork" and pursues the effect of both form and spirit.
Because he likes to be close to nature, Xu Wei is good at capturing the essential characteristics of things, simplifying the form of objects, and highlighting the expression of charm.
Xu Wei's paintings have a unique charm in terms of subject matter, format and brushwork, and he is especially famous for his landscape paintings and figure paintings.
He made outstanding contributions to the development of Chinese painting art and is a master in the history of painting.
Therefore, his works can never be as simple as one or two thousand.
"Ten thousand." Mr. Zhu sighed, "Mr. Li, I think you must have spent a lot of money to buy it from abroad. But according to the domestic price level, this price is already top-notch."
His tone was full of helplessness.
After all, compared with the current European and American countries, China's consumption level is indeed too low.
As people today, the difference between them is like a chasm, an insurmountable gap.
But Lin Ran was able to look at the problem from another perspective.
Their market is booming now and it won't be long before they surpass the European and American markets.
Mr. Zhu’s valuation is actually more realistic.
In fact, we must not only find ways to keep Master Xu Wei's works in China, but also keep them in museums as much as possible for professionals to study.
After all, his works are more than just paintings.
The image contained in it condenses the essence of the Chinese Ming Dynasty and has high research value.
Li Mengfan was unmoved and just nodded.
Then, without waiting for Boss Huang's invitation, he took the initiative to sit in the spectator seats.
His attitude seemed so cold that the audience was a little dissatisfied.
"It's so cool! Is it great to have studied abroad?"
"Capitalists are like this. They look down on people if they have money."
“It’s our stuff, why should we sell it to foreigners?”
"You can't say that. I bought it with my own money."
The onlookers had different opinions.
Fortunately, there is no moral kidnapping.
The people who came to watch were quite pragmatic. Most of them had a very hard life and knew how to understand the hardships of others.
However, their simple values still make them feel that it is better for this kind of cultural relics to stay in the country.
Boss Huang originally wanted to persuade him, but seeing Li Mengfan's condescending look, he simply chose to shut up.
This person was invited by Ma Zhen, and he couldn't afford to offend him.
Whoever hangs out in what circles, this man's bad temper is exactly the same as Ma Zhen's.
Cursing in his heart, Boss Huang still showed a smile: "Okay, everyone has seen the collections of the three contestants. I believe everyone should be able to understand the fun of collecting now."
There was a discussion in the audience.
They do see fun in the treasure fights, but everyone's fun is different.
Some people have seen the joy of making money. One or two cultural relics can make a lot of money, and they also want to participate in it.
Some people see the joy of collecting. Placing a cultural relic from the Ming Dynasty at home can indeed enhance the taste of the family.
And more people are just watching the fun.
I have never seen three valuable items placed in front of me at the same time.
It doesn't look that eye-catching.
Amid everyone's discussion, Boss Huang invited the fourth contestant to the stage.
Lin Ran's eyes lit up.
Because he knows the fourth contestant!
It is Zhao Hengda, the follower of Ke Hui, the young master of the Ke family.
I went to Yunhai City with him to participate in the treasure fighting competition before. The two of them knew each other, but they didn't have much interaction.
What he brought with him turned out to be the Qing Dynasty huanghuali wood carving screen that he had bought earlier.
Lin Ran couldn't help but find it funny.
Did Master Ke give the screen to Zhao Hengda?
At that time, in order to take out the dragon robe, he had already dismantled the screen. Unexpectedly, he repaired it and used it to participate in low-level treasure fighting competitions.
To be honest, this exhibit is really not worth mentioning in a big family treasure fighting conference.
But in Liuyunbao City, it looks very high-end.
The huanghuali wood-carved screen is also a treasure among Chinese classical furniture.
Because it was a large item, three staff members carried it to the table and placed it behind the counter.
On the contrary, it complements the three items, and a sense of simplicity emerges.
Zhao Hengda seemed very shy and refused to take the microphone to answer questions.
Mr. Zhu and other judges came forward to check.
Huanghuali wood carving screen is one of the traditional Chinese handicrafts and is a high-end furniture.
The production process requires the use of precious wood such as huanghuali wood, which is refined through multiple processes such as material selection, cutting, and carving.
Compared with the screens used by the public, huanghuali screens are obviously more expensive.
This screen was severely damaged before, but now it has been repaired, with beautiful appearance and smooth lines.
Even the carvings on it are extremely delicate.
I saw that the back of the screen was engraved with landscape paintings, showing the owner's philosophy.
"It turned out to be the royal huanghuali wood carving screen." Mr. Zhu was also a little surprised.
Almost all of the collections on display today come from the royal family.
The background of the collectors in the capital is really hard to estimate.