Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Chapter 1223: History of Murals

Thinking of this, Tang Lanxuan pretended to be serious.

"Lin Ran, you have so many treasures in the auction house and you didn't tell the teacher?" He said with a slightly reproachful tone.

Of course, the tone was more filled with pride.

Lin Ran could hear it and just smiled and shook his head: "Teacher, although these things can be sold for a lot of money, they are nothing compared to the collection in the Forbidden City Museum."

What he said was less serious than serious, and he also mentioned the museum by the way.

Just follow Tang Lanxuan and guide him to the place where Wu Daozi's portrait is.

Tang Lanxuan also acted very comfortable. He was not in a hurry to look at Wu Daozi's paintings, but instead observed the internal structure.

If it were anyone else, Lin Ran would definitely think that he had evil intentions.

But Tang Lanxuan, Lin Ran believed that he was only considering the preservation of cultural relics from the perspective of a museum.

The heritage of the National Palace Museum is beyond what outsiders can imagine.

The cultural relics inside are of great value, and only part of them are usually displayed.

There are also some precious collections that will not be released to the public at all.

Therefore, their security measures are also world-class.

This time, Tang Lanxuan took advantage of him and asked him to check his security.

Lin Ran said secretly in his heart.

The museum's warehouse has a very high level of protection.

Although today's technology is not very good, the museum is equipped with a variety of high-tech equipment such as surveillance and infrared sensors, and there are also many security personnel patrolling back and forth.

But at this time, the most fearful thing is to guard and steal.

Therefore, the museum's treasure house key is used in this way.

It requires layers of approval before you can get the key and enter the treasure house.

Even if you are the curator, it is impossible to enter without the signatures of the deputy curator and senior researcher.

"Have you taken any transfer measures?" Tang Lanxuan asked.

After hearing this, Lin Ran thought to himself that it was indeed easy for something to go wrong here.

Previously, the artifacts were personally delivered by people from various treasure appraisal shops, and they were only responsible for receiving them.

But this is obviously against the norm.

Formal auction houses follow a strict set of procedures from accepting cultural relics to putting them up for auction.

Since the director of the National Palace Museum has brought it up, of course Lin Ran should take this matter to heart.

"We didn't do a good job, but don't worry, teacher, we will make adjustments." He wrote it down.

"I just said it casually, you don't need to take it seriously." Tang Lanxuan smiled, "After all, you are the owner of the auction house now, and you have to take care of some things by yourself."

"Of course, the teacher's teachings are applicable in any situation!" Lin Ran said quickly.

Even though Lin Ran knew a lot, he still maintained a humble character.

He also knows how to watch people prepare food.

Of course, I will accept the suggestions for improvement put forward by my mentor with an open mind.

Tang Lanxuan said: "Actually, there is another way in the museum, that is, some treasures are not suitable for selling directly. So we will use a method of equal exchange to communicate with other museums."

"Exchange of equal value?" This was the first time Lin Ran had heard of it.

At least, he had never heard this before.

After all, museums are subordinate units of the Ministry of Culture and Culture. If you want to move cultural relics to other places for display, all you need is coordination from the Ministry of Culture and Culture.

I didn’t expect that there are so many more regulations now, do I need to replace treasures?

"To put it bluntly, cultural relics are just some treasures. As long as they are exchanged for cultural relics of equal value," Tang Lanxuan said.

"After all, we are all members of China. We can't just understand the history of one place, we must have an overall view." When Tang Lanxuan said this, he seemed a little unwilling.

However, he did not speak out.

Then, seeing that Lin Ran couldn't answer, he smiled and said: "Lin Ran, if you do this kind of thing in the museum a lot, you will always see it."

He changed the topic again and said, "Let's talk about Wu Daozi's paintings."

Lin Ran understood, nodded, and led the way.

While leading the way, he said: "Teacher, to be honest with you, this painting is the best artifact in our treasure house."

Lin Ran deliberately avoided the word cultural relics.

Because Wu Daozi’s words will soon be re-evaluated and become a national treasure.

At that time, private buyers will not be able to collect them without permission and will have to hand them over to the museum.

This matter cannot be revealed yet, otherwise no one will be willing to accept this hot potato.

Under the leadership of Lin Ran, Tang Lanxuan was taken to a small room.

I saw a mural hanging on the wall of the small room.

But the mural doesn't look complete.

Murals are one of the oldest forms of painting in China.

Especially in the mausoleum, there are a large number of murals, which usually depict the life of the tomb owner.

In addition, murals are widely found in palaces, temples, and grottoes.

Of course, unless they are in an unventilated place like a tomb, the preservation time of the murals is very short and they are extremely easy to weather and fade.

In China, murals have existed for a long time.

It can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty.

The mural in front of you uses the rubbing method to completely imprint the mural.

This is an incomplete mural.

But luckily, the only imperfections are the edges.

The figure in the center of the mural is still clearly visible.

The paintings of the Tang Dynasty are actually very special, especially in terms of character modeling, which are mainly exaggerated.

The same is true for the murals in front of me. Although the paintings are exaggerated, they are very vivid and show the characters vividly.

The person in the painting is staring at them, his eyes showing a kind of indifference.

"This is this?" There are a large number of Wu Daozi's murals, but there are more samples that have been circulated in the world, and they are all copies of later generations.

The moment he saw the mural rubbings, Tang Lanxuan also hesitated.

The rubbings of this mural fully demonstrate the artist's ability.

By observing the character's eyes, you can feel his rich inner world.

He was looking at everyone with a meaningful expression.

This situation reminded both Lin Ran and Tang Lanxuan of a foreign oil painting.

The name is Mona Lisa.

The character inside does not have any movements, but it can make people feel her happy mood.

"Is this really the authentic work of Wu Daozi?" Tang Lanxuan asked.

Even if he is the director of the National Palace Museum, he cannot be omniscient and omnipotent.

In China, mural culture has a long history.

For example, the murals in Mogao Grottoes are world-famous.

The Mogao Grottoes were an important stop on the Silk Road. The Silk Road not only brought Chinese commodities, but also brought Chinese culture and technology.

Most of the murals were destroyed.

Especially the Mogao Grottoes. After the Eight-Power Allied Forces entered, they certainly would not let go of cultural relics of this level and looted them.

After using it for a long time, I couldn't completely restore it.