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Chapter 31 "Hundred Horses"

The middle-aged man saw that everyone's attention was on him, so he continued, "Good evening everyone, my name is Ren Qiang, the old friends here may all know me, and the newcomers can just call me Qiangzi. Later, each object will be appreciated for 5 minutes, and the auction time will be 10 minutes, the price will be awarded, and the money and goods will be cleared immediately after the auction, and the first object will be auctioned, Castiglione's "Hundred Horses" in the Qing Dynasty!"

"What?! Castiglione's "Hundred Horses"?"

"Come on, Qiangzi, who doesn't know that the authentic work of Castiglione's "Hundred Horses" is currently kept in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, who are you trying to deceive by setting up this place now?"

"Qiangzi, you guys are so deceitful, you don't have any real fun?! If that's the case, I won't come here anymore."

As soon as Ren Qiang's words came out, the room was in a state of confusion. Most of the people in the room were people who knew something about antiques. Who had never heard of Castiglione? Castiglione was not Chinese, but a true Italian. , formerly known as Giuseppe Castiglione, came to China as a monk of the Catholic Jesuit Society in the 54th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1715). The Qing Dynasty was the pinnacle of Chinese court painting. The legendary Italian painter Castiglione was the Qing Dynasty The leader of court painting, it was under the influence of his Chinese and Western painting techniques that he formed a unique Qing Dynasty court painting style.

Castiglione is especially good at painting horses, and "Hundred Horses" is a masterpiece among more than one hundred horse works in his life.This picture depicts a scene of hundreds of horses in different postures grazing and wandering.The whole volume is rich in color, complex in composition, unique in style and interesting.

As we all know, the real piece of "Hundred Horses" is now in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, so Ren Qiang opened his mouth and said that he wanted to shoot Castiglione's "Hundred Horses", which immediately aroused everyone's dissatisfaction.

"Everyone, everyone, don't get excited. This painting is naturally imitated by Castiglione, but it should be an ancient painting from the Qing Dynasty. The painting skills are extraordinary, and the collection value is also extremely high. You might as well look at the price first."

Ren Qiang wanted to make a fuss before speaking out of breath, but he was scolded bloody by everyone. He quickly took out the scroll from the secret place under the table and carefully unfolded it, spreading it on the table in front of him.

After placing the scroll, Ren Qiang said with a smile, "Everyone, if you are interested, you can come forward and take a look now. Please don't touch it directly with your hands, or wear the gloves we provided."

As soon as Ren Qiang finished speaking, almost everyone in the room stood up except for Xu Yunhan, He Yi and two women who were probably just pretending to be vases, even Boss Gao, who had chatted with He Yi before, was no exception. Well, after all, there is only one genuine one that has been placed in the museum. If this imitation is really an ancient painting and the level is good, it will indeed have some collection value.

"Wenwen, should we go and have a look?" He Yi knew that Xu Yunhan knew something about antiques, so he asked.

Xu Yunhan was a little hesitant. Ren Qiang asked not to touch the picture scroll directly with her hands. She didn't know if her supernatural ability would still work if she wore gloves. After thinking about it, "Okay, let's go and have a look together." Learn more It is also good, the most important thing to play antiques is practical experience.

The few people around the table also started to check early, Xu Yunhan put on gloves and approached to check, and He Yi also joined in the fun, the space around the table was limited, and it was a bit crowded for two more people , so that the other few people glanced at them dissatisfied. It’s okay for this man to come and see. Why did he bring a female companion who doesn’t understand anything? I don’t know how crowded it is, but he stared It doesn't matter if you have two eyes, let's take a closer look at the painting.

You know, the time for each physical appraisal is only 5 minutes. After this time, the auction will be held. What?Didn't you see clearly?I'm sorry, the time has passed, of course, you can choose not to sell, but what if this item is really a valuable treasure?Wouldn't that be a big loss, so the people present paid great attention to the few minutes of appraisal time.

This picture scroll is 102 cm in length and 813 cm in width. The paper is yellowish, but loose enough. It is painted on high-quality rice paper. In the painting, a few herdsmen and a group of herdsmen and a group of leisurely and comfortable people eating grass are depicted. , or drinking water, the horses, the colors are strong, the images are lifelike, and the mounting process and shafts look good.

After Xu Yunhan looked at the picture scroll, she first looked at it from the shaft through the gloves. When she touched her hand, Xu Yunhan's eyes lit up, and she could still feel the slightest temperature coming from the shaft through the gloves. Xu Yunhan was a little excited , checked the entire painting scroll along the shaft, and she felt the same temperature in every place. According to this level of temperature, it means that this painting is indeed an ancient painting from the Qing Dynasty.

After confirming, Xu Yunhan quickly withdrew and pulled He Yi back to the seat. It was still a bit uncomfortable to be squeezed among several men in this summer. After sitting back, He Yi asked in a low voice, "What do you think of this painting?" ?”

Xu Yunhan looked at He Yi, "What? Do you want to buy it?"

"I don't know anything. The last two times I came here, I was just a scammer. I spent a lot of money to buy a pile of junk to go back. This time, with you here, I just want to spend money and get it worth it." He Yi He leaned close to her ear and said, "Isn't the budget tight? If you can buy something worth a little money, it will be considered a recovery of the loss."

Xu Yunhan, who was also thinking about whether to take down the painting, smiled, "I have an idea, you can come forward and help me buy this painting later, and I will transfer the money to you when I go out. Isn't it more economical now?" , I bear the risk."

He Yi thought for a while and nodded. Of course he knew what Xu Yunhan was thinking, but he was willing to raise his hand because of the convenience. Besides, it was a win-win situation.

Although this painting was not made by Castiglione, it is still valuable for collection. In the collection of modern curios Tang Bohu, Huang Gongwang, Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian and other famous people in modern times have imitated the paintings of the ancients.

And this "Picture of Hundred Horses" belongs to this category. It is exquisite in painting, skillful in brushwork, and expresses the charm of characters, animals and landscapes very well. The painter who has this painting should not be an unknown person, but there is no private seal on it. This makes it more difficult to verify who made the painting, and the value of the painting will be greatly reduced. This is one of the reasons why Xu Yunhan is hesitant to sell it. Another more important reason is that this There was an out-and-out policeman sitting next to her, and she didn't dare to go out to break the law. You must know that buying and selling cultural relics in the black market is against the law.

However, if he had the support of the police comrades and the national law, then Xu Yunhan would have nothing to worry about.

(End of this chapter)