Chapter 688 The invaluable 'Forty Scenes of the Yuanmingyuan'
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Chapter 688 "View of the Old Summer Palace"
"Mr. Prussia, that's the boy!"
Among the people who were secretly looking at He Qing, a middle-aged man in a Tang suit who looked like a Han man said in a low voice, staring at He Qing with vigilance and hostility in his eyes.∑
Standing next to him was an extremely tall foreign man with silver hair and a broad nose. He looked like he was only about fifty years old.
"Well, what's his background?" The foreign man named Prussia nodded and asked.
The Chinese man in Tang suit replied in English: "I haven't found out yet, but he is indeed a bit weird and seems to have a good background."
"Did you see with your own eyes that he helped the man named Tang go to the procuratorate to inspect the porcelain?" Prussia asked.
The man said: "Well, the people we sent there to monitor saw it with their own eyes. That boy did help the man named Tang identify the porcelain. He seemed to have seen something and told the man named Tang who came back.
The man surnamed Tang on the road looked excited, as if he had a chance to win, so I was worried that the boy might have really seen something wrong. The man surnamed Tang was very confident and confident that he could win this lawsuit. Mr. Pruss, we
It’s better not to take it lightly and be prepared.”
However, Prussia shook his head indifferently and said with a smile: "Old Wu, you are too nervous. What kind of situation can that kid have before his breasts are dry? Didn't you say that he would come to our antique store later?
Shop?"
"Yes. After appraising the piece of porcelain for Tang, he came to our store and even participated in our auction and took away a piece of porcelain." The man surnamed Wu replied.
Prussia chuckled and said: "Isn't that what it is? If he can take things away from us, there is no need to worry. It means that his eyesight is average and not good at all. You are the one who praised him. His actual age
He looks to be in his early twenties, so young, how can he have the ability to identify that high imitation piece? Don't worry, Old Wu, don't worry about that little shrimp."
"He did spend five to six million to buy a piece of fake porcelain. That time he was the only one who bought our things and made his own money." Old Wu said in deep thought, "But... I always
I feel that something is wrong with that boy. He seems to be a bit evil. Otherwise, why would he deliberately disguise himself and make a mystery? Now he is helping Lu Zhenyu appraise our piece of porcelain. Could it be... could he have seen something else? Lu Zhenyu is us
If our potential biggest client gives up on that piece of porcelain, the auction will probably fail again, at least not at our ideal price. Mr. Pruss, don’t you see something wrong with Lu Zhenyu’s expression?
He really seems to be giving up."
Prussia's eyes narrowed. He said in a deep voice: "It seems that he wants to change his attention. I found that when he saw the porcelain for the first time, his face was full of surprise and joy. It was like he had found a treasure, but now he is completely different.
It’s the same.”
"Yes, that's the case, so beware of that kid." Old Wu nodded heavily in agreement.
Prussia said: "Then pay attention to him, and if possible, find out his identity."
"Yes, Mr. Prussia!" Old Wu nodded in agreement, "I will immediately send someone to follow them and try to find out the whole story of that kid! We have an old saying in China, 'Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles'. This
The stakes in this lawsuit are very important, but nothing can go wrong!"
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"Hey." On this side, Lu Zhenyu, who had just asked He Qing to appraise the enamel double-ring bottle, sighed to himself. Although He Qing eliminated hidden dangers for him and saved him from a huge loss, he felt empty in his heart.
I thought it was an important cultural relic and national treasure that could be taken back to the motherland after being auctioned and donated to the National Museum to contribute to the promotion of ancient Chinese culture. Who knew that it was just a fake?
The high imitation is very disappointing.
He Qing comforted him: "Actually, you don't have to feel sorry. It's just a fake, and it doesn't mean that the real thing has been lost abroad. I've seen such a piece of enamel-colored porcelain in the Palace Museum before. Maybe it's the only one in the world.
This piece is only placed in our country's cultural relics collection, not in the hands of foreigners."
"That's possible." Lu Zhenyu nodded and said. Hearing what He Qing said, he felt much better. He stopped worrying about the fake porcelain and changed the topic: "Brother He, this porcelain is
I don’t care, let’s go take a look at the other treasure I’m going to auction. With your help, I feel much more at ease.”
He Qing nodded without hesitation and agreed: "Okay."
Then he and Lin Haitao followed Lu Zhenyu towards another display cabinet.
Soon they came to the display cabinet and saw that the shopkeeper placed a colorful painting scroll. The painting on the scroll was similar to the scenery of the royal garden. The scenery on it was very beautiful and lifelike.
"Hey brother, this is a painted ancient scroll. What is painted on it is the scenery of the Old Summer Palace. Of course, it is the scenery before it was burned down by the bandits of the Eight-Power Allied Forces. Now only the ruins of the Old Summer Palace and broken bricks and tiles are left.
, the 'Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens' that was once treasured no longer exists, and only appears in some remaining paintings, giving people a glimpse of its appearance." Lu Zhenyu introduced with a somewhat sad expression.
"Is it "Scenery of the Old Summer Palace"?" He Qing nodded slightly and said, "Looking at the content, the picture above is indeed the scenery somewhere in the Old Summer Palace. The scenery is so beautiful, but it is a pity that it no longer exists."
"Brother Qing, as far as I know, the original name of "Views of the Old Summer Palace" was "Forty Views of the Old Summer Palace." Lin Haitao interjected, "This set of exquisite color painting scrolls was painted by the court painter ordered by Emperor Qianlong. The paintings are unique.
There are 40 garden scenery groups in a pattern, and each scene is a 'Yuanzhong Garden' or a group of garden buildings."
He Qing nodded and said: "Yes, it is "Old Summer Palace Scenery". The real "Old Summer Palace Scenery" is called "Forty Scenes of Old Summer Palace", a set of forty scrolls, each one can be an independent painting. This
This set of infinitely valuable scrolls was originally hidden in the Royal Collection of the Old Summer Palace. However, in 1860, the British and French forces broke into the Old Summer Palace, looted the treasures in the garden, and burned the manor. This set of landscape paintings was snatched away by the British and French forces at that time.
After being snatched away, it was dedicated to the French King Napoleon III and is now in the National Library of Paris, France.
"The artistic value and cultural relics of "Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace" are immeasurable. Just to purchase the negatives of the scenes, China spent several million. Now our country has to publish this collection of pictures from
The Bibliothèque nationale de France has obtained the copyright. After this was originally our own property in China, but it was snatched away by the invaders as our own, not only do we have to return it, but we also have to look at their faces."
When he said this, he felt a little sad, but history cannot be changed again. This is something that cannot be done.
He Qing didn't know much about the so-called "Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace" before, but after hearing what Lu Zhenyu said about it, he specifically checked the relevant information and learned some information in depth.
After all, he has only joined this industry not long ago, and his knowledge and experience are still very limited. He needs to learn and absorb slowly and grow step by step.
"Brother Qing, you said that the original version of "View of the Old Summer Palace" is in the National Library of France, so why does it appear here?" Lin Haitao asked doubtfully, "Cultural relics collected by the National Library of France cannot appear at auction.
Right? France is not so poor that it sells art."
He Qing nodded solemnly and said: "Of course not. This scroll is not any of the "Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace"."
"Then this...is this a fake?!" Lin Haitao said in surprise.
He Qing shook his head and said: "You can't say that. Although Qianlong sent someone to paint such a set at that time, it does not mean that there is only the set from the Qianlong period. There must have been paintings later, but there may not be a complete set of forty paintings.
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Lu Zhenyu nodded and said: "Yes, I also know this. This "Old Summer Palace Scenery" is not one of the "Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace" from the Qianlong period. It is the one ordered by Emperor Jiajing behind Emperor Qianlong.
It was painted by a court painter, with the imperial seal of Emperor Jiajing on it. I suspect that this painting was also a cultural relic that the British and French allied forces snatched from the Old Summer Palace at that time, but it is a pity that there is only this one and no others have been found. Congratulations, brother, you have great eyesight.
, I also ask you to help me identify it and see if this picture scroll may be genuine. If it is genuine, then I will prepare to take it. Although we in China do not have the "Forty Scenes of the Old Summer Palace" from the Qianlong period, we can buy such a picture.
It’s a pretty good picture, you can talk about it to comfort yourself.”
He Qing nodded without thinking and said, "It should be no problem, it's from the Jiajing period."
His tone was more certain, because he could sense a strong "treasure light" as soon as he came up. Since it emits such a strong spiritual light, it is most likely true and cannot be wrong.
"Is it genuine?!" When hearing He Qingna's answer, Lu Zhenyu was surprised, happy and excited.
He Qing said: "Let me take a closer look and make sure."
"Well, please do a good appraisal." Lu Zhenyu nodded quickly and agreed.
Although He Qing could see a strong "treasure light", he could not yet confirm that the scroll dated from the present time and was indeed made by a court painter during the Jiajing period, but it was not difficult to confirm this.
At the moment, He Qing stared at the painting in the display cabinet with all his concentration. It didn't take long for him to see the "past and present life" of that painting through his spiritual light.
Through the reversed images of the scenes, He Qing clearly saw the destruction of the Old Summer Palace. The royal garden, known as the "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens", was hidden in the sea of fire.
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