There are also some opportunistic people, thinking that since someone is willing to buy it, it might be worth something, so they follow up and bid the price twice.
When the price reached 230,000, no one would follow.
In the end, Tao Guoan bought this Northern Zhou Dynasty antique for 230,000 yuan.
Tao Guoan was the first to take action and gained something. He looked at Tan Junda and Song Kanglai happily and said, "Why don't you two have fun shouting twice? As I said, if you don't understand anything, you can ask Mr. Xi."
Now you know what Mr. Xi is capable of, right?"
Of course Tan Junda and Song Kanglai knew something that even the antique company didn't know, but Xi Yangrong casually said that he still had two brushes.
How can you compare with such a person?
They felt even more dejected, and they felt even more frustrated after being laughed at by Tao Guoan.
Then, the third collection was brought up, which was a modern painting.
The host introduced it very straightforwardly: "This is a modern Wang Shimin's copy of the Yuan Dynasty painter Ren Renfa's scroll of Zhang Guo meeting the Ming Emperor. It is considered one of Ren Renfa's masterpieces. Although it is a copy, his brushwork is sophisticated and can be regarded as top quality.
The starting price is 600,000 yuan, with each increase of 50,000 yuan."
There were many knowledgeable people at the venue who were bidding on the price. Tao Guoan didn't like calligraphy and painting very much, so he looked at Xi Yangrong and asked: "Mr. Xi, is this painting worth so much?"
Xi Yangrong smiled and replied: "There are four famous landscape painters in the Qing Dynasty, known as the Four Kings and Four Monks. The four kings are Wang Shimin, Wang Jian, Wang Hui and Wang Yuanqi. They were supported by the royal family and were the orthodox painting circles appreciated by both the court and the public in the early Qing Dynasty.
The four kings of the school emphasized adhering to the writing methods of the masters of the past dynasties. Most of their works were imitated by a certain writing method, and the compositions basically adhered to the old rules. Although there were occasional portraits of landscapes, the writing methods were also mentioned with a certain composition or writing method to show their authenticity.
There are many copies of works like this in existence."
Xi Yangrong paused before continuing: "Wang Shimin founded the Loudong School of landscape painting, and this scroll of Zhang Guolao meeting the Ming Emperor is one of Ren Renfa's masterpieces. Maybe you don't know much about Ren Renfa, but
His painting of a horse can be called a national treasure. If you look at the picture, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes are directed to the ground. If you enlarge the painting, you can see that there is a little donkey there. Legend has it that the donkey that Zhang Guolao rode was made of paper.
It is cut out, usually put in your pocket, and can be enlarged by blowing on it. The value of this painting is very high, even if it is a copy, with the blessing of Wang Shimin's pen and ink, 600,000 is not expensive. In my opinion, it should be able to be photographed at least
to more than one million."
Xi Yangrong's explanation was very detailed and easy to understand. Even Song Kanglai and Tan Junda admired this person very much.
As expected of a professional, he knows a lot.
At this time, Jiang Zhihao suddenly asked: "Mr. Xi, you just said that this is a copy. How much does it cost if you want to buy a genuine painting?"
Xi Yangrong glanced at him and replied: "At least ten million to start."
Jiang Zhihao showed a disappointed look, then gritted his teeth and said to Tan Junda: "Master Tan, can you lend me some money? My grandma is very fascinated by the Eight Immortals, especially Zhang Guolao who rides a donkey backwards. You also know that I am grandma
I have always wanted to buy her a satisfying gift. My grandma will definitely like this painting, but I can’t afford a real painting, and I don’t even have the money to make a copy..."
Jiang Zhihao's expression is very real, and almost no one can tell that he is lying, but both Song Kanglai and Tan Junda know that he is lying.