Chapter 723 It seems that there are leaks everywhere
There are naturally many good things in the Chinese exhibition hall of the British Museum. Among them, the one that most excited the young master of the Tang Dynasty was Gu Kaizhi's "Pictures of Admonitions of Female History" by Gu Kaizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
"The Picture of Admonitions of a Female History" is the earliest surviving Chinese silk painting. It is one of the earliest works of professional painters in China that can still be seen. It has a milestone significance in the history of Chinese art and has been a treasure collected by the palaces of all dynasties.
Of course, the authentic "Picture of Admonitions of Women's History" has long been submerged in the rolling historical trend. The "Picture of Proverbs of Women's History" collected by the palace is also a copy version from the Tang Dynasty. However, the copying technique is superb and the artistic value is high. When the original manuscript is lost,
It is still sought after by many people, even the emperor of the last feudal dynasty in China regarded it as a treasure!
It is a pity that such treasures were stolen during the period when the British and French forces invaded China's Qing Dynasty. They later appeared in the British Museum and were called the treasures of the British Museum...
However, what is heartbreaking is that because scholars in Western countries simply do not know how to preserve such a treasure, there are only nine sections of the "Picture of Proverbs for Women's History" that were originally written in the second section of stone, also known as the 12th section, and three of them were damaged...
What's more, in order to reduce unwinding, the British Museum cut the "Programs of Women's History" into two parts at the waist, mounted them on boards and hung them. Since "Programs of Women's History" is more suitable for laying flat rather than hanging, slag has already appeared.
In addition, due to the lack of relevant knowledge, like a large number of other calligraphy and paintings, "The Picture of Women's History" was replaced by Japanese-style mounting by the museum when it was re-mounted. As a result, the inscriptions and postscripts left by the literati in the Ming and Qing Dynasties were cruelly cut out
Down, a historical fault was formed.
Faced with this situation, nothing short of a waste of natural resources is enough to describe...
Of course, in addition to the "Pictures of Admonitions of Women", there are many other collections, such as the three-color statue of Luohan in the Song Dynasty, Dunhuang scriptures and famous paintings of the Song and Ming Dynasties. The bronze statue of the Shang Dynasty is two conjoined sheep, carrying a sheep in the middle.
The round cylinder is very beautiful and exquisite in shape. There is also a porcelain wine pot from the Song Dynasty, with a lotus around the base and the lid, and a lion sitting on the lid, which is even more rare.
The two large stone lions at the back entrance of the museum that irritated Young Master Tang the most were also shipped from China...
Damn it, how greedy are these guys? They won’t even spare the stone lion...
There are so many things that make Young Master Tang anxious. They are obviously treasures from his own country, but they have to be seen in other countries. Some of them were cut in half by others. Not to mention the bitter tears.
Already...
Of course, there are not only Chinese things in the Oriental Art and Culture Museum, but also some cultural relics from Little R, India, and Southeast Asian countries. After careful appreciation, Mr. Tang discovered that Little R was greatly influenced by Chinese culture, and both
The collections are very similar.
Most of the collections in India are gemstones, ranging from fiery red, sea blue, garnet red, and emerald; rhombus, spherical, oval, and special shapes of different sizes. Zheng Yating's eyes rippled when she looked at them...
There is no way, it is said that women, like dragons, are naturally irresistible to shiny things...
After visiting the Oriental Art Museum, Mr. Tang found a place to have something to eat in the museum, and then went to other exhibition halls without stopping...
The British Museum once established several specialized national pavilions. Among the Oriental Art and Culture Museums is the Chinese Pavilion, which displays all cultural relics from China, especially Chinese porcelain, from the Han and Tang Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
, blue and white, Jun porcelain, Tang Sancai, and cloisonné are all arranged according to age and place of origin. It is probably the largest Chinese ceramics museum outside China.
However, the Chinese Pavilion is not the most important pavilion in the British Museum. The most important one is the Egyptian Pavilion...
Needless to say, Egypt, along with China, ancient Babylon, and ancient India, are known as the four ancient civilizations.
"History of World Civilization" states that "Old Babylon, ancient Egypt, ancient India, China, and ancient Greece are the birthplaces of the five major civilizations in the world." Therefore, Egyptian culture is as long-standing as Chinese culture, and it is called the earliest in the world.
kingdom!
In the Egyptian Museum of the British Museum, there are three world-class cultural relics, which are known as the three treasures of the British Museum. They are the Rosetta Stone bust of Ramses II and the Book of the Death of Arni.
The various statues, stone tablets, and mummies in the Egyptian Museum were eye-opening to Young Master Tang and others, especially Yanni's Book of Death. Among them, Young Master Tang also discovered the master-level
Works, such as a golden mask in which Young Master Tang discovered the existence of spiritual energy...
Of course, this mask is not really taken seriously here, because the classification of cultural relics in the British Museum is generally based on how much researchable information is provided...
For example, Yanni's Book of the Death details and records the various trials, trials, and incantations required by the deceased in order to gain eternal life, providing extremely rich information for the study of ancient Egyptian culture.
For example, the Rosetta Stone is actually an edict, and it is described in three languages: Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egyptian cursive and ancient Greek. With the comparison of questions, it provides powerful information for scholars to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics...
Of course, Tang Dashao was actually far less interested in these things than he was in the porcelain, murals, and even the jewelry from ancient India in the Huaxia Pavilion...
Young Master Tang was interested in some of the artistic cultural relics such as stone statues, sculptures, and gold products here, but he dismissed those research-related cultural relics...
After a day of browsing the British Museum, Young Master Tang and the other four were very tired. The museum was really too big. Even though Young Master Tang and the others only selected the more famous things to look at, their legs still ached.
Spent a day shopping...
At this time, the sky has darkened. Under the illumination of street lights, the shadows of foreign countries gradually lengthen with the lights...
The four of them left the museum and walked along the street. The tired and hungry four of them wanted to find a place to have a big meal...
On the street, Mr. Tang felt that this place seemed similar to some places in China...
Because there are many people setting up stalls here, selling some small things, most of them seem to be relatively old, and there are also many handmade products. Many people are picking and choosing here, and some are bargaining...
Seeing this familiar scene, Young Master Tang couldn't help but ask: "Tingting, these people seem to be selling antiques?"
"Well, yes, in fact, this place is now equivalent to the old Qianmen of Haishi and the Liulichang of Beijing. However, stalls are set up here at night. Stalls are not allowed to be set up during the day. At night, many people
After visiting the museum, I always come here to buy some small things." Zheng Yating said.
"Haha, they are almost souvenirs from our Chinese tourist area. Let's take a look. Maybe we can get something good." Young Master Tang laughed.
"Go and have a look. Anyway, most of the things here are handicrafts, and the prices are quite right. We generally don't ask for arbitrary prices." Zheng Yating said with a smile.
Young Master Tang did not lower his head to look, and directly swept the fist-sized Maitreya Buddha with his spiritual energy. Judging from the shape of this Buddha statue, it must be from China...
"Mahogany Maitreya Buddha statue, produced by Huaxia, carved on January 23, 2000..."
Damn it, it is indeed made in China, and it was carved less than two years ago...
Young Master Tang smiled bitterly and shook his head. This kind of thing, this kind of carving, even if it was given to him for free, it would be troublesome to hold it by himself. However, foreigners seem to be quite interested in these things, such as Buddha statues.
There is still a market...
"Bronze mirror, produced in China, Tang Dynasty..."
Suddenly, a piece of information jumped into Young Master Tang's mind, a bronze mirror, and it was from the Tang Dynasty...
This bronze mirror is from the same stall owner as the Maitreya Buddha statue. The bronze mirror is well preserved. The image displayed in Mr. Tang's mind is illuminated by light from the front, and the back seems to be embossed with two Arhats and an arm.
Very long, the other one has very long legs, this should be the long-armed Arhat and the long-legged Arhat among the legendary Five Hundred Arhats.
"Tingting, wait a minute, help me buy something. That bronze mirror. Be careful not to attract that person's attention. It's a good thing." Young Master Tang said softly.
When Zheng Yating heard this, she couldn't help but glance at Young Master Tang. The bronze mirror was at least two meters away from Young Master Tang. Even when the weather was not very good, she could actually judge the authenticity of things even though the weather was not very good.
Fake?
Of course, she had no doubts about what Young Master Tang meant. After all, for a long time, Young Master Tang's magical performance had aroused everyone around him...
Zheng Yating didn't need to bargain. She directly asked how much the mirror cost. Then she took out some money from her pocket and handed it over, holding the mirror directly in her hand...
Tang Dashao couldn't help but sigh, are all foreign street vendors like this? If the domestic street vendors knew about it, they wouldn't be able to swarm them...
There is no need to haggle over the price here, the money is so profitable...
Holding the mirror in his hand, Young Master Tang looked at it carefully and nodded with satisfaction. This mirror was well patinated and well-preserved. If you brought something from the Tang Dynasty back to China and put it on the auction house, you could at least sell it.
It must have been hundreds of thousands, but I missed it again!
After picking up the leak, Young Master Tang did not feel that he was hungry, and began to spread his powers crazily. For a while, all kinds of information came over...
"Fake..."
"Fake..."
"Qing Dynasty porcelain..."
"Ming Dynasty silver hairpin..."
"Fake..."
"Qing Dynasty Sculpture..."
"Fake..."
"Fake..."
Damn it, Young Master Tang is going crazy...
It’s not because there are so many fakes that we are crazy…
But go crazy because of the authenticity here...
In China, when you go to Daqianmen or Liulichang, you may not find many people who can miss something in a year, but here, it seems that there are good things everywhere...