Because it was a demonstration for students, Wang Yuanqi's painting was more precise and flawless. All the elements of landscape painting were present in this painting. The smoke, mountains, clouds, and trees were clearly defined, and the layout of the picture was relatively overall, without common trivialities.
disadvantages, so it is even more valuable.
Moreover, in the upper part of this "Picture of Leisurely Residence in Lakes and Mountains" there is Wang Yuanqi's personal signature, as well as the four seals left by him: Wang Yuanqi's seal, Mao Jingfu's, Saohua'an, Xilu descendants' seal and Li Liangzhe's appreciation seal.
It can be called an orderly inheritance!
Therefore, this masterpiece of Wang Yuanqi's calligraphy and painting "Residence in Lakes and Mountains" is of great collection value!
Therefore, after clearly distinguishing the authenticity from the fake, Fu Kun fell in love immediately.
"Old Ren, how much does this painting "Leisurely Living in Lakes and Mountains" cost?" Fu Kun asked impatiently.
"Haha, it's not expensive! You can take the 2 million Hong Kong dollars!"
"Two million Hong Kong dollars!" Fu Kun frowned.
The price is a bit beyond his affordability, but Wang Yuanqi's exquisite paintings are one of the fastest-rising names in the calligraphy and painting market!
Since the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, because Chen Duxiu, Xu Beihong and others advocated Western painting ideas and adopted a comprehensive negative attitude towards the classical paintings represented by the Four Kings, historians did not think highly of Wang Yuanqi, and the prices in the art market were low.
There are works by Wang Yuanqi for sale, and the price does not exceed US$50,000. Generally speaking, the price of Wang Yuanqilin's ancient landscape vertical scroll is US$10,000-30,000, and the price of the fan is US$5,000-10,000.
However, after entering the 21st century, due to dissatisfaction with the impetuous and shallow style of contemporary Chinese painting, the painting world re-recognized the classical painting and brushwork achievements of the Loudong School of Painting. Therefore, the market prices of Wang Yuanqi's calligraphy and painting have undergone major changes!
The price of Wang Yuanqi's paintings and calligraphy, which originally cost only a few hundred thousand Chinese coins, has now tripled or quadrupled in price. And as the calligraphy and painting market continues to boom, Wang Yuanqi's authentic paintings and calligraphy are still rising significantly.
Therefore, the current price of 2 million Hong Kong dollars is a bit high compared to this exquisite Wang Yuanqi calligraphy and painting that is nearly 140 meters long and 36 meters wide, but it is not excessive!
More importantly, Fu Kun himself is also proficient in calligraphy and painting, and like his master Chen Bangda, his painting style prefers the classical painting of the Loudong School, so Wang Yuanqi's "Leisurely Living in Lakes and Mountains" is not only of collection value to him, but also
And it also has very high academic value!
Therefore, Fu Kun didn't want to give up.
"For 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars, if you agree, I will have this painting!" Fu Kun raised his head and said.
After smiling, Ren Quan shook his head, "Lao Fu, we have known each other for a long time, 50,000 or 100,000. Considering our past friendship, I can give it to you. But 1.5 million, I can't help it.
Got it!"
Hearing this, Fu Kun couldn't help but look disappointed. As an antique appraisal expert, although he is richer than the average person, he is far inferior to those wealthy businessmen. Now he can spend up to 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars, which is more than this amount.
There is nothing we can do!
"It seems that we really have to miss out on this painting of "Leisurely Living in Lakes and Mountains"!" Fu Kun said secretly in his heart.
"Lao Fu, if you really want it, I'll help you pay how much you owe first!" Liu Dong said, standing aside.
He also saw that Fu Kun really liked this painting.
"Really?" Fu Kun looked directly at Liu Dong and said with surprise on his face.
It's not that he hasn't thought about borrowing money from Liu Dong, but hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars is not a small amount even if converted into Chinese currency, so he was too embarrassed to ask just now.
"Of course!" Liu Dong nodded. It was only a few hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars. Even hundreds of thousands of US dollars or pounds were just a drop in the bucket to him now.
And compared to money, friendship is more important.
Fu Kun's straightforward and informal temper appealed to Liu Dong. Within the Domestic Antique Collection Association, except for a few older generation master appraisers, Fu Kun was the most disliked by Liu Dong, so when the other party encountered difficulties
Under the circumstances, he wouldn't mind helping out!
"That's great, Xiaodong, thank you! Don't worry, I will pay you back the money within half a year at most!" Fu Kun said slightly excitedly.
"Haha, we'll talk about the money later, let's look at things first!"
Of course, Fu Kun definitely only wanted Wang Yuanqi's "Leisurely Living in Lakes and Mountains", but Liu Dong walked to the iron frame nearby and picked up a piece about the size of a washbasin, about 50 centimeters in diameter and more than 60 centimeters in height, like a small mountain peak.
Like Yushanzi!
The green color on Yushanzi is very obvious, and it contains five kinds of green colors: red, yellow, green, ink, and sugar. In addition to the original white, there are six kinds.
However, this Yushanzi was obviously just unearthed not long ago. Although it has been exposed for a period of time, the crystal jade flesh is comparable to first-grade white jade, but it can still be seen that it is full of impurities, covering up this top-grade jade.
Part of the elegance of the material!
However, compared to Hetian white jade, which is second only to mutton fat, and its rich and varied colors, the carvings on this piece of jade are really unflattering.
Not only are there many messy lines, but many of the round carvings, semi-circular carvings, openwork carvings and micro carvings make people look specious. Originally, I thought they should look like a person, but it just gives people an awkward feeling, as if everything is different.
It’s the other way around!
More importantly, the entire Yushanzi was hollowed out in the middle. After nearly one-third of the jade material disappeared, it was replaced by a cylindrical space the size of a bowl and 30 centimeters high!
Judging from the polishing marks around the cylindrical space, it is obvious that this does not exist naturally but was processed later.
But Liu Dong really couldn't figure out why the ancients would carve out such a large internal space on such a large and complete piece of high-quality Hetian jade, and also mess up the jade carving on the surface.
If it weren't for the red aura that shot up to the sky when the relic Yuanguang scanned this ancient jade, which was almost as good as the two national treasure-level ancient swords Liu Dong had just obtained, Liu Dong would have looked down on this somewhat inexplicable ancient jade at all.
!
"Xiaodong, do you want this ancient jade?"
Looking at Yushanzi who was moved here by Liu Dong, Fu Kun said with a strange expression.
Liu Dong has always given him the impression that he has extraordinary eyesight and great luck, and he can always pick up enviable and precious antiques. But this time he never thought that this Yushanzi was a so-called treasure!
Although the jade material is a piece of high-quality Hetian jade, the carving is terrible! Even Fu Kun, who has limited research on jade, can tell that this Yushanzi is a big scam.
"Well, I think this jade is quite good!" Liu Dong nodded. In fact, he didn't know why this jade was so valuable, but the red light that shot up into the sky when the relic's light swept over it was not.
It's a lie, this is definitely a priceless national treasure.
So now Liu Dong can only pretend to be fat!
"Boss Ren, how much does this ancient jade cost?" Liu Dong asked directly.
"Oh, 3 million Hong Kong dollars!" After reacting, Ren Quan said quickly.
He also didn't expect that Liu Dong would actually fall in love with this Yushanzi.
He bought this ancient jade from a tomb robber who came to Hong Kong to sell stolen goods. He spent less than 300,000 Hong Kong dollars when buying it. Although the carving of this ancient jade was poor, the jade material was of high quality, so even if it was
The value of the jade material alone is more than 300,000, so Ren Quan still made a profit from this transaction.
However, Ren Quan naturally did not want to sell a piece of ancient jade that was thousands of years old and had a vivid color just for the raw material price. However, in the few years after he put this jade Shanzi on the shelf, many people asked for the price.
There are a lot of people, but really no one is willing to buy it!
So now, Ren Quan has given up hope of selling this Yushanzi at a high price as an ancient jade art piece.
When Liu Dong asked for the price, he also quoted the price to Liu Dong with a slight increase based on the price of high-quality Hetian jade in the current market.
"3 million Hong Kong dollars? I'll buy it!" After a brief consideration, Liu Dong nodded.
"Xiaodong, please think again, this Yushanzi is not worth 3 million Hong Kong dollars!" Fu Kun quickly advised from the side.
"It's okay, Lao Ren! As we collect antiques, the most important thing is to like it yourself. I really like this Yushanzi!" Liu Dong said with a smile.
The actual situation is that even if the price of 3 million increases several times, Liu Dong will not be eye-catching when he pays for it. What is the concept of a national treasure?
priceless!
There is no shop like this in this village!
How could Liu Dong allow himself to let go of a national treasure?
"Well, since you have made up your mind, I won't say anything else! ... However, Lao Ren, Xiaodong spent a lot of money when he came to your place for the first time. Shouldn't you make an appropriate concession on the price?
Give up!" Fu Kun turned around and said.
"Old Ren, you are a guy who refuses to suffer losses at any time!" After shaking his head, Ren Quan, who was very happy to have made two big business deals, responded, "Okay, I'll just listen to you, old guy! Liu
This is the first time Mr. has patronized my business. I am willing to call you my friend for 2.8 million Hong Kong dollars!"
"Haha, that's pretty much it!" Fu Kun smiled.
"Then I will accept the boss's favor!" Liu Dong also smiled.
Although he is rich and doesn't care about hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars, if he can save some money, Liu Dong naturally has no reason to be reluctant.
"Brother Liu, you're welcome, as long as you can frequent my shop in the future!"
"sure!"
After a few polite words, Liu Dong had no intention of buying any other antiques, so he hugged Yu Shanzi and walked out with the two of them.
After lending Fu Kun 500,000 yuan, the two of them walked out of Jinbao Pavilion after settling the bill!
With priceless antiques in hand, it was neither convenient nor safe to go shopping, so the two of them prepared to drive away from Hollywood Road. However, Liu Dong did not return to the hotel where they were staying, but went to the Xiangjiang Hilton with Fu Kun.
hotel!
If you don’t know, forget it. Since you know that Mr. Chen is here, there is no reason not to come and visit!