Chapter 903 Wine and Conversation with the Emperor
Ye Tian returned to the back of the auction table, and the exhibition hall suddenly became quiet.
It's time for the excitement!
Who is the hand of the deer and who owns the top antique artworks in the exhibition area, this is about to see the real chapter!
Everyone clenched their fists excitedly, their eyes became extremely bright, and they were shining brightly, staring closely at Ye Tian on the auction table and the top antique artworks in the display area.
The smell of gunpowder in the air has become stronger, and a single match can detonate the whole room!
The person in charge of throwing matches was Ye Tian, who was standing behind the auction table.
In the lounge next to the exhibition hall, it was also quiet at the moment, and there was no sound.
All the family members looked at the TV screen and Ye Tian standing behind the auction table, everyone was very excited, looking forward to the official start of the auction.
Ye Tian, who was standing behind the auction table, did not make a sound, but raised his hand to look at the time, waiting for the constantly beating second hand to point to the ten o'clock position.
"Xiao Ye, don't be careful, hurry up, let's start the auction, what is the first treasure to be auctioned?
The people at the scene couldn't wait and urged one after another.
"Don't worry, it's ten o'clock in more than 20 seconds, and the auction will start on time! As for the first antique artwork that will be auctioned, everyone will know about it immediately!"
Ye Tian replied with a chuckle, and casually sorted out the things on the auction table.
"Hey, it's all going to be, what are you really talking about, is that necessary?"
Ma Ye said angrily, and many people rolled their eyes helplessly and shook their heads.
When the second hand pointed to ten o'clock, Ye Tian's voice immediately came out of the stereo and clearly entered the ears of everyone on the scene.
"It's time! The auction has officially begun, and the polite words will not be said again, lest you all think of me for being verbose, what should be said has already been said just now, let's go straight to the point.
Before introducing the first lot, let's get to know the notary public who provided notarization services for this auction, as well as my two lawyers, and ask them to introduce themselves!"
As he spoke, Ye Tian raised his hand and gestured to the notary seat on the right, and nodded to several notaries with a smile.
"Bang Bang Bang"
The applause suddenly rang out, very warm, from the excited people on the scene.
When the applause subsided slightly, the four notaries in the notary table got up one after another, began to introduce themselves, and read out the notarization oath, which was very formal and rigorous.
At the same time, they checked and showed the tender box to make sure there wasn't anything greasy.
Next, Ye Tian's two lawyers, Tian Huafeng and Chen Fei, also got up one after another to introduce themselves.
After they finished introducing and sat down, everyone's eyes immediately shifted and focused on Ye Tian again.
The next moment, Ye Tian's clear and bright voice came into everyone's ears again.
"Thank you to the four notaries from the Dongcheng Notary Office, and thank you to the two lawyers, thank you very much for coming and providing professional services for this auction."
"Bang Bang Bang"
The applause rang out again, politely and briefly.
When the applause fell, Ye Tian quickly glanced at the audience, and then said with a smile on his face:
"Now we are entering the long-awaited auction, in this auction, I hope that everyone will bid enthusiastically, get what they want, and be able to leave the Beijing Hotel with their favorite treasures.
Of course, many people here will go home empty-handed today, but it doesn't matter, please be patient, there is still a chance, and I will bring back more top antique art from abroad in the future!
Which antique artwork will be the first lot of today? Everyone must be very curious and want to know the answer, please look at the big screen on the scene, the answer is there!"
As he spoke, Ye Tian half-turned around and raised his hand to gesture at the big screen behind him, and his movements were very smooth and chic.
With his voice and movements, everyone looked at the large screen at the back of the display area, as well as the two temporary large-screen TVs on both sides of the display area.
At the same time, the images on the three large screens also changed.
A huge dragon head suddenly appeared on the TV screen, with a hideous face, teeth and claws, as if it was about to rush out of the screen and pounce on itself, with a strong sense of oppression!
The TV picture changed again, and as the camera gradually zoomed out, a huge ink painting scroll more than 4 meters long and 34 centimeters wide gradually appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
The picture scroll depicts a scene of six dragons flying and playing.
Six dragons soar in the clouds and loom over, or lurk in mountain streams and occasionally show grandeur, or overturn rivers and seas and expose domineering spirits, or volleys in the air and murderous awe-inspiring, each dragon has a different form and majestic momentum!
The moment the ink faucet appeared in front of everyone's eyes, the scene had already exploded!
When the whole picture scroll was presented on the big screen, the exhibition hall directly turned into a violently erupting volcano, and every inch of space was surging with hot magma.
"I'm going! It's actually Soweng Long! Ye Tian, this kid is really big! When he comes up, he is a treasure of the country, and he hasn't warmed up at all! What a guy who doesn't follow the usual path!"
"The Six Dragons Picture! It came out so early! This baby is mine, I'm going to knock it to death today! Don't grab anyone, whoever robs me is in a hurry!"
In the midst of exclamations and admiration, Ye Tian's voice once again reached everyone's ears.
"This is the first lot of today, the famous Soweng Dragon, the famous Southern Song Dynasty painter Chen Rong's "Six Dragons", worthy of the name and well-deserved national treasure!"
Hearing Ye Tian's passionate explanation, everyone's eyes were focused on him again.
For these words, no one at the scene had doubts.
Everyone knows very well that the "Six Dragons" that appears on the big screen is indeed a national treasure!
It was already a national treasure hundreds of years ago, let alone today, hundreds of years later!
Without a moment's pause, Ye Tian continued to explain, his voice still full of passion.
"We are all Chinese, also known as the descendants of the dragon, the dragon is the symbol and totem of the Chinese nation, and it is undoubtedly the most appropriate to use this "Six Dragons" as today's opening lot.
Before the Southern Song Dynasty, there was no unified image of the dragon, and the dragon in different periods had different forms, and it could even be said that it was strange and strange, and it was not until after the Southern Song Dynasty that the dragon was basically unified into the current image.
The general image of the dragon we see now is from the pen of the Southern Song Dynasty painter Chen Rong, who painted the dragon with a thick body, four fingers of dragon claws and four fingers, and a snake's tail in the shape of a snake's tail.
Most of the dragons that appeared in later generations were developed and evolved on the basis of the dragons painted by Chen Rong, but they are always changing, and we can see Chen Rong's shadow in the image of every dragon after the Southern Song Dynasty.
Chen Rong loves to paint dragons all his life, he is good at painting dragons with ink, and he has the meaning of change, splashing ink into clouds, puffing water into fog, changing and wanting to live, and is known as the dragon of the world in the Southern Song Dynasty.
In the history of Chinese art, Chen Rong occupies a very important place, so Weng Long is a model of dragon painting for later generations, and most of the paintings with dragon patterns in the next few hundred years are imitated by Chen Rong.
This "Six Dragons" is from Chen Rong, which can be called the ghostwriting of Soweng Long, representing the highest level of dragon painting, and has a pivotal position in the history of Chinese painting, with extraordinary artistic value."
Most of the people at the scene were antique professionals, who knew this knowledge very well, and they couldn't help but nod in agreement at this time.
Even those entrepreneurs who don't know much about it, as well as Ye Tian's family, after the previous preview and Ye Tian's explanation, they also know this knowledge almost well.
Hearing this, the eyes of those bidders who are interested in winning this "Six Dragons" are already red, without exception.
They are now waiting for Ye Tian to announce the start of the bidding, and then quickly write down their bid price, and they must keep this top famous painting for themselves.
Without a moment's pause, Ye Tian's professional and highly infectious explanation continued, and the clear voice kept coming into everyone's ears.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, both dignitaries and literati were honored to receive Chen Rong's 'Soweng Dragon'.
The original collector of the Six Dragons was Emperor Lizong of the Southern Song Dynasty, and on this painting we can see the inscriptions of Emperor Lizong and his ministers, as well as an ancient poem inscribed by Chen Rong.
In the following hundreds of years, the "Six Dragons" has been circulating among the emperors of successive dynasties, and by the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, this famous painting has naturally become Qianlong's favorite object and is collected in the imperial study.
In Qianlong's "Continuation of the Shiqu Treasure", he gave a very high evaluation to this "Six Dragons", which directly made a footnote to this top famous painting and doubled its value.
In the late Qianlong period, he gave this top famous painting to Prince Gong at that time, and since then it has been collected in Prince Gong's mansion and passed down to the hands of the last Prince Gong.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, in order to help Pu Yi restore and raise military funds, Pu Wei, the then Prince Gong, sold a large number of antique calligraphy and painting collections in Prince Gong's mansion, including this "Six Dragons".
He sold the Six Dragons to a Japanese antiques dealer before taking it to Japan, where it remained in the Fujita Museum of Art for more than 100 years.
It was from the Fujita Art Museum that I exchanged this top famous painting, and I paid a lot of price, this "Six Dragons" is a cultural treasure belonging to our Chinese, and I should return to China!
Although it has been nearly 800 years, the state of preservation of this "Six Dragons" is very good, the silk quality and color are very intact, and the condition is complete, which can be regarded as the standard piece of Chen Rong's work.
What's even more commendable is that this top famous painting has been inherited in an orderly manner, the historical context is clear, there is no doubt, and in the painting, we can even see the chronicle of the emperor after Emperor Lizong of the Southern Song Dynasty!
This important treasure of the country is placed in front of everyone's eyes at this moment, and everyone will definitely not be the next emperor to leave a mark on this painting, don't you want to be the one who drinks and talks with dozens of emperors?
You can fully imagine such a scene, when you have nothing to do, pour yourself a glass of wine, stand in your study with a wine glass, and quietly enjoy this national treasure-level famous painting!
At that time, what you saw was not only these six flying dragons, but you must have clearly felt that dozens of ancient Chinese emperors had also stood in front of this famous painting like you!
Who wouldn't want to have a drink with the ancient emperors? And dozens of emperors!
The scene exploded directly, and those bidders who were interested in this "Six Dragons" had been completely crazy by Ye Tian's words!
As soon as the auction began, it was already a climax!