Chapter 908: On-site donation
After a small hiccup, the auction continued.
The atmosphere became hotter and hotter, and people's emotions became more and more high.
The winning bidder is No. 302, a famous collector from Tianjin, congratulations to Mr. Xu for successfully auctioning the "Clear Snow Picture" by the modern painting master Li Kuchan!
4.86 million RMB, sold! Congratulations to the bidder from Nanjing No. 296 for successfully auctioning this rare Kangxi cowpea red glazed willow leaf bottle.
Transaction! 10.8 million yuan, the winning bidder is No. 207, Fan Lao from the Treasure Pavilion of Beijing Liulichang, congratulations, you won this Ming Dynasty four unique talents Wen Zhengming's "Wushan Autumn Ji Map".
The winning bidder is No. 83, Mr. Yang from Hangzhou, congratulations, you won this Northern Song Dynasty Jianyao rabbit cup, this may be the tea cup used by Song Huizong......"
As the auction hammer fell again and again, with Ye Tian's passionate voice, a piece of top antique artwork was successfully auctioned one after another, changing the owner.
As the original owner, while losing these antique artworks, Ye Tian gained a lot of money.
His personal wealth is increasing at an incomprehensible rate!
Of course, this is only nominal wealth.
Only after the auction is over, and the closing procedures are completed, can the wealth really belong to him and become a set of numbers on his bank account!
During the auction, the people in the exhibition hall behaved differently, and all kinds of emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow and joy can be seen and experienced here!
When someone gets what they want, they will naturally cheer and celebrate.
But while they were cheering and celebrating, the opponents who competed in the same field were extremely disappointed, one by one with regret, and their eyes were full of regret.
Everyone who failed hated that they were too cautious and couldn't let go of their hands and feet, so that they let those favorite treasures slip in front of their eyes and become someone else's bag.
Especially those who have a similar price to the final transaction price, they beat their chests with regret, and they can't go back in time and bid again!
Even if Ma Ye is a battle-hardened collector, it is inevitable that the horse will stumble.
The Southern Song Dynasty Longquan kiln gall bottle that he fancied was half-cut off by others, and the transaction price was only 100,000 yuan higher than his quotation, and the gap was extremely small!
When he saw the highest offer, Ye Tian helplessly shrugged his shoulders at Ma Ye, saying that he couldn't help!
And Ma Ye, who was sitting in the audience, could only smile bitterly depressedly, and there was nothing he could do.
Even if he had to take the Longquan kiln gall bottle, he would have to wait for the auction to end, and then negotiate with the successful bidder to see if the other party was willing to transfer.
At the auction, the results have been determined, and the gods cannot change it.
The master who missed the scene and was depressed was not only Ma Ye!
A painting and calligraphy work that the Forbidden City experts were optimistic about and prepared to include in the Palace Museum was also cut off halfway.
It was an ink landscape painting by Xia Gui of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the transaction price was as high as 56.5 million yuan, which was more than 5 million yuan higher than their quotation, so that they didn't have the slightest strength to fight back!
Although this ink landscape by Xia Gui of the Southern Song Dynasty is also a top-notch artwork, it is fortunately not the main target of the Forbidden City, even if it misses, it is not too much of a pity!
However, this also reminded them that in this exhibition hall today, there is absolutely a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, and many people's pockets are bottomless, which is terrifying!
The bidding for the next few targets must be careful and thoughtful, otherwise there is a real possibility that you will go home empty-handed today!
It's a situation they don't want to face, and there are several top-notch antique artworks that they are bound to get.
In particular, Li Cheng, one of the three masters of the Northern Song Dynasty, "Qingluan Xiao Temple", is a treasure that must not be missed, otherwise they will not be able to return to the Forbidden City.
As he spoke, another antique appeared on the big screen.
As soon as this antique appeared, there was immediately a discussion at the scene.
"Ye Tian, this kid has a lot of energy! he actually got permission to auction bronzes, or he doesn't know that auctioning bronzes is not allowed in China!"
"With this kid's impeccable style, how can he not know about this regulation? This bronze is a refluxed cultural relic, maybe it can really be auctioned!"
"Even if it can be auctioned, it is estimated that there are few people bidding, except for those museums! The bronzes are generally before the Han Dynasty, and most of them are national first-class or even super-grade cultural relics.
There are several inscriptions on the body of this bronze 'Yao', a proper first-class cultural relic! No matter who it falls into, it is not allowed to enter the market again, and can only be collected by itself!"
In the midst of the discussion, Ye Tian's voice came again.
"Everyone should know about this bronze on the big screen, this is the bronze that was stolen from the Gardner Museum in Boston in 1990.
During a treasure hunt in Boston, I found this bronze and exchanged it for myself and brought it back to China.
In view of the domestic cultural relics policy, in principle, bronze artifacts are not allowed to circulate and trade, so I do not plan to auction this bronze today.
I believe that this bronze can be auctioned abroad, and I believe that it can be auctioned for a good price, but I don't want this very important bronze to continue to be lost overseas.
Then some people at the scene will definitely ask, since it is not going to be auctioned, why do you want to bring this bronze to this auction? Isn't it redundant?
The reason why I put it up for auction and put it on display is because I want to take the opportunity to donate this valuable bronze to a museum!"
"Ah! donate for free! I heard you right!"
There was an exclamation at the scene, and everyone was frightened! Looking at Ye Tian in amazement, his eyes were full of incredulity, as if he couldn't believe his eyes and ears.
Is this still the Ye Tian I know? Hasn't this kid always been known for being extremely greedy?
Especially in the auction hall, he is even more ruthless, and no one wants to take advantage of him!
You have all seen this with your own eyes just now!
As far as the reserve price he has set for the top antique artworks in the exhibition area, which one is not close to the current market price, the space left for everyone is really very limited.
If it weren't for the fact that this is a private auction and there is no 20 percent commission, many people would have quit if it weren't for the fact that these antiques are so good!
What's going on now? This kid is actually donating for free! The sun is coming out in the west?
Although due to the domestic cultural relics policy, the auction price of bronzes has fallen again and again in recent years, and it cannot be compared with antique porcelain and calligraphy and painting artworks!
As far as the bronze 'Yao' in front of everyone's eyes, even if it is not valuable, it is at least more than 10 million yuan, which is a donation?
But they knew that in Ye Tian's eyes, this bronze was completely like a chicken rib!
Auctions are not allowed at home, the price is not high, and the auction abroad is unwilling, and you may have to bear the infamy of a traitor!
As for his own collection, to be honest, he didn't have much interest either.
The bronze is more important because of the symbolic meaning of the important vessel of the country, as well as the cultural research value, after understanding the meaning of those inscriptions, Ye Tian lost interest in this treasure.
Because of this, he is ready to donate it, and he can also make a good name!
In a moment, everyone at the scene had come to their senses.
Immediately afterwards, those cultural experts from major museums in China went completely crazy!
A bronze vessel with an inscription! It is definitely a national weapon, no matter if it is placed in any museum, it is a treasure of the town museum!
Ye Tian, this kid actually plans to donate for free, such a God-given opportunity, whoever misses it is a mallet!
"Xiao Ye, donate this treasure to our National Museum, in terms of bronze protection and research, the strength of our National Museum is definitely the best in China, no one can match!"
"Lao Zhang! The bull is blowing up! Our Forbidden City is a little bit of a National Museum? Xiao Ye, donate this bronze to our Forbidden City! This kind of national important weapon should be placed in the Forbidden City!"
The two super predators took the lead, and they were not polite at all!
The rest of the famous museums were not willing to be left behind, and they followed one by one, with the same purpose, that is, to take down this bronze ritual vessel with a long history of 3,200 years!
Ye Tian has already had a plan for donating this bronze to that museum, and of course it is the museum that can bring the greatest benefits to himself!
From this point of view, there are only two museums that qualify, and that is the Forbidden City and the National Museum.
Among these two, he chose the National Museum.
In comparison, the National Museum is indeed more professional and strong in the protection and research of bronzes!
The advantage of the Forbidden City is that it is well-known, but the collection is too rich and complex, and researchers may not be able to take care of this bronze artifact, which is obviously not the best choice!
Ye Tian stretched out his hands and pressed down, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then said:
"You don't have to argue! There's no need, I've already made a decision, I plan to donate this bronze ritual vessel 'Yao', which has been lost overseas for a long time, to the National Museum!
This is my deliberate choice, and it is undeniable that the National Museum is indeed the top level in China in terms of bronze protection and research, and I hope you will understand!"
Before the words fell, a cheer had already sounded at the scene.
"Great! Xiao Ye! You kid has made the wisest choice!"
The cheers came from the National Museum, who were already dancing with excitement, like crazy.
The cultural experts of the other famous museums all sighed in disappointment, very regretful!
However, they also knew in their hearts that Ye Tian's choice was indeed the most correct and wise!
In terms of bronze protection and research, our own museum is indeed inferior to the National Museum, and we cannot deny it!