Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1371: An incredible appetite
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After explaining, and quietly admiring the bronze elephant statue for a while, Ye Tian turned around to face Martinez and the others, and said with a smile:
"Gentlemen, if I choose to exchange with the Guimet Museum of Asian Art, this bronze elephant statue must be included. This is a necessary condition for closing the deal.
You may know that I have a personal exhibition hall in the Forbidden City. After getting this bronze elephant statue, I will transport it back to Beijing and display it in my personal exhibition hall! "
After hearing his words, Martinez and the others couldn't help but laugh bitterly, with expressions of pain.
"Stephen, from the first time you mentioned this bronze elephant statue in Antwerp, we have understood that if we want to get Queen Mary's three pieces of jewelry, we must lose this bronze elephant statue. !
Since we can accept your terms and trade with you, it means that we are mentally prepared to lose this treasure, even if it is a very regrettable and painful decision!
We have also heard about your personal exhibition hall in the Forbidden City. Who would have thought that this bronze elephant statue would return to China in this way and through your hands after leaving China for more than a hundred years? ! "
Martinez said with a wry smile, still somewhat unwilling.
“This bronze elephant statue is a national treasure in ancient China and one of the best evidences of China’s five thousand years of splendid civilization. The place where it should exist is China!
I am convinced that only in that ancient land can this bronze elephant statue radiate the most brilliant light, and only the people living in that land know how to appreciate it best! "
Ye Tian said emotionally, and looked back at the magnificent bronze elephant statue again.
"Steven, I don't quite agree with what you said. Countries have borders, but culture and art have no borders. Even in France, this bronze elephant statue can radiate the brilliant light of civilization!"
Florent continued, shaking his head like a rattle.
Now of course you can say that, it sounds very high-minded, and this is also your usual excuse!
However, when my buddy reveals the Napoleon treasure buried on the Ile de la Cité, I hope you can still say this and insist that culture and art have no borders. Then thank you, buddy!
Ye Tian complained secretly, with a look of disdain flashing in his eyes!
Of course, this is his inner activity, but what he says with his mouth is something else!
"Everyone has a different perspective, and everyone has his or her own opinion. There is no need to argue about this issue. Let's continue visiting. I am also very interested in the group of bronzes from the early Western Zhou Dynasty, "Ling Gui"! "
Ye Tian said with a chuckle, and then pointed at the location of the group of Western Zhou bronze vessels "Ling Gui".
Before he finished speaking, the expressions of many French people present changed drastically and became extremely ugly!
Without any hesitation, Florent, the director of the Guimet Museum, shook his head firmly and said:
"Stephen, you are really greedy to the extreme. The bronze elephant statue and the group of early Western Zhou Dynasty bronzes "Ling Gui" are the two most important Chinese bronzes in our museum's collection!
You guys actually want to catch them all in one go and take them all into your own pocket. This is simply wishful thinking! It's simply impossible. This is not the Saint-Ouin flea market, where you can loot like crazy!
You can only get one of the bronze elephant statue and the group of early Western Zhou Dynasty bronzes "Ling Gui". If you exchange both important items, then our museum's bronze collection will be finished! "
"Don't worry, Florent, I just said that I am very interested in that set of Western Zhou bronzes "Ling Gui". I didn't say that I must get it. You don't need to get so angry!
Let’s go over and admire that group of Western Zhou bronzes. I’m very interested in the inscriptions engraved on that group of “Ling Gui” and I’m even more interested in the ancient history hidden behind them! "
Ye Tian said with a chuckle, comforting the many French guys who were about to get anxious.
He knew very well that it was almost impossible to exchange for the bronze elephant statue and the Western Zhou Dynasty "Ling Gui" at the same time, unless the heads of these guys in the Jimei Museum were kicked by donkeys!
Florent is absolutely right. If the bronze elephant statue and the "Ling Gui" of the Western Zhou Dynasty were lost at the same time, the collection of Chinese bronzes in the Guimet Museum would completely collapse and would become mediocre in an instant!
After calming down his excitement for a while, Florent said:
"Okay, Steven, let's go over and enjoy the set of "Linggui" from the Western Zhou Dynasty. Please follow me!"
After saying that, the Frenchman stepped out and walked towards the display stand where the group of "Ling Gui" from the Western Zhou Dynasty was displayed.
Others followed, including Ye Tian and Betty, who walked towards the "Ling Gui" of the Western Zhou Dynasty while admiring other Chinese antiques on display in the exhibition hall.
Time passed very quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was already six o'clock in the afternoon, the closing time of the Guimet Museum.
After completing the visit, Ye Tian and the others, accompanied by a group of French people, left the exhibition area and returned to the first floor hall of the Guimei Museum.
In the past few hours, Ye Tian and the others wandered through the three exhibition areas of the Guimei Museum displaying Chinese antiques and art, Ancient China, Classical China, and Buddhist China!
Next, under the leadership of Florent, they went to the underground antique art warehouse of the Guimet Museum to admire the Chinese antique art in stock in this museum.
Due to the lack of time and the huge number of Chinese antiques and artworks in the Guimet Museum, it is impossible to take a closer look at them one by one. I can only browse them briefly!
Some of the antique works of art were packed in boxes. Ye Tian and the others didn't even see the actual objects. They just browsed the inventory catalog to know what antique works of art there were!
During this period, Ye Tian secretly turned on clairvoyance many times and looked through all the Chinese antiques and artworks in the Guimei Museum without missing a single piece!
In just a few hours, he has become very familiar with the Chinese antique art collections in the Guimet Museum, and his understanding is very thorough, far surpassing the antique art appraisal experts in the Guimet Museum!
Of course, including Florent, the director of the Guimet Museum!
Back in the lobby on the first floor of the museum, after chatting for a while, Martinez immediately asked:
"Steven, you have looked at the collection of Chinese antiques in the Guimet Museum, and you must have chosen a target for the exchange of Queen Mary's jewelry. Can you tell me about it?"
As his words fell, everyone at the scene looked at Ye Tian, looking forward to his answer.
Ye Tian glanced at everyone present, then nodded with a smile and said:
"Indeed, during the process of visiting the collection of Chinese antiques in the Guimet Museum, I did select antiques for exchange that made me excited. I can tell you about them.
Before that, I must say that the Guimei Museum is indeed the largest collection of Chinese antiques and artworks outside of China. Those exquisite and stunning Chinese antiques and artworks are simply breathtaking!
To be honest, it is very difficult to choose twenty favorite treasures among tens of thousands of valuable Chinese antiques and art, and it is also very difficult to choose. Fortunately, I completed the job!
Next, I will talk about the twenty selected pieces of Chinese antique art. The first treasure, as you must have guessed, is the bronze elephant statue from the late Yin and Shang Dynasties, which is also the most important one.
In addition to the bronze elephant statue, there are two bronzes from ancient China that also moved my heart. One is a four-legged square tripod with inscriptions cast in the late Western Zhou Dynasty, and the Li cast in the Spring and Autumn Period!
Let’s talk about the works of art in calligraphy and painting. Two masterpieces from Dunhuang during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, which represent the influence of the art of the prosperous Tang Dynasty on the Buddhist world, "Puxian Bodhisattva Riding an Elephant" and "Statue of a Walking Monk" also moved me quite a bit. !
Also from Dunhuang, I would also like to include the painting "Shuiyue Guanyin" painted in the Five Dynasties period. The painting on paper with colored ink combines different cultural factors and is highly researchable. value! "
After hearing this, the faces of many French people present turned dark, as dark as the bottom of a pot! Everyone's eyes were filled with anger. They wished they could rush up and beat Ye Tian up and vent their anger!
The reason why they are so angry is for no other reason than that the treasures listed by Ye Tianluo are all exquisite Chinese antiques and artworks collected by the Guimei Museum. Each one is a truly priceless treasure!
Although they were extremely angry, Martinez and the others still suppressed their anger and did not explode immediately!
They also want to see how greedy this crazy **** in front of them can be, and how amazing his appetite can be!
Ye Tian saw all Martinez's reactions.
He also understands very well why these French guys are so angry, just like anyone else!
However, he did not take all this to heart, and still listed valuable Chinese antiques one by one, showing off his amazing appetite.
"There are several works in calligraphy and painting that also make me excited. The famous Chinese poet and painter of the Tang Dynasty, "Snow Creek Picture" by Wang Wei, "Autumn Forest Twilight" by Jing Hao of the Five Dynasties,..."