Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1383: Old Summer Palace Collection
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After quickly scanning the exhibition hall and adjusting his mood slightly, Ye Tian turned to look at Benoit and said:
"Benoit, since your Fontainebleau Palace has always been secretive, I have seen many Chinese antiques here for the first time, and I don't understand them very well.
So, it’s up to you to explain and lead everyone around, so that we can better understand the Chinese antiques and artworks displayed here.
As for the value of these Chinese antique artworks, I will give a reasonable valuation based on my own judgment and combined with the current market conditions of antique artworks!
After visiting the Chinese antiques and artworks displayed here, let’s go to the antique warehouse to take a look at the treasures that are shelved, and I will make a choice from them! "
"Okay, Steven, let the person in charge of the China Pavilion explain it to you and lead you around. He knows the Chinese antiques here better.
Although you have never been here before, you are the top antique art appraisal expert and know very well about Chinese antique art and traditional Chinese culture!
During the visit, if there are any errors or omissions in our explanation, you can point them out on the spot. We are very happy to listen to your opinions and make improvements! "
Benoit smiled and nodded, his expression quickly returning to normal.
"Okay, Benoit, let's get started, I'm really looking forward to the rest of the visit"
Ye Tian nodded slightly without any objection.
Subsequently, Benoit pushed Guy, the person in charge of the China Pavilion, to the front desk and asked this Frenchman in his fifties to explain to everyone and lead them to visit the Chinese antiques and artworks displayed in the exhibition hall.
Guy took two steps forward, walked to the first piece of Chinese antique art, pointed at the treasure and began to explain.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it goes without saying that most of the Chinese antiques and art here come from the Old Summer Palace, the Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens. As Steven just said, they were snatched from the Old Summer Palace by the French army!
However, the painted incense burner in front of you is not an old relic of the Old Summer Palace. It comes from Wuhan, Hubei, China. According to research, this painted incense burner was originally enshrined in the Dragon King Temple in Hankou, Wuhan!
The words 'Made in Hanyang' are engraved on the back of this painted incense burner. It was cast in the early Qing Dynasty. At the beginning of the last century, a French businessman bought it in China and brought it back to France..."
Next, Guy explained and led everyone to visit the Chinese antiques and artworks displayed in this exhibition hall.
During this period, Ye Tian would interject a few words from time to time to correct the mistakes and omissions in the Frenchman's explanation, lest he lead everyone into a ditch and misunderstand these Chinese antiques and artworks.
"The three tapestry tapestry on the ceiling are all 'kesi tapestry', which are of extraordinary value. Kesi silk is the most traditional kind of decorative silk fabric with high warp and weft in Han Chinese silk weaving industry.
Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Kesi has been one of the fabrics used by the royal family. It is often used to weave the clothes of emperors and empresses, royal portraits, and imitate famous people's calligraphy and paintings. Because the weaving process is extremely meticulous, the imitation of Kesi is often better than the original work.
Existing fine tapestry products are extremely rare and are often known as "one inch of tapestry, one inch of gold" and "the sage of weavers". These three tapestry carpets from the Old Summer Palace are among the best!
They represent the highest level of the weaving industry during the Qianlong period. Judging from the content, these three Kesi carpets should be items from one or several larger Buddhist halls or temples in the Yuanmingyuan.
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Let’s talk about the big chandelier hanging under the tapestry carpet. I have to say that the designer who designed this chandelier is really an idiot. He is simply wasting his resources!
What a beautiful cloisonné censer cover it was, but it was changed into a chandelier by that idiot, and paired with a rococo-style golden candlestick, which gave people a nondescript feeling!
What’s even more hateful is that the idiots who decorated this room actually punched holes in the tapestry carpet with the image of Gautama Buddha just to fix this nondescript chandelier on the ceiling!
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This is a set of five cloisonné offerings. Cloisonné is not uncommon, but such a large and exquisite five-offering cloisonné is extremely rare, and few can be found in all of China.
I want to condemn that idiot designer, Barbati, again. Not only did he ruin the cloisonné incense burner cover, he actually didn’t even let go of this set of cloisonne five offerings.
This set of cloisonné five offerings is already exquisite enough, but that idiot actually went the extra mile and added a luxurious and complicated French golden candlestick to it. I don’t know what he was thinking!
Fortunately, these rococo-style French golden candlesticks are only inlaid on them, not drilled, which does not destroy the integrity of this set of cloisonne five offerings.
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The dating of this three-legged bronze round tripod is not accurate. It is not a bronze ware from the Spring and Autumn Period, but a bronze ware from the late Western Zhou Dynasty. It is undoubtedly an important item of the country.
The introduction of this Qing Dynasty emperor's crown is not very accurate. It is the crown of Emperor Qianlong, but it is the crown worn by Xia Tian. This cannot be ignored.
What Guy introduced is correct, but not accurate. This gilded turquoise coral mandala does come from Tibet, China, but it was not from Jiaqing, but Kangxi.
The same goes for this richly decorated pagoda, which is about two meters high and dates from the early Qianlong period. The scars show how rough the French soldiers were when they robbed the pagoda.
In my judgment, this gilt-bronze pagoda probably came from the Fanxiang Tower of the Sutra Hall in the Changchun Garden of the Yuanmingyuan. It should have been made to enshrine the Buddha statue donated by a certain eminent monk.
This set of sixteen gilt bronze chimes are the same size but have different thicknesses. They are not that old, not the early Warring States period, but the early Western Han Dynasty.
But this does not affect their value. In terms of their exquisiteness, this is a very rare set of bronze chimes. What is even more valuable is that they are very well preserved.
This is indeed a gold-wired Ge kiln garlic vase. The existence of the Ge kiln and the specific location of the kiln have always been the biggest suspense in the history of Chinese ceramics. This is a very good piece of evidence.
This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful green jade water inkstone. According to my judgment, this green jade water inkstone with movable ears and a simple shape came from the Jun kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty and is a collection of the "Huifang Academy" in the Old Summer Palace.
Hetian Jade Cauldron is so beautiful! This jade tripod indeed came from the Ming Dynasty. The sculptor who carved this jade is a very famous jade carving master in Chinese history, Lu Zigang..."
While checking for Guy to fill in the gaps to prevent him from bringing others into the ditch, Ye Tian was also intoxicated and admiring the Chinese antiques and artworks displayed in this exhibition hall, extremely focused!
The Chinese antique artworks displayed here are all open display. Except for a dispensable rope in front of the display rack, there are no other protection measures. Every piece of antique artwork is within reach!
This kind of neglect of the safety of antiques and artworks is infuriating and extremely worrying. They worry about the safety of these Chinese antiques and artworks.
The Chinese Pavilion at the Palace of Fontainebleau was stolen a few years ago, and more than twenty precious antique works of art were lost. It was because the thieves saw this loophole that they attacked with impunity and successfully succeeded!
Fortunately, after some twists and turns, the stolen Chinese antiques and artworks all fell into the hands of Ye Tian and were brought back to Beijing by him. Bad things turned into good things!
Although Ye Tian was very unhappy with this way of displaying Chinese antiques and art, and kept cursing and complaining in his heart, he would not let go of this God-given opportunity!
During the visit, he did not miss any piece of Chinese antique art!
Every piece of Chinese antique art that appeared in front of him would be personally handled by him. He would take those priceless treasures in his hands and study them carefully. It was a real pleasure!
Looking at his actions, Benoit and other Frenchmen were worried, lest he make a mistake and cause irreparable losses to those antique works of art!
Although they were worried, the French guys did not stop them and allowed Ye Tian to pick up the Chinese antiques one by one and enjoy the treasures as if they were at home, strolling around!
Of course, if it were a French antique or a treasure related to Napoleon, those French guys would have a different attitude!