Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1996: “White Picture at Night”


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Ye Tian put on a pair of white gloves, gently opened the brown portable safe placed on the conference table in front of him, and then carefully took out the yellowed scroll placed in it.

Immediately afterwards, he placed the scroll on the dry conference table covered with a white cloth, and with the assistance of Betty, who also wore white gloves, he slowly unfolded the scroll.

During this process, his movements were extremely gentle, and he didn't even dare to express his anger. He treated the scroll in his hand as carefully as he treated his own eyeballs.

Following his actions, "White Night Picture", a famous painting with a history of more than a thousand years, lost overseas for more than a hundred years, and that has been cherished by countless Chinese people, was finally presented to everyone.

Although this place is still in the United States and is still in the Metropolitan Museum, the owner of this priceless painting is no longer the Metropolitan Museum, nor is it any other foreign devil.

After more than a hundred years of wandering, today, it returned to the hands of the Chinese and became Ye Tian's pocket.

The yellowed picture scroll slowly unfolded, and the first thing that appeared in front of everyone was not the famous painting "White Picture at Night", but a piece of calligraphy with flying dragons and phoenixes, that is, a postscript, which was eloquent and very skillful.

After this postscript, there were several more postscripts.

The font size and calligraphy of these postscripts vary, but they are all written by famous artists. Each postscript is a masterpiece of Chinese calligraphy art, and every inscriber is famous.

In addition, at the end of several postscripts and even every blank space, there are red seals of large and small sizes, very densely packed, and in different styles.

Every name on those seals has a great importance in the history of China, as well as in the history of Chinese culture and art.

After several postscripts, the eternally famous painting "White Picture at Night" finally revealed its true appearance.

When this eternally famous painting was completely displayed, Ye Tian's movements immediately stopped, and he did not continue to unfold the subsequent paintings, but began to admire them with ecstasy.

This timeless famous painting is very small, no more than 33.5 centimeters long and 30.8 centimeters high. The painting is yellowed, looks extremely old, and is also very fragile.

But fortunately, although this painting has gone through more than a thousand years of ups and downs, it is still quite well preserved with very few damages. The yellowing of the painting is just due to natural aging.

This ancient painting was completed with ink line drawing. Slightly to the right of the picture, Han Gan, a famous painter from the Tang Dynasty, painted the image of a horse.

The horse in the painting is tied to a horse post. It seems unwilling to be restrained, its eyes are wide-eyed, and it is neighing with its head raised, trying to break free from the reins that tie it.

Its flowing mane, erect ears, and raised front hooves vividly show the unruly nature of this horse, and also enhance the tension and drama of the picture!

Different from the flowing mane on the neck, the tail of this horse is missing, which looks a little abrupt and weird.

In addition to the main image on the screen, this eternally famous painting is also covered with inscriptions and seals of varying lengths, and almost every blank space has been used.

The authors of the inscriptions and the owners of the seals are all famous emperors, generals, ministers, and literati in ancient Chinese history, revealing the orderly history of the inheritance of this famous painting through the ages.

Looking at this eternally famous painting and a national treasure-level art treasure, Ye Tian was unconsciously immersed in it, his eyes full of obsession.

However, David and Jason, who were standing nearby, could not understand this famous painting through the ages, let alone the inscriptions with flying dragons and phoenixes on the painting.

"Stephen, tell us about this eternally famous painting, so that we don't get confused. What is its preciousness?"

David said suddenly, his eyes full of curiosity.

As soon as he finished speaking, Jason said again:

"That's right, Steven, let me explain this painting to you. We can still appreciate Western paintings, but we really can't appreciate Chinese paintings that win with artistic conception.

Since you attach so much importance to this painting "White Night", it goes without saying that this painting must be extremely valuable, but I still want to ask, how much would you value this eternally famous painting? ”

Not only the two of them, but also many people at the scene wanted to know what was so precious about this painting and how much it was worth. Everyone looked at Ye Tian, ​​and everyone was full of expectations.

After Ye Tian woke up, he turned to look at David and Jason, then glanced at everyone present, then smiled and said loudly:

“Since everyone is so interested, let me introduce to you this eternally famous painting. First, let me talk about the issue that everyone is most concerned about, which is the valuation of this eternally famous painting.

Here, I can tell you with great certainty that this is a priceless treasure that cannot be accurately valued at all, just like the "Pictures of Proverbs of Women's History" that was traded before!

Of course, this is for Chinese people and those who understand Chinese history and art. In the eyes of others, they may not appreciate this kind of art and do not recognize its value."

"Wow! Priceless treasure, what an exaggeration!"

"Another priceless treasure. No wonder Steven asked for this eternally famous painting, as if he was determined to get it!"

There was an exclamation of exclamation at the scene, and everyone was shocked by Ye Tian's words.

Thomas, who was also at the scene, and others at the Metropolitan Museum, heard Ye Tian’s words and felt even more painful and regretful. It’s a pity that they didn’t sell regret medicine!

When the sound at the scene subsided, Ye Tian immediately continued:

“After talking about the valuation of this eternally famous painting, let’s introduce the famous ancient Chinese painter Han Gan who created this top-notch work of art, as well as this eternally famous painting itself.

Han Gan, who lived in the prosperous Tang Dynasty more than 1,300 years ago, was a famous painter in the Tang Dynasty, especially famous for painting horses. This painting "White Picture at Night" is one of his most outstanding representative works. one.

In addition to this painting, several other paintings by Han Gan have been handed down. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has another painting by Han Gan, "Man Presenting Horse", which is also a top-notch work of art.

Although it is also a painting of horses, "The Picture of a Man Presenting a Horse" is slightly inferior to the "Picture of White Lighting at Night". Among all Han Qian's extant paintings, this "Picture of White Lighting at Night" can be called the best. The most outstanding.

In fact, I also wanted to trade Han Gan’s painting "The Man Presenting the Horse" and display it in my own private museum, but unfortunately, the Metropolitan Museum rejected me.

Having said this, Ye Tian turned his head and looked at Thomas and others.

The guys at the Metropolitan Museum all rolled their eyes, and Thomas even said with an unhappy smile:

"Steven, you are so greedy. You want to get all the good things in your pocket. You are not afraid to hold on. You have to leave some good things for us. Is it possible that our Asian Art Department will really do it?" Close? ”

"Hahaha"

There was a burst of laughter, and everyone laughed, but in different moods.

After joking for a while, Ye Tian returned to the topic and continued to introduce this famous painting through the ages.

"What is depicted in this "Zhao Ye Bai Tu" is Li Longji's favorite horse, 'Zhao Ye Bai', which is famous in Chinese history. This is the image of the famous white horse.

As can be seen on the screen, Zhao Yebai is tied to a black wooden stake, with his mane flying up, his nostrils dilating, his eyes turning, his head held high, hissing, and howling, as if he is trying to break free from his bonds.

Han Gan not only painted the fat and healthy appearance of Zhaoye Baifa, but also focused on showing his unruly and heroic spirit. His brushwork was concise, and the lines were slender and powerful, giving people a vivid feeling on the paper. .

In the painter's painting, the whole body of this unruly and fierce horse exudes infinite power and dynamics, but at the same time, looking at the horse from another side, it seems to be galloping in the vast sky.

When admiring this painting, visitors can feel that this is by no means a worldly horse, but a horse full of spirit, striving to be freed from restraints and longing for freedom. The picture is extremely dramatic.

"White Picture at Night" uses elastic, strong lines and slightly exaggerated painting techniques to properly show the vigor and galloping momentum of a horse, and has become a masterpiece of ancient Chinese horse paintings.

As you can see, in addition to the main picture, this eternally famous painting also has many beautiful postscripts of varying lengths, as well as large and small red seals, scattered throughout the painting.

This is a phenomenon unique to Chinese calligraphy and painting artworks. All these postscripts and seals come from ancient Chinese emperors, generals, ministers, literati and celebrities, showing the orderly history of the circulation of this painting.

In ancient China, "White Picture at Night" was a treasure pursued by emperors, generals, literati, and top collectors of all dynasties. These postscripts and seals on the painting are the best proof.

It is also the handwriting of these emperors and literati of the past dynasties that makes this "White Picture at Night" jump out of the category of painting and become a national treasure-level cultural relic that integrates painting, calligraphy, and engraving..."

Next, Ye Tian continued to introduce the "White Picture at Night" to everyone present, giving these Americans a vivid lesson in the art of Chinese calligraphy and painting.

More than ten minutes later, he finished the introduction, and he was still a little unfinished.

Then, he carefully rolled up this priceless treasure, put it back into the brown portable safe, locked the safe, and handed it to Betty to hold in her hands.

Immediately afterwards, he entered his fingerprints and passwords one by one, locked the remaining dozens of large and small portable safes one by one, and prepared to transport them away.

Soon, the time came to around 5:30 pm.

The Metropolitan Museum's opening hours for the day have come and it is about to close. Many tourists who came to visit the Metropolitan Museum left various exhibition halls and then walked out of the museum.

Leaving the Metropolitan Museum at the same time were Ye Tian and others who returned home with a full load.

Ye Tian and his convoy left the Metropolitan Museum with a crash, carrying a large number of priceless top-notch Chinese antiques along Fifth Avenue and headed straight for midtown Manhattan.

Just like when it came, this huge convoy once again caused waves of commotion wherever it passed, attracting countless envious and jealous eyes, and made the atmosphere on the streets of New York tense again.

But at this time on the streets of New York, no one dares to have an idea for this team or those top-notch Chinese antiques, unless they think they have lived too long!


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