Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2019: The wishful thinking failed
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Ye Tian’s clear voice still echoed in the audience, clearly reaching everyone’s ears.
"Bada Shanren, formerly known as Zhu Da, also known as Ben'an, also known as Xuege, Geshan, Renwu, Daolang, etc., his nickname when he became a monk was Chuanqi, a native of Nanchang, Jiangxi, a painter in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, and a Chinese painter.
He was originally the ninth grandson of Zhu Quan, the seventeenth son of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty. He was a royal grandson. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he became a monk and became an outlaw. Later he converted to Taoism and lived in Qingyun Pu Taoism in Nanchang. hospital.
He is good at calligraphy and painting. He mainly uses freehand ink painting for flowers and birds. His images are exaggerated and strange, his pen and ink are concise and solemn, and his style is majestic and meaningful. He followed the example of Dong Qichang in landscape painting. His brushwork is concise, quiet and solemn, and has the charm of sparseness.
His calligraphy is also extremely good, and he can write poems. He uses very little ink when painting. The "Lotus and Fish Picture" in front of you is the best proof. The whole painting only has more than ten strokes. Minimalist.
Zhu Da had a rough life, and once suffered from mental disorder. After learning from the pain, he chose to turn his back on himself, isolate himself from the world, and place his lonely soul in his creations, which also formed his unique painting style.
In Bada Shanren’s own words, ‘If there are no more ink spots and more tears, the mountains and rivers will still be the same as before. "The coconut tree branched out in the troubled times has been left to be copied by the literary community.' This can also be seen as his summary of his life."
Listening to Ye Tian's explanation, everyone at the scene couldn't help but nod their heads in admiration.
"Ye Tian is exactly like the one in the legend. He knows everything and is master of everything. Not only does he have a sharp vision, but he also knows a lot about relevant historical knowledge. He can pick it up at his fingertips, which is really scary!"
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
"Bada Shanren is good at freehand ink and wash. In the field of freehand ink and wash Chinese painting, he can be called an epoch-making master. In addition, he can be called a master in both landscapes and flowers and birds.
Due to limited time, we will not discuss Bada Shanren’s ink landscapes here. We will focus specifically on Bada Shanren’s flower and bird freehand paintings of this painting, "Lotus Fish Swimming", which is more intuitive.
To be precise, Bada Shanren's freehand paintings of flowers and birds are more typical of his style and personality. To put it more generally, Bada Shanren's achievements in freehand paintings of flowers and birds are relatively higher than those of ink landscapes.
In some of Bada Shanren's early freehand paintings of flowers and birds, we can see that he was deeply influenced by famous Ming Dynasty painters such as Shen Zhou and Xu Wei. His brushwork was relatively square and hard, and his subject matter and layout did not deviate from the stereotypes of his predecessors.
However, the aloofness shown in those freehand paintings of flowers and birds, as well as the eclectic and bold tailoring, such as not seeking the integrity of the object, etc., have heralded the future development of Bada Shanren.
In his artistic maturity, which is Bada Shanren's later years, his brushwork became more and more wanton, unstructured, vigorous, round and graceful, and his compositions were complete without seeking to be complete.
In his freehand paintings of flowers and birds, each flower and bird does not count the number and size, but focuses on the status and momentum of the arrangement, and whether it is used at the right time, surprisingly, and cleverly.
The most prominent feature of Bada Shanren's flower-and-bird paintings is "little". In his words, it is "cheap". Shao means that there are few objects depicted; and second, very few brushes are used to shape the objects. This feature is reflected in this painting. The performance is very clear.
Specifically for this freehand painting of flowers and birds, Bada Shanren completed the entire painting with only a few strokes, especially the looming little fish at the root of the lotus. It only used one stroke, but it was extremely vivid."
As he spoke, Ye Tian pointed to the small fish that was hidden at the roots of the lotus and seemed to be swimming freely in the painting.
Following the direction of his finger, everyone around the round table looked there and at the looming little fish. Everyone was amazed by it and their faces were full of intoxication.
Although the outside audience could not see the painting "Lotus Fish Swimming", listening to Ye Tian's explanation, everyone could somewhat imagine the subtleties of this painting, and they were also very fascinated.
Next, Ye Tian pointed to the poem on the upper right corner of the painting and continued to speak loudly with a smile:
"Bada Shanren can also write poems and has exquisite calligraphy, so even if he does not paint many paintings, with his poems, the artistic conception is sufficient. His paintings make people feel that they are small but not many. This is artistic ingenuity
The inscribed poem on the flower-and-bird freehand painting in front of me, "Lotus", appeared in another painting by Bada Shanren, but the calligraphy used was different. This should be one of the reasons why some appraisal experts took notice.
In fact, this cursive calligraphy poem with dancing dragons and phoenixes just explains the origin of this painting and also enhances the value of this "Lotus Fish Swimming Picture" because it was written by Bada Shanren in his later years and is extremely rare. .
Bada Shanren spent his later years wandering around. Finally, he built a thatched house on Chaowangzhou on the outskirts of Nanchang and named it "Hengge Cao". He spent his lonely and impoverished life in this thatched house. In his later years, until his death.
During that period, due to poverty and lack of energy, Bada Shanren’s creative frequency began to decrease significantly. There were even fewer freehand paintings of flowers and birds that integrated calligraphy and painting. This is the one in front of me..."
Next, Ye Tian continued to explain this outstanding freehand painting of flowers and birds based on some of the characteristics shown in the painting, as well as the signature and seal of Bada Shanren, as well as the many postscripts and seals on the painting.
The people gathered around this round table, as well as all the other spectators outside, were all fascinated by it and unconsciously immersed in it.
Ye Tian, the lecturer, was also very engaged. While explaining, he admired this top-notch work of art obsessively.
Five or six minutes later, his performance was coming to an end and reached its climax.
"Based on the characteristics just mentioned, I can be very sure that this painting "Lotus Fish Swimming" was indeed created by Bada Shanren, a master of traditional Chinese painting, and it is a masterpiece in his later years.
Of course, this is just one opinion. Other antique art appraisal experts may have different views, which is no problem. Everyone has different perspectives of appreciation and appraisal, so the results will naturally be different.
Let’s talk about the valuation of this painting "Lotus Fish Swimming". You may know that in 2010, Bada Shanren's "Bamboo and Stone Mandarin Duck" was sold at the Xiling Seal Society for a sky-high price of 119 million. .
Not long after, another painting by Bada Shanren, the hand scroll "Three Friends of Suihan", sold for a sky-high price of 168 million at Jiuge's auction in Beijing, which triggered a frenzy to pursue Bada's works.
In the past few years, the market price of Bada's paintings has been rising, and his calligraphy works have become hard to find. One piece of "Seven Unique Poems in Cursive Script" sold for a sky-high price of 34.5 million.
Starting from my appraisal conclusion, combined with the current popularity of Bada Shanren’s works in the antique art market, and the fact that this is a work that combines calligraphy and painting, and is very well preserved.
I value it at between 120 million and 150 million. If it is sent to a top auction and done properly, this "Lotus Fish Picture" may fetch a higher price and create a new record. ”
Before Ye Tian finished speaking, the scene was completely boiling.
Without exception, everyone was completely shocked by the valuation given by Ye Tian, and they all exclaimed.
"I'll go! One hundred and fifty million yuan, did I hear you correctly? This is just an ancient painting. Even if it is a work by Bada Shanren, this valuation is too astonishing!"
“I didn’t expect to see top-notch works of art worth over 100 million yuan here. Today is really an eye-opener. Compared with this painting, our family heirlooms are not worth mentioning at all!”
Amidst the murmurs of discussion, Teacher Tang, his wife, and daughter were all stunned, with eyes full of disbelief and ecstasy.
At this time, they seemed a little unable to believe everything they had just heard. The happiness was too intense and blinded them directly.
Unlike them, Mr. Tang, who had been standing before, had already sat down, looking unfazed. He just smiled and nodded lightly to Ye Tian.
Obviously, this old man has seen many big scenes, and the valuation of 1.5 billion yuan cannot impress him or make him excited!
In fact, the military medals he wears on his chest speak for themselves!
Ye Tian also nodded to Mr. Tang, then turned to look at Teacher Tang, and said with a smile:
"Teacher Tang, I really like this painting "Lotus Fish Swimming" created by Bada Shanren at the peak of his artistic career. I intend to keep it in my pocket. I wonder if you are willing to sell it?
If you are interested in selling it, then after the Spring Festival Gala is over, we can talk about this art transaction. I am willing to pay 1.5 billion yuan to acquire this freehand painting of flowers and birds.
This is the upper limit of the valuation I gave. Of course, if you send this painting to a top auction, you may be able to get a higher price, but you will also have to bear huge auction fees.
You don’t have to do it here. Once the transaction is completed, I will transfer the money to you immediately. We have both money and goods. I get the painting and you get 1.5 billion yuan."
With Ye Tian's words, the scene immediately became excited again.
"That's 1.5 billion yuan. Ye Tian took it out as soon as he asked. He didn't even stumble. How rich is he?"
"Ye Tian is too generous. Today I have truly seen what it means to be super rich!"
While exclaiming, everyone present was secretly stunned, including famous entrepreneurs and big-name celebrities in the entertainment industry.
Although each of them is wealthy, they may not be able to spend RMB 1.5 billion in cash at any time to buy a top-notch piece of art.
Teacher Tang and the others had just woken up, but they were stunned by Ye Tian's generosity. They looked at Ye Tian with dumbfounded eyes, and their eyes almost flew out.
Before Teacher Tang could respond, Mr. Tang, who was sitting at the top, had already spoken. The old man smiled and said:
"Xiaoye, thank you for your appraisal and valuation. You are worthy of being the world's top antique art appraisal expert. Your vision is so sharp. You really deserve your reputation!
However, this Bada Shanren painting is an heirloom of our family. Since it is an heirloom, we will not sell it easily. I can only say sorry to you."
Hearing this, Ye Tian didn’t pay too much attention. He just lightly shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile:
"That's such a pity! Mr. Tang, it seems that I have no chance to own this outstanding painting of Bada Shanren. However, it is also a very lucky thing to see this painting today. Once you see it, you will own it. ! ”
As he said these words, the grandfather sitting at the top of the round table next to him couldn't help but have a look of disappointment in his eyes.
In fact, the reason why Ye Tian planned to buy this Bada painting was to give it to his grandfather, and also to use up some cash on hand, so he could get the best of both worlds!
But unfortunately, Mr. Tang had no intention of selling the painting, and his wishful thinking came to nothing.
Next, Ye Tian admired the painting a few more times, then reluctantly rolled it up and tied it with a ribbon.
Immediately afterwards, Teacher Tang collected this priceless top-notch work of art and carefully put it back into the brocade box.
After the appraisal, Ye Tian was about to take off his gloves and return to his round table.
At this moment, several voices suddenly came from the side, forcing him to stop and turn his head to look over.