Chapter 615 "Three-body Bai's Poetry Wulu"
It is a luxury car and jewelry, especially the value of jewelry is several times that of luxury cars. This kind of prodigal behavior has made Li Yi feel a lot of complaints, but in fact, this behavior should be very consistent with 6 Ningshuang's heart, so in the next few days, this guy can enjoy all his tenderness. ★
In a blink of an eye, it was the day when the Antique Biennale was officially held. Li Yi had heard of the name of the Biennale, and he had actually checked some information these days. He knew that this exhibition was different from ordinary antique exhibitions and jewelry exhibitions, so he also wanted to take 6 Ningshuang to see it.
But I didn't expect that 6 Ningshuang was not very interested in these activities. In addition, both exhibitors and guests of the Biennale adopted an invitation system, while Li Yi did not have an invitation letter. If you want to enter, you still need Shi Qiba's leadership, so she didn't want to join in.
Helplessly, Li Yi had to rush back to Paris alone.
The Antique Biennale is held at the Grand Palazzo in Paris. This building is famous for its unique glass dome and has always been the venue for the Antique Biennale.
At each biennial, the organizer will not only invite famous jewellers, antique dealers, and contemporary art masters to participate in the exhibition, but also invite professional design masters to design the exhibition hall with unique themes. In addition to the integration of food, tourism and other elements, each biennial can be regarded as a gathering in the fashion, jewelry and antique world. Not only are there many treasures, but there are also many celebrities from all walks of life participating in it, with endless streams of people.
"I suggest you look at the jewelry exhibition area first, because every time the exhibition area is the most active transaction. Maybe it doesn't matter if it's done for a long time, all the jewelry will be famous and have a master. You must know that the jewelry that can participate in the exhibition has been strictly reviewed by the organizer, and it is definitely the only one... "
Shi Qiba knew that Li Yi was willing to spend money to buy things for his girlfriend, so he strongly suggested that he visit the jewelry exhibition area first. Li Yi thought about it and chose to refuse, because there were not many antique dealers participating in this exhibition, and there were only a few of them on display in China antiques. Even if you finished reading it first and then view the jewelry, it would be too late.
Besides, it would be fine if you occasionally go crazy with jewelry, but you really hope that he will fight for good things when he sees them. How much money does it take to spend it?!
Shi Qiba stayed at Van Clerk Arpels booth, while Li Yi followed the sign's instructions to the antiques area.
As soon as I arrived at the antique area, the first thing I saw was a huge oil painting hanging in the air. After a moment of hesitation, Li Yi recognized the origin of the painting. This should be the painting "The King's Sorrow" by Henry Matisse, the founder of the Fauvism, the famous French painter and sculptor.
This painting was created in 1952 and is one of Matisse's representative works. Its size is so huge that it is very rare. The area of the entire canvas is even more than 10 square meters!
However, this painting is like the one in "Lavender Mist", with a very bizarre picture, so that no one like Li Yi has the ability to appreciate it.
Shrugged and walked past this famous painting that was probably a fake, Li Yi saw the first real antique booth at the exhibition.
There are not many things on display at this booth, but the varieties are very messy, almost containing all the elements of Western antiques. I wonder if the exhibitors want to use this limited space to tell all tourists that they have all kinds of antiques.
"Yes, we have all kinds of antiques in our house, including some art treasures from China."
The staff member who received Li Yi said while taking out a glass frame from behind the workbench.
"This should be a Chinese calligraphy, but there is really no place to display it..."
No place to show it? Li Yi frowned and took the frame and glanced at the text inside.
This should be a seven-character quatrain for "My Lu". However, in Li Yi's memory, there is no such poem, and the work has no signature or seal. It looks like it was written by an unknown calligrapher by random graffiti.
"I don't just store my wife and children, but I feel that my body has become weak over the years... No, this is a three-body calligraphy!"
The so-called three-body calligraphy means that three or more fonts appear at the same time in a calligraphy work. This kind of calligraphy is extremely difficult to write because few people can practice multiple fonts to the point of perfection.
In Li Yi's memory, the most famous of this type of calligraphy works should be Zhu Yunming's three-style calligraphy "Miscellaneous Calligraphy Poems". I have never heard of any outstanding works.
I searched the Internet and found that "Wulu" was the work of Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. When searching for the Three-Body Calligraphy, an unexpected name suddenly broke into his sight.
Ono Daofeng...Damn, why did you forget this guy who burns the bun?!
This guy, who is known as the Three Traces of Japan and is also called "Xizhi's Rebirth" by the Japanese, seems to love doing this! Moreover, this guy admires Bai Juyi the most, and even wrote a whole volume of "Three-Body Bai's Poems"!
As soon as this idea came up, Li Yi immediately remembered the "Imperial Letter of Master Zhizheng Posthumous Title" that he had seen in the Jiang family and was later compensated by the Jiang family to Bai Qianye. Then he quickly confirmed that this should be the original work of Ono Daofeng, "Three-Body Bai Family Poems Wulu Chapter"!
After checking the paper, it was not a thing of old condition. Li Yi quietly opened the spiritual appraisal card and asked quietly:
"How to sell this work?"
"One hundred thousand, one hundred thousand euros, sir, you should know that although this work is anonymous, this poem is very famous. This is..."
There are very few guests in the antique exhibition area at this time, and Li Yi is the first guest at this booth. Therefore, the staff were very enthusiastic and even wanted to read "Wu Lu" in Chinese.
"Ok, OK, 100,000 euros, right? I bought it."
Seeing Li Yi taking out a credit card with UnionPay logo without saying a word, the staff was stunned for a moment and then gave him a thumbs up. The Chinese are indeed rich, and they bought a work of 100,000 euros, but they didn't even blink... No, or did he recognize whose handwriting this was?
However, even if he recognizes who his handwriting is, it is not critical, because his task is to sell the things according to the boss's price, not to mention that the two have negotiated the price, he will not lose his credibility because of a small guess.
"Sir, can you tell me now, whose work is this calligraphy?"
After collecting the money and publishing the documents, the staff still couldn't help asking.
"Oh, I don't know much about this. I just think this calligraphy is indeed an antique. May I ask, do you have other antiques from China here?"
Li Yi shamelessly concealed the truth of the facts, but of course he would not think so. In his own words, he was helping others, otherwise he would let this person know that he would sell a "national treasure" that the Japanese would cry to death at a low price...
How can he do such a cruel thing, so kind?
"Of course, of course we won't just bring this Chinese antique..."
The man said, and took out another frame.
"This article is a little more expensive than that one..."
Li Yi raised his eyebrows and he had already recognized it. This was actually "Dream Sneaker" in "Three-Body Bai's Poems", but this poem is all cursive. Is this the reason why its price is slightly more expensive?
"It's another anonymous calligraphy..."
Li Yi realized that he might have been a little too anxious just now, so he decided to bargain in this calligraphy and hold his posture. Anyway, he was the only customer nearby, so he was not afraid of being intercepted.
But what he didn't expect was that when he turned on the spiritual appraisal card and wanted to verify the authenticity of this calligraphy, the spiritual appraisal card actually gave a result that made him a little stunned. This text was written by an unknown person in the Qing Dynasty imitated the handwriting of Wang Xizhi!
Shaking his head, Li Yi returned the frame to the staff. He was not familiar with Japanese calligraphers, but he still knew about the famous Chinese calligraphers. Although this calligraphy also has a certain collection value, it is a little more expensive than 100,000 euros, so there is no need to collect it.
"oh?"
Seeing Li Yi returning the frame, the staff member was stunned for a moment, because according to the appraiser of their company, the letter and the one just now should have been written by the same person, but this guy bought the one just now without saying a word. Why did this one be returned after just looking at it?
“Is there any more?”
When Li Yi saw the staff member being a little confused, he couldn't help but smile. After a while, even if he had any suspicion, he should have been dispelled. But it was a pity that if this was also a work by Ono Daofeng, he would be willing to buy it even if it was a little more expensive!
"Oh, the calligraphy works are gone, and there are two ink paintings. I wonder if you are interested."
The man took out two scrolls from behind the workbench and opened them while saying:
"This one is the "Ink Bamboo Picture" by Jin Nong, a famous bamboo painter in the Qing Dynasty, and the other is the "Green Landscape Picture" by Xie Sun, a painter in the Qing Dynasty..."
"oh?"
Li Yi raised his eyebrows and showed an interest. Jin Nong is one of the eight strangers in Yangzhou. Although his calligraphy has achieved even higher success, his paintings are also of great value for collection. Especially the ink bamboo he painted, although his style is different from Zheng Banqiao, he deserves the reputation of a generation of famous artists.
As for Xie Sun, it is Jinling, which is as famous as Gong Xian, Fan Qi and others. However, his works are rarely passed down from generation to generation. If this painting is an original work, its collection value will be above Jin Nong's "Ink Bamboo Picture".
After carefully checking two works, Li Yi paid another 380,000 euros to take these two works into his pocket. He never thought that there would be a chance to find a bargain at such an exhibition, and it would be a big leak. So, is there any chance next?
The next few stores did not have any antiques from China. Although Li Yi verified each of the items they exhibited with a spirit card, there was no gap that could be picked up. He had to shake his head regretfully and then look down.
When he walked into a booth again, Li Yi suddenly saw a familiar figure and couldn't help but smile. Okatian Jun, I hope there is something I can like here, otherwise, you would probably go to China to find me!
Okita's booth is not big, but it is divided into three areas. One area displays contemporary Japanese art, the other area displays Kyutani porcelain, and another area marked with Asian antiques, which houses several ancient porcelains from China and two wooden-carved Buddha statues, which look a bit like the style of Indian wood carvings.
"Hi, Your Excellency Li Yi, welcome to our booth. Is there anyone who can serve you?"
Okina already knew that Li Yi used a painting "Lavender Mist" to trade his two Chinese treasures from Arnault, but he had nothing to regret. He was just a little jealous of the boy's good luck and could have a world-class famous painting like "Lavender Mist". If this painting was in the hands of their people in the Great Japanese Empire, they would never trade it.
Li Yi smiled and glanced at the porcelain pieces on the booth, shook his head in disappointment.
"Okata, you came here this time and brought these pieces in total? Or are there some good things you haven't had time to put out?"
"Haha, you have already traded the two most precious items. However, if Your Excellency Li Yi has any treasures of the same level as "Lavender Mist", I think I don't mind letting the family transport some antiques from Japan urgently..."
"Oh? Is it?"
Li Yi smiled slightly and took out the picture "Three-Body Bai Family Poems Wulu" from his backpack.
"Okayama, I wonder if this work is qualified to transfer goods from your family?"
"This picture? Chinese calligraphy?"
Chongtian glanced at Li Yi suspiciously. This guy actually traded a Chinese calligraphy work with him. Did he get the wrong one?
"Okayama, please take a closer look at the Three-Body Bai Family Poem..."
"What?"
Okita exclaimed, then stared at the picture "My Lu" and slowly frowned.
"Hisser Li Yi, can you wait a little longer? I need someone to take a look for me."
Li Yi reached out to make a request, Okata accused him of guilt, and hurriedly dialed out a phone number. After a while, a thin old man from Bai Hao rushed over, and behind him was a fat middle-aged man like a ball.
“Where is the thing?”
As soon as the old man rushed into the booth, he shouted at the rushing field, and the fat middle-aged man panted and looked at Li Yi, his eyes full of confusion.
"Yes, this is the original work of Ono-Kun! This is the lost page in "Three-Body Bai Family Poems". Baga, who stole it?"
Chapter completed!