The old man walked into Li Bawang's shop and first looked around. He saw many things, some of which were authentic, but the value was not high. The rest were basically crafts.
After not discovering any more illegal goods, his expression relaxed a lot. He no longer had that old-fashioned and serious look.
Seeing Li Bawang looking at him with a strange expression, the old man also knew that although he had failed his junior brother's request and stayed behind to take care of his disciple, he did not come to this shop often.
"I heard from the little monkey that you asked him to deal with those illegal goods and not accept them in the future?”The old man's tone was a little stiff and even a little interrogative.
After Li Bawang recovered from his surprise, he felt the concern in his uncle master's words. It was just that this uncle master was not very good at showing concern in front of juniors.
"You're here. Hehe, please take a seat." As Li Bawang spoke, he invited the old man to sit down and continued,"Yes, since we don't lack money now, we want to take the right path and let Little Five, Monkey, and the others do legitimate things in the future.”
Tang Jinbao nodded and sat down. After taking a sip of the tea that Li Bawang had brought over, he glanced at him and asked,"Yuan Kun said that you have a batch of ancient paintings?”
Alright, this senior brother was really…
Since Uncle Master had asked, Li Bawang had nothing to hide.
"Yes, I received a batch of paintings and calligraphy. There are seven pieces of calligraphy, all of which are from before the early Tang Dynasty. There are also about ten ancient paintings from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty. However, I didn't find any famous works.”
"How can it be so easy to get something from a celebrity? Even if you want to take it, aren't you afraid that it'll get hot?”Tang Jinbao looked up at Li Bawang and said.
Bawang Li thought to himself, If I were to take out Yan Liben's painting, I'm afraid even you would be shocked.
A smile appeared on his face.
"What? Is there really something good?" Li Bawang's trace of smugness was immediately discovered by this Martial Uncle.
"It's alright. Why don't you take a look at it, Martial Uncle?”Li Bawang was speechless. This old man was too smart. He quickly said that and went upstairs to get the things.
After taking the items down, he opened them one by one for the old man to taste.
"Yes, the item is correct. Although it's not a famous person, it's still a good item. The overall value is even much higher than the jade you traded last time. If you like it, you might even be able to collect it beyond your pre-purchase. Of course, it would also be good if you donate it to the museum.”
Li Bawang felt helpless. He had wanted to show the old man Yan Liben's painting, not to show off, but to let him appreciate it.
After all, it was not as simple as a period or valuation. The cultural heritage contained in it, as well as the meaning of the work, and other lofty things, could only be evaluated by a master appraiser like Tang Jinbao.
However, when he heard that it would be donated to the museum, Li Bawang was ready to give up the idea of letting his uncle master see it.
However, Tang Jinbao, who was like an old fox, seemed to have seen through Li Bawang's thoughts and could not help but say,"What, you still haven't taken out anything good? Are you afraid that the old man will take your things?”
The old man deliberately put on a cold face.
The old man was too shrewd. He would not let go even if he revealed a little clue. It seemed that he was still too young!
It was just a thought. It didn't matter if he took it out. Anyway, he wouldn't donate it, even if he was his senior uncle.
Having made up his mind, Li Bawang did not hesitate and went upstairs to take the painting down again.
When the painting slowly opened, the old man's eyes immediately lit up. After seeing the signature and seal, he actually stood up from his chair.
"Close the door." The old man said in a low voice with a serious expression.
Li Bawang almost thought that the old man was going to say 'close the door and let the dogs'.
The old man's expression didn't ease up after he had taken care of the shop. Instead, he asked Li Bawang to bring professional tools, which were actually magnifying glasses, gloves, and so on.
After that, for two hours, the old man tirelessly appraised the ancient painting as if he was possessed.
Finally, the old man let out a breath of turbid air and sat back down in his chair tiredly.
"This 'Farming Painting' is a rare painting by Yan Liben. Most importantly, it has the seals of Kong Yingda, Lu Deming, Chu Liang, and the others.”
The old man had an excited expression on his face, as if he had seen something extraordinary.
Then, he revealed a strange expression and muttered to himself,"That shouldn't be the case. If it has been passed down to this day, it definitely isn't just the seals left behind by these people.”
Li Bawang was also stunned. He couldn't help but think of one of the loopholes. What the old man said was indeed true. Such a top-notch masterpiece of a famous person must have been passed down several times and collected by others.
Thus, collectors would usually leave their mark after appreciating the paintings.
For example, the painting of the Five Bulls, which was handed down from generation to generation, had countless imprints on it. Most of them were imprinted by famous people or collectors who had seen it.
The most infuriating one was the Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. The mark he left behind almost destroyed this famous painting.
Therefore, the flaw in Li Bawang's painting was in the imprint. It had to be known that it was more than 2,000 years ago.
Li Bawang wanted to explain when he saw the old man's demonic look. However, the old man suddenly looked at him and asked,"
"Did you bring this thing out from the ground?”
The old man's tone was very serious, even stern. His eyes were fixed on Li Bawang.
However, Li Bawang was naturally very clear about how the item came. There was nothing strange at all. He said very calmly.
"There's no problem with the origin of the item. Besides, if it came from a tomb, it wouldn't be like this.”
This was also what the old man was puzzled about. He could naturally distinguish the things that came out of the tomb clearly. There was no way to hide it from him.
The old man nodded and said,"" National Treasure "#Daguan passed the review: Daguan Time:08 24 2019 4:30PM
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