As far as Zhang Ran knew, Shi Tao was definitely a famous figure in the early Qing Dynasty painting world.
Together with Hongren and Zhuda, he was known as the four monks of the early Qing Dynasty.
In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, many of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou were influenced by him in their painting styles.
Zhang Ran couldn't give an accurate figure on how much Shi Tao's paintings were worth because he didn't have many paintings in the world. Zhang Ran didn't specialize in antique calligraphy and painting appreciation, but with his status in the art world of the Qing Dynasty, his value was definitely not low.
Actually, Zhang Ran didn't know that in reality, ten years ago, Shi Tao's painting called " Fujian Tour Farewell Landscape Scroll " was auctioned for 135 million yuan.
"How much do you want to sell this screen for?" Zhang Ran asked.
The wretched old man thought for a moment and stretched out five fingers."Fifty dollars! Not for less than 50 dollars!" After saying that, he looked at Zhang Ran nervously because the price was already 20 yuan higher than what he had expected.
In the vulgar old man's mind, a broken screen was no longer placed in a room. It could only be used to hang clothes in the corridor. Moreover, it was a trophy from the early Qing Dynasty. If it could be sold for 30 yuan, it would be enough for the whole family to use for a period of time.
He made up his mind to raise the price slightly first. If it didn't work, he would lower it. He would pay however much he gave. His family hadn't put the rice into the pot yet.
Zhang Ran could see the dirty old man's tricks. He smiled faintly and said,"To be honest, your asking price is too high. However, considering that your family's actual situation is relatively difficult, and that you were introduced by Boss Jin, I'll give him face and not bargain with you.”
Zhang Ran took out five ten-yuan bills and handed them to the wretched old man. The old man's hand was trembling as he received the money. It was obvious that he was in a state of agitation.
Boss Jin smiled gratefully at Zhang Ran. The other party's words made him proud.
"Then that's it for now. If you have anything in the future, you can look for me again!”Just as Zhang Ran was about to leave, he suddenly saw a potted plant on the windowsill in the corridor.
"Where did you buy these flowers?" Zhang Ran was very surprised that this family actually had a cactus. He felt that the windowsill at home was bare and planned to decorate it with some green.
Zhang Ran said as he reached out to pick up the cactus, wanting to see the difference between the cactus now and decades later.
When his hand touched the colorful pottery pot where the cactus was planted, countless images suddenly appeared in front of Zhang Ran. They were about the creation, painting, casting, and the collectors of this pottery pot.
Hmm? The Eye of Truth activated automatically. There was only one explanation for that. This colored basin was an antique.
Furthermore, through the Eye of Truth, all the information about the colored basin was displayed.
This was actually a genuine Sancai from the Tang Dynasty.
However, it was covered in dust and soil. It looked dirty and inconspicuous, so Zhang Ran only noticed the cactus and did not notice the pottery pot.
Tri-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty was a ceramic art. Its full name was Tri-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty. It had a high collection value.
Seeing that Zhang Ran liked the cactus, the old man said,""Little comrade, if you like it, I'll give it to you!”The screen was sold at a high price, and the wretched old man was in a good mood. He was also full of gratitude to Zhang Ran.
Moreover, a pot of cactus only cost a few cents. It was very cheap.
"You're really giving it to me? How can I do that?" Zhang Ran was amused. If the wretched old man knew what this thing was, he would probably regret it to death.
"What's there to be embarrassed about? This thing is not worth much. Since he gave it to you, Brother Ran, just take it!”Old Jin chimed in.
Zhang Ranbai really couldn't bear to take it. After all, this family wasn't rich, but if they paid too much, people would definitely be suspicious.
He pondered for a moment, took out a stack of bills from his pocket, counted a five-foot-long cloth ticket, and handed it to the wretched old man."I'll take the cactus. This is a cloth ticket. Take it to make a new dress for your grandson!”
The wretched old man thanked Zhang Ran. Looking at the stack of bills in Zhang Ran's hand, he was so envious that he almost drooled.
This young man was really rich!
He carried the screen out of the wretched old man's house and placed it on the tricycle. He then carried the cactus and placed it in a sack to tie it up with a rope to prevent it from breaking.
The screen was so big that it filled the entire car.
Zhang Ran wanted to go back, but Old Jin dragged him to his house and said that he wanted to sell the set of dragon stamps to Zhang Ran.
There were three stamps in this set. One silver was green, three silver was red, and five silver was orange. On it was the symbol of the Qing royal family, a dragon.
Zhang Ran didn't know anything about stamps and didn't know what kind of stamps were valuable.
In any case, he only caught one. The rarer the item, the more valuable it was.
As the first set of stamps issued by the previous dynasty, there would definitely not be too many of them. In addition, there had been so many wars in the middle, and more than 80 to 90 percent of them had been destroyed by the flames of war. There would definitely be very few of them left.
"How about this, I'll give you ten yuan. You don't have to sell it or not. To be honest, I don't know much about this thing, and I don't dare to bid recklessly.”
This was Zhang Ran's sincere words.
Old Gold stroked his beard and smiled.""I said, you can give me however much you want!”
Just like that, Zhang Ran received another set of stamps.
In fact, Zhang Ran had really underestimated the stamps. Such a big dragon stamp had been sold for more than 50 million.
Then, on the way back from the old man's house, he collected some small items. There were a few ancient coins from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the Pre-Qin Dynasty, and Li Zicheng's Great Shun Dynasty.
As it was inconvenient to wander around with a big screen, Zhang Ran decided to stop here and go home.
Anyway, this trip was conservatively estimated to be worth hundreds of millions.
When he arrived at the door, he found Zhou Xiaobai waiting for him at the door.
"Zhang Ran, where did you go? Moving?"
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