A sky-high price?
Shi Yufei's eyes narrowed, instinctively thinking that this was an exorbitant demand.
Just based on the value of this Venerate Yuan Blue Flower, it was at most 200 million. Could it be that the other two unremarkable items also had a great background?
Judging from Lu Xuan's various performances, he was definitely not someone who spoke without thinking.
Her innate sixth sense told her that Lu Xuan would give her a huge surprise.
Lu Xuan saw through Shi Yufei's thoughts with a glance and smiled.
If he had said 500 million before, no matter how much he bragged, it would be empty talk.
However, with Old Chen laying the foundation, it was now his turn to perform.
Lu Xuan pointed at the painting on the ground and glanced around.""Do you all think that the artistic conception of this painting is comical and that it's just a child's play?”
After everyone carefully examined it, they all nodded. This painting was indeed exquisite, but it did not have the slightest feeling of being imposing. As the king of beasts, the tiger was even more precious among the tigers. Without its claws and teeth, it lay on the ground with a sickly appearance and ate the candied haws. It did not have the slightest bit of ferocious and imposing spirit.
There was nothing remarkable about such a strange combination. Perhaps it was just a work of a certain artist in history who practiced in his spare time. There was no signature. It was obvious that he knew that this work was difficult to be refined.
Shi Yufei's pair of big, moving eyes blinked. She thought for a moment and said,"This painting has reached a state of perfection, and it has a sense of returning to simplicity. There are only a handful of famous Chinese artists in the history of China who can have this kind of skill.”
She stopped abruptly.
There was one more important thing that she did not say out loud. The Chinese art world was a circle where seniority mattered the most. There were many people who were skilled in painting, but no matter how good a painting was, it was not written by a famous historical artist. Without a precise pen name and seal, its value was limited. Otherwise, Lu Xuan would not have been able to get it so easily.
Then, he cast his gaze onto Lu Xuan, anticipating how he would prove it one by one.
"Old Chen, why don't you take a look at this painting and see which dynasty it came from?”
However, Lu Xuan was not in a hurry to explain. He threw the blame on Elder Chen. This highly respected senior would first prove the age and origin of the book, and then he would explain it himself. Only then could he achieve the best effect.
Elder Chen didn't refuse. To him, there was nothing more exciting than deciphering antiques.
He immediately stepped forward and picked up the scroll. His fingers slowly stroked the edge of the paper. Then, he moved his nose forward and sniffed the smell of ink.
Then, he closed his eyes and recalled the relevant information in his mind. After a while, his eyes flashed and he said,
"The paper is made of Ming Dynasty Xuan paper. Judging from the overall aging, it should be produced in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. The type of painting is also a typical ink painting.”
"Judging from the fine lines, this painting has fine strokes. The style is round and elegant, and the style is the Wu School.”
"Moreover…this kind of painting technique is also extremely rare in the Wu Sect. It doesn't pay attention to the grand and lofty artistic conception. It's even more unrestrained and unconventional, fitting the interests of the common people.”
" Ming Dynasty. I can only think of one person for this style, technique, and style. Could it be…"
The main event was coming!
The corners of Lu Xuan's mouth curled up slightly. He interrupted Old Chen's words in high spirits and stood up with his hands behind his back.
"Yes, this painting is authentic…"
"Tang Yin's authentic work!"
What the hell!
It was as if a huge rock had fallen from the sky and landed on the surface of the lake, causing a huge commotion.
Elder Chen was so excited that his entire body was trembling. His face suddenly turned red, and his chest heaved up and down rapidly.
A national treasure! A real national treasure!
Although Yuan blue flowers were precious, there were many of them in ancient times and they were not rare. The reason why they were priceless was that they were rarely discovered.
Tang Bohu's paintings were different.
Although Tang Yin had painted countless paintings in his life, only a few dozen of them had been passed down.
Every single one of them was worth a sky-high price. If it was a representative piece, it would be priceless.
Four years ago, a painting of Mount Lu Watching a Waterfall was auctioned in Europe and the United States for a sky-high price of 590 million US dollars, setting a new record in the history of Chinese painting.
Within a day, he had excavated two national treasures in a row, each more precious than the other. For a scholar like Mr. Chen who had dedicated his life to archaeology, this was a great honor.
Everyone present was shocked and fell into a short daze, except for one person.
Shi Yufei smiled as she stared at Lu Xuan. There was nothing else in her eyes other than this proud and confident man.
As expected, this man did not disappoint her and kept surprising her.
The young girl's heart that had been silent for more than twenty years and had not wavered actually began to beat unconsciously.
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