The Ru kiln, Song Ci, and Ye Ran had basically already booked it.
The reason why he put it aside for the time being was to look at other things.
Firstly, he did not want the stall owner to be suspicious of the small glazed bowl and think that Renee was shocked by the high price of five million.
The second reason was that he had confirmed that the old man was a local scholar.
The stall he set up was definitely not bad. There should be other good things.
As expected.
Renee casually looked at it for a while and found a painting called the 'Mountain and River Painting.'
He approached the stall and examined it carefully with his flashlight.
The painting in front of him depicted the wilderness of late autumn.
In the picture, there was a winding river that divided the flat slope. There were a few round boulders standing in the water beside the slope.
The slope was indeed densely packed with dead trees and branches that looked like crab claws.
When Renee saw this painting, she could immediately conclude that this painting must be from the Northern Song Dynasty.
He couldn't help but take a closer look.
He saw that the trees in the forest were either twisted, with thin branches down and vines wrapped around them.
Or the tree was straight, the branches were up, dense and scattered, refreshing and strong, showing the painter's old and unrestrained brush techniques.
The leaves were even more vivid and extraordinary, some with wide strokes, some with thin strokes, and filled with ochre red, setting off the autumn colors.
The strange rock used the " Cirrus Cloud " technique to scan out the rough structure. It was painted in light ink, and the shape was like a " ghost face."
The distant mountains outside the forest paid attention to the layers of light ink rendering, increasing the sense of tranquility and remoteness.
Then, he looked at the signature in the painting.
It was Guo Xi!
Ye Ran nodded to himself. Indeed, the various " rolling clouds " and " ghost faces " in the painting were Guo Xi's signature strokes.
He painted branches like crab claws drooping down, with strong strokes and clear ink.
He looked at the painting.
There were all kinds of cliffs, cliffs, peaks and clouds.
It was indeed a masterpiece of his later years.
He was a master of landscape painting during the Northern Song Dynasty.
Renee roughly estimated that the value of this painting was definitely more than ten million!
He remained calm and collected.
Renee slowly picked up the painting and began to examine it carefully.
However, as soon as he received it, Renee felt that something was wrong.
He could be sure that this was a hundred percent authentic.
However, he felt that the painting was a little strange.
He calmed down and continued to study the contents of the painting. He even carefully checked every seal and handwriting.
After repeated confirmation, Ye Ran concluded that this was indeed Guo Xi's drawing.
However, he felt that something was amiss.
Renee suddenly thought that since there was no problem with the content, he would be able to read the message.
Could it be written on paper?
At the thought of this, Renee carefully stroked the paper of the painting.
He had been too focused on the content of the painting earlier. Now that he had sensed it, Renee instantly discovered the problem.
The paper was too thick, completely unlike the thin and tenacious painting paper of the Northern Song Dynasty.
However, judging from the strokes and techniques in the painting, even the usage, it was all done by Guo Xi.
There was only one possibility.
This painting paper had been re-framed by later generations.
Renee could not help but fall silent.
What was the purpose of this Northern Song Dynasty famous painting?
This was completely superfluous.
If one was careless during the mounting process, it would be equivalent to completely destroying a painting worth tens of millions!
Taking a deep breath, Ye Ran decided to use his ten-thousand-year-old Divine Power to take a look.
What was in the painting!
As soon as he checked, Renee was shocked.
The words in the painting!
He saw that under Guo Xi's painting, there was another set of words!
No wonder the thickness of the paper was different.
Renee nodded. There was a saying in the art collection called 'painting in picture'.
In some chaotic times in the history of etiquette, such as the period of war.
In order to preserve a famous painting, collectors would often choose a cheap fake as a 'coat' to hide the famous painting.
This was a common technique in the collection of calligraphy and paintings of the past dynasties.
Since this was the case.
Renee could not help but be interested.
One had to know that Guo Xi's paintings were already considered top-grade.
If he could use his painting as a coat, wouldn't the words hidden inside be even more valuable?
Renee shone the flashlight and began to examine it carefully with the help of the Ten-Thousand-Year Divine Power.
Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection…
Hmm?
！！！
Renee was stunned.
He could clearly see the four floating and handsome cursive characters in the upper left corner. The words 'Preface to the Lanting Collection' were written on them…
What is the Preface to Lanting Collection?
That was a masterpiece known as the 'world's best cursive!'
It was definitely a national treasure!
The author, Wang Xizhi, was also known as the 'Sage of Calligraphy.'
According to historical records, the last owner of the Preface to Lanting Collection was Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.
With the death of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, the Preface to Lanting Collection disappeared.
There had been no records of this item for more than 1,000 years.
Many cultural relics experts and archaeologists speculated that the Preface to the Lanting Collection was likely taken into the tomb by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, when he saw the words in the painting in front of him.
Even Renee was a little dazed.
He began to look carefully.
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