Chapter 1383: Old Summer Palace Collection
After a quick glance at the exhibition hall, he adjusted his emotions a little, and then Ye Tian turned his head to look at Benova and said:
"Benoir, since your Fontainebleau Palace has been kept secret, I have seen many Chinese antique artworks here for the first time, and I don't know much about it.
So, it’s up to you to explain and lead everyone around, so that we can get a better understanding of the Chinese antique artworks displayed here.
For the value of these Chinese antique artworks, I will give a reasonable valuation based on my own judgment and combined with the current market conditions of antique art!
After visiting the Chinese antique works of art displayed here, let’s go to the antique storeroom to see the treasures shelved, and I will choose from them! "
"Okay, Steven, let the person in charge of the China Pavilion explain to you and lead everyone around. He knows the Chinese antique art better.
Although you have never been here before, you are the top antique art appraisal expert and know Chinese antique art and traditional Chinese culture very well!
During the visit, if there are any mistakes or omissions in our explanation, you can point it out on the spot, we are very happy to listen to your opinions and make improvements! "
Benova smiled and nodded and said, his expression has quickly returned to normal.
"Okay, Benoa, let's get started, I am very much looking forward to the next visit"
Ye Tian nodded lightly, without objection.
Afterwards, Benoit put Guy, the person in charge of the China Pavilion, to the front desk, and asked the Frenchman in his 50s to explain to everyone and lead everyone to visit the Chinese antique artworks displayed in the exhibition hall.
Guy took two steps forward, walked to the first Chinese antique artwork, pointed to the treasure and started explaining.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it goes without saying that most of the Chinese antique art here comes from the Yuanmingyuan, the garden of Wanyuan. As Steven said just now, it was snatched by the French army from the Yuanmingyuan!
However, the painted censer in front of everyone is not an old thing from Old Summer Palace. It comes from Wuhan, Hubei, China. According to research, this painted censer was originally dedicated to the Dragon King Temple in Hankou, Wuhan!
On the back of this painted incense burner, the words ‘Made in Hanyang’ are engraved. It was cast in the early Qing Dynasty. At the beginning of the last century, a French businessman bought it in China and brought it back to France..."
Next, Guy explained while leading everyone to visit the Chinese antique artworks displayed in this exhibition hall.
During this period, Ye Tian would insert a few sentences from time to time to correct the mistakes and omissions of the Frenchman's explanation, so as not to take everyone into the ditch and misunderstand these Chinese antique works of art.
"The three woven carpets on the ceiling are all'Kesilk carpets' with extraordinary value. Kesi is the most traditional Chinese Han silk weaving industry for picking warp and weft. It is a decorative silk fabric that is highly appreciated.
Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Kesi has been one of the royal fabrics. It is often used to weave emperor costumes, royal statues, and calligraphy and paintings of celebrities. Because of the extremely meticulous weaving process, Kesi is often better than the original.
At present, the extant tapestry silk products are extremely rare. They often have the reputation of ‘one inch of tapestry and one inch of gold’ and ‘the saint of weaving’. These three tapestry carpets from the Old Summer Palace are among the best!
They represent the highest level of the weaving industry during the Qianlong period. Judging from the content, these three tapestry carpets should be items in one or several larger Buddhist halls or temples in Yuanmingyuan.
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Let's talk about the big chandelier hanging under the tapestry blanket. I have to say that the designer who designed this chandelier is really an out-and-out idiot. It's a violent thing!
What a beautiful cloisonne censer cover, but it was changed into a chandelier by that idiot, with a golden candlestick in the Rococo style. It looks like a nondescript!
What's even more hateful is that the stupid people decorating this room actually punched holes in the portrait of Sakyamuni on the tapestry blanket, just to fix this nondescript chandelier to the ceiling!
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This is a set of five cloisonne offerings. Cloisonne is not uncommon, but such a huge and exquisite five cloisonne offerings are extremely rare, and there are few of them in China.
I want to condemn that stupid designer, Barbati, for ruining the cloisonne incense burner cover, and he didn't even let go of the five cloisonne offerings.
This set of five cloisonne offerings is exquisite enough, the idiot added a luxurious and complicated French golden candlestick to it, and he didn't know what he thought!
Fortunately, these Rococo-style French golden candlesticks are only inlaid on them, not drilled and installed, and the integrity of the five cloisonne offerings has not been damaged.
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The dating of this three-legged bronze round tripod is not accurate. It is not a bronze ware from the Spring and Autumn Period, but a bronze ware from the late Western Zhou Dynasty. It is an undoubtedly important national artifact.
The introduction of this Qing emperor's crown is not very accurate. It is the crown of Emperor Qianlong. Yes, it is the crown worn in summer. This cannot be ignored.
Guy's introduction is correct, but not accurate. This gilt-inlaid turquoise coral mandala offering is indeed from Tibet, China, but it is not Jiaqing, but Kangxi.
The same is true for this beautifully decorated pagoda, which is about two meters high. It was from the early Qianlong period. From these scars, you can see how rude the French soldiers were when looting the pagoda.
In my judgment, this gilt bronze pagoda is probably from the Fanxianglou Building of Hanjingtang in Changchunyuan, Yuanmingyuan, and it should be made to enshrine a Buddha statue presented by a certain eminent monk.
This set of sixteen gilt bronze chimes are of the same size but different in thickness. They are not so old, not the early Warring States period, but the early Western Han Dynasty.
But this does not affect their value. In terms of their exquisiteness, this is a set of very rare bronze bells. What's more commendable is that they are very intact.
This is indeed a Ge Kiln garlic bottle with gold wire and iron wire. Whether Ge Kiln exists and where the kiln site is, has always been the biggest suspense in the history of Chinese ceramics. This is a very good evidence.
This is the first time I have seen such a beautiful green jade water inkstone. According to my judgment, this green jade water inkstone with movable ears and a simple shape is from the Northern Song Dynasty Jun kiln and is the collection of the Yuanmingyuan "Huifang Academy".
Hetian Yuding is really beautiful! This jade tripod was indeed from the Ming Dynasty. The sculptor who carved this jade was a very famous jade carving master in Chinese history, Lu Zigang,..."
While filling the vacancy for Guicha so that he would not bring others into the ditch, Ye Tian was also intoxicated by admiring the Chinese antique artworks displayed in this exhibition hall, very focused!
The Chinese antique artworks displayed here are all open displays. Except for the dispensable rope in front of the display stand, there are no protective measures anymore. Every antique artwork is within reach!
This behavior of ignoring the safety of antique works of art is infuriating and worrying at the same time, worrying about the safety of these Chinese antique works of art.
The reason why the Chinese Pavilion of the Palace of Fontainebleau was stolen in the past few years, and more than 20 precious antique works of art were lost. The thieves saw this loophole, and they were unscrupulous and succeeded!
Fortunately, ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ all the stolen Chinese antique artworks fell into Ye Tian's hands after some setbacks, and he was taken back to Beijing by him. The bad things turned into good things!
Although Ye Tian was very upset by the display of Chinese antique artworks, he kept cursing and complaining in his heart, but he would not let go of this godsend opportunity!
During the visit, he never let go of any Chinese antique artwork!
He will personally pick up every piece of Chinese antique art that appears in front of him, holding those valuable treasures in his hands, carefully studying it, and having an addiction!
Seeing his actions, Benoit and the other French guys were worried, lest he would make a mistake and bring irreparable losses to those antique artworks!
Although worried, the Frenchmen did not stop speaking out, letting Ye Tian pick up the Chinese antique art pieces one by one, admiring the treasures, just like walking in the courtyard of his own home!
Of course, if you change it to French antique art, or treasures related to Napoleon, those French guys will have another attitude!
