Treasure Hunt all over the World

Ye Tianqing's clear voice still echoed in the auditorium, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

"Bada Shanren, formerly known as Zhu Da, named Ren'an, also known as Xuege, Geshan, Renwu, Daolang, etc., was born in Nanchang, Jiangxi, a painter in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, and a master of Chinese painting. .

He was originally the ninth grandson of Zhu Quan, the seventeenth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He was a grandson of the royal family.

He is good at calligraphy and painting. Flowers and birds are mainly freehand brushwork in ink and wash. The images are exaggerated and peculiar, the brush and ink are concise and firm, and the style is majestic and timeless.

His calligraphy is also excellent, and he can write poems and essays. He uses very little ink when painting. The "Lotus Swimming Fish" in front of you is the best proof. The whole painting is only a dozen or so strokes, and the strokes are extremely simple.

Zhu Da had a rough life and was once mentally disturbed. After learning from the pain, he chose to turn his back on it, isolate himself from the world, and put his lonely soul in his creation, which also formed his unique style of painting.

In Bada Shanren's own words, it is, "There are not many ink spots and many tears, and the mountains and rivers are still the old mountains and rivers." The coconut trees in the chaotic world are left to Wenlin to figure out carefully’, which can also be regarded as his summary of his life.”

Listening to Ye Tian's explanation, everyone at the scene couldn't help nodding their heads and admiring him secretly.

"Ye Tian is really just like the legends. He is omniscient and proficient in everything. Not only is his vision extremely sharp, but he also has a good understanding of relevant historical knowledge. It's a bit scary to know it at his fingertips!"

After a short pause, Ye Tian continued to say:

"Bada Shanren is good at freehand brushwork in ink and wash. He can be regarded as an epoch-making master in the field of freehand brushwork in ink and wash Chinese painting, and he can be regarded as a master of a generation in both aspects of landscape and flowers and birds.

Due to the limited time, here we will not discuss Bada Shanren's ink and wash landscapes. We will specifically talk about Bada Shanren's freehand paintings of flowers and birds with regard to this "Lotus Swimming Fish Picture", which is more intuitive.

To be precise, Bada Shanren's freehand painting of flowers and birds is more typical of his style and personality. To put it more simply, Bada Shanren's achievements in freehand painting of flowers and birds are relatively higher than that of ink landscape.

In Bada Shanren's early freehand works of flowers and birds, we can see that he was deeply influenced by Shen Zhou, Xu Wei and other famous painters of the Ming Dynasty.

However, the aloofness shown in the freehand brushwork of flowers and birds,

And the eclectic and bold tailoring, such as not seeking the integrity of the image, etc., has already heralded the future development of Bada Shanren.

In the mature period of art, that is, in the later years of Bada Shanren, his brushwork became more and more unrestrained, without composition, vigorous and round, full of leisure, and the composition did not seek completeness but integrity.

In his flower-and-bird freehand works, one flower and one bird are not calculated on the number and size, but on the position and momentum of the arrangement, and whether it is used at the right time, surprisingly, and skillfully.

The most prominent feature of Bada Shanren's flower-and-bird paintings is "less", in his words, "cheap", less, one is that there are few objects depicted; clear.

As for this freehand painting of flowers and birds, Bada Shanren completed the whole painting with only a few strokes, especially the faintly visible little fish at the root of the lotus, which is extremely vivid with only one stroke.”

As he spoke, Ye Tian pointed to the small fish in the painting that was hidden at the root of the lotus and seemed to be swimming freely.

Following the direction of his finger, everyone around the round table looked there, at the looming little fish, everyone was amazed by it, and their faces were full of intoxication.

Although the outside audience couldn't see this "Lotus Swimming Fish Picture", but after listening to Ye Tian's explanation, everyone could more or less imagine the subtlety of this painting, and they were also very fascinated.

Next, Ye Tian pointed to the painting poem in the upper right corner of the painting, and continued to speak loudly with a smile on his face:

"Bada Shanren can also write poems, and his calligraphy is exquisite, so even if his paintings are not many, with his inscribed poems, the artistic conception is sufficient. His paintings make people feel small but not many. This is art. ingenious.

The inscribed poem on the freehand painting of flowers and birds in front of me, "Lotus", once appeared in another painting by Bada Shanren, but the calligraphy used is different. This should be one of the reasons why some experts made eye contact.

In fact, this poem inscribed in cursive script with flying dragons and phoenixes just explains the origin of this painting, and also enhances the value of this "Lotus Swimming Fish Picture", because it was written by Bada Shanren in his later years and is extremely rare.

Bada Shanren's old age can be described as ups and downs. In the end, he built a thatched cottage on Chaowangzhou in the suburbs of Nanchang, titled "Wugecao". He spent his lonely and poor old age in this thatched cottage until died.

At that time, due to poverty and lack of energy, the frequency of Bada Shanren's creations began to decrease significantly, and there were very few freehand paintings of flowers and birds that integrated calligraphy and painting. This is one in front of us..."

Next, Ye Tian continued to explain this outstanding freehand painting of flowers and birds based on some characteristics shown in the painting, as well as Bada Shanren's signature and seal, as well as many postscripts and seals on the painting.

The people around this round table, as well as all the other audiences around the table, were fascinated by it, and they didn't realize they were immersed in it.

Ye Tian, ​​who gave the lecture, was also very involved. While explaining, he obsessively admired this top-level artwork.

Five or six minutes later, his performance was coming to an end, and it had come to an end.

"Based on the features mentioned just now, I can be very sure that this "Lotus Swimming Fish" was indeed created by Bada Shanren, a master of traditional Chinese painting, and it is a masterpiece in his later years.

Of course, this is just the opinion of one family. Other experts in the appraisal of antique works of art may have different opinions.

Now let’s talk about the valuation of this painting "Lotus Swimming in Fish". As you may know, in 2010, Bada Shanren's "Bamboo and Stone Mandarin Duck" was sold at Xileng Yinshe for a sky-high price of 11.9 billion.

Not long after, another painting by Bada Shanren, the hand scroll "Three Friends in the Winter", was sold at the Beijing Jiuge auction for a sky-high price of 16.8 billion, which triggered a frenzy of chasing Bada's works.

In the past few years, the market price of the eight major paintings has been rising, and his calligraphy works have become hard to find. A piece of "Seven Poems in Cursive Script" was sold for a sky-high price of 34.5 million.

Starting from my identification conclusion, combined with the current hot market of Bada Shanren's works in the antique art market, and this is a work integrating calligraphy and painting, and it is very well preserved.

I value it at between 1.2 billion and 1.5 billion. If it is sent to the top auction and handled properly, this "Lotus Swimming Fish" may fetch a higher price and set a new record."

Before Ye Tian finished speaking, the scene was completely boiling.

Without exception, everyone was completely shocked by the valuation given by Ye Tian, ​​and they all exclaimed.

"I'll go! 150 million RMB, am I right? This is just an ancient painting. Even if it is the work of Bada Shanren, this valuation is too astonishing!"

"I didn't expect to see a top-level artwork worth over 100 million yuan here. Today is really an eye-opener. Compared with this painting, our family heirloom is not worth mentioning at all!"

Amidst the constant discussion, Mr. Tang, his wife, and daughter were all stunned, dumbfounded, with eyes full of disbelief and ecstasy.

At this time, they seemed a little unable to believe what they had just heard, and the happiness came a little too violently, which directly knocked people off.

Different from them, Mr. Tang, who had been standing all the time before, had already sat down. He just smiled slightly, and nodded to Ye Tian with a calm expression.

Obviously, this old man has seen many big scenes, and the valuation of 150 million yuan can't impress him, let him be moved by it!

In fact, the military medals on his chest are enough to explain everything!

Ye Tian also nodded at Mr. Tang, then turned to look at Teacher Tang, and said with a smile:

"Mr. Tang, I really like the painting "Lotus and Fish" created by Bada Shanren at the peak of his artistic career. I intend to keep it in my pocket. Would you like to sell it?

If you are interested in selling it, we can discuss this art transaction after the Spring Festival Gala is over. I am willing to pay 150 million yuan for this freehand painting of flowers and birds.

This is the upper limit of the valuation I gave. Of course, if you send this painting to a top auction, you may be able to fetch a higher price, but you will also bear a huge auction fee.

I don’t need it here. Once this transaction is completed, I will transfer the money to you immediately. We get both money and goods. I get this painting, and you get 150 million yuan.”

Following Ye Tian's words, the scene immediately boiled again.

"That's 150 million yuan. This guy Ye Tian just took it out, and he didn't even beat him. How rich is he?"

"Ye Tian's handwriting is too big. Today I have truly seen what it means to be a super rich man!"

While exclaiming, everyone at the scene was secretly dumbfounded, including those famous entrepreneurs and those big stars in the entertainment industry.

Even though each of them has rich net worth, they may not be able to spend 150 million yuan in cash at any time to buy a top-level artwork.

Teacher Tang and the others just woke up, but they were stunned by Ye Tian's big handwriting. They stared at Ye Tian dumbfounded, their eyeballs almost flew out.

Before Teacher Tang could give a response, Mr. Tang, who was sitting at the top, had already spoken. The old man said with a smile:

"Xiaoye, thank you for your appraisal and valuation, you are indeed the world's top expert in antique art appraisal, your vision is really sharp, and your reputation is indeed well-deserved!

However, this painting of Bada Shanren is a family heirloom of our family. Since it is a family heirloom, it will not be sold easily, so I can only say sorry to you."

Hearing this, Ye Tian didn't pay much attention to it, he just shrugged his shoulders lightly, said with a smile:

"That's such a pity! Mr. Tang, it seems that I have no chance to own this outstanding painting of Bada Shanren, but I am very lucky to be able to see this painting today. Once I see it, I own it!"

While he was saying these words, the grandfather sitting at the head of the round table next to him couldn't help but see a look of disappointment in his eyes.

In fact, the reason why Ye Tian planned to buy this Bada's painting was to give it to his grandfather, and also to consume a little cash in his hand, the best of both worlds!

But it's a pity that Mr. Tang didn't intend to sell the painting, so his wishful thinking came to nothing.

Next, Ye Tian admired the painting for a few more times, then rolled it up reluctantly, and tied it with a ribbon.

Immediately afterwards, Teacher Tang put away this priceless top-level artwork, and carefully put it back into the brocade box.

After the appraisal, Ye Tian was about to take off his gloves and go back to his round table.

At this moment, several voices suddenly came from the side, which forced him to stop and turn his head to look over.