Following the forged "Album of Landscapes and Flowers" by Yun Shouping, Xiao Ran discovered another fake calligraphy and painting.
This time it was a scroll, and the forgery was the masterpiece "Autumn Mountains and Trees" by the famous Yuan Dynasty painter Zhao Shanchang, which was also created by Tan Jing's counterfeiting group.
Coincidentally, the original painting is also stored in the Forbidden City.
The first time they saw this painting, Mr. Jin and the others recognized it at a glance.
After giving the appraisal conclusion, the expressions of several old men could not help but become solemn.
After thinking for a moment, Mr. Shan said in a deep voice:
"The discovery of two fakes made by Tan Jing one after another is a relief, but it is not a good sign at the moment."
"Obviously, after knowing that he was being tricked by Tan Jing, Lu Qinzhai did not destroy the batch of fake calligraphy and paintings, but kept them."
"There are many paintings and calligraphy works in this room. God knows how many of them are fakes forged by Tan Jing. I hope there won't be too many."
Hearing this, the other old men nodded.
Xiao Ran smiled indifferently.
"You don't have to worry. Although there are many paintings and calligraphy works here, they are only less than one-fifth of all antique works of art."
"I believe there are not many fakes made by Tan Jing here. As far as I know, most of the fakes Lu Qinzhai brought back to the United States were sold by him before the incident came to light."
“Whether the remaining calligraphy and painting works here are fakes, everyone will know soon.”
"When I send these calligraphy and painting works back to China, I will carefully identify them and then I will know the results."
Xiao Ran knew whether the paintings and calligraphy works stored in this room were real or fake.
In addition to the two fakes that have been discovered, there is also a scroll that is also a fake.
Judging from the colors released from that scroll, it was obviously also written by Tan Jing.
Except for these three paintings, all other calligraphy and painting works are authentic, and each one is valuable.
But several old men far away in Beijing didn’t know, so they were worried!
After hearing Xiao Ran's words, several old men paused for a moment, and then laughed in relief.
"Xiao Ran is right, even if all the calligraphy and painting works here are fakes by Tan Jing, what does it matter!"
"The other national treasure-level antiques and cultural relics in this room are already amazing discoveries. I can't ask for more."
Mr. Jin said with a smile, and the other old men nodded in agreement.
Xiao Ran smiled softly, then rolled up the scroll in his hand, handed it to Elaine, and asked her to take it out of the room.
Immediately afterwards, he picked up another piece of porcelain from the museum shelf and pretended to appreciate it seriously.
This is a sacrificial red-glazed jade pot and spring vase. It is simple and elegant, natural and dazzling in its beauty.
On the base of this sacrificial red-glazed jade pot and spring vase, there is a six-character seal script inscription made in the Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty.
While Xiao Ran was admiring the jade pot and spring vase, several old men in Beijing were carefully appraising it.
After a while, they had reached a preliminary conclusion.
"Xiao Ran, judging from the shape, hair color, craftsmanship, quality of the body, the glossiness of the glaze, and the base of this red-glazed jade spring vase, there are no flaws."
"In addition, it was left by Lu Qinzhai. It is basically impossible for that traitor to put holes in this sacrificial red-glazed jade pot and spring vase."
"Based on these factors, it can be basically confirmed that this is indeed an authentic Yongzheng sacrificial red-glazed jade pot and spring vase, and it is a high-quality product."
"But this is only a preliminary identification. Only after this treasure is shipped back to China and we get started can we draw an accurate identification conclusion."
This appraisal conclusion was completely within Xiao Ran's expectation.
He knew very well that this was indeed a genuine Yongzheng sacrificial red-glazed jade pot and spring vase, and it was guaranteed to be a fake.
After listening to the appraisal conclusions given by several old men, he pondered for a moment and then nodded.
"I also think this is a real red-glazed jade vase from the Yongzheng Festival. Appreciating this thing in your hand is even more shocking than appreciating it through high-definition video."
"More importantly, this jade pot spring vase has an elegant aesthetic that all Qing emperors after Yongzheng did not possess, including that stamping maniac Qianlong!"
"Hahaha"
Several old men burst out laughing, all of them overjoyed.
"A stamping maniac? This description is very appropriate. Qianlong was really a stamping maniac!"
"When it comes to aesthetics, Qianlong is indeed far behind him. Qianlong's things are too noisy!"
Several old men said with a smile one after another.
After appraising this Yongzheng sacrificial red-glazed jade vase, Xiao Ran picked up another piece of porcelain from the museum shelf and admired it.
This time it is a three-color vase with yellow glaze and embossed pine, bamboo and plum blossoms from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It is very rich and in perfect condition.
Then there is a set of four Ming Jiajing blue and white cloud and dragon pattern goblets, which are extremely exquisite.
Next is a shadow celadon glazed plum vase from the Longquan kiln of the Southern Song Dynasty, which is incredibly beautiful.
All of these porcelains are genuine, and each piece is very rare and valuable.
During the process of appraising these porcelains, several old men were very excited, and their eyes shone brightly.
Because they rely on high-definition video for remote identification, they dare not give a completely positive identification conclusion.
They could only tell Xiao Ran that they were basically certain that these exquisite porcelains were most likely genuine, and each piece was of astonishing value.
But only by truly appraising it can we get the final answer.
As a top antique art appraisal expert, this cautious work attitude is indispensable.
But for Xiao Ran, there was no doubt about the authenticity of these fine porcelains.
He knew very well that these pieces of porcelain were genuine and each one was of astonishing value.
Take, for example, the perfect-looking celadon-glazed plum vase from the Longquan kiln of the Southern Song Dynasty in his hand.
According to the current market conditions, it can easily fetch a price of more than 30 million yuan.
If done properly and hyped up well, you will definitely be able to get a higher price.
However, Xiao Ran never thought of selling these fine porcelains.
All the porcelain in this room are valuable masterpieces, and he plans to collect them himself.
When his own private museum is established in the future, these fine porcelains will be displayed there for all visitors to appreciate.
After appraising the shadow green glaze plum vase, Xiao Ran handed it to Elaine.
Then he was ready to pick up another treasure and continue to appreciate and appraise it.
At this moment, Fang Yufei suddenly came to the door of the room.
"Xiao Ran, lunch has been served, get ready to eat, and come back for appraisal after lunch!"
Hearing this, Xiao Ran nodded immediately.
"I got it. You go to the restaurant first. I'll say a few words to some old men and come over right away."
Fang Yufei and Elaine nodded, then left the room and walked towards the restaurant.
After they left, Xiao Ran immediately said:
"Old gentlemen, it's already very late in the country now. You guys should go to bed first. We will continue the appraisal when you wake up."
"I didn't expect that there are so many good things in this room. If I were to identify them one by one, I wouldn't be able to finish them all by dawn in Beijing."
"I don't dare to delay your rest any longer. Next, I will take pictures of all the antiques and artworks here, and no one will be left behind."
"Then send them all to the bank vault and store them temporarily. After processing these things, it will be evening here."
After hearing his words, several old men paused and then nodded.
"You are right, there are so many good things in this room. It will take a long time to read them all."
"We are not young anymore and can't stay up late, so I'll listen to your kid's advice and go rest first."
"When you wake up later, it happens to be nighttime over there. Let's come and identify the treasures in the room."
Shan Lao nodded and said.
The other old men also nodded.
While nodding in agreement, several old men were also reluctant to leave.
After chatting for a few more words, several old men exited the video connection one after another and went to rest.
Xiao Ran picked up a Hetian jade horse on the museum shelf and admired it.
This is a jade ornament from the Qing Dynasty. It is a work of a famous artist and is of great value.
After admiring the jade horse over and over again, Xiao Ran put the jade horse into its original brocade box.
Then he took the brocade box and walked out of the room, ready to have lunch.
When he came to the living room, he first handed the brocade box containing the jade horse to Nick and gave him some instructions.
At the same time, he quickly looked through the portable safes with seals on them.
In those portable safes, more or less, there is one or several pieces of antique art.
And every item is well wrapped, so there is basically no need to worry about any damage.
What's more important is that all the antique artworks that have been appraised before are quite valuable.
The larger antique artworks were placed on the floor aside, and there were quite a few of them.
After the X-ray examination was completed, Xiao Ran turned around and left, heading towards the living room.
At this time, the two museum directors were still here, sitting on the sofa drinking coffee and chatting in low voices.
Seeing Xiao Ran coming, they immediately stopped talking and turned to look at him.
"Sean, this treasure is really amazing. You got another big bargain. It's so enviable!"
Thomas said with envy.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran immediately smiled and shrugged.
"To be honest, I didn't expect that there were so many good things in the room."
"As you know, I've always had good luck, and it's obviously no different this time."
Before he finished speaking, Thomas and the others all rolled their eyes and complained secretly.
luck? Stop talking nonsense!
You cunning guy might have gotten the news from somewhere, so you rushed here and looted like crazy.
After chatting for a few words, Xiao Ran changed the topic.
"Gentlemen, it's lunch time. Let's go have lunch and then talk about other things."
"Today's lunch is from the Michelin restaurant downstairs. It should be very good and worth trying."
Thomas and the others were not polite, and immediately nodded and stood up, preparing to go to the restaurant to eat.
At this moment, Marvin's voice suddenly came from the intercom.
"Sean, some old friends are downstairs and want to go upstairs to meet you."
