The appraisal continued, and Xiao Ran opened another exquisite brocade box.
What immediately appeared in front of his eyes was a piece of golden brocade embroidered with auspicious patterns of dragons and phoenixes.
Xiao Ran looked at the situation in the brocade box, then reached into the brocade box and gently opened the golden brocade.
The treasure covered under the brocade is a thick scroll of calligraphy and painting, tied with a golden ribbon.
Due to its age, this calligraphy and painting scroll has already turned apricot yellow, and the shaft heads at both ends are a bit damaged.
Fortunately, the scroll itself is in relatively good condition.
Except for some ulceration on the edges, the main part is basically well preserved.
On the surface of this scroll, there are some Chinese characters written clearly.
""Ode to the Goddess of Luo", Eastern Jin Dynasty, Gu Kaizhi"
Although he already knew that this was the famous "Luo Shen Fu Tu", when he saw it now, Xiao Ran was still extremely excited, and his eyes instantly lit up like searchlights.
Not only him, but several old men far away in Beijing also stood up, all of them excited.
The next moment, Mr. Jin's trembling voice suddenly came from the earphones.
"Xiao Ran, you kid must be careful, this is "Luo Shen Fu Tu", the ancestor of Chinese painting!"
"Although this is not an authentic work by Gu Kaizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but a sketch from the Southern Song Dynasty, it is also a national treasure among national treasures."
"More importantly, this is a relatively complete "Luo Shen Fu Tu" that still exists, and it has extremely high historical and cultural research value!"
Xiao Ran nodded slightly, then smiled and said:
"Old gentlemen, don't worry, I will be extra careful and will never damage this national treasure-level work of art!"
"In order to exchange for this Southern Song Dynasty line drawing volume "Luo Shen Fu Tu", I took out a Rembrandt work one by one, and then I persuaded the Freer Museum!"
"According to the current market conditions, Rembrandt's painting is worth at least US$50 million!"
As he spoke, he took out a new pair of gloves and replaced the one he was wearing on his hands.
Several old men in Beijing were shocked by his words.
Immediately afterwards, Mr. Shan said disdainfully:
"As for Rembrandt's paintings, how can they be compared with the "Ode to the Goddess of Luo" by Gu Kaizhi, the ancestor of Chinese painting? They are not even worthy of carrying shoes!"
"Those guys at the Freer Museum were definitely fooled by the lard to agree to your deal terms!"
"Hahaha"
All the old men laughed and nodded.
Xiao Ran was also overjoyed.
After a few jokes, he carefully reached into the brocade box and took out the thick scroll of "Luo Shen Fu Tu" from the brocade box!
Immediately afterwards, he gently placed the scroll on the table, and then pulled away the ribbon holding the scroll.
At this time, Elaine, who was also wearing gloves, had stepped forward, ready to assist him in unrolling the five-meter-seven-meter-long scroll.
The next moment, Xiao Ran slowly unfolded this ancient painting that is famous in history.
At the same time, he was also introducing Elaine and the others.
""Luo Shen Fu Tu" is a representative work of Gu Kaizhi, a great painter of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in ancient China. It has a history of more than 1,600 years and is one of the top ten famous paintings in ancient China."
"Of course, the volume of "Luo Shen Fu Tu" in front of me is just a line drawing from the Southern Song Dynasty, and it has a history of eight or nine hundred years."
"This painting is a magnificent scroll composed of multiple stories connected together, similar to a comic strip, and yet comprehensively integrated."
"The whole volume is divided into three parts, depicting the sincere and pure love story between Cao Zhi and Luo Shen in a detailed and layered manner."
"The characters in the painting are arranged in an appropriate density, naturally alternating, overlapping, and exchanging in different time and space, and the depiction of mountains and rivers all shows a kind of spatial beauty."
"In the history of Chinese painting, "Luo Shen Fu Tu" is considered to be the first painting adapted from a literary work."
"And "Luo Shen Fu" is an extremely beautiful poem written by Cao Zhi, which is famous in the history of Chinese literature!"
While speaking, Xiao Ran unfolded the scroll in his hand.
Following his movements, a beautiful, touching and romantic love story slowly unfolded before everyone's eyes.
The first thing shown in the scroll is the beautiful scenery at dusk.
Under the setting sun, Cao Zhi led his entourage back to the fiefdom from the capital, and stopped to rest when passing by the shore of Luoshui River.
On the calm water, the graceful and affectionate Luo Shen's clothes are elegant, dynamic and calm, coming across the waves.
Beside Liu An, Cao Zhi leaned forward slightly and stretched out his hands to block the followers.
The followers' eyes were dull, but Cao Zhi stared intently at the beautiful Luo Shen on the water in front of him.
Although this scene has turned apricot-yellow, it is even a little blurry.
But the romance revealed in the painting, as well as Cao Zhi's surprise when he saw Luo Shen, are extremely vivid and vivid on the page.
Looking at this scene in the painting, Xiao Ran and Yi Lian were instantly attracted and began to admire it intoxicatedly.
Several old men staying in the conference room of the Forbidden City were all staring at the high-definition TV screen and enjoying it intently.
After a while, everyone finally woke up.
Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of admiration from the scene.
"Oh my God! This painting is so beautiful, the characters in the painting seem to have come alive!"
"The content of this painting is so romantic. I have never seen such a Chinese painting before."
While marveling in admiration, Elaine and the others were also extremely excited.
They can all see that this is definitely a top-notch piece of art, very precious, and its value must be astonishing!
If it wasn't the top-notch piece of art, Xiao Ran wouldn't even look down on it!
Before he finished speaking, Mr. Jin's excited voice suddenly came.
"Xiao Ran, there is nothing wrong with this sketch of "Luo Shen Fu Tu" from the Southern Song Dynasty."
"The Forbidden City houses two volumes of Song Dynasty copies of "Luo Shen Fu Tu", which we are very familiar with."
"Comparing the two, there is no difference in the content of this Southern Song Dynasty line drawing."
Immediately after, Mr. Shan continued:
"Congratulations, Xiao Ran, you have accomplished another great feat and recovered a priceless treasure!"
"This volume of sketches of the Southern Song Dynasty's "Luo Shen Fu Tu" can be regarded as a treasure-level treasure in any domestic museum."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but smile proudly.
"Okay! With your appraisal conclusions, I will accept this volume of "Luo Shen Fu Tu"."
"It won't be long before this treasure will be on public display in my private museum for all Chinese people to appreciate!"
Before he finished speaking, Mr. Shan nodded.
"We look forward to that day coming soon. That is a great thing worth celebrating."
"I have to say that the location of your private museum is great. Our two museums can have more exchanges in the future."
"And our National Museum, it should be our three museums!"
Mr. Qiu hurriedly interjected.
"Okay, I'll ask for your advice then."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
As he spoke, he continued to unfold the long scroll in his hand, and intoxicatedly admired the lingering and pathos love between humans and gods in the painting.
Elaine, Fang Yufei and others, as well as Pierre and others standing beside them, were all deeply attracted by the content of the painting and admiring it intoxicatedly.
Several old men from far away in Beijing were admiring and helping to identify it.
"Luo Shen Fu Tu" is too long, and there are so many people in the exhibition hall that it can't be used at all.
Therefore, Xiao Ran did not completely open the long scroll, but only opened less than a third of it for appreciation and appraisal.
After confirming that it was correct, he carefully re-rolled the long scroll, tied it with a ribbon, and put it back into the rosewood box!
Although Xiao Ran did not appreciate and appraise the remaining two-thirds, he knew it very well.
There is nothing wrong with the rest of the painting, and the Freer Museum is not playing any tricks.
After putting away "Luo Shen Fu Tu", Xiao Ran opened another brocade box next to it.
What is contained in this brocade box is still a painting and calligraphy work, and it is also a long scroll.
This is the "Scroll of Admonishment" that is suspected to be painted by Yan Liben. It is over two meters long. It is also a national treasure-level work of art!
The appearance of "Suo Jian Tu Scroll" once again caused a commotion.
Especially the old men in Beijing were extremely excited.
Looking at Xiao Ran again, he carefully took out the "Suo Jian Picture Scroll", slowly opened it, and began to appreciate and appraise it.
Although this "Suo Jian Picture Scroll" is a copy from the Yuan Dynasty, it still retains the style and charm of the original work, which is especially precious!
As for the identification results, there is no need to ask!
Next, Xiao Ran checked the other antiques and works of art that the Freer Art Museum had put out for trade, and found none of them.
Among them are the most complete extant national treasures such as the Shang Xiang Zun and the Tang Jin and Yin Ping figures with chariots and horses.
There is nothing wrong with these antique works of art, and each piece is undoubtedly authentic.
The subsequent transaction also went very smoothly.
After the transaction with the Freer Museum was completed, it was lunch time.
Everyone did not leave the Philadelphia Museum of Art, but had some lunch in the museum dining area.
After lunch, the business continues.
In the following time, Xiao Ran made a series of transactions with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, and MOMA!
In addition to these three top museums, there is also the Rothschild Family Foundation, as well as the art dealers of Griffin and Bill Gates, etc.
Among these transactions, only Gates' art dealer used cash.
Bill Gates spent $120 million to purchase two oil paintings and a sculpture from Xiao Ran. They were all stolen antiques without owners!
The transactions with several other top museums and foundations, as well as with Griffin, brought Xiao Ran many top Chinese antiques and artworks.
Especially in the transactions with the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art, Xiao Ran got more than fifty paintings and calligraphy works from various dynasties and generations!
The number of other antique cultural relics and works of art such as porcelain is also quite amazing.
The transaction with MOMA brought Xiao Ran more than a dozen works by famous modern Chinese painters.
These include works by art masters such as Qi Baishi and Zhang Daqian, as well as Huang Binhong.
In the blink of an eye, it was already around seven o'clock in the evening.
After completing all today's transactions and storing all the exchanged Chinese antiques and artworks in the vault, Xiao Ran and the others left the Philadelphia Museum of Art and returned to the hotel.
As soon as the motorcade left the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Sam's voice came over the intercom.
"Sean, the Polish Ambassador to the United States, the Cultural Counselor and others are waiting for you to go back in the hotel lobby."
"Those Poles are very angry and are shouting and protesting. Do you want to see those guys?"
"If you don't plan to see them, let's go to the underground garage and take the special elevator upstairs."
Xiao Ran couldn't help but chuckle after hearing the announcement.
"No need to ask, the Poles must have come here because of Raphael's "Portrait of a Young Man""
"They already know that this famous painting by Raphael has been taken away by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art, so they are extremely angry!"
"For a while, they had no choice but to come to the hotel to express their protest and dissatisfaction with me!"
"I'd better meet these guys. Their anger should not be directed at me, but should go to the US government to protest!"
"Some things still need to be clarified. I don't want to be regarded as an enemy by all Poles!"
"Hahaha"
Elaine and Fang Yufei, who were sitting in the car, both laughed.
At this moment, Sam's voice came from the intercom again.
"Okay, Sean, let's go to the main entrance of the hotel, and I'll ask the guys to pay attention to security."
