"Cat and Bamboo" is a masterpiece painted by the Qing Dynasty painter Shen Zhenlin. After seeing his painting, the Empress Dowager Cixi gave him four characters: "Expressive Hands".
The subject matter of this person's paintings is relatively wide, including figures, flowers and birds, dogs, horses, insects and butterflies, and landscape paintings. In this painting of cats and bamboos, there are peach and bamboo trees in the garden, and the grass is like a shade. There are three Siamese cats in the painting. The big cat is squatting on the height of the lake rocks next to the bamboo bushes, looking at the two yellow and white cats on the grass below. Kitten sumo playing.
The white kitten turned its paw up, as if it was about to attack the little yellow cat next to it. The three cats all had collars with big red tassels and golden bells on them, and their expressions were vivid and expressive. This is considered a unique feature among cat paintings. Waiting for a good calligraphy.
Li Mo confirmed that the "Cat and Bamboo Picture" was authentic, but he shook his head slightly with a calm expression on his face.
"Mr. Li, is there something wrong with this painting?"
"Well, the author of this painting is a famous painter from the late Qing Dynasty in China named Shen Zhenlin. Even Cixi Lafayette admired his works very much. But that famous painting is now collected in the Wandao Palace Museum. Think about it, this Will the painting be authentic?”
The owner of the store was a little anxious. Although he didn't understand, he could tell something from his expression. He quickly asked Juliet who was standing aside, who translated what Li Mo said. The boss was suddenly surprised and looked at Li Mo with a strange expression, as if he wanted to see through his origins.
After the boss and Juliet communicated, Li Mo learned from Juliet that this painting was not collected or found by the boss, but was stored here for sale by a seller. The other party assured that the painting was an authentic Chinese antique and had been purchased from the Bay Island Museum.
There is no doubt that this painting must be one of the tens of thousands of antiques lost from the Bay Island Museum. Although I don’t know what this process is like, I am now being touched by myself.
Li Mo knew the dirty things behind this, but he couldn't show any expression at the moment. He curled his lips, gave the boss a contemptuous look, and said sarcastically: "Then you can keep it and sell it slowly, Juliet, let's go .”
When turning around, Li Mo Yitong scanned the remaining paintings in the long box, and then tightened his eyes. The five paintings of Good Guy were all authentic. Could it be that they were all lost from the Bay Island Museum?
When Li Mo was about to leave, Juliet naturally followed quickly.
"I can't believe that someone is trying to trick you with a fake product."
Li Mo turned to look at her and said with a smile: "The boss is not lying. That painting is indeed authentic, and it is indeed a treasure that was lost from the Bay Island Museum."
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Juliet staggered. It turned out that Li Mo was thinking carefully. He was probably thinking about how to get the authentic painting.
"Since the boss said that someone sent it there for resale, and I just said that it was a fake, the boss must contact the person who consigned it to confirm this. After all, the selling prices of authentic works and fakes are very different. This lake lane People's ways are also different." Seeing her listening attentively, Li Mo said with a smile, "In our industry terms, what Taobao people like most is picking up leaks. If the boss believes that the painting is authentic, we will only You can buy it at the market price, which may be a little lower, but it’s not cost-effective.”
"But if the boss is not sure that it is authentic, then we have the opportunity to buy the original at a very low price. This process is called leakage hunting."
"I think what you said is very interesting. Why did I think of this when buying something before? When I see something I like, I just buy it no matter how much it costs. When I heard what you said, I suddenly felt that I missed a lot of interesting things."
This is the willfulness of the rich in Europe.
As the sun rose high, more and more people came here to shop for treasures. Li Mo stopped in front of a roadside stall where there were many paintings, mainly oil paintings and sketches. If the oil painting is too close, it is difficult to identify the subject, but there is no obstacle to the sketch.
Moreover, the sketches here are very bold, mainly focusing on women, with many parts vaguely visible. That is to say, in an open Europe, if these sketches were in China, they would be confiscated as soon as they were displayed, and you would also be held accountable.
There are also three cardboard boxes placed on the floor of the stall. The lids are opened, and it can be seen that there are various sketches inside. The boss is an old man in his sixties or seventies. He is lying on a classic lounge chair with a coffee table at hand, with a bottle of whiskey and a glass on it.
The old man took a sip from time to time and smacked his lips with great enjoyment. As for the people coming and going, he didn't even look at them. He probably thought that no one was here with dirty hands and feet.
To identify whether European and American works of art are valuable, we can only rely on strange children to judge. He glanced at the different paintings and sketches and saw no reaction at all. Then his clairvoyant eyes fell on the three cardboard boxes.
Suddenly, rays of milky white light were transmitted from a cardboard box in the middle, and then turned into countless circles of light that spread layer by layer in mid-air.
Li Mo exclaimed in surprise. He never expected that there were top-notch works of art in that small cardboard box, and there were more than one.
"Mr. Li, what's wrong?"
Juliet saw the surprise on his face and followed his gaze. It turned out that he was interested in the sketches of women's bodies.
"Ask the boss, how did you sell these sketches?"
Li Mo randomly clicked on five sketches, which were sketches of five different female models. Their facial features were very delicate, their figures were proud and graceful, and their every move gave people a very seductive posture.
Juliet's impression of him changed greatly. After spending several days with him, she thought he was very serious. Unexpectedly, she was attracted by several nude sketches of young women. Then she felt a little lost again. With such a big living person standing next to her, he kept a certain distance. Could it be that she was just as good as a few sketches?
The more I think about it, the worse I feel.
"Ask the boss."
Seeing her disappointed look, Li Mo looked at her a little strangely.
"Oh." Juliet cheered up and started communicating with the boss. She didn't know whether the boss drank too much liquor in the daytime or was old, so it was a bit difficult to communicate. The two even used hand gestures to each other.
"The boss said that the female models in these sketches are all beauties invited from top prestigious schools, so they are expensive. If you like them, each sketch is 2,000 euros. There is no negotiation for prices lower than this."
Li Mo shrugged his shoulders and said: "Tell him, two hundred euros a piece, and I will pick some more from other cartons. If they sell, I will go shopping elsewhere. He is definitely not the only one who has these works." A stall.”
Juliet rolled her eyes at him, and then exchanged a few words with her boss. The old man opened his sleepy eyes and looked at Li Mo a few times, then looked at the beauty Juliet next to him, with a strange smile on his face. Then he nodded and pointed to the three cardboard boxes on the ground, indicating that he could pick whatever he wanted.
"Mr. Li, the boss agrees, please do as you like."
Li Mo then took down the five sketches of nude women on display and stacked them carefully, for fear of damaging any corner of them. Then he squatted down again and took out a thick stack of sketches from the first cardboard box. Judging from the newness of the paper, they should all be recent works.
Juliet walked up to him and stretched her head to look at the nude sketches of beauties he specially selected. There was a slight disappointment in her eyes. It seemed that this magical man from Eastern China also had a vulgar side.
