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The staff from the Sotheby’s auction house were asked out of the banquet hall, their work had been completed; the service staff from the Beijing Hotel were also asked aside and became spectators!
The work that originally belonged to them was fully taken over by the dozen or so cultural and museum personnel from the Forbidden City to assist Ye Tian in setting up the exhibition.
The many cultural experts who followed into the exhibition hall were responsible for supervising and providing some guidance.
Of course, what they want to do more, and the main purpose of coming here early, is to appreciate those top antiques and artworks up close and have a sneak peek!
Within a few minutes, the display area in front of the banquet hall was empty and ready for display.
Seeing this situation, Ye Tian immediately stopped talking and walked towards the front of the exhibition hall.
Raymond and Walker carefully pushed the luggage trolley and followed him; the cultural and cultural staff of the Forbidden City also followed, and everyone was very excited.
Many other top antique art appraisal experts and famous collectors were a few steps behind, discussing enthusiastically as they walked towards the front of the banquet hall.
“Xiaoye, what kind of treasure are you going to decorate first? Porcelain or calligraphy and painting works? Tell everyone! Let everyone be mentally prepared!”
Master Ma’s voice came from behind, and he sounded quite excited.
Ye Tian looked back, then said with a smile:
“Arrange the porcelain first! Porcelain is fragile and you must be very careful. To be on the safe side, I do everything myself, from opening the box to taking out the porcelain to putting it in the bulletproof glass display cabinet!
As for the specific piece of antique porcelain to be arranged first, let me explain it first. You will know the answer later. I am very sure that everyone will get a huge surprise!
One thing I must explain in advance is that after placing the porcelain, I will immediately lock the bulletproof glass display cabinet and send security personnel to guard it. Everyone can only admire it through the display cabinet.
When the preview officially starts, I will give everyone the opportunity to get started, but it cannot benefit everyone. If everyone gets started, it will be too dangerous for you to pick up what I put down!
If that man accidentally breaks the treasure in his hand, who should I cry to? These are priceless treasures that we can’t afford to lose! I believe no one wants to see that kind of scene.
Some paintings and calligraphy works that are smaller in size and not in good preservation condition will also be displayed in this way to avoid damage. You must know that any damage may be irreversible!
Large-scale calligraphy and painting works that are in good condition will be displayed in a regular way. Everyone can appreciate and identify them up close and feel the artistic treasures left by our ancestors! “
As soon as he finished speaking, the scene started to boil.
“Hey! You are such a thief! You are really calculating. We came here early in the morning, but we can only enjoy it through the bulletproof glass display cabinet! Isn’t this a waste of joy?”
“Okay! We have all been controlled by this kid. Who can let people have so many national treasures in their hands? There is no mistake at all!”
While speaking, Ye Tian had already arrived at the center of the exhibition area and stopped in front of a booth that was more than one meter high.
Following closely behind, Raymond and Walker also pushed the luggage trolley to the booth.
The rest of the people stopped a few steps away and looked at Ye Tian expectantly. Everyone was very excited.
After a short pause, Ye Tian started to take action.
He first turned on the four spotlights at the four corners of the booth and adjusted the angle of the lights so that the lights completely covered the bulletproof glass display cabinets on the booth.
Then he entered his password and fingerprint and opened the lid of the bulletproof glass showcase.
After doing this, he untied the straps on the luggage cart next to him, carefully moved a trolley case from the top, and placed it gently on the carpet in the exhibition hall, extremely cautiously!
The next step is to enter the password and fingerprint, and then open the suitcase on the ground.
As the trolley case was opened, the seven or eight tightly packed metal boxes of different sizes in the case immediately appeared in front of everyone.
Although we haven’t seen the items in the box yet, just seeing these exquisite and strong metal boxes has already made everyone excited.
“Hey! Ye Tian is so cautious! You’ve done a good job, that’s what you need!”
“What do you think is the first object to be unveiled? What kind of surprise will this guy bring to everyone?”
“This kid is so imaginative! Who can guess his thoughts? But I believe it must be a national treasure. Keep your eyes peeled and enjoy it!”
Amidst the discussion, Ye Tian took out a square box from the box and placed it on the carpet next to it.
Immediately afterwards, the box was opened, and a piece of porcelain with an elegant, clumsy appearance and charming color appeared in Ye Tian’s hands.
The moment this piece of porcelain was unveiled, the banquet hall immediately fell silent, a dead silence!
Everyone in the antique industry at the scene was completely dumbfounded! Everyone had a stunned expression, and crazy colors began to flash in everyone’s eyes! That’s due to excitement!
Even those who didn’t understand antique art were infected by this atmosphere. They didn’t dare to express their anger and looked at the porcelain in Ye Tian’s hand curiously.
The reaction of everyone at the scene was as expected by Ye Tian! He didn’t feel anything strange and was still concentrating on his work!
He stood up extremely carefully, then took half a step forward and gently placed the national treasure antique porcelain in his hand into the bulletproof glass display cabinet in front of him.
This is a Cong-style vase, just over 20 centimeters high and 16 to 17 centimeters wide. It has a dignified and clumsy shape. The whole body is covered with celadon glaze. The glaze is thick and moist. The glaze is covered with ice cracks and has a hidden glow.
The Cong-style vase first appeared in the Song Dynasty. It is a type of porcelain that imitates the shape of the jade cong from the Liangzhu Culture of the Neolithic Age with slight changes. It plays a very important role in Chinese porcelain.
After placing the Cong-style bottle in the bulletproof glass showcase and locking the showcase, Ye Tian began to introduce the national treasure porcelain.
“I won’t introduce much about the shape of this porcelain. Everyone must know that this is a celadon-glazed Cong-style vase, and it is a well-deserved national treasure antique!
Seeing this piece of porcelain, you may have guessed its identity and origin. Yes, this is the Northern Song Dynasty official kiln Cong style vase, one of only four unique treasures left in the world!
These four Cong-style bottles are in the hands of the National Palace Museum in Taipei, the David Wade Foundation in the UK, the Tokyo National Museum in Japan, and a top domestic collector. Everyone in the industry knows this! “
Hearing this, many people in the antique industry couldn’t help but nodded. This is a well-known thing and there is no doubt.
The curiosity in the eyes of the others who were not in the antique industry became even more intense! Even more excited!
This is a national treasure! It’s right in front of you, so close at hand, how can you not be excited?
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
“Except for these four, there are no other Northern Song Dynasty official kiln Cong-style vases in the world! Of course, it is not ruled out that some will be unearthed in the future, but I haven’t heard of them yet, just these four!
The location of these four Cong-style bottles is very clear, and they are all priceless treasures! Then you may ask, where did my Cong-style bottle come from? Could it be fake or imitation?
I can tell you very clearly that this is 100% authentic and guaranteed to be a fake Northern Song Dynasty official kiln Cong style vase, because I got it from the British Davide Foundation in exchange!
In other words, the Northern Song Dynasty official kiln Cong-style vase from the British David Foundation has changed its owner. The new owner of this national treasure-level antique porcelain is standing in front of everyone, and it is extremely real!
In order to exchange for this national treasure-grade Cong-style bottle and two other pieces of Chinese porcelain, I paid a considerable price, using a famous painting by Van Gogh as a bargaining chip in exchange! “
After the words fell, the scene became quiet again.
Everyone was still in a daze, looking obsessively at the piece of porcelain in the bulletproof glass display case.
Ye Tian didn’t make a sound to remind, he just looked at everyone with a smile on his face, full of pride.
Finally, someone woke up and sighed.
“It turned out to be the Northern Song Dynasty official kiln Cong style vase from the Daweide Foundation. It’s so beautiful! It’s incredible! It’s all like a dream!”
The person who made this sigh was Mr. Ma who was in the center of the crowd.
The reason why he was the first to wake up before others was because he had seen the only Northern Song Dynasty official kiln Cong-style vase in mainland China and studied it carefully!
But it is a pity that he did not have the opportunity to own the Cong-style vase and passed by the national treasure porcelain.
You know, that piece of porcelain was worth more than 9 million yuan in 1995. Even a collector like Mr. Ma was a bit vague when faced with such a sky-high price in the mid-1990s!
As Master Ma sighed, the rest of the people at the scene woke up.
The next second, the banquet hall exploded!
“What a national treasure! It is definitely a well-deserved national treasure. I never expected that I would be able to see this treasure today. It is so worth it!”
“Xiaoye did a great job! What famous paintings by Van Gogh are nothing compared to this Northern Song Dynasty official kiln Cong style vase!”
After a few emotional discussions, some people soon began to show their covetousness.
“This Northern Song Dynasty official kiln Cong-style vase, our Palace Museum has to reserve it, no one can try to **** it!”
“Wait and go! Why? Is it just because of your size? Don’t forget, our National Museum and the Forbidden City are on the same level, and our National Museum is also determined to win!”
As he said that, the two most powerful groups at the scene started fighting.
The rest of the people are not fuel-efficient lamps. Everyone has blazing fire in their eyes and high morale!