After Xiao Yao and the others sat down, there were still people coming to say hello, until the auctioneer walked up to the auction table, and then it was completely quiet.

The first lot auctioned at the auction is generally carefully selected, and the price is not necessarily very expensive, but it must be a hot item in the current market, and the atmosphere of the scene should be heated up through the auction of this item.

After the auctioneer announced the start of the auction, what was pushed onto the auction table was a bronze gilt statue of a Ming Dynasty official.

Xiao Yao had already participated in many auctions, and he had already developed a habit in the auction, that is, no matter what item was auctioned, he would use his divine sense to carefully probe it, so as not to miss the treasure.

This statue of the heavenly official, the heavenly official wears an official hat, a hat belt hanging down the shoulders, an official robe and a jade belt, and official boots. Holding the tooth board with both hands, sitting on the official chair, the figure is cast in copper, except for the abdomen, the hands are gilded, the eyebrows are drooping, the demeanor is serene, the copper is delicate and smooth, the pulp is thick, the clothes are natural and smooth, the robe is handled smoothly, comfortable and elegant.

This statue of Tianguan, fine craftsmanship, age, strong sense of art, but also equipped with mahogany official chairs, is definitely a rare boutique statue.

Xiao Yao admires the craftsmanship of this statue of Tianguan, and it is definitely a rare masterpiece of its kind. It's a pity that this is just a good antique, and it is not the cultivation material he is most eager for.

Therefore, he did not participate in the competition for this Tianguan statue, but just sat silently in his seat and enjoyed the lively scene of other people's bidding.

It is not an exaggeration to use the word lively to describe it, the image of Tianguan is a good subject, the meaning is very good, and many people like it.

These people in the field are basically not short of money, and many people will take it as long as they like it, no matter what the price is.

After fierce competition, the statue was finally sold at a high price of 3.15 million yuan, nearly 300,000 yuan higher than the market price.

The transaction price is higher than the market price, and the most important thing is that through the fierce competition of this Tianguan statue, the atmosphere of the scene has been heated up.

The second lot on the auction table is a 13th-century bronze statue of Shakyamuni, which is still a highly sought-after antique.

Xiao Yao released his divine sense again and probed carefully.

This statue highlights the ideal state of the image of the Buddha in Buddhist thought, and Xiao Yao personally likes it very much.

This statue of Shakyamuni Buddha is seated on a lotus platform with his left hand and the ground with his right hand, and his legs are all on the lotus platform, which is intended to represent the moment when the Buddha surrendered to the Buddha and attained enlightenment on the Vajra seat of Bodhgaya.

Shakyamuni Buddha has a clear and introspective face, a tall and strong body, and a light and close robe on the right side, which reflects his youthful body lines.

The whole statue is made of delicate alloy copper, inlaid with silver at the eyes, supplemented by red copper at the corners of the eyes, and the lips are also wrong with red copper, making the Buddha's face more realistic and vivid, the superb craftsmanship and perfect artistry embodied in the statue are amazing, and its style highlights the strong local Tibetan art characteristics.

This statue of Shakyamuni Buddha has a very high level of art, and basically represents the highest level of Buddhist statue art in central Tibet in the 14th century. The only regret is that although this is a rare antique, it is not the cultivation item that Xiao Yao hopes to get the most.

This lot was also sought after by everyone in the venue, and after 13 rounds of bidding, it was auctioned by an elderly rich man in his 60s at a high price of 3.45 million yuan.

The next 5 items that were auctioned one after another were all relatively low, and none of them could reach 2 million.

After sitting in the auction hall for nearly an hour, Xiao Yao never gained anything.

10 items were auctioned one after another, and the prices were not very high, and the highest price was only 4.6 million for the final hammer price.

After these 10 lots, we finally ushered in a more precious lot.

This lot is a spring breeze triumph cup made of rhino horn carved square pillar stone in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and the starting price is 11 million.

Since ancient times, people have always regarded rhino horn as "the treasure of things" and "the treasure of the country". The rhinoceros is one of the huge and powerful beasts that modern people can see in nature, and the ancients had the custom of taking the image of the rhinoceros as an advocating object, such as bronze casting, carving on porcelain, etc., believing that the rhinoceros can ward off evil spirits, suppress evil, and protect peace.

More importantly, rhino horn has the functions of detoxification, cooling blood, anticonvulsion and nourishment, and is a precious medicinal material that is extremely difficult to obtain. The ancients were the first to use rhino horn cups to hold wine, and dissolved the medicinal active ingredients in the wine to achieve the purpose of fitness, and because of their rarity, the rhino horn cups were highly respected.

The Book of Han records that "Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue, presented Emperor Wen with ten rhino horns"; in the "Warring States Policy: Chu Ce", it is said that the king of Chu "sent a hundred chariots to the rhinoceros to offer chickens and horrors, and the luminous rhino to the king of Qin"; one of the eight treasures of Taoist culture has rhino horns. Rhino horn cup, as far as the Qin and Han dynasties, after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the rich family of the eunuch is extravagant, competing to buy precious raw materials and difficult to obtain rhino horn as a utensil, in order to boast of wealth taste.

This cup is a knight-style cup, with a wide mouth and extravagance, a bulging belly, a corset, and a flat bottom. Spotted rhinoceros material, the color is like amber slightly translucent, the inner wall is thinly embossed with the picture of the godson of the dragon, the circumferential decoration is cloudy, and the shape of the dragon is vigorous and smart, which is the typical style of Jiajing and Wanli periods. The cloud pattern is smooth and endless, the wall and the outer wall are integrated, the outer wall is reduced to the ground and the deep relief landscape figures, the cliff is above the floating smoke of the Lan floating, the ancient pine and strange stones stand in a forest, the lonely boat drifts in the absolute stream, the people and horses are interspersed with the pavilions, take the meaning of "the spring breeze is proud of the horseshoe disease, see all the Yangzhou flowers in one day", the picture is vivid, lively and cheerful, and the momentum is magnificent.

Between the plain walls, the thin earth yang grammar is applied to engrave the cursive seven-word rhythm poem, a total of 56 characters, the calligraphy gesture is strong and elegant, and the cliff is engraved with the seal of "Fang's pillar stone". The creator is familiar with the gradient color difference of the rhino horn, and skillfully arranges the scenery, which is complex and orderly, so that the picture is rich in layers and dazzling, and the meticulous and exquisite knife technique makes the spring flowers and weeping willows and flowing clouds vivid and lifelike.

Fangzhu stone should be Fang Hongzhai, a native of Yanjing in the Ming Dynasty, and a monk. He is good at carving rhino horns and agate, and his knife skills are wonderful. Can take the end of the rhino horn to make fat, the "mountain villa map" around the undiminished, and can make agate bells, on the sixteen children, allowed to be called a stunt. At that time, many famous horn carvers lived in the south of the Yangtze River, such as Suzhou Bao Tiancheng, Nanjing Zhou Wenshu, Changzhou Jiang Lieqing, Wuxi You Zhisheng, etc., Yanjing expert only Fang Hongzhai alone, his rhino horn cup works, has always been highly sought after by the market.

The rhino horn cup weighing 450 grams is already extremely expensive, and coupled with the artistic bonus of the master's carving, Xiao Yao estimates that the final auction price of this rhino horn cup is likely to exceed 15 million.

Originally, he thought it was just an ordinary rhino horn cup, but after he habitually released his divine sense and carefully probed, his eyes suddenly showed a look of surprise.