Chapter 626-627 Antique Shops Abroad Up and Down
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Although he didn't see Hugo's Greek words, and he didn't hit the 13-ton bronze bell that broke his eardrums when he struck Quasimolo, Notre-Dame Cathedral still gave Zhuang Rui a mysterious feeling. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
After coming down from the bell tower, Zhuang Rui saw a sculpture stored in a glass case, his face was slightly shocked, he looked at Qin Dongbing and asked, "Yingbing, what is going on with this statue?"
This sculpture shows the scene of great grief of the Virgin holding her dead son in the arms of Jesus Christ after the crucifixion, the Virgin lowered her eyes and looked at Jesus in her arms with infinite sorrow, her expression was very expressive, and the marble was given life in the hands of the artist.
It's just that Zhuang Rui was shocked not by the expressiveness of this sculpture, but by the fact that the inside of the sculpture that Zhuang Rui saw through the glass contained an extremely rich purple aura, if you calculate it according to time, this should be a work from the 14th to 15th centuries.
Zhuang Rui has been in contact with domestic objects since he began to pay attention to playing with antiques, although when he was in Zhonghai Pawnshop, he has also seen foreign oil paintings and luxury goods, but there is no aura in those things, even if there is, it is also some gemstone things.
Like this sculpture, which is 100% carved by manpower, it is the first foreign artwork that Zhuang Rui has seen that contains aura, and the richness of the aura in it is not inferior to Zhuang Rui's "Fixing Light Sword".
Zhuang Rui came out this time, but also want to know, foreign "antique" artworks, will contain aura, now Zhuang Rui knows, art really knows no borders, this sculpture value, I am afraid will not be lower than any of his collections.
"Zhuang Rui, don't you know this? This is the treasure of Notre Dame Cathedral, the sculpture of Michelangelo when he was 25 years old..."
Qin Lingbing was a little surprised by Zhuang Rui's question, smiled and said: "As soon as this work came out, it caused a huge sensation, and people didn't believe that such an excellent work would come from a young man who was only 25 years old.
For this reason, Michelangelo engraved his name on the belt on the chest of the Madonna in the statue, which is also the only work signed by him in his lifetime........",
Listening to Qin Yingbing's words, Zhuang Rui put his hand on the glass, eager to use a hammer to smash the glass open, and carry away the sculpture inside.
Of course, this mind can only be thought about, those big-nosed French **, I'm afraid they won't understand Zhuang Rui's Chinese culture.
After leaving Notre Dame Cathedral, Qin Dongbing took Zhuang Rui to the Guimet Museum in Paris, Qin Dongbing had been here before, she knew that there were many Chinese cultural relics here, and thought Zhuang Rui would like it.
After spending six euros per person to enter the Guimet Museum, when he saw the first item hanging on the wall, Zhuang Rui's face immediately became a little ugly.
It is a "Amitabha Western Pure Land Variation Map", from the style point of view, Zhuang Rui can recognize at a glance, this is from China from Dunhuang Tang Dynasty products, and next to it "Puxian Bodhisattva Riding Elephant" and "Walking Monk Statue", both represent the masterpieces of the Tang Dynasty art influence Buddhism.
Walking in this museum, it is almost like being in China, and almost all the collections are from China.
The jade carving placed under the glass cover, the tiger walks sideways on the clouds, the body lines are inscribed, simple and fluent, the momentum is clear, wild and mysterious, it is obviously a work of the Western Han Dynasty, if it is auctioned in China, the minimum value is more than 50 million.
And the bronze statue with double animal ears, four-legged square seat, top cover has been lost, mouth decorated with a circle of phoenix patterns, and the abdomen is composed of hooks and thunder patterns, from Zhuang Rui's point of view, it should belong to the late Yin Shang works, and it is also a priceless treasure.
Qin Yibing, who was following Zhuang Rui, didn't know that Zhuang Rui looked at these precious cultural relics, and his heart was more angry, those Buddha heads that were obviously taken off by violence, and the huge "Kangxi Southern Tour Map" stored in glass and hung on the wall, Zhuang Rui's heart was blocked.
Through the observation of the aura in his eyes, Zhuang Rui knew that these objects were all real, and their origins, needless to say, were snatched by these foreign devils who knocked on China's door with guns and cannons.
In fact, not only were the objects here taken away from China during the catastrophe, but also many of them were smuggled out of China by so-called adventurers who took advantage of China's civil strife and low prices.
Just like the ** royal Taoist in Dunhuang (the two goods can only be called that), just to covet just four pieces of horseshoe silver, and 2oo taels of silver, he sold 24 boxes of scriptures and boxes of Buddha paintings to the British-Hungarian Stein, leaving only the desolate Mogao Grottoes murals. (Paralysis, writing that this is really angry, I can't wait to pull the royal man out and whip the corpse)
Seeing some Chinese tourists in the museum, they were making a fuss pointing out those things that belonged to their own country, and Zhuang Rui even turned out the eighteen generations of the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty braids who made evil back then.
"If you don't look at it, it's boring i....."
Zhuang Rui is a little interested, compared to China's many precious cultural relics in foreign museums for people to visit, Zhuang Rui hopes that foreign artworks can be placed in Chinese museums.
It's just that although China is much more powerful than before, its overall national strength is still not good, and if it can flex its muscles as often as the United States sticks, perhaps the so-called "Eight-Nation Alliance" will obediently and automatically return to China the property looted more than a century ago.
"What's the matter, my dear, these things are the most precious relics, don't you like them?"
Qin Yingbing grew up in Hong Kong and studied abroad for a long time, she didn't know much about that period of China's history, and she couldn't understand Zhuang Rui's mood at this moment.
"It's precious, and I like it too, but I prefer them to be stored in Chinese museums rather than here, which only shows that these things were stolen by robbers!"
Zhuang Rui's emotions were a little excited, and the words were very loud, many Chinese tourists around heard it, and everyone showed a contemplative look on their faces, Zhuang Rui's words made their hearts also touch a little, and there was no longer that excited expression on their faces.
"I'm sorry, Rui, I didn't know about these ....."
Qin Dongbing saw Zhuang Rui's excited appearance, and apologized to Zhuang Rui with some guilt.
"Hehe, it's none of your business, it's okay, let's go....."
Zhuang Rui smiled and hugged Qin Yubing, put his right hand on her soft waist, and took Qin Yubing out of the museum.
"By the way, Yingbing, are there any antique shops in Paris?
After walking out of the museum, Zhuang Rui's heart moved, since the aura in his eyes can distinguish foreign artworks, why can't he pick up leaks in foreign Taobao?
As long as it is mustard, there are always some pearls covered with dust, maybe there will be some treasures left in the people, Zhuang Rui's "Dingguang Sword" and the Longkou black pottery, are not all found in the antique market.
"I don't really know, let me think about ......"
Qin Dongbing hadn't paid attention to these things before, and after hearing Zhuang Rui's words, he thought for a while and suddenly said, "I remember, there seems to be a street in the sixth district, which sells some rare and strange things, why don't we go and have a look?"
After Qin Yingbing finished speaking, he then said: "But Zhuang Rui, I'm not sure that it is an antique store..."
Zhuang Rui knew that he was not in a very good mood today, which affected Qin Dongbing, and he was also a little embarrassed in his heart, so he took Qin Yingbing's hand at the moment and said, "It's okay, let's go and have a look, anyway, Notre Dame Cathedral and the Eiffel Tower have been there, so let's take it as a shopping......"
The 6th arrondissement of Paris, also known as the "Luxembourg district", is located on the south bank of the Seine-Marne River, and is home to many shops, cinemas, theaters, and the vast Jardin du Luxembourg.
Like the French Academy, the Faculty of Architecture, the Faculty of Dentistry, the Mineral Faculty and many primary and secondary schools, the French House of Lords building is located in the Jardin du Luxembourg, and the atmosphere of culture is extremely strong.
Zhuang Rui and the others are now in the sixteenth district, and it took more than half an hour to take a taxi before they found the place that Qin Dongbing said.
According to the English-speaking French driver, this place is called F Pigaco Street, which is an extremely quiet street full of Left Bank literary atmosphere, he does not know what medical antiques are, but he knows that there are many things with a long history.
Walking hand in hand with Qin Yibing in this street where there are obviously not many people, Zhuang Rui feels that although it is not as famous as the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Incense Street and other attractions, it has another intellectual and emotional side, exuding a different kind of Parisian romantic style.
On both sides of the street are some shops with classical decoration style, which can be regarded as fulfilling Zhuang Rui's thoughts, and he took Qin Dongbing's family to shop.
Qin Dongbing took a puppet with a big nose in Pinocchio in "Pinocchio", looked at Zhuang Rui, and said unabashedly in his eyes: "Zhuang Rui, this is such a cute sail..."
"Buy!"
Zhuang Rui nodded heavily, he didn't know if he was right or wrong to come here, because after shopping for a long time, most of the objects in these stores were some interesting things, although there were also imitations of Renaissance oil paintings and some works of art, but they obviously did not meet Zhuang Rui's requirements.
After more than an hour of shopping, Zhuang Rui gained nothing, but his hands were full of gadgets purchased by Qin Dongbing.
Chapter 627: Antique Shops Abroad
"The horse next door, why didn't Hitler's old boy blow up Paris?"
After Zhuang Rui walked out of a shop, he scolded indignantly in his heart, back then, Little Japan destroyed China full of devastation, and this fucking Hitler also occupied Paris, why didn't he rob it and burn it all?
Just now I heard the proprietress whose waist was thicker than a bucket say that this street was built in 16 years and has experienced two world wars without the slightest damage, which made Zhuang Rui's heart very unbalanced.
Compared with Hitler, who had a bit of an artistic temperament and loved beautiful architecture, the Japanese emperor was simply a miscellaneous person
"Zhuang Rui, come and see this one, there are a lot of Chinese things in it....."
Zhuang Ji, who didn't want to go shopping much, chased after Qin Dongbing after hearing Qin Dongbing's shout, this is also coming by himself, he can't sweep away his daughter-in-law's interest, right?
"Huh? That's ......."
Zhuang Rui entered the store and glanced at it, this store area is not small, divided into five or six areas1 The place where the first entrance is placed, all of them are Chinese handicrafts, of course, before Zhuang Rui did not use the aura identification, these things can only be called handicrafts, you know, "Made in China" is very powerful.
There are a lot of friends who travel abroad, see some very delicate handicrafts, and are ready to buy them and bring them back to China as a souvenir, who knows that when they go to China to show off to friends, a few English letters mdu roar under those handicrafts, which clearly explains the origin of these things.
Sure enough, under Zhuang Rui's careful identification, these things are all exported to domestic sales, either used to fool foreigners who do not understand Chinese culture, or used to deal with those Chinese who come to foreign Taobao, anyway, none of the seemingly exquisite things are true.
On the other side, there are some European medieval cold weapons and armor, and there are many spears, halberds, war hammers, battle axes and bows and arrows.
On both sides of the corridor, there are glass windows with closed earthen locks, and there are many handicrafts of various styles in them, including Japanese paper fans and lacquerware such as dressing boxes, and those paper fans are painted with pictures of the Spring Palace, which seems to be the earliest prototype of the Japanese AV industry.
There were all kinds of lighters that had been worn out in the glass window, and even the old revolver and revolver flint pistol, neatly lined up in the glass window.
Zhuang Rui took a closer look at these objects, but to his disappointment, they looked like things that were some years old, but they were actually modern handicrafts.
Judging from the appearance and pulp alone, Zhuang Rui is unable to separate the age of these objects, but under the observation of aura1, the authenticity of these things is naturally difficult to hide, Zhuang Rui did not expect that this counterfeiting and piracy is also prevalent in Europe?
Walking to the back of the shop, there are some Renaissance works from the late 12th century, the most conspicuous of course are the paintings of Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael, but if you think about it, these things must be fake.
In addition, under the oil paintings hanging on the wall, there are many clocks that seem to be of the tenth century, there are pocket watches and wall clocks, there are various styles, about fifty or sixty pieces, and on each watch, there is a small label that indicates the price.
"Huh, this is a good watch...."
Zhuang Rui pointed to a pocket watch with a silver chain in the glass case, and said in English to the middle-aged Frenchman who had been looking at him: "Can you understand English? Please take out that watch, I want to take a look at it......
"Of course you understand, sir, and I'll be happy to serve you..."
The middle-aged man politely bent down to Zhuang Rui, took out a bunch of keys from his waist, opened the glass cabinet, and took out the pocket watch that Zhuang Rui wanted to see.
This middle-aged man's name is Renault, when his grandfather's grandfather's generation, this shop existed, and it has been almost 1 century now, Renault is also a foreign antique dealer, since Zhuang Rui just entered the store, he paid attention to it, this seemingly young man, should be a win
Since the beginning of the 21st century, China's consumption power has greatly improved, and now foreign businessmen no longer think that it is the Japanese who are generous, on the contrary, there are many foreign businessmen who have now learned a few words of Chinese to communicate with those Chinese high-rollers.
Zhuang Rui naturally didn't know what the middle-aged shopkeeper had in mind, and his attention was on this pocket watch at the moment.
The silver chain on the pocket watch has become a little dull due to oxidation, slightly gray, and on the surface of the pocket watch, there is an enamel filigree figure pattern, with three colors: red, black and yellow, and the figure on it is wearing an eighteenth-century Shinshi suit, and the image is extremely realistic.
After Zhuang Rui pressed the machine on the top of the pocket watch, the cover of the watch popped up, very sensitive, and did not become dull because of the passage of time, it seems that the maintenance is very good, of course, the hands inside have stopped turning, because this is indeed an antique pocket watch.
"Twenty thousand euros?"
Looking at the steps on the silver chain, Zhuang Rui couldn't help frowning, he could see with his aura that although Xue Jin had aura in this watch, it was only white, and it was not very thick.
There are also Western watches left over in China during the Qianlong period of Kangxi, the price is generally around 1O to 10,000 RMB, this watch is marked 20,000 euros, some out of Zhuang Rui's psychological price, in the jargon, although this is a "glance" object, but the price is sky-high.
"Can this be cheaper?"
Zhuang Rui raised the enamel cloisonnΓ© Western watch in his hand and asked Renault.
Renault shrugged his shoulders, shook his head and said, "Oh no, this gentleman, this watch was left by my grandfather, it costs at least 20,000 euros, it really can't be cheaper......"
"Damn, how come you have the same tone as those profiteers in China? It's not an ancestor or a grandfather, has this foreigner set up a stall in Panjiayuan and received professional training?"
As soon as Zhuang Rui heard Renault's English with a French accent, he scolded his mother in his heart, it is estimated that this Frenchman is also an authentic French antiquities dealer who started from a stall.
"Okay, since it was left by your grandfather, and the gentleman doesn't like it, I won't buy it, you can continue to keep it to commemorate your grandfather......"
Zhuang Rui shook his head and handed the pocket watch to Renault, he came to pick up the leak, not to pick up the garbage, this thing is only worth a hundred thousand in China, and he spent 2o yuan to buy it abroad, isn't he sick?
"Oh sir, if you really want it, the price is still negotiable, I believe that my grandfather is in heaven, and I hope that what he likes will have a good home......"
Renault saw Zhuang Rui return the pocket watch to him without hesitation, knowing that the price of 20,000 euros scared Zhuang Rui, he knew in his heart that although this thing was from the eighteenth and ninth centuries, there were many left in Europe, and the price was not very high, that is, about four or five thousand euros.
"No... No, you can't say that, if your grandfather knew that you sold this thing, he would definitely scold your grandson for being unfilial......"
After Zhuang Rui heard Renault's words, he almost laughed in his heart, and the idle eggs hurt left and right, and now he was holding back his anger again, so he simply entertained him.
Zhuang Rui had heard before that foreigners never took their own family seriously, if you complimented his mother on her good looks, and wanted to have some friendship with his mother, it is estimated that Lao Fei would rush to give you a pin, and now it seems that this is indeed the case.
Zhuang Rui's words were said in English, and Renault couldn't hear that his grandson was scolding, so he took the pocket watch and said, "10,000 euros, sir, this is the lowest price......"
Zhuang Rui shook his head, he really didn't have much interest in this thing, if he bought it for 10,000 euros, and he could buy 1oo0,000 RMB when he returned to China, Zhuang Rui would still think about it, but the difference of tens of thousands of yuan may be smashed in his hands, Zhuang Rui will not do this transaction.
Just as he was about to say no, Zhuang Rui suddenly remembered something and said, "Let's discuss this thing later, may I ask if there are only these things in your store? Are there any old objects? or some damaged oil paintings, books, etc.?"
Zhuang Rui suddenly thought that there are often people in Panjiayuan who come to buy and sell antiques, and this street is Panjiayuan in Paris.
"Oh no, sir, your words are an insult to me, you know, my shop is the largest art store in Paris, and of course there are more than these things, and in the warehouse, there are many valuable goods ......"
It may be that Zhuang Rui's meaning is not very clear, which makes this guy whose name and appearance are somewhat similar to that of the French big-nosed actor Jean Renault, become a little excited, and correct Zhuang Rui's mistakes with a croaking, and a few words of French pop out of his mouth from time to time.
"Sir, I think you're misunderstanding me, I mean, I don't like anything here, and if you have something in the warehouse that I like, then the money...... It's definitely not a question..."
Zhuang Rui's eyes lit up when he heard that there was a warehouse in this store, in a domestic antique shop, good things would never be placed on the shelves, they were all placed in a secret warehouse or safe, anyway, most of Zhuang Rui's treasures were in the basement.
Zhuang Rui just doesn't know if the owners of antique shops in France also have this habit?
After clarifying what he meant, Zhuang Rui also took out a gold card from a famous Swiss bank and shook it at Renault, if the other party knew the goods, he should know that the overdraft amount of this card could reach 5oo million euros.
ps:The two chapters are changed together.,It's estimated that I'll be home tomorrow.,I'm ready to start exploding.,Let's see if there's a monthly pass.,Give a few eyes.,Recommend tickets too.γ
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