In fact, it is very normal for the price of the same artist's works to be high and low. After all, calligraphy and painting, in addition to the author, also depends on the size of the work and the amount of energy the painter puts into it.

Like the old man of Shiraishi and the great thousand jushi, the highest price difference of his works can even reach hundreds of times!

However, there is generally a certain basis for this price gap. Large size, high-quality, natural high price. The size is small, or it is a work of entertainment, and it is normal to not sell it at a high price.

However, this law does not seem to be particularly obvious in Ren Bonian's works, so although in Li Yi's view, this "Flower Appreciation Picture" can barely enter the list of high-quality products, but let him take out more than 6 million soft girl coins to buy this painting, he is not very willing.

After weighing it, Li Yi counteroffered NT$10 million, and when he saw that Zhang Xu refused without even thinking about it, he didn't care, and put the painting on the side with a smile in the pile of scrolls he had seen.

The average collector can roughly divide his or her collection into three categories in his mind.

One is a beloved object, which has a high or low value, but for some reason, even if it is sold for a high price, the collector may not consider transferring it.

The other type is the value preservation and appreciation of the collection, which is actually a disguised savings, financial business, as long as the price, conditions are right, collectors will not hesitate to choose to sell.

The remaining one, somewhere in between, may or may not be transferred by the collector under certain conditions, which can only be judged on a case-by-case basis.

Since the collection is so classified, it is natural that the collector will judge according to this criterion when buying the collection.

Like the previous Wu Hufan's "Spring Clouds and Smoke Willows", in Li Yi's heart, it belongs to the third type, whether you can look at the price, the buyer, the mood, or collect it yourself, so you should consider the price when buying.

In addition, the "He Jie Watch" obviously belongs to the first type, although it may not be favorite, but it has several precious attributes, enough to make people reluctant to get their hands on it.

And then Ren Bonian's picture is obviously similar to Wu Hufan's, since the price difference is too big, then there is no need to make a move.

I looked at more than 40 works, during which Li Yi bid three times, and one was successful, and at a price of NT$2.8 million, he got the champion of the 57th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, a five-character poem written by Wang Yingquan in ink and ink on silk.

Seeing that only half of the scrolls in this wooden box were left, suddenly the servant came to report that a guest had arrived.

Zhang Xu hurriedly went out, and after a short time, he led a chubby middle-aged man into the room where Li Yi and the others were.

"This is Boss Liu, and I also came here today to take a look at the collection. Boss Liu, please. ”

Zhang Xu briefly introduced, and then motioned to Boss Liu to take care of himself.

The chubby Boss Liu saw at a glance that there were a lot of scrolls in the box on the ground, and he couldn't help but smile and walked over directly.

After looking at a few pictures in a row, Boss Liu seemed quite impatient, stood up and walked to Zhang Xu's side, and whispered a few words.

Zhang Xu frowned, pointed to the box, and said:

"Yes, but I don't know which one it is, and I'm going to look for it slowly. But it should be in the box, we've seen this bunch just now, no. ”

Hearing this, Li Yi raised his eyebrows, judging from Zhang Xu's answer, there should be a few good things in the box. It's just that I don't know which one Boss Liu is looking for, if he finds it first and takes a fancy to it, this thing will be a little fun.

Boss Liu listened to Zhang Xu's answer, looked at the scroll in the box, sat back without saying a word, picked out two pieces and opened them to check, and Li Yi also picked up a scroll that had just been taken by the fat elephant from his hand and opened it slowly.

"Huh? It's actually the work of old man Shiraishi! ”

Li Yi opened the scroll in his hand, just glanced at it, and couldn't help but scream in surprise. Since the last time he read the notes of the old man Baishi from the Collectors Association Liu Lao, this is the first time he has seen the old man's works, and he can't help but be slightly excited.

Before the words fell, Boss Liu, who was sitting diagonally opposite, cast his eyes over, but when he looked at the picture, he couldn't help but change his complexion.

Zhang Xu saw that Li Yi actually got this scroll, and he couldn't help but shake his head slightly, his expression was clearly saying, Boss Liu, it's not that I don't help you, it's just that it's really not a coincidence that this person got this scroll first.

Li Yi didn't pay attention to their small movements, but just focused on the paintings.

This is a very rare pure "Palm Picture" without animals in Qi Baishi's works, with a vertical scroll and color on paper, the vertical axis is about 190 centimeters long and 50 centimeters wide, which can be regarded as a large-scale piece.

In this painting, the old man uses a lot of ink, but the movement of the brush is relatively simple, a brown trunk like a hemp flower runs through the work, and the branches and leaves are randomly sketched in the form of splashing ink, which seems quite casual.

The whole painting is concise and clear, but the scene is like a few brushstrokes. And this is the characteristic of the old man Shiraishi, who often only captures a fragment, which seems to be monotonous, but after carefully appreciating it, it can make people think of many artistic conceptions outside the picture, and suddenly feel relaxed and happy.

"How much does this painting cost?"

After confirming that this painting was indeed genuine, Li Yi raised his head and asked.

Zhang Xu hesitated for a moment, and when he saw Boss Liu's face change greatly, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said:

"Well, both of them are friends, so I won't talk nonsense. Boss Liu is here for this painting, Mr. Li, obviously I like it too, then I will simply say a price, if the two of you can accept it, we will talk slowly, if one of you thinks it is high, then, the problem is solved, what do you think? ”

Li Yi nodded, and the Boss Liu frowned and thought for a while, and nodded with a bitter face.

"30 million!"

Li Yi raised his eyebrows, such a large size, equivalent to more than 6 million yuan, this price is really suitable. Immediately, his heart moved, and he understood the reason why Zhang Xu made such an offer.

This is actually the same as the auction, if the reserve price is higher, and one of the two of them directly withdraws from the competition, he will have no extra money.

And to quote a relatively real price, since both of them want it, then you must understand that this price is actually profitable, so you will not let go, and in the end, maybe it will be cheaper for the seller.

After quoting the price, Zhang Xu glanced at the two of them, Li Yi nodded, but Boss Liu smiled bitterly, shook his head, took out a wooden box from the big pocket on the ground, and said:

"Brother Zhang, to be honest, the purpose of my coming here today is indeed for this painting, but I can't come up with so much money. I originally planned to exchange this pair of Buddha statues with you, but I didn't expect ......"

He shook his head, opened the wooden box, and took out two gilded bronze Vajra Dancing Bodhisattva statues more than 30 centimeters high from inside, and put them on the table.

Zhang Xu saw that Boss Liu was actually here to do the replacement, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, it was precisely because of the lack of money and because there were too many such things that they wanted to dispose of some of them, what do you mean by bartering?

Zhang Xu shook his head, but Li Yi was carefully looking at the two Buddha statues. This is a pair of objects, two Vajra Bodhisattvas are standing on one foot on the round lotus platform, two hands on the waist, one stretches forward to make a teapot, one left and one right, opposite to each other, with a very suitable match.

A gilded bronze Buddha statue is a Buddha statue cast in copper or bronze with a gilded surface and can be moved.

This kind of Buddha statue is mostly used by the court and temple. Its emergence began in the Han Dynasty, prevailed in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and continued until the Ming and Qing dynasties. To the Republic of China, and even in modern Hong Kong and Taiwan, gilded bronze Buddha statues are still used in large quantities.

Now, in some antique stalls in China, you can often see this kind of Buddha statue for sale, all of which are realistic in shape, full of antiquity, and make it difficult to distinguish between real and fake.

The two Buddha statues taken out by Boss Liu are extremely well preserved, not only are there no defects, but even the gilded part of the surface of the Buddha statue has only a few small peeling offs. From the shape of the Buddha statue, it is very similar to the Buddha statue in the Ming Dynasty, if it is genuine, it is much more precious than the "Palm Picture" of the old man Baishi.

Li Yi remembers very well that in 13 years, in Hong Kong, a gilded bronze statue of Yongle Sakyamuni in the Ming Dynasty was auctioned for a sky-high price of 210 million Hong Kong dollars. In the past, it was about the same size as this pair of Buddha statues, but it was a gilded bronze Vajra Dancing Bodhisattva statue during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, and it was also auctioned for more than 50 million Hong Kong dollars!

"Boss Liu, can I take a look at your pair of Buddha statues?"

Li Yi watched it for a long time and decided to try it, if it was really genuine, even if only one was true, he could buy it.

Boss Liu motioned for him to take care of himself, then pulled Zhang Xu aside and discussed in a low voice.

Li Yi first picked up a Buddha statue on the left, looked for it a little, and saw the six-character inscription of "Ming Xuande Nianshi" on the base, and his heart moved, and he directly activated the spirit card.

A cold air poured in, and Li Yi felt that his eyes were slightly cold, and he knew that the distance of perspective had increased again, but how much had it increased, it was not convenient to test it here.

Putting the Buddha statue down, he picked up another one, looked at it carefully, verified it with the spirit card, and began to think about what to do later, so as to take the pair of Buddha statues into his pocket.

The best way is for him to buy the "Palm Picture" of the old man Baishi first, and then ask for Boss Liu's contact information, and the two of them will make an appointment to trade at another time. Of course, you can also collude in front of Zhang Xu, but in this way, it seems a little disrespectful.

However, before he could think about it, Boss Liu came over first,

"Mr. Li, what do you think of my Buddha statues?"

Li Yi nodded,

"It's a real guy!"

"Don't mind, they're real! Brother Li, I have a reluctant request, I don't know whether to say it or not. ”

Li Yi's heart moved, and he secretly thought, is it possible that a good thing will be sent to the door on his own initiative?

PS: The child is about to take the exam, and he has to take two hours a day to help him review, go to work, code words, and daddy. Ask for an automatic subscription! (To be continued.) )