Chapter 241: Good luck
"This is a seated statue of Muzhi Lingta from Angkor Wat, circa 14th century......"
After Zhang Yang introduced the information of the Buddha statue, he looked at the camera with a smile:
"Such exquisite antiques, I really hope they are not stolen cultural relics!"
Hakimi, who was on the other end of the video, smiled understandingly when he heard this.
Of course, the old man knew the origin of this kind of thing, and he asked the translator to tell Zhang Yang:
"Maybe the world's first antique collector is a robber at heart."
"Because only the possession of someone else's good things is called a collection."
These words come out of the mouth of a Frenchman, how to listen to how it makes sense.
The man named Adolf back then probably just wanted to collect the Eiffel Tower.
However, the purpose of Zhang Yangti's theft of cultural relics is not to argue with the other party, but to tell these two people:
"If I'm not mistaken, the local cultural relics management department will provide free appraisal services for artifacts like this from Angkor Wat."
"You just need to ask the seller about the source of the thing, and then find the corresponding agency online and apply for the service."
"There's no need to take them out one by one for identification."
This kind of "logistics" for stolen cultural relics is also done by experts in the National Museum.
Although the other party doesn't return it now, but if it's preserved, maybe there will be a chance to come back in the future?
If you leave it alone and don't teach them how to keep it, maybe in more than ten years, they will all rot in the warehouse.
Hakimi understood what Zhang Yang meant, he was an old man of interest, and he didn't take out the cultural relics of Southeast Asia again.
Instead, he turned around and asked people to take out a green-brown humanoid terracotta figurine.
It is a bearded figurine with a beard, curly hair, and a long nose.
"This treasure comes from a Belgian collector who says it is a precious cultural relic from the Tang Dynasty in China."
"I asked someone to identify it before, and some people said that the thing was right, and some people said that it was made up by modern people."
"I want to hear your opinion, Master Zhang."
[It must be fake, this carving is an Arab]
[Not necessarily, Tang Cai does have the shape of a Hu person]
The issue of barrage discussion is not critical at all in Zhang Yang's view.
As early as the Han Dynasty, there were Hu figurines unearthed.
The presence of the Persians in the Tang Dynasty was so strong, and it was normal to customize a few terracotta figurines in Chang'an.
Since there is a green glaze, you have to look at the opening piece!
Thousands of years of natural openings are now impossible to imitate.
Zhang Yang soon had the identification results:
"This is May 14, 2017 at three o'clock in the afternoon."
"Huh?" The translator was stunned.
He couldn't help but look around the terracotta figurines, trying to see if there was a sign of the production date pasted somewhere, but he hadn't found it before.
Seeing that the other party was a little naΓ―ve, Zhang Yang was a little embarrassed, so he hurriedly spoke:
"I mean, that's what modern crafts are."
After hearing the production time given by Zhang Yang, the reaction of the old French man was also interesting.
He asked, "Is it produced by your factory at home, Master Zhang?" β
"Is there a mark on it, we can't see it......"
may be because the Hedong Group has sold goods to him, so the old man thinks that Zhang Yang is also doing the same business.
I even wanted to ask Zhang Yang to buy a few more.
He said that in France, the sales of this thing are good, and he can't afford to buy Tang Cai, so it is also a good choice to buy this monochrome colored figurine.
"Okay, I've made a note of it, and I'll increase production capacity when I go back." Zhang Yang replied with a smile.
I'm too lazy to explain, anyway, the audience in the live broadcast room knows:
Master Zhang is the mastermind behind the Hedong Group, the underground emperor of the antique circle counterfeit market, and the treasure connoisseur is only to suppress competitors......
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The next item Hakimi brought out was a utilitarian object.
It looks like it was used for massage by ancient noblewomen.
One end is a handle made of white jade, and the other end is a bronze fork with five balls strung together.
At first glance, it looks like a painted roller, but the rolling part has been replaced with beads.
The old French man said that this was a treasure that he bought for 200,000 yuan.
The person who sold it to him said that this was used by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty to massage his harem concubines.
"Are you sure you're translating correctly?" Zhang Yang asked the translator with a surprised face.
The emperor massages the concubine, and wants to use this kind of thing?
Did Qianlong have a hidden disease?
Although it's quite interesting to think about, Zhang Yang always feels that this is like the sequelae of watching too many old Hong Kong films.
"Almost, that's what it means anyway."
"Much worse!"
Zhang Yang shook his head speechlessly.
Back to the thing itself, the scientific name is [Taiping Che].
It is said that in the secret recipe of Cixi's maintenance, there is the practice of taking a peaceful car and rolling it around on the face every day.
It is said that this can delay aging and maintain youth forever.
The effect, anyone who has seen the old photos of Cixi understands it, and the face is indeed the same as a car.
Hakimi, this thing, the material does have a royal feeling.
The handle is white marble, and it is of better quality.
There are five beads strung on it, three colors: blue, green, and pink.
If correct, it should be lapis lazuli, jadeite, and tourmaline (tourmaline), respectively.
They are all precious stones and jade with high value.
"This is a modern handicraft, and it should be made in recent years by our domestic jewelry handicraft store."
"These five beads, you can directly send them to the jewelry agency for grading, and the grade should not be high."
"If you analyze it simply, it means that the jewelry merchant sells gems alone and does not make money, and makes a fortune by making a treasure in the style of cultural relics to sell."
[The old man in France was also cut leeks? ] γ
[Oh, let you buy stolen cultural relics]
[Chinese fakes, harvest the world! ] γ
[If this old man is in the country, as soon as Qianlong says these four words, he will be identified as a national treasure gang immediately]
There is some truth in what the audience said.
If the goods of the Hedong Group are done, not to mention anything else, in such a large cultural relics market as Britain and France, it will not be a problem to harvest hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
Like this Taiping car, it was sold at a high price of more than 10 times just with real materials and the blessing of traditional culture.
200,000 to buy such a thing, it's easy to cut!
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"Thanks to Master Zhang's suggestion, we will go and do a jewelry appraisal."
The old French man looks quite optimistic.
It is estimated that it is because the family background is thick enough and can afford to lose.
This can also be seen from the volume of the collection in his home.
Many people in China collect cultural toys and are desktop ornaments, but the things here in Hakimi are all big thieves.
The bigger the antique is not necessarily more expensive, but it is certainly bigger.
His smallest collection may be the porcelain plate hanging painting in front of him.
The length is only about thirty centimeters.
The overall shape is a pink gourd.
The upper and lower belly of the gourd are written "big" and "auspicious" respectively in the middle.
There are five bats around the word, which is homophonic to "five blessings".
"At present, it is known that this is a porcelain plate painting in pastel of the Qing Dynasty, and I would like to ask Master Zhang to help confirm which year it is?"
"65 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China." Zhang Yang replied quickly.
You say that the Qing Dynasty is the Qing Dynasty?
Although the shape of this thing is correct, the painting is too rough.
"Huh?" The translator was stunned again.
"It was made at 9:03 a.m. on October 2, 2014, handicraft." Zhang Yang added with a smile.
"This thing should be one of a set of porcelain plate paintings, and the whole set is four."
"It is written respectively [Daji], [Dali], [Tonight], and [Eat Chicken]."
The interpreter understood this time and couldn't help but laugh.
"Don't be in a hurry to laugh, thank you Mr. Hakimi for me."
"He is so supportive of China's domestic cultural industry, it is really heartfelt."
(End of chapter)