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Bas Guimet handed the thick kraft paper document bag to Zhuang Rui and said, "Mr. Zhuang, the list of items donated by Mr. and Mrs. Frey to the Guimet Museum and the Louvre respectively is here. You first Let's see¡¡"
Bass had people searching for a long time at noon before he found this information in the archives. Before he could even look through it himself, Zhuang Rui and others arrived.
Zhuang Rui took the kraft paper bag and felt with his tentacles that there was still a thin layer of dust on the surface of the kraft paper. This large bag of files must have been sealed in dust for a long time.
Taking a deep breath, Zhuang Rui slowly opened the brown paper bag. At this moment, Zhuang Rui felt as if he had opened a door, a door leading to the Old Summer Palace that was burning with raging fire a hundred years ago!
The burning of the old site of the Old Summer Palace has left many historical events unverifiable, and the antiques and relics of Chinese past dynasties lost inside have become a mystery. How many things were stolen by the Eight-Power Allied Forces is still very controversial in the country. a topic.
But now Zhuang Rui feels that he has touched the history of that year. Although it was only one country that invaded China at that time, the conclusions drawn from this are believed to be more accurate than the guesses of domestic experts.
Opening the sealed file, Zhuang Rui reached out and took out a thick stack of documents. With the light coming from the bright glass window, Zhuang Rui could clearly see that the top document was a government order. , written in both English and French, and the signature below is the famous General de Gaulle.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUT????? De Gaulle, who was then the French President, accepted the original file of Chinese cultural relics donated by Frey. The time span of the donated items was from 1914 to 1934.
But the time when the decree was signed was during the de Gaulle administration, that is, after 1945. It may have been signed when the Louvre handed over the file to the Guimet Museum, and it also had the signature of Frey's widow.
Apart from anything else, just this slightly yellowish paper can be regarded as an antique. These things that once recorded a certain period of history are extremely valuable for research and collection in the eyes of historians. of value.
Just like the imperial edicts of ancient China, all those that have survived to this day are priceless and precious cultural relics.
Zhuang Rui carefully put aside the decree signed by de Gaulle and continued to look down. The seven or eight pieces of paper behind were all letters, including between Frey and the then director of the Louvre and Guimet Museum. Communication.
However, these letters were all written in French. If Qin Xuanbing hadn't known French, Zhuang Rui would not have been able to understand what was written on them.
As Qin Xuanbing translated, Zhuang Rui and Huangfu Yun's expressions became less good-looking, because in a letter in 1914, Frey and the then director of the Guimet Museum wrote: "These oriental artworks I own , all come from the main hall of Shouhuang Hall, one of the halls for worshiping ancestors and emperors in Beijing - the seat of the headquarters of the French Expeditionary Force."
Looking at these letters from the parties involved a hundred years ago, Zhuang Rui and Huangfu Yun had mixed feelings in their hearts. A strong country will make the people strong, and a weak country will make the people weak. In the eyes of Zhuang Rui and others, these things are extremely disgraceful, but among those In the minds of the invaders, this may be something they have been proud of and promoted everywhere throughout their lives.
Shaking his head, Zhuang Rui skipped the letter and let Qin Xuanbing continue to explain.
After listening to Qin Xuanbing's explanation word for word, Zhuang Rui finally understood the whole story of the Frey family and their relatives' donation of some Chinese artworks. In these letters, he also understood some of the questions that many domestic experts had been confused about. All have answers.
Since the 1980s, the origins of the oil painting portraits of Chinese emperors and concubines of the Qing Dynasty that have appeared in international auctions have always been mysterious and unknown to the world. There have been many speculations about their origins.
However, through these letters, it is clear that all the oil portraits were painted by the Frei family. In addition to the ones they donated to the museum, there are more than 10 portraits of Qing emperors and concubines that have flowed into the international auction market. .
There are a total of 18 pieces of Chinese art donated by the Frei family to the Guimet Museum and the Louvre. Among these 18 fine collections, three are Castiglione's oil paintings, namely the four volumes of Castiglione's "Mulan" and "Mulan". "Kazakh Tribute Horse Picture" and "Kangxi Southern Inspection Picture" Volume 1.
In addition, there are nine portrait oil paintings of Emperor Qianlong and his concubines painted in Western-style paintings by several other palace painters. They are rare oil paintings of Qing emperors in Beijing and the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. They are in the Guimei Museum.??, there are actually twelve paintings.
Zhuang Rui secretly sighed in his heart. Because the Qing palace oil paintings were so rare in the world, domestic scholars and experts who studied such works had almost no data to refer to for comparison. If he could bring these paintings back, he would surely be able to fill a gap in the history of domestic art. .
The remaining artworks on the list are mostly ancient Chinese paintings, but the author on them is written with unknown words. There are also twelve sets of "Peiwenzhai" jade seals used by Emperor Kangxi and a Qianlong " The seal of "Treasure of the Supreme Emperor".
In the eyes of Zhuang Rui, these things are also very precious. Among all the emperors of China, except for Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty who was under house arrest by his son and served as the Supreme Emperor for several years, and the father and son of Weizong of the Song Dynasty, the only one who has ever served as the Supreme Emperor is Emperor Qianlong. Yes, his seal should be more valuable for collection.
After Zhuang Rui looked at the list, he raised his head and said to Bass: "Mr. Bass, if I may take the liberty of asking, there doesn't seem to be any of the works on this list in your booth. ¡¡±
Although Zhuang Rui has not yet seen the physical objects of these things, in his heart, these objects can all be called priceless treasures. Zhuang Rui doesn't know why the Guimei Museum does not display them. If they have ever appeared in the museum, I believe they will be displayed in the museum. It would have spread in the country a long time ago.
"Ahem, Mr. Zhuang, you have to know that there are tens of thousands of works of art from the East in our museum, but there are not that many booths. This so there are many collections that have no chance to appear in the museum ¡¡±
After Bass Jimet heard Zhuang Rui's words, he coughed a few times unnaturally. In fact, his words only told half of the reason. The Jimet Museum indeed has a rich collection, but the main reason why these oil paintings and jade seals are not displayed in the museum , but the museum still doesn¡¯t pay much attention to it.
Europeans have never appreciated Chinese ancient paintings. In their view, those more abstract paintings have no beauty at all. The characters are all the same and their facial expressions cannot be seen clearly, while the landscape paintings are also blurry and hazy, making it difficult to identify. It is far less comfortable to look at than the European realistic painting schools.
Therefore, in the early years, the price of ancient Chinese paintings in the international market was not very high, and foreign collectors did not pay much attention to the collection of Chinese paintings. Even if they did, they were mostly collected by some Chinese abroad.
It wasn¡¯t until some Chinese oil painting masters, such as Chen Yifei and others, emerged in the international market in recent years that ancient paintings were also highly praised, and speculators in the international art market began to speculate on prices.
On the contrary, Chinese bronzes, jades, and Buddhist sculptures have always been highly praised by foreign collectors. Therefore, the chances of these objects being exhibited are much greater than those of calligraphy and paintings. Therefore, what Zhuang Rui saw in the Guimei Museum was also Mostly these things.
The Qing palace collections donated by Frey, to put it bluntly, have been stored in the warehouse of the Guimet Museum for more than half a century. If Zhuang Rui had not requested this time, it would have been another half century. Don¡¯t even know if it will ever see the light of day?
After hearing Bas Jimei's words, Zhuang Rui and Huangfu Yun looked at each other, their hearts like mirrors. These actions of the Jimei Museum fully demonstrated that this batch of cultural relics did not occupy an important position in their hearts. .
After Zhuang Rui thought for a moment, he turned his attention to Bass and said, "Mr. Bass, these calligraphy and paintings donated by Frey were plundered from the Old Summer Palace in our country. I think they can be used as part of this transaction." In addition, among some of the artworks on display in your museum, I would like to select a few pieces, what do you think?"
Hearing Zhuang Rui offer the bargaining chips, Bass, who was originally relaxed, sat upright, but as Zhuang Rui spoke, his brows also frowned tightly.
"Mr. Zhuang, how many Picasso works can you bring out for this collection exchange?"
As soon as Zhuang Rui opened his mouth, he wanted to exchange all Frey's donated items, and also asked to select a few pieces from the collection of art. This was unacceptable to Bass. You know, the antiques placed on display in the museum are all It is the essence of the best. Even if Bass is willing, I am afraid there will be different voices on the board of directors.
"Five!"
Zhuang Rui stretched out his hand and said: "I will take out five sketches of Mr. Picasso in exchange for these 18 pieces of Chinese art donated by Frei. In addition, I will choose three things in the museum"
"Oh, noimpossible, my God, Mr. Zhuang, your proposal is simply robbery. This is absolutely impossible"
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Bass Jimei suddenly stood up from the sofa, with an incredible expression on his face. Although he intended to sell Frey's donations, he never expected that Zhuang Rui was only willing to give away Five Picasso sketches.
This is really different from Bass Jimmie¡¯s psychological expectation-
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(To be continued. If you want to know about the funeral, please log on to www.qidian.com. There are more chapters, support the author, and support genuine reading!) (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)He asked for those Frey's donations, but he never expected that Zhuang Rui was only willing to give away five Picasso sketches.
This is really different from Bass Jimmie¡¯s psychological expectation-
ps: First update, please give me monthly votes and recommendation votes. I need some excitement. If I can get 2,300 votes today, I will add another chapter. I am only missing a few dozen votes. I have a cold and my head is a little dizzy. Please give me some monthly votes to clear my mind.
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