Chapter 284 An auction(1/2)
In the hall of Donghai Maritime Auction Company, a fiercely competitive auction is being held.
This is the highlight of this year's ancient calligraphy and painting collection auction. Many people who like to collect have received invitations.
At this auction, you can see calligraphy and paintings of many ancient famous masters, and even some treasures from the past.
The sound of bidding in the auction hall caused a lot of noise.
A picture of Zheng Qingshi's "Bamboo and Stone Picture" was taken out, and a burst of exclamations sounded at the auction site.
As a master of his generation, Zheng Qingshi is a master of poetry, calligraphy and painting, and has profound attainments in many aspects.
The picture of "Bamboo and Stone" I just took out not only contains the ink and wash bamboo that is shining with frost and snow, but also his own inscription: It is concise before it is unearthed, and it is still humble when it reaches the edge of the clouds.
This is a rare treasure. The most important thing is that there are seals of literati and famous collectors from all generations.
This is the key item of this auction.
Many collectors' eyes lit up after seeing it.
"Five hundred thousand."
A collector sold this price.
There was no reserve price for this collection. He originally thought that he had already made a very high claim. But when he reported this number, he heard hissing laughter around him.
He was stunned and realized that his price was too low, so he put down the brand embarrassedly.
"Five million."
The second quote was five million. Although everyone thought that this painting was worth more than that, the collector's generous efforts still surprised many people.
As the quotation continued to rise, the painting was finally taken into account by a collector for 50 million yuan.
Next, other collections were sold at high prices, and the atmosphere at the entire auction was very warm.
When Fuchun Mountain People's "Autumn Intentions" came on stage, there was a sudden sound at the entire auction site, and then there was applause.
The paintings of Fuchun Mountain people are of national treasure level. It is said that only one is collected in the Huaxia Museum in Yanjing.
There may be some scattered among the people, but for a long time, I heard that many collectors can find their figure even if they have broken their iron shoes.
I didn't expect that everyone would see it at this auction.
Many collectors think they are really lucky and even want to get up and look closely, but due to the auction rules, they can only give up.
The collector who took the "Bamboo and Stone Picture" now regrets that he had started too early. If he had known that there were paintings from Fuchun Mountain, it would be better to keep the money to shoot this painting.
All the collectors who participated in the auction on site, the excited expressions on their faces were all included in the eyes of the auctioneer.
He introduced everyone with a professional smile.
"Fuchun Mountain Man is a famous painter with a legendary color. Most of his life lived in seclusion in the rivers and lakes, enjoying traveling through mountains and rivers and boating on the waves. He did not write many paintings in his life, but every painting passed down can be regarded as a peerless treasure. His pen was filled with the aura of mountains and rivers, which made people unforgettable after seeing them."
He paused for a moment and continued: "This painting of "Autumn Intentions of Mountains and Rivers" depicts a natural scenery where the autumn wind blows on the river and fallen leaves fill the riverside. The brushwork is simple, but the meaning is profound, allowing people to appreciate the lofty weather of autumn, as well as the bleak autumnal feeling of spring river waves and falling trees."
With the introduction of the auctioneer, many collectors below nodded frequently and said yes.
"But..." the auctioneer paused and said with a sly smile: "Look carefully, can you see different content from this painting?"
After obtaining permission, many collectors came up and looked carefully.
After a while, they shook their heads and said they couldn't see anything special.
Some collectors with more appreciation ability also said that from the perspective of brushwork, this painting should be a work by the people of Fuchunshan when they were in their prime.
The auctioneer signaled everyone to return to their position, and then said, "This is a work that has never appeared in any record. Are you so sure that it must be a work of Fuchunshan people?"
Everyone was stunned. What does the auctioneer mean? Could it be that this is a fake? It doesn't look like it.
Several collectors who had carefully seen each other exchanged glances, but they didn't understand why the auctioneer said that.
"Okay, I will tell you frankly now that this painting is a modern imitation, painted by current painters."
"Is that so? Is it painted by modern people? Which great painter's work?" someone asked.
The auctioneer said: "He is just an unknown painter. Because he has no reputation, he did not sign his own name on the painting. Instead, he imitated it to the end and directly signed the name and seal of Fuchun Mountain people."
"Oh, so that's it."
Many collectors understand that this is just a modern imitation.
Many people suddenly lost the fanaticism they had just now.
No matter how well imitated the paintings of modern people are, they are just imitations. Their value is different from the original works of Fuchunshan people.
When many collectors collect these calligraphy and painting works, they are out of hobbies on the one hand and out of investment on the other hand.
No matter how good a copy of such a painting is, its value will not be too high, and they will lose interest in investing.
There are also some collectors who really like traditional painting art, holding up the signs and quotes.
"100,000." A collector quoted the price.
“Two hundred thousand.”
"Three hundred thousand."
"Five hundred thousand."
As the price of this painting "Mountains, Rivers, Autumn Intentions" was reported to 500,000, no one on the scene continued to offer.
Such a price is already a big price for a imitation.
"Five hundred thousand first time, 500 thousand second time." The auctioneer held up the auction hammer and repeated the sentence "Five hundred thousand second time".
"Is there anyone else to offer it, half a million for the second time, and is there anyone else to offer it."
He said, looking around the audience.
After waiting for a while, no one raised the sign, the auctioneer's hammer fell, "Five hundred thousand for the third time, it became..."
Just as the hammer was about to fall to the table and his last word was about to be shouted out, someone raised a sign.
"Eight hundred thousand."
The auctioneer quickly took back the hammer and swallowed the last word, and said, "Okay, this gentleman offers 800,000 yuan. Is there anyone else to offer? 800,000 yuan. Is there anyone else to offer?"
The person arranged by the merchants in the South China Sea were the collectors who reported 500,000 yuan.
After quoting 500,000, no one bid again. He thought that the price could be used to take down the painting.
Unexpectedly, someone came to intercept the hu at the last moment.
"Eight hundred thousand?" He looked at the person who was quoting, a fat young man.
Lin Jun's people appeared.
He weighed it and raised the sign to bid for the price: "One million."
Many collectors on the scene were a little restless.
If you buy such a copy of a million, it seems that this collector really understands art and loves art.
They cast admiring eyes at the collector arranged by the merchants in the South China Sea.
"One Million First, One Million Second."
Just as the auctioneer was about to shout "One Million Third Time", the fat young man raised his sign again: "One Million and a half million."
The collectors under the South China Sea merchants are no longer calm.
One million and a half million? Do you still want to raise a bid to bid?
He thought about it and thought it would be better to continue raising the sign. The boss arranged for him to take pictures of the painting, and told him that he could use three million yuan of funds.
OK, since you have a fight with me, let’s see who has more money.
"Two million." Thinking of this, the collectors under the merchants in the South China Sea directly quoted the price.
Many of the waiting and watching collectors on the scene were already a little sensational.
Is this still a bidding? This is a fight.
Well, some rich people like this now and spend a lot of money at any time just to make a happy heart. I didn’t expect that I could meet it at the auction today.
Many collectors look lively with this thought.
After the collector arranged by the merchant in the South China Sea, after selling the price, he looked around the scene proudly, looking rich and generous.
The money is not his, but the boss of the Nanhai Sea. He is at best just an agent. However, only he knows this matter himself. If he doesn't say it, no one else knows it.
I finally got this opportunity, so I pretended to be a good person. Anyway, others didn't know, so I was not afraid of being exposed.
"It's two million. Will that fat guy continue to quote?" He thought to himself, feeling that the other party should withdraw.
Unexpectedly, the boy directly raised the sign: "Two million and five million."
Will you continue to bid for the bid?
The collector arranged by the merchant in the South China Sea became anxious.
If you quote again, you will soon reach the bottom line arranged by the boss, which will be three million.
Report or not?
To be continued...