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Chapter 430 No need for words

At three o'clock in the afternoon, a Weibo post from the Capital Museum caused a shock in the entire antique circle, and even attracted the attention of the cultural circle and many netizens.

The content of this Weibo is very simple, only one sentence: After the appraisal of the expert group, the portrait of Emperor Qianlong exhibited by Huaigu Art Auction Company is indeed an authentic work by Castiglione.

One stone caused a thousand waves!

Originally spread through the Internet and newspapers, people in the antique circle were paying attention to this matter, but now the official Weibo of the Capital Museum has reported such a report, and the entire antique circle has exploded, because the official Weibo of the Capital Museum represents the entire capital If the museum does not get accurate information, the official Weibo will not issue such a report. Obviously, the identification expert team sent by the Beijing Museum has already identified the portrait of Emperor Qianlong and told the results to the Beijing Museum. That's why I have this Weibo.

Authentic?

It turned out to be Lang Shining's authentic work?
Those who had always suspected that the portrait was a fake were all stunned at this moment, it turned out to be real?How can it be?Let’s not talk about why the expression of Emperor Qianlong in the painting is the same as the elegant literati style in the past. The appearance of Emperor Qianlong in the painting is obviously younger than another portrait of the same year. How can a person have such a big change in one year? The change?
Moreover, if this one is authentic, wouldn't the one that was widely circulated before become a fake?However, the previous one was clearly recorded in the documents of the Qing palace, and it is still in the collection of the Beijing Museum. Wouldn't the visit of the Beijing Museum be a blow to its own business?
And the people in other auction houses were also stunned after seeing this Weibo. When they saw Huaigu showing this painting before, they not only relaxed their nerves, but were also happy for a while, thinking that Huaigu company was fake. They don't even know how to make them, and they don't even change the signature. Isn't this self-defeating?They even found familiar media reporters to report on the incident, and they also found a lot of Internet trolls to discredit the Nostalgic Art Auction Company and the painting.But now, I can't laugh anymore.

Silently, two tears, camel bells ringing in my ears.

Capital Museum, are you kidding us?
Expert team, are you kidding us?
Authentic, how could it be authentic?
Could it be that Emperor Qianlong would change his face?

Could it be that Castiglione's portrait of Emperor Qianlong collected in your capital museum is a fake?
No, it can't be dismissed with just one sentence, a reasonable explanation must be given.

However, the members of the appraisal expert team are all researchers from the Capital Museum. Everyone has decades of experience in the field of ancient culture and is the most authoritative person in the antique circle. Is it okay to be suspicious?What should I do if I offend you?Will we still cooperate in the future?Do you want to hang out in the antique circle?

Yes, the water army, no one will know about the water army, and it will not offend anyone.

Therefore, not long after the official Weibo of the Beijing Museum released the appraisal results, the number of comments below surged. Compared with those asking for more detailed photos of the portraits, these comments clearly questioned the appraisal results.

"I don't read much, so don't lie to me. This portrait of Emperor Qianlong is signed the same year as the portrait of Emperor Qianlong collected by your capital museum. They are both in the same year and in the same place. However, the appearance of Emperor Qianlong in the painting is completely different. Why? Could it be the real one?" A 'netizen' left a message.

"Yes, if this is the real one, wouldn't the one in your capital museum be a fake?"

"Could it be that people are short-handed and cannibals are short-mouthed. The appraisal expert team ate people's nostalgic things, so speak for Huaigu?"

"There is only one truth, and there should be only one authentic product."

"We need a truth!"

Under the incitement of many naval forces, many onlookers who did not know the truth also joined the army of doubts. After all, these suspicious messages are also reasonable. You can't believe something that goes against logic just because the other party is the Beijing Museum. Give an explanation?

As a result, netizens started to leave messages again.

"Don't think that you are an expert."

"Explain, we need an explanation."

"The truth, we need a truth."

"explain."

"explain."

The waves of messages are higher than the waves.

In fact, this time the expert team was really wronged. After they came to a conclusion, they reported the result back to the Beijing Museum, and then the Beijing Museum edited and released the Weibo content.

The Capital Museum knew that many people were paying attention to the appraisal news of the portrait of Emperor Qianlong, so after receiving the news from the appraisal expert team, it immediately released the appraisal results. As for the basis of the appraisal and the origin of the portrait, it is still sorting out among.

Another ten minutes later, the official Weibo of the Capital Museum posted another message.

"After arriving in Province A, the identification expert team conducted a carbon-[-] dating identification on the portrait of Emperor Qianlong, and the final test results were completely in line with the age. Based on the details of the portrait and the painting style, the expert team concluded that this picture is indeed an authentic work by Castiglione. As for why There will be two portraits of Emperor Qianlong with the same inscription, the same time and place, and different characters. According to the owner of the original work, the portrait of Emperor Qianlong now in our hospital is the first edition, and this portrait is the second edition. The emperor was dissatisfied with Castiglione's painting of himself as old in the first edition, so he told the concubines around him about it. One of the concubines had a skillful hand in putting on makeup on Emperor Qianlong. I ordered Castiglione to draw another one for him, and this second version was created, which is also the reason why Emperor Qianlong in the painting changed his appearance of a Japanese literati, and became domineering and exposed, all because of makeup."

In the microblog, not only the carbon 14 dating results of the portrait were explained, but also the origin of the portrait and the "strangeness" of Emperor Qianlong in the painting were explained. It can be said that all the doubts people had about this portrait before explained.

In fact, after the results of the carbon [-] dating appraisal came out, the explanation became unimportant, because everyone in the antique circle knew that at that time, only Castiglione could draw this kind of painting, and the explanation was nothing more than Explain the origin of the portrait to make the existence of the portrait more reasonable.

Regardless of whether it is recorded in literature and history books, objective existence is greater than everything else.If things that are not recorded in documents and history books are fakes, then most of the antiques on the market are fakes, even things in the palace are no exception.

"So that's what happened. Could it be that the legendary disguise technique didn't work?"

"If it was because of makeup that made Emperor Qianlong look younger, it would be normal, just like now, who takes a photo and doesn't come with a beautiful picture?"

"Yes, my girlfriend looks completely different before and after makeup, at least ten years apart, women's makeup skills are really amazing."

"I was tricked by my wife's makeup skills, woo woo woo."

"Emperor Qianlong who was put on makeup by concubines, Emperor Qianlong who looked a few years younger than normal, and Emperor Qianlong who showed a domineering look different from the past. This portrait of Emperor Qianlong by Castiglione is absolutely priceless."

"I don't know if this antique orderer wants to order Castiglione's painting, or the portrait of Emperor Qianlong, or Castiglione's portrait of Emperor Qianlong?"

"The most astonishing thing is that this auction house was able to find such a rare treasure. No wonder it dared to withdraw from the custom-made antique business. How would it dare to go to Liangshan without a third? Who would dare to take on this porcelain work without that diamond? Nostalgic artwork Auction company, interesting."

Below Weibo, there were only comments on the portrait, on Castiglione, on Qianlong, and on the Nostalgic Art Auction Company. As for the previous doubts, they all disappeared without a trace.

Want to identify the results?gave!

Want to explain?said!

What more do you want?
All the evidence that can prove this painting has been taken out, and it comes from the Beijing Museum. No one doubts whether this portrait of Emperor Qianlong by Castiglione is a fake. Any doubts are in vain in the face of factual evidence.

Those who are skeptical and have good intentions also know this, so they are honest, all of them are honest.All they can do is to expect fakes to appear among the remaining [-] custom-made antiques of Huaigu, otherwise, Huaigu will definitely break the traditional auction industry and become a unique existence in this industry.

Those big auction houses who didn't care about this before were all silent after learning the appraisal results. They faintly felt that this year's auction circle might not be calm because of the existence of a third-rate auction house. There is also a strong sense of crisis, a feeling of a wolf coming. The key is that before, they thought that what they saw was just a funny husky. Now it seems that no one can stop the rise of Huaigu.

Limited to [-] orders?
No one will doubt Huaigu’s ability to collect antiques because of this. The only thing left is to be curious about when the next auction will be held and when the antique order will be registered.

"Editor-in-Chief, the result is out, and the explanation is out. The portrait is indeed the authentic work of Castiglione." In the office of the Beijing Antique World News, Zhang Ye shouted excitedly after seeing the news posted on the Weibo of the Beijing Museum.

"I heard it." Standing behind Zhang Ye, Yu Kaidong said with a smile. He looked calm on the surface, but he was even more excited than Zhang Ye in his heart.The bet was won, the bet was won this time.

In his hand, he held all the antique newspapers in the capital, big and small, and none of them reported on the portrait of Emperor Qianlong drawn by Castiglione, let alone analysis. The blog reported the incident, but it was too late.And his Antique World News has been reprinted twice, and because of this report, it will establish a professional and authoritative image in the hearts of readers, which will definitely make Antique World News the leader among antique newspapers.

bell bell bell...

At this time, the phone in Yu Kaidong's pocket rang. He took out the phone, glanced at the caller ID, and quickly connected, "Hi, Chairman."

"Xiaoyu, today I read your Antique World News, especially the special report, which is very bold and very good."

"Thank you for the compliment from the chairman, I will definitely make Antique World News even better." Yu Kaidong said hastily.

Although Antique World News has a certain influence in the antique circle, compared with other newspapers in the group, its sales volume is far behind. Last year, there was a voice in the group that the editor-in-chief would be replaced, which made him nervous. I haven't had a good year this year. Later, when I found out that Ms. Ye was in the Huaigu Art Auction Company, I wanted to establish a relationship with Ms. Ye and keep my position. This is why I sent someone to show my favor to Huaigu. It was a surprise that Ms. Ye made a connection and just reported on this time according to the young boss Huaigu's words, which alarmed the chairman.

"Well, I've always been very optimistic about you, work hard."

"Yes, Chairman."

The phone call was short, but to Kaidong, it contained a lot of meaning. He knew that there would be no problem in his position for a while.

"Editor, what should we do next?" Zhang Ye asked.

"Continue to make column reports on custom-made nostalgic antiques, all of which will be reported with genuine products."

"Yes, editor-in-chief."

In the evening, the official website of the Beijing Museum updated a piece of news, reporting in detail on the identification expert group and the portrait of Emperor Qianlong. Doing not only promotes itself, but also shows a kind of credibility, fairness and openness.

What's interesting is that when the appraisal results have become a topic of discussion in the antique circle, the official website of Huaigu Art Company has not made any report on this matter, not even a word, not a single word.

This attitude made many people curious, and of course, it also made some people see the nostalgic style of acting.

Because it is very clearly marked under the portrait of Emperor Qianlong updated today: Qing Dynasty, Castiglione, portrait of Emperor Qianlong.

This is a powerful self-confidence that does not need anyone to prove and set off the confidence. Huaigu is using this method to tell everyone that we do what Huaigu says, and we are what we say.

Confidence without words, arrogance without words.

People in the antique circle have a new understanding of Huaigu, an auction company that popped up suddenly. Of course, some people are still full of doubts about ordering antiques. They think it's just a coincidence. Who doesn't eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year?Twenty pieces are genuine, that's awesome.

At this time, Li Dacheng did not accompany the identification expert team from the Capital Museum, nor did he congratulate with the company's employees. Instead, he returned home and ate with Liu Rumeng as usual, as if nothing had happened. I didn't realize it at all, because of a painting, more people began to pay attention to the appearance of the second custom-made antique tonight.

(End of this chapter)