Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2220: Dharma-protecting beast
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After a confrontation, Mikhail said with a helpless smile:
“Stephen, we still have to discuss whether to include these two Tang Dynasty guardian beast sculptures in the transaction list. We can’t decide now. We will wait until we negotiate tomorrow”
After the words fell, Ye Tian immediately smiled and nodded and said:
“Okay, Mikhail, I’m looking forward to hearing good news, and I hope everyone will be happy with the outcome. If you reject my trading conditions, that’s okay. If the transaction cannot be done, we will still be friends.”
Hearing this, many Russians at the scene rolled their eyes angrily and complained secretly.
Business cannot be done without righteousness? What nonsense, you greedy bastard, when did you talk about benevolence and righteousness?
Still a friend? Who dares to make a robber-like friend like you? You wish you could rob our museum!
While these Russians were indignant and complaining secretly, David suddenly interrupted and said:
“Stephen, let me introduce to you these two sculptures of guardian beasts from the Tang Dynasty. I have never seen such strange sculptures, and the animals carved into them are also very strange.
When I was in Beijing before, I saw the stone lion in front of your house and some of the stone animal carvings in the Forbidden City. They all looked different from these two guardian beast sculptures.”
Not only David, but also Mikhail and other experts and scholars from the Hermitage Museum, everyone else at the scene could not understand these two clay sculptures, their meaning, and their value. .
Hearing David’s question, everyone at the scene immediately looked at Ye Tian, looking forward to his answer.
Ye Tian turned to look at David, then glanced at everyone present, and then said with a smile:
“Okay, let me introduce to you these two clay sculptures from the Tang Dynasty in China. The animals carved in these two sculptures are named Suanni. They are mythical beasts in Chinese myths and legends. They are not in reality. exists.
In ancient Chinese mythology, Suanni is one of the nine sons of the dragon. Some say it is the fifth son, some say it is the eighth son. It looks like a lion, likes smoking and sitting, and its image usually appears on incense burners. Then puffed out smoke.
According to legend, the Buddha saw that Suan Ni was very patient, so he took it under his seat and used it as a mount. Because of this, we can see the Suan Ni on many Buddha seats and on the foot decorations on incense burners. A statue of a mythical beast.
Let’s talk about the image of the Suan Ni. It looks like a lion, but there is a big difference. You can see it very clearly from the two Suan Ni sculptures in front of you. Their faces are full of majesty, and the tiger is sitting on the pedestal. This Much like a lion!
Its neck is engraved with a spiral-shaped mane, like lion hair, its chest muscles are bulging, its legs spread out are thick and strong, and the muscles and bones under the skin are fully exposed, full of explosive power, and resemble The king of beasts.
However, their ears were erect like hyenas, their brows were slightly raised, and their eyes were looking straight ahead. One opened its mouth, revealing sharp canine teeth, while the other closed its mouth tightly, as if Growling in a low voice.
In terms of these characteristics, it is like a wolf. To be more precise, the Suanni should be a mythical beast that combines the characteristics of a lion, a wolf, and other beasts. In myths and legends, it is a beast that can eat tigers and leopards alive.”
“It turns out to be a mythical beast in myths and legends, no wonder I haven’t seen it”
David continued, and the others nodded.
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
“David, the reason why you haven’t seen this kind of Suan Ni in Beijing is because the image of the Suan Ni has changed. After thousands of years of development, it has become more and more like a lion, while the characteristics of other beasts have gradually changed. disappeared.
In fact, the two stone lions placed at the door of my house and the stone lions you have seen in the Forbidden City are actually Suan Ni, but they are the same as the Suan Ni after the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Very different.
There is another image of the mythical beast Suan Ni. It is commonly seen in stone lions or collars around the necks of stone lions during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a dragon-shaped mythical beast, which makes the door lion look more ferocious and majestic. fierce.
The two Suan Ni statues in front of you are precious and priceless. Firstly, they are very exquisitely carved. Although they have lasted for thousands of years, they are still powerful and vivid, which shows the superb carving skills of the Tang Dynasty.
The second reason is that through these two Suan Ni sculptures from the Tang Dynasty, we can also see the inheritance and development of Chinese door lion culture, and thus have a deeper understanding of the traditional Chinese door lion culture.
For the Chinese, these two Tang Dynasty Suan Ni sculptures are truly priceless treasures, and I am certainly no exception. If I can get these Tang Dynasty Suan Ni sculptures through this transaction, that would be great.
When my museum is established, there will be a Mogao Grottoes Hall to display the Dunhuang scriptures and related antique artworks that I have collected from all over the world, making it the most authoritative exhibition hall in the field of Dunhuang studies.
At that time, I will place these two Tang Dynasty Suan Ni sculptures from Dunhuang at the entrance of the exhibition hall as guardian beasts to guard the Mogao Grottoes. Anyone entering the exhibition hall must pass in front of them.”
“Wow! This is a great idea, I hope you get what you want! No matter who enters your museum, I believe they will be shocked by these two guardian beast sculptures from the Tang Dynasty”
David said with admiration, his eyes full of envy.
At this time, Mikhail and the others’ faces became even more ugly, and they were all depressed.
Stephen, you bastard, these two Tang Dynasty guardian beast sculptures still belong to our Hermitage Museum and have not fallen into the hands of you bastard. Are you thinking that it is too beautiful and too early? Already?
You bastard, you think we are a ball of air and do not exist at all!
This hasn’t even come to the negotiation table yet. It seems like you just took these two sculptures of the guardian beasts of the Tang Dynasty and have even thought about how to display them in the future. It’s so bullying!
Although they were angry and itching with hatred, Mikhail and the others suppressed their anger and said nothing more.
No way! Form is stronger than people. Who let the Amber Room be in the hands of this **** in front of me? The initiative is not in the hands of people like myself at all.
After introducing the two Tang Dynasty guardian beast sculptures and admiring them for a while, everyone continued to move forward to another bulletproof glass showcase not far away and began to appreciate the antique artworks displayed in this showcase.
This is an ancient painting, not large in size, about thirty centimeters wide and just over fifty centimeters high. It is mounted in a golden frame. The picture is mottled and yellowed, and there are many damages.
The painting shows a barefoot walking monk, holding a handle of Buddha dust in his left hand, holding a tiger in his right hand, and carrying an unusually heavy basket full of Buddhist scriptures.
With the blessing of the Precious Tathagata above his head, this walking monk traveled day and night, walking on the clouds. The tiger he was holding was very obedient and walked with him.
As can be seen from the picture, the walking monk looks very tired due to the long journey, but his expression is very pious and persistent, and his eyes are very firm.
The first time he saw this ancient painting, a look of surprise flashed across Ye Tian’s face, and he said excitedly:
“Wow! This is the famous Dunhuang “Walking Monk Picture”. There are a total of twelve “Walking Monk Pictures” in the Dunhuang Buddhist Scriptures. Since the Dunhuang Buddhist Scriptures were discovered by Wang Taoist, they have been looted one after another.
The Englishman Stein snatched two of them and later donated them to the British Museum. The Frenchman Pelliot snatched seven of them, three of which are in the Guimet Museum of Asian Art and four of which are collected in the French National Library.
Two more paintings were snatched away by the Japanese, one is currently collected in the Central Museum of Korea, the other is collected in the Nara Tenri University Library in Japan, and the last one fell into the hands of Oldenburg.
Oldenburg later donated the last “Traveling Monk” to the Hermitage Museum. The one in front of me is correct. It seems that I am very lucky and will receive another priceless treasure.
I have already collected the nine “Walking Monk Pictures” from the British Museum, Guimet Museum of Asian Art and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. The tenth “Walking Monk Picture” in front of me is naturally not to be missed.”
Hearing this, Mikhail standing next to him immediately lamented secretly.
“Beg it! Another priceless treasure is going to be looted by this **** Steven, it’s so **** hateful!”