Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1369: Guimet Museum
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It was already noon by the time Ye Tian and the others took the bus back to the hotel.
After having lunch at the hotel and taking a short rest, Ye Tian took Betty off again and drove straight to the Guimet Museum in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, where he planned to pick up his favorite Chinese antiques and artworks.
Guimet Museum of Asian Art, located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, was founded in 1889 by Lyon industrialist Emile Guimet. It is a famous museum with a history of hundreds of years.
When it was first established, this museum mainly displayed the religious culture of Egypt, ancient Rome, Greece, and Asian countries.
Later, due to a series of expeditions to different areas of the Far East, the Guimet Museum paid more and more attention to Asia while retaining the religious part of ancient Egypt.
In 1945, the collection of French state-owned museums was reorganized on a large scale, and the Guimet Museum once again underwent major changes!
Taking this opportunity, the Musée Guimet transferred its Egyptian part to the Louvre, and the latter gave the Asian art part in return, making the Musée Guimet the leading Asian art museum.
There are tens of thousands of Chinese antique works of art in its collection, ranging from jades from the Neolithic Age, bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, to modern antique works of art, covering a very wide range!
The porcelain collection in particular is the largest collection of Chinese antique porcelain in overseas museums!
Through its collection of 10,000 to 20,000 pieces of Chinese porcelain, the Guimet Museum allows people who visit the museum to fully see the historical development of Chinese porcelain!
From the earliest pottery, to coarse porcelain, to celadon and hard porcelain, the Chinese porcelain collection of the Guimet Museum clearly reflects the innovation in the history of porcelain!
Among the Chinese porcelain collections in the Guimei Museum, there are many fine porcelains from the five famous kilns of the Northern Song Dynasty - Ru, Guan, Ge, Jun and Ding, as well as the Yuan blue and white porcelain that is highly sought after nowadays, etc.
In addition to porcelain, this museum also collects thousands of paintings from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, many of which are priceless top-notch works of art!
In addition, the Guimei Museum’s collection of Chinese bronzes, ancient jades, and ancient cultural classics are also famous in the field of antique art collections!
These exquisite collections in the Jimei Museum are all treasures that make Ye Tian salivate, and they are also the purpose of his coming to the Jimei Museum.
The only pity is that the Guimei Museum is stingy and is only willing to exchange twenty pieces of Chinese antique art from its collection for Queen Mary's three pieces of jewelry. This requires Ye Tian to make a decision!
The Regina Hotel is not far from the Guimet Museum. In less than twenty minutes, Ye Tian and the others arrived at the entrance of the Guimet Museum by car.
As soon as he got off the car, Ye Tian saw a group of people walking out of the museum gate and quickly came towards him.
The two people in charge, one is an old friend Martinez, and the other is Florent, the director of the Guimet Museum, they have met once in New York before, so they are considered acquaintances!
Behind them were several senior executives from the Louvre and the Guimet Museum, as well as several antique art appraisal experts, most of whom were familiar faces!
As he came closer, Florent, a landlord, took the lead in shaking hands with Ye Tian and said with a smile:
"Good afternoon, Steven, nice to meet you. Welcome to the Guimet Asian Art Museum. You are finally here. If you don't come, we may have to change our minds!"
Ye Tian shook hands with this old friend and replied with a chuckle:
"Florent, good afternoon. I'm glad to see you too. It's been almost a year since I left New York. You look very good and you seem to be in good health!
I have longed for the Guimei Museum you are in charge of. This solemn, elegant and ancient building is full of historical charm and artistic charm!
I had some things to deal with before, so I didn't take time to visit the Guimei Museum. This morning, I finally finished my work and came here immediately!
Fortunately, you didn’t change your mind, otherwise it would be a pity. In that case, I would have to exchange with the Palace of Fontainebleau, where there are many Chinese antiques that make me excited! "
Hearing what he said, many French guys at the scene rolled their eyes and complained angrily to themselves.
As expected, he is exactly like the legend, what an extremely greedy bastard! This is clearly for sale, and they don’t even bother to do any superficial work to cover it up!
Although they were very angry in their hearts, these French guys had nothing to do with Ye Tian. They could only curse a few words secretly and express the depression they were holding in their hearts!
"Got something to do? Steven, did you transport the antique artworks looted from the Saint-Ouen Flea Market back to New York? You moved really fast!"
Martinez interjected and asked, still showing a pained expression.
"Yes, Martinez, my personal lawyer and representatives of the three major auction houses in New York, have left Paris and flew to New York with those antique artworks!
But I disagree with the word looting you mentioned. The origins of those antiques and artworks are all legal, and the transaction process is open and transparent. How can it be called looting? "
Ye Tian chuckled and nodded, with a bit of pride in his eyes.
Not looting? It’s nonsense to miss him!
What you **** did at the Santouan flea market was a robbery of Chiguoguo. Don’t ever deny it!
The Santouan Flea Market, which was madly looted by you bastard, is now completely shrouded in gloom and mist. In less than half a year, there is no way to recover!
Many French people secretly complained again, not to mention how depressed they were!
Next, Ye Tian shook hands with many French people present, said hello one by one, and briefly introduced his entourage.
After exchanging a few words, accompanied by a group of French guys, Ye Tian led Betty and Anderson into the Guimet Museum, talking and laughing.
Following them into the museum were Matisse, Taylor, Lisa, and two other security personnel!
The rest of the security personnel stayed outside the museum, maintaining a certain level of vigilance, waiting in several Mercedes-Benz bulletproof SUVs, and could provide support to Ye Tian and the others at any time!
Everything that happened at the entrance of the Guimei Museum fell into the eyes of the surrounding pedestrians and tourists, and it also caused a small commotion!
"Did I read that correctly? The guy who just walked into the museum seems to be that crazy **** from Steven. Why did he come to the Guimet Museum? Isn't he planning to rob this famous museum?"
"It's true that it's that **** Steven, but it's obviously impossible to loot the Guimet Museum. This is not a Saint-Ouin antique flea market. He can take whatever he wants!
If you ask me, this crazy **** should be deported immediately. Letting him stay in Paris will not only destroy the city, but also loot it! "
While people outside the museum were talking a lot, Ye Tian and the others had already passed the museum hall and ticket gate and officially entered the exhibition area.
As soon as he entered here, Florent, the curator of the Guimet Museum, asked:
"Steven, do you want to appreciate the Chinese antiques in the exhibition area first? Or go to the warehouse first to see the Chinese antiques in stock?"
Ye Tian quickly glanced at the exhibition area, then said with a smile:
“Let’s appreciate the antique artworks in the exhibition area first, especially the bronze elephant statue from the late Yin and Shang Dynasties. I have been admiring it for a long time, and I can’t wait to see that bronze immediately!
We will go to the warehouse later to admire the antique artworks in stock and select the treasures that make my heart beat. I have plenty of time. This afternoon, I plan to stay at the Guimet Museum! "
"In that case, come with me. I will take you to appreciate the famous bronze elephant first, which is the treasure of our Guimei Museum!"
Florent nodded and said, his facial muscles twitched obviously, and he was obviously in pain!
Then, the Frenchman led Ye Tian and the others towards the exhibition area.