Ye Tian's clear voice still echoed in the audience, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

"Bada Shanren, whose original name was Zhu Da, whose courtesy name was Ren'an, and also called Xue Ge, Geshan, Renwu, Daolang, etc., was interpreted as Chuan's name when he became a monk. He was from Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, a painter in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and a master of Chinese painting.

He was originally the ninth generation grandson of Zhu Quan, the 17th son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding ancestor of the Ming Dynasty. He was the royal grandson. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he cut off his hair and became a monk and became a desperate. Later, he converted to Taoism and lived in Qingyunpu Taoist Temple in Nanchang.

He is good at calligraphy and painting. He mainly uses ink and painting in the flowers and birds. His image is exaggerated and unique, his brushwork is concise and persevering, his style is majestic and timeless, his landscape is mastered by Dong Qichang, his brushwork is simple, he has a quiet and peaceful atmosphere, and he has a sparse rhyme.

His calligraphy is also excellent, and he can write poetry and prose, and he uses very little ink when painting. The picture of "Lotus Swimming Fish" in front of everyone is the best proof. The whole painting is only more than ten strokes, and the brushwork is very simple.

Zhu Da’s life was bumpy and had a mental disorder for a while. After learning from the pain, he chose to turn his back and be isolated from the world, and place his lonely soul in his creation, which also formed his unique style of painting.

In Bada Shanren's own words, it is, "There are not many ink spots and many tears, and the mountains and rivers are still the old mountains and rivers. The coconut trees are scattered in the turbulent times, leaving the literary forest to carefully imitate it." This can also be regarded as his summary of his life."

Listening to Ye Tian’s explanation, everyone at the scene couldn’t help but nodded frequently and secretly admired him.

"Ye Tian is really exactly the same as the legendary one. He knows everything and is proficient in everything. Not only does he have a sharp vision, he also knows relevant historical knowledge very well. It's really scary to get it at will!"

After a moment of pause, Ye Tian continued to say:

"Bada Shanren is good at freehand painting in ink and painting. In the field of freehand painting in ink and painting, he can be regarded as a master of epoch-making, and in both landscapes and flowers and birds, he can be regarded as a master of his generation.

Due to limited time, here we will not discuss Bada Shanren's ink and painting landscapes. We will specifically talk about Bada Shanren's freehand paintings of flowers and birds for this painting "Lotus Swimming Fish". This is more intuitive.

To be precise, Bada Shanren's freehand paintings of flowers and birds are more typical of his style and personality. To put it more simply, Bada Shanren's achievements in freehand paintings of flowers and birds are relatively higher than those of ink and water landscapes.

In some of the early freehand works of flowers and birds by Bada Shanren, we can see that he was deeply influenced by famous Ming Dynasty painters such as Shen Zhou and Xu Wei. His brushwork was square and hard, and his subject matter and layout were not separated from the ruling of his predecessors.

However, the arrogance and unconventional bold tailoring displayed in the freehand works of flowers and birds, such as not seeking the integrity of objects, have already herald the future development of Bada Shanren.

When the art matured, that is, in the later years of Bada Shanren, his brushwork became more and more unrestrained, without forming a law, vigorous and round, elegant, and elegant, and the composition was not complete but complete.

In his freehand works of flowers and birds, each flower and bird does not calculate the number and size, but focuses on the status and momentum of the arrangement, and whether it is used in time, surprisingly and cleverly.

The most prominent feature of Bada Shanren's flower and bird painting is that it is "small", in his words, "intact". It is less. First, there are few objects depicted; second, there are very few pens when shaping objects, and this feature is very clear in this painting.

Specifically for this freehand painting of flowers and birds, Bada Shanren completed the whole painting with just a few strokes, especially the small fish that was faintly visible at the root of the lotus. It only used one stroke, but it was extremely vivid."

As he said that, Ye Tian pointed to the little fish in the painting that was invisible at the root of the lotus, as if swimming freely.

As he pointed his finger, everyone around the round table looked there and looked at the little fish that was looming. Everyone was amazed and full of intoxication.

Although the audience outside could not see this "Lotus Swimming Fish Picture", after listening to Ye Tian's explanation, everyone could imagine the exquisiteness of this painting, and they were also very fascinated by it.

Next, Ye Tian pointed to the poem in the upper right corner of the painting, and continued to say loudly with a smile:

"Bada Shanren can also write poetry and calligraphy is exquisite, so even if he doesn't draw much of his paintings, his artistic conception will be sufficient with his inscriptions. His paintings make people feel smaller and less, which is the ingenuity of art.

The poem "Lotus" inscribed in the freehand painting of flowers and birds in front of me appeared in another painting by Bada Shanren, but the calligraphy used was different, which should be one of the reasons why some appraisal experts stole the eyes.

In fact, this cursive poem inscribed with dragons and phoenixes shows the origin of this painting and enhances the value of this painting "Lotus Swimming Fish Picture", because it was written by Bada Shanren in his later years and was extremely rare.

Bada Shanren's later years were displaced. Finally, he built a thatched house on Chaowangzhou in the suburbs of Nanchang, titled "Xiaogecao". He spent his lonely and poor years in this thatched house until his death.

During that period, because of poor life and poor energy, Bada Shanren's creation frequency began to decrease significantly, and there were very few freehand paintings of flowers and birds that integrate calligraphy and painting. This is a picture in front of him,..."

Next, Ye Tian continued to explain this outstanding freehand painting of flowers and birds based on some of the characteristics shown in the painting, as well as the signatures and seals of Bada Shanren, as well as many postscripts and seals on the painting.

Everyone around this round table, as well as all the other audiences outside, was intoxicated and immersed in it.

Ye Tian, ​​the main speaker, was also very involved. While explaining, he was obsessed with admiring this top artwork.

Five or six minutes later, his performance was coming to an end and reached its climax.

"Combining the characteristics mentioned just now, I can be very sure that this "Lotus Swimming Fish Picture" is indeed from the hands of Bada Shanren, a master of Chinese painting, and it is a masterpiece of his later years.

Of course, this is just a one-man statement. Other antique art appraisal experts may have different opinions, and there is no problem. Everyone has different perspectives of appreciation and appraisal, so the results obtained are naturally different.

Let’s talk about the valuation of this "Lotus Swimming Fish Picture". You may know that in 2010, a Bada Shanren’s "Bamboo and Stone Mandarin Duck" was sold at Xiling Seal Club for a sky-high price of 119 million yuan.

Not long after, another painting by Bada Shanren, "Three Friends of the Year" hand scroll, was sold at a sky-high price of 168 million at the auction of Jiuge in Beijing, which triggered a frenzy of chasing Bada works.

In the past few years, the market trend of the Eight Great Paintings has been rising, and his calligraphy works have become hard to find. A "Seven-Character Sage Poem" was sold at a sky-high price of 34.5 million.

Based on my appraisal conclusion, combined with the current popular work of Bada Shanren in the antique art market, and this is a work that integrates calligraphy and painting, and it is preserved very well.

I value it between 120 million and 150 million. If I send it to a top auction and operate it properly, this "Lotus Swimming Fish Picture" may be able to sell at a higher price and create a new record."

Before Ye Tian could finish his speech, the scene was completely boiling.

Without exception, everyone was completely shocked by the valuation given by Ye Tian and exclaimed.

"I'll go! One hundred and five billion yuan, I heard it right? This is just an ancient painting. Even if it is a work by Bada Shanren, the valuation is too amazing!"

"I didn't expect to see top artworks worth over 100 million here. Today I was so eye-opening. Compared with this painting, our heirloom is not worth mentioning at all!"

Amid the endless discussions, Teacher Tang, his wife and daughter were all stunned, looking stunned, full of incredible and full of ecstasy.

At this time, they seemed a little unable to believe what they had just heard. This happiness came a little too violently and directly fooled people.

Unlike them, Mr. Tang, who had been standing before, had already sat down, looked calm and looked unstoppable and disgraceful. He just smiled slightly and nodded slightly to Ye Tian.

Obviously, this old man has seen many big scenes, and the valuation of RMB 1500 million cannot impress him, and it makes him moved!

In fact, the military medals he wore on his chest were enough to explain everything!

Ye Tian also nodded to Mr. Tang, then turned to look at Teacher Tang, and said with a smile:

"Teacher Tang, I really like the "Lotus Swimming Fish Picture" created by Bada Shanren at the peak of his artistic career. He intends to take it into his pocket. I wonder if you are willing to sell it?

If you are interested in selling it, then after the Spring Festival Gala is over, we can talk about this art deal. I am willing to spend 1500 million yuan to acquire this freehand painting of flowers and birds.

This is the valuation ceiling I gave. Of course, if you give this painting to a top auction, you may be able to get a higher price, but you also have to bear the huge auction fee.

I don't need it here. Once this transaction is completed, I will transfer the money to you immediately. We will pay all the money and get this painting, and you will get one or five billion yuan."

With Ye Tian’s words, the scene immediately became excited again.

"That's 1.5 billion yuan. Ye Tian took it out as soon as he said that, and he didn't even stumble. How rich is he?"

"Ye Tian is so generous. Today I really realized what a super rich man is!"

While screaming, everyone at the scene was shocked, including those famous entrepreneurs and big stars in the entertainment industry.

Although each of them is rich, they may not be able to spend 1.5 billion yuan in cash at any time to buy a top-notch artwork.

Teacher Tang and the others had just woken up, but were stunned by Ye Tian's big moves. They looked at Ye Tian with dumbfounded eyes, their eyes almost flying out.

Before Teacher Tang could respond, Mr. Tang, who was sitting in the head, had already spoken. The old man smiled and said:

"Xiao Ye, thank you for your appraisal and valuation. You are worthy of being the world's top antique art appraisal expert. Your vision is so sharp, and it is indeed well-deserved!

However, this painting by Bada Shanren is a family heirloom of our family. Since it is a family heirloom, it will not be sold easily. I can only say sorry to you."

Hearing this, Ye Tian didn't care too much. He just shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile:

"That's a pity! Mr. Tang, it seems that I have no chance to own this outstanding painting by Bada Shanren, but it is a very lucky thing to see this painting today. I have it after seeing it!"

While he was saying this, the grandfather, who was sitting at the top of the round table next to him, couldn't help but feel disappointed in his eyes.

In fact, the reason why Ye Tian planned to buy this eight-large painting was to give it to his grandfather, and to consume some cash in his hand, the best of both worlds!

But unfortunately, Mr. Tang had no intention of selling this painting, and his wishful thinking was vain.

Next, Ye Tian admired the painting for a few more glances, then rolled it up reluctantly, and tied it with a ribbon.

Immediately afterwards, Teacher Tang put this priceless top artwork and carefully put it back into the brocade box.

After the identification was completed, Ye Tian was about to take off his gloves and go back to the round table at home.
Chapter completed!