Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

But being serious about academics forced Lin Ran to make a choice.

The genuine product is the genuine product, and the fake product is the fake product. He will never give a wrong assessment out of fear.

Lin Ran looked gentle on the surface, but in fact he was full of arrogance.

“First of all, it can be seen that the style of this work is not the North American pop style, but still has elements of the European oil painting tradition.”

There are actually huge differences between Abstract Expressionism and Pop style.

They look similar on the surface, but they are not.

In addition, when Yang Guozhi was asked about the author's name, his performance confirmed his judgment.

What really made him see the flaw was the paint.

The background of this painting is made of extremely pure blue.

It is completely different from the previous blue. This is a special pigment obtained by mixing blue colorants with resin.

Known as "Klein Blue".

"Klein blue" and "Monet's gray" have become the "two polar colors".

Klein blue is the ultimate blue;

Monet's ash is extremely low-purity ash.

Herein lies the problem.

Klein Blue was born in 1958, and the author passed away in 1938.

He could never travel through time and space and create with paints that were born later.

So Lin Ran concluded that this was a fake!

There is no need to know the name of the painting, it is obviously a painting created by someone else based on Michonne's painting style.

Lin Ran didn't do much research on pigments, but the secret of treasure appraisal was different. He could feel the general idea just by touching it.

He didn't do much research on foreign oil paintings, but the moment Lin Ran touched the paint on the painting, he felt something was wrong.

Comparing it with his memory, he finally confirmed it.

This is a fake!

Lin Ran had not studied foreign oil paintings, but by carefully observing the details of the oil paintings, he could see every detail in the paintings, from every brush stroke and every color.

He determined that it was a high-quality oil painting and noted that it was probably created during the war.

But the paint still betrayed it. This painting is only more than 30 years old at most, far from being collectible.

In other words, the artist of this painting may still be alive and the work is not valuable at all.

Yang Guozhi was silent for a moment.

Then he forced out a forced smile, called the housekeeper over, and threw the painting into the warehouse.

He sighed and said to Lin Ran: "I bought this painting from an auction in France and it cost me 20 US dollars."

He seemed to be explaining the purpose of the painting, but Lin Ran felt something was wrong.

This person doesn't seem to have much idea about U.S. dollars.

In this era, although there were many businessmen, most of them had never been abroad.

The country has very strict control over traveling abroad. It is basically impossible for someone like him who has no background and no foreign business to get a visa.

And he said 20 US dollars, which is equivalent to 160 million in this era.

It's not that he can't come up with the money, it's just that with his character, it's impossible for him to take such a risk.

He was convinced that his statement was false and that the painting must have come from another source.

But now was not the time to expose him. Lin Ran pretended to regret and said: "What a pity. If this is really Michonne's work, it is really worth a lot of money. It's a huge loss of 20 US dollars."

"But if you put it in China, it's still okay to auction it for around 10 yuan."

"I hope so." Yang Guozhi looked a little regretful.

Then he said, "Okay, forget about the painting."

Lin Ran appraised two items at once, and Yang Guozhi had to look at him with admiration.

This young man who looks like he is only about 20 years old has such a broad experience and rich knowledge of treasure appraisal.

It is really rare for Yang Jianlong to be able to recruit such talents from the capital. He is far from the unlearned and unskilled cousin in his impression.

Then there was only one last artifact left on the table.

Only the last artifact remained on the table, a bronze vessel in the shape of a wine glass.

The whole body is cast with various patterns, and the surface shows a charming green rust color.

The base of the cup is square, with a cylindrical support leg at each corner.

The cup body shows gorgeous detailed patterns, among which the crane is the most obvious pattern on the cup body.

It is carved with a crane spreading its wings and flying, and combined with the cloud pattern behind it, it looks like a dream.

What is commendable is that each feather is delicately depicted, as if it can be moved at any time.

The upper outer side of the cup is a circle of winding cloud patterns, which complements the cup body and looks mysterious and beautiful.

Lin Ran was amazed by the exquisite production.

The appearance of the entire cup is very gorgeous, and the intricate patterns and exquisite casting techniques shown in the details make it extremely precious.

Lin Ran looked at the cup in surprise. Judging from the material, it was a bronze from the Warring States Period.

He had only heard of this cup in legends, and its name was 'Yuntian Yihe'.

According to rumors, it was made by Lu Yuan, a famous craftsman during the Warring States Period.

Lu Yuan was a native of Qi State and was good at casting bronze ware. This cup is one of his masterpieces.

But his temper was very weird. Even if King Qi came, he would refuse to make bronzes because he was not feeling well.

However, because of his superb skills, King Qi did not dare to use force on him. Instead, he gave him a big gift every time.

Finally, Lu Yuan was moved and made this cup.

After the Qin Dynasty was unified, the whereabouts of the cup were unknown.

He had only seen descriptions of this cup in literature. At that time, he thought it was very unbelievable. How could the ancients carve such a lifelike picture? After all, the level of craftsmanship at that time was low. Only large bronze vessels could be carved to show the details. Such a small bronze cup , if you want to carve it lifelike, it is difficult to reach the sky.

However, after Lin Ran carefully observed the cultural relics in his hands, he couldn't help but sigh and gave his evaluation.

"This cup is very precious. Not only is it beautifully cast, it also has high historical value."

Yang Guozhi smiled with a smile on his face, "I haven't heard of Lu Yuan's name. Can you introduce him to him?"

"He was a top craftsman who was in high demand for making bronzes at that time." Lin Ran briefly talked about his background, and Yang Guo nodded.

The historical value of this bronze cup is self-evident, and its artistic value is immeasurable.

These patterns are exquisite and precise, each showing unique characteristics and beauty. They are very different from the bronze casting level at that time and have great research value.

"If it were auctioned, I estimate that this cup would fetch at least 20 yuan." Lin Ran gave an accurate estimate for the first time.