Chapter 676 The True Face of the Bronze Head Statue

After the bank transaction, Zhao Yue got the bronze head of the sheep's head. After leaving the bank, Cowell couldn't help asking, "Mr. Zhao, is this really your family's rental?"

Zhao Yue smiled and said, "Is there any difference now? You have got your money, and now this thing belongs to me!"

Cowell smiled awkwardly, shook hands with Zhao Yue, and then walked to the roadside to recruit a taxi to leave.

Zhao Ding saw that there were no outsiders present and asked, "Dad, what are you going to do with this?"

Zhao Yue said, "Find a hotel to open a room first, and break the mud tire on this thing!"

The three of them walked to the side of the car and were about to get on the car. At this time, a car came over and parked next to it. An old man in his sixties showed his face and shouted, "Yun Yao!"

Zhou Yunyao walked over and shouted, "Gunpa!"

The door was opened. Zhou Yunyao's grandfather got out of the car and asked with a smile, "Yunyao! Why don't you introduce it to your grandfather?

Zhou Yunyao's tender face turned red in an instant. She lowered her head, pinched the corners of her clothes with her fingers, and whispered, "This is my classmate Zhao Ding. This is Zhao Ding's father here!" Uncle, this is my grandfather, Dong Jingxian, the curator of the Cultural Relics Museum!"

Zhao Yue hurriedly said, "Oh, it turned out to be Yun Yao's grandfather. Hello, Director Dong! I'm Zhao Yue!"

Zhao Ding also felt embarrassed and shouted, "Good, Grandpa!"

"Hahaha, your boy's mouth is quite sweet!" Dong Jing praised Zhao Ding first, then reached out and shook hands with Zhao Yue. He smiled and said, "I heard from my daughter a few days ago that there was something wrong with my granddaughter during this period. It turned out that she was in love!" All right! It's good to be young. My granddaughter's vision is very high. She can favor Ling Lang, which shows that Ling Lang is good enough!"

Zhao Yue smiled and said, "Don't praise him like this. If you praise him again, he will have his tail up to the sky!"

Dong Jingxian shook his head and said, "This is not an old man's praise. In fact, he is very excellent. It's great that he can identify this dusty national treasure on the stall!"

Zhao Yue suddenly realized that after a long time, the two children had already told Dong Jingxian the news, so he said, "Mr. Dong, if you are not in a hurry, let's talk about it in a teahouse?"

Dong Jingxian immediately agreed that he was originally here for something. If Zhao Yue didn't say this, he would also propose to find a detailed discussion.

The four of them found a teahouse nearby. After sitting down, Zhao Yue said to Zhao Ding, "Go and find some newspapers!"

Zhao Ding said, "Oh, okay!"

After Zhao Ding left, Dong Jingxian asked, "Mr. Zhao, are you really sure that this thing is a sheep?"

Zhao Yue nodded and said, "I'm not sure if I haven't seen it before, but I can basically confirm it after seeing it!" This is the real one! You see, the mud tire was wrapped up later, but its shape remains in its original shape, and red copper is still exposed in the hollow under the base. Its composition is the same as the few pieces that have been recovered!"

Dong Jing first touched the white beard, frowned and said, "It shouldn't be! After the Yuanmingyuan Garden was burned down, all these things were swept overseas. How could it appear in China? And it's also covered with a layer of mud tires?"

Zhao Yue took a sip of the teacup and said, "I'm afraid no one knows the specific reason, but one thing is that twelve bronze heads will not be taken away by one person, and one person can't carry so much. The weight of this thing is not light, that is to say, these ten The two bronze heads were taken away by many people. It is not clear whether all these people went back in the end. Why was it wrapped in a layer of mud tires? I guess it is likely that a patriotic collector found this thing 70 or 80 years ago and wanted to donate it to the political axe, but at that time, the political axe was chaotic. Once it was donated, it was likely to be not preserved, so I thought of this method of outsourcing the mud tire to hide it. I hope that when it is peaceful and prosperous, some connounists can send it. Now it is it! If you want to know why it appeared in China, you can actually find the vendor who sold it and ask him where he received it."

"It makes sense!" Dong Jing nodded first and said, "I don't know if Mr. Zhao is free today? If you are free, why don't we go to Fanjiayuan to find the vendor? Find out the context of the matter?

Zhao Yue smiled and said, "Since you have talked to Mr. Dong, no matter how busy I am, I have to go!" Otherwise, if you whisper a few words in front of your granddaughter, my son will suffer!"

"Hahaha!" Dong Jing laughed first and then said, "Mr. Zhao is really funny!" Zhou Yunyao sat aside and her face turned red, and she looked very shy.

Not long after, Zhao Ding came back with a pile of newspapers. Zhao Yue picked up the sheep's head and said, "P spread the newspaper on the ground!"

Zhao Ding and Zhou Yunyao hurriedly spread the newspaper on the ground, and then Zhao Yue put the sheep's head on the newspaper, but his hand did not leave the sheep's head. He only heard a slight "click" sound. Then, the mud tire wrapped the sheep's head began to slowly crack. After a minute, the crack covered the whole mud tire, and the mud The debris of the tire began to slide down slowly.

Dong Jingxian and Zhou Yunyao were stunned and thought, what kind of means is this? Not to mention that these cracks are very even, it is not possible for ordinary people to break this mud tire.

Before long, all the mud tires turned into a pile of plaster piled up on the base of the sheep's head, and then the sheep's head showed its true face. The copper it uses is an alloy copper specially refined for the court. It contains many precious metals, with a deep color and fine light. It has gone through the wind and rain without rusting, which can be called unique. The casting is fine, and the surface is also carved with fine chiseling. The subtle parts such as animal fluff are all chiseled and forged, which is clear and realistic. The key parts such as the nose, eyes, ears and the wrinkles on the nose and neck are very delicate, without a trace of sloppiness, showing a very high level of craftsmanship.

Dong Jing first took out the magnifying glass and observed it for a long time before muttering, "This is true, it is it, it is it!" Finally, I found another one!"

From 1,500 US dollars for the bronze statue of the head of the horse in 1985 to 1,400 million euros for the bronze statue of the head of the rat and the head of the rabbit. In 24 years, the bronze statue of the beast's head in Yuanmingyuan has increased by 12,000 times in 24 years. Just from the perspective of the pure art auction market, the price today is far greater than the intrinsic value of these two cultural relics. Use the national feelings of the Chinese people to carry out malicious commercial hype.

Dong Jing first made an overview, took out a brush from the toolbox with him, and said, "Xiao Ding, come on, bring the sheep's head to the table!"

Zhao Ding hurriedly said, "Oh, okay!"

Zhou Yunyao immediately took away the tea set, wiped the table clean, and covered it with newspapers. Zhao Ding then gently put the sheep's head on the table.

Dong Jingxian began to brush the sheep's head gently with a brush. The plaster attached to the sheep's head was gradually cleaned up. The sheep's head emitted a deep metallic luster. The hair and sheep's whiskers were clearly visible, very delicate, and the craftsmanship was at its peak.

The old guy brushed for half an hour, and the action of each brush was very slow, and the strength was consistent. Zhao Ding and Zhou Yunyao were almost impatient.

After brushing, Dong Jing first took the brush and took out the magnifying glass to observe carefully. After more than ten minutes, he put down the magnifying glass and breathed a sigh of relief. He put the magnifying Jing into his pocket and said to Zhao Yue, "Mr. Zhao, I have a ruthless invitation! I don't know if I should say it or not?

Zhao Yue nodded and said, "Mr. Dong, please speak!"

Dong Jing hesitated for a moment, but said slowly, "I want to ask Mr. Zhao to sell this sheep's head to our museum!"

Zhao Yue muttered, "It's really difficult to sell it to the museum!" You also know that the mouse head was auctioned for 14 million euros. In the case of the museum, I'm afraid I can't afford so much money, right?

Dong Jingxian said awkwardly, "This..." He was very embarrassed. His original intention was to let Zhao Yue sell it to the museum first. When he said this, he wanted Zhao Yue to be embarrassed to ask for money and donate it directly to the court. Who knew that Zhao Yue seemed to have no awareness of this at all. He directly said that the museum could not afford it, which made his little thought completely useless.

Zhao Ding said next to him, "Dad, are you really going to sell money? Besides, who can spend so much money to buy it in China? Even if someone has this spare money, I'm afraid they don't dare to buy it! Besides, for such a national treasure, the Cultural Relics Law has a rule that it must be handed over to the court.

Zhao Yue almost jumped up angrily after listening to his son's words. Is this still his own son? Unexpectedly, he helped this outsider cheat his father! He stared and said, "You should read the cultural relics law carefully again!" What must be handed over to the court is the ownerless cultural relics that have just been unearthed. What I paid for is my personal one! If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense, okay? I usually ask you to read more books, but now this kind of joke comes out. According to your statement, all the antiques collected by collectors are from the imperial court? If the court wants to take it away, just take it away?"

"This!" Zhao Ding was speechless when asked, and his face turned red. He didn't consider this layer. He was also reprimanded by his father, and he couldn't wait to find a crack to get in immediately.

Dong Jingxian smiled and solved the embarrassment: "Xiao Ding, your father is right. The Cultural Relics Management Law stipulates that the unearthed cultural relics should be handed over to the court, and the court allows private collection of cultural relics. In accordance with the principle of voluntariness, the cultural relics handed over to the court should be regarded as free donation. The relevant departments will award certificates of honor. If the donated cultural relics have made significant discoveries or major contributions to national history and archaeological research, they will be rewarded according to the research results and value, which are both spiritual and material (including bonuses). The level of cultural relics donated to which level needs to be issued an appraisal certificate of the authoritative department. But no matter what level of cultural relics, they are donated to the country for free. However, national laws allow individuals to collect cultural relics, and they will never require the personal collection of cultural relics to be handed in.

(to be continued)