Ning Jiayan said, "This is Mr. Qiu from Changsheng Antique Shop. I asked him to come over and help me judge the antiques."
Peng Shiqing nodded and led the two of them to sit on the sofa.
Ning Jiayan glanced at the people sitting in the living room. He didn't expect that Mr. Peng had invited so many people.
It seems that everyone is here for the painting of the Heavenly King Delivering a Child, so it may not be so easy for him to get this painting today.
When Ning Jiayan's eyes swept over Yan Ning, his gaze paused on Yan Ning's face.
It’s not that I feel amazing, but I feel that it looks familiar, as if I have seen it somewhere.
Yan Ning noticed his gaze and looked over.
Ning Jiayan met those cold eyes without feeling embarrassed. He gave her a polite smile and then looked away.
Everyone was present, and no one could contain their excitement anymore, so they all looked at Yan Ning.
Mu Lao spoke in a gentle tone:
"This little girl is so young, yet she understands these antique calligraphy and paintings.
I heard from Mr. Peng that you have a painting of Wu Daozi's Heavenly King Delivering a Child.
I wonder if you could show it to us now?"
Yan Ning nodded slightly and picked up the box beside the sofa.
The table in the middle of the living room happened to be quite large, so there was no need to move it to other places to watch things.
Cheng Jingyi ordered the servants to clear away the teacups and fruit plates on the table.
Yan Ning placed the box on the table in front of her, opened it, took out the contents one by one, and then placed the empty box on the ground.
She then unwrapped the cotton cloth that wrapped the antiques, and the first thing she took out was a wine jug with a blue and white peony pattern.
Everyone's eyes were on the blue and white pot with peony pattern.
"This is Ming Yongle blue and white porcelain!"
Mr. Su from the Antique Appraisal Center is indeed a knowledgeable appraiser. He could tell the age of this blue and white porcelain at a glance.
Mr. Qiu showed a look of admiration.
Knowing that it is blue and white porcelain from the Ming Dynasty is nothing, but it is not easy to tell which year of the Ming Dynasty it was unearthed.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Ning opened the cotton cloth and took out the Tang Sancai horse.
Everyone's attention was instantly drawn over.
This tri-color horse is a galloping horse figurine, with its four hooves appearing to be galloping into the air.
"Wonderful! So beautiful!" Old Mu exclaimed in admiration.
Mr. Su stood up and picked up the three-colored horse to examine it. "I've only seen three-colored standing horses from the Tang Dynasty, but this is the first time I've seen a galloping horse."
After carefully observing it for a few minutes, he gently placed it on the table and nodded in affirmation:
"It's authentic, and as far as I know, it's the only Tang Dynasty three-colored terracotta horse galloping horse currently on the market."
After these words were spoken, all three parties present showed a look of determination to win.
Mu Lao was more concerned about the picture of the Heavenly King Delivering a Child. He looked at Yan Ning and urged:
"Little girl, quickly take out that picture of the Heavenly King delivering a child and show it to us."
Everyone's eyes turned to Yan Ning again, staring closely at the movements of her hands.
Yan Ning took out a pair of white gloves from his bag and put them on his hands, then pulled the scroll out of the cloth bag.
Then he untied the string on the scroll, placed it on the table, and slowly unfolded the scroll with his right hand, laying it completely flat on the table.
The pattern on the scroll appeared before everyone.
Yan Ning retreated to the sofa and sat down.
Everyone else stood up and gathered around the table, staring at the picture of the Heavenly King Delivering a Child on the table.
Mr. Su took out a pair of gloves and a magnifying glass from somewhere, put on the gloves, and took the magnifying glass to observe the calligraphy and painting carefully.
Mr. Qiu of Changsheng Antiques was no longer worried about showing off in front of Mr. Su.
He also took out gloves from his pocket and put them on, then took out a magnifying glass and bent down to observe carefully.
Showing off? What kind of showing off? He's just being humble and eager to learn.
I'm afraid you can only see this kind of good thing once, and if you miss it, you will never see it again.
Who knows whether the person who bought and collected this calligraphy and painting will be willing to take it out for others to appreciate in the future.
Mu Laoxian took a quick look and exclaimed, "Wonderful! Wonderful!"
The picture of the Heavenly King Delivering a Child is also known as the picture of the Birth of Sakyamuni.
There are two plots in the painting.
Fierce and peaceful, strange and normal, noble and humble, dynamic and static, form contrasts and reflections, yet blend and match everywhere.
After watching for a while, Ning Jiayan retreated to the sofa and sat down.
He doesn't understand antique calligraphy and paintings, nor does he like to collect them, but the old man in his family likes these things.
The old man's birthday was coming soon, and he was worrying about what gift to give when he received a call from Peng Shiqing.
Everyone in the circle knows that the old man of the Ning family likes to collect antique calligraphy and paintings very much.
Peng Shiqing called him because he wanted to invite Mr. Ning through him to appreciate a painting by Wu Daozi called Heavenly King Delivering a Child.
He thought about it and realized that he didn't know what gift to give, so he might as well buy the calligraphy and painting without telling the old man, and then give him a surprise on his birthday.
But I didn't expect that General Peng invited so many people to come and watch. It seems that he plans to give it to the one with the highest bid.
But looking at the current situation, it might not be his turn to buy this painting.
But you can still fight for the Tang Sancai. If all else fails... a Ming blue and white porcelain will also be fine.
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