"President Li, you're incredibly knowledgeable about cultural relics and antiques," Liang Shuo praised. "I've been working in this field for so many years, and I still can't say I can tell the real thing from the fake at a glance."
Li Mingqing smiled and said, "I do have this talent."
Zhu Heqing: "Teacher, I told you that Dean Li has the real talent."
"It's so genuine. Honestly, I'd like to invite you to be the museum's special appraiser right now."
Zhao Yuanyang also said: "Yes, Dean Li, are you interested?"
"I'm certainly interested in cultural relics, but I don't need to be an appraiser," Li Mingqing declined. "I don't have the time."
"What a pity," Liang Shuo said regretfully.
Zhao Yuanyang stared at the Ming Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup and couldn't take his eyes off it.
He admired Li Mingqing's selflessness.
Willing to donate such precious porcelain to the museum.
"President Li, you are welcome to visit the museum when you have time."
"Okay, I used to take my children to museums often. There are countless treasures there, and we can get a glimpse into the wisdom and aesthetics of the ancients."
Zhu Heqing carefully closed the wooden box.
He smiled and said, "I thought it would need to be repaired, but I didn't expect it to be so well preserved."
"Oh, there's another picture."
Li Mingqing calmly took out a scroll.
Liang Shuo looked at the scroll in his hand and said excitedly, "Dean Li, judging from the paper, this should be a painting from the Northern Song Dynasty."
"Teacher Liang has a good eye. It is indeed a painting from the Northern Song Dynasty."
Zhao Yuanyang thought for a moment, looked at Li Mingqing in disbelief, and said in a trembling voice:
"Could it be... a painting by Wang Ximeng?"
Zhu Heqing's eyes widened again. "Wang Ximeng! During the reign of Zheng He in the Northern Song Dynasty? I've only heard of it."
Liang Shuo: "Wang Ximeng was personally mentored by Emperor Huizong of Song and created a masterpiece at the age of eighteen. Unfortunately, he died young."
Li Mingqing opened the scroll, just a little bit.
Zhao Yuanyang stretched out his hand: "Wait a moment, let me prepare myself mentally."
Not only him, Liang Shuo and Zhu Heqing also took a deep breath.
"It should be what we are thinking of, a peerless treasure of green and blue landscape from the Northern Song Dynasty."
"Ready? I'm open."
Li Mingqing opened the scroll with a smile.
It is more than fifty centimeters wide and nearly twelve meters long.
As the scroll opened, he heard the three people beside him gasp.
Liang Shuo: "It is truly the pinnacle of blue-green landscape painting. I never thought I would be able to see such a magnificent painting in my lifetime."
"The main colors are malachite green and azurite, which remain vibrant and eye-catching after hundreds of years. The fusion of ink and wash techniques and green and blue colors creates a new style of large green and blue landscape painting."
“Look at this grand narrative composition!”
Li Mingqing spread the scroll flat on the table. The table was not long enough, so he lifted the scroll and prepared to move it to the ground.
Liang Shuo's heart skipped a beat. "Dean Li, please take a look at these first."
"Yes, so as not to accidentally damage the painting," Zhu Heqing said, and then felt that he had said the wrong thing.
Li Mingqing smiled and said, "Okay."
"Dean Li, I really don't know what to say. This is so shocking." Zhao Yuanyang looked at him eagerly. "This painting should be hung in a museum so that everyone can see the work of this talented young man. Thank you very much for your generosity and love."
Li Mingqing nodded and introduced:
"The scroll is divided into six sections, depicting rivers, mountains, villages, bridges, and fishing boats, showcasing an idealized landscape of the Northern Song Dynasty. The scroll employs the three-perspective technique of high, deep, and flat distances, creating a rich rhythmic spatial hierarchy."
Zhu Heqing said ashamedly, "Dean Li, you have a deeper understanding of painting than I do."
"Thank you for your compliment. It's just a hobby," he said modestly.
Liang Shuo and Zhao Yuanyang were eager for Li Mingqing to join them.
I was skeptical before coming here.
Now they only hate themselves for being frogs in a well.
Li Mingqing was far more professional than they had imagined. Until this moment, Liang Shuo and Zhao Yuanyang believed that he could tell the authenticity of a product at a glance.
Liang Shuo: "This painting symbolizes the prosperity and grandeur of the Northern Song Dynasty and is imbued with a sense of family and country."
"Every stroke is flawless, the distant mountains and nearby waters are full of spiritual energy."
"What a genius! The eighteen-year-old Wang Ximeng used his life to illuminate the thousand-year-old green landscape."
"A masterpiece of Chinese aesthetics."
Zhao Yuanyang looked at his excited appearance and smiled at Li Mingqing embarrassedly.
Li Mingqing: "I understand."
"President Li, thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to see such a masterpiece," Liang Shuo shook his hand tightly.
Five minutes later, the three of them gradually calmed down.
Li Mingqing carefully closed the scroll and put it aside.
“For now, I’m only donating these two to the museum.”
Zhu Heqing was shocked.
Only?
Each of these two pieces is priceless.
You actually used "only"?
At this moment, even if Li Mingqing just let Liang Shuo and the other two take a look, they would be grateful to Li Mingqing for giving them the opportunity to feast their eyes.
Not to mention his selfless donation to the museum.
"On behalf of the museum, I thank you for your donation."
"Thanks you."
"President Li, what you have done deserves respect and praise."
Li Mingqing waved his hand and said with a smile, "These are treasures left by our ancestors. Donating cultural relics is like finding a better home for old items. They will be well protected in the museum, and their stories will be told to everyone who sees them. It is my respect for them and also a way to share culture."
Liang Shuo and the other two couldn't help but applaud.
They are far behind in terms of ideological awareness.
"President Li, these two cultural relics are on display in the museum today. I sincerely invite you to come and see them," Liang Shuo made a very sincere invitation.
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