Chapter 174 - Chapter 174: Chapter 147 Is this foundation too strong? (Please subscribe)_2 (2/2)
Chen Hui nodded to him in greeting.
Gao Qinglin, however, glanced over coldly, his expression indifferent.
Before long,
the host announced the start of the “Ceremony for the Repatriation of Overseas Artifacts,” and after speeches from both sides, the 27 returned artifacts were revealed one by one, cradled by the ceremonial hostesses.
Since Lin Chuan, Youyou, and others were not seated in the front row, they watched the event through the images displayed on the large screen.
“What is that piece?”
Having never been involved with antiques or artifacts before, Youyou started to learn about these subjects after Lin Chuan had given her a “Ming Hongwu Blue and White Peony Pattern Jade Spring Vase.”
Lin Chuan glanced at it and answered, “That’s a ‘Jadeite Cyan Dragon Teaching Son Pattern Lid Vase,’ a late Qing period artifact.”
“And the piece next to it?”
Youyou looked on with the curiosity of a child, blinking her eyes, and pressed on with her question.
Lin Chuan turned his head toward Youyou and smiled, “That’s a ‘White Jade Bird-shaped Pair Box,’ also from the late Qing period, belonging to the Gong Prince Mansion along with the jadeite vase we just discussed.”
“What’s the Gong Prince Mansion?”
“The Gong Prince Mansion, well, it’s the largest princely mansion complex of the Qing Dynasty, built by Prince Gong Yixu in the 45th year of Qianlong reign, which is 1780, and starting in 1912, a large number of artifacts and treasures began to flow out of the mansion overseas…”
“That vase is beautiful!”
“It’s a Qing Kangxi Lang Kiln Red Water Chestnut Vase. Lang kiln red glaze, this particular vase is a fine example of Lang kiln red porcelain.”
“Lin Chuan, there’s a piece of bronze ware over there.”
“That’s a ‘Fengxing Uncle Gui,’ a piece of late Western Zhou bronze ware, found in a hoard of bronzes in Famen Town, Baoji City, around 1984. This piece was stolen and lost overseas.”
Lin Chuan patiently explained to Youyou, who was full of curiosity, as if he were reciting treasures from his own collection.
At this moment,
the others attending the event had initially not paid much attention, but as Lin Chuan explained each artifact, expressions of surprise gradually appeared on their faces and they couldn’t help but give Lin Chuan a few more glances.
Even Old Bai, a specialist in artifact restoration, couldn’t help but be taken aback after listening to Lin Chuan’s explanations.
Wasn’t this knowledge a bit too extensive?
Youyou also stared at Lin Chuan in astonishment.
She had only asked casually, hoping to close the distance between herself and Lin Chuan, but she had not expected Lin Chuan to reel off answers smoothly, without hesitation or pause.
“You really know it all?”
Youyou looked at Lin Chuan, her eyes bright and nearly sparkling with admiration.
She suddenly began to believe Lin Chuan’s boastful claim, “If I don’t join the table, they won’t dare to pick up their chopsticks.”
It could really be possible!
Truly my treasure of a man, oh no, my treasured author!
“These are all basic knowledge; I think many people would know them,” Lin Chuan said with a smile.
“Old Bai, what about that jade vase?” Youyou turned to Old Bai, who was sitting next to Lin Chuan, pointing at a jade pot displayed on the screen and asked with a smile.
“Er…”
Old Bai was at a loss for words, struggling to answer, and finally confessed, “Sister-in-law, I only recognize the first ‘Jadeite Cyan Dragon Teaching Son Pattern Lid Vase’; I’m not familiar with the others.”
Shortly after,
Youyou turned her gaze back to Lin Chuan, blinking her eyes.
Lin Chuan rubbed his temples and then lifted his gaze to the screen, which was showing a jade vase.
This particular piece was the artifact that he had mistakenly replicated in the virtual world.
— A Qing Dynasty Chinese tangled branch pattern thin-walled jade vase.
Lin Chuan’s face broke into a smile: “It’s a Qing dynasty Chinese tangled branch pattern thin-walled jade vase, hmm?”
Suddenly, a change passed over Lin Chuan’s expression.
Could this ‘Qing Dynasty Chinese tangled branch pattern thin-walled jade vase’ be fake?