Chapter 0626 – Antique Shops Abroad (I)

Although did not see Hugo found the Greek words, also did not hit Quasimodo knocked the eardrums of the 13-ton bronze bell, but Notre Dame de Paris still gives Zhuang Rui a mysterious and unpredictable feeling.

After coming down from the bell tower, Zhuang Rui saw a sculpture that was stored in a glass cabinet, his face slightly shook, looked to Qin Xuan Bing and asked, “Xuan Bing, this statue, what is going on?”

This sculpture shows Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross, the mother of the dead son in the arms of the immense grief of the scene, the mother of the lowered curtains, infinite sorrow to look at the arms of Jesus, the expression is very evocative, marble in the hands of the artist was given life.

Just let Zhuang Rui shocked, not the expressive power of this sculpture, but because Zhuang Rui through the glass seen inside the sculpture, contains extremely rich purple aura, if according to the time to project words, this should be a piece of 14 ~ 15 century works.

Since Zhuang Rui began to pay attention to play antiques, contact has always been domestic objects, although in the pawnshop in Zhonghai, has seen foreign paintings and luxury goods, but those things, there is no presence of aura, even if there is, but also some of the gemstone things.

Like this 100% is carved out by human sculpture, is the first Zhuang Rui see contains aura of foreign artwork, inside the aura of the richness of the degree, no less than Zhuang Rui’s that “stereo sword”.

Zhuang Rui this time out, also want to know, foreign “antique” artwork inside, whether it will contain aura, now Zhuang Rui know, art is indeed regardless of national boundaries, the value of this sculpture, I’m afraid it will not be lower than any of his collection.

“Zhuang Rui, you don’t even know this? This is the treasure of Notre Dame de Paris, Michelangelo’s sculpture when he was 25 years old, Sorrowful Cut ah!”

Qin Xuan Bing was a bit surprised by Zhuang Rui’s question and said with a smile, “Back then, when this work came out, it caused a huge sensation, and people didn’t believe that such an outstanding work would come from the hands of a young man who was only 25 years old. For this reason, Michelangelo engraved his name on the sash on the chest of the Madonna in the statue, which is also the only work he signed his name in his life.”

Listening to the words of Qin Xuan Bing, Zhuang Rui put his hand on the glass, hate to take a hammer to break this glass, will be inside the sculpture to carry away, estimated that year’s Allied Forces of the Eight Powers in Beijing, is so dry.

Of course, this mind can only think about it, those big nose French police, I’m afraid they will not understand Zhuang Rui kind of Chinese culture.

After leaving Notre Dame, Qin Xuanbing brought Zhuang Rui to the Paris Guimet Museum, Qin Xuanbing had come before, she knew that there are many Chinese cultural relics, thought Zhuang Rui would like.

After each person spent six euros to enter the Guimet Museum, when seeing the first item hanging on the wall, Zhuang Rui’s face immediately became a little ugly.

It was a picture of “Amitabha Western Pure Land Transformation”, from the style, Zhuang Rui immediately recognized that it was from China from Dunhuang Shengtang period of product, and next to it, “Pratyekabuddha riding an elephant” and “walking monks statue”, both represent the Shengtang art influence on the Buddhist world of masterpieces.

Walking through this museum is almost like being in China, and almost all of the pieces in the collection, are from China.

That placed under the glass cover of the “white jade tiger” jade carving, tiger side walking on the clouds above the air, the body lines yin carving, simple and fluent, momentum, masculine and mysterious, obviously is the work of the Western Han Dynasty, if placed in the domestic auction, at least worth more than fifty million dollars.

And that the double beast ears, four feet square seat, the top cover has been lost, the mouth decorated with a circle back to the phoenix pattern, the abdomen with hooked lightning pattern composed of bronze, to Zhuang Rui’s eyes, should belong to the late Yin Shang works, is also a priceless treasure.

Followed by Zhuang Rui side of Qin Xuan Bing do not know, Zhuang Rui looked at these precious cultural relics, the heart is more angry, those obviously with violence to take down the Buddha’s head, stored in the glass to hang on the wall of the huge “Kangxi South Patrol Map”, see Zhuang Rui heart straight to block.

Through the eyes of the aura of observation, Zhuang Rui know, these objects, all of them are true, and its origin, needless to say, are the year these foreign devils with guns knocked open the door of China to snatch, in a foreign country to appreciate their own national treasures, Zhuang Rui heart has an unspeakable feeling.

In fact, the objects here, not only when the havoc was robbed, there are many is the so-called adventurers, taking advantage of China’s civil unrest, as well as its low price, smuggled out of China.

Like that year, Dunhuang’s stupid Wang Daoren (on the two goods can only be called so), just for the sake of coveting the area of four horseshoe silver, 200 silver, will be 24 boxes of scriptures and 5 boxes of Buddhist paintings, sold to the British Hungarian Stein, the legacy of the left behind, leaving the devastation of the Mogao Grottoes frescoes. (paralyzed, write this really angry, hate to pull out the king of Taoist flogging)

See some Chinese tourists in the museum, in the fuss pointing out those things that belong to their own country, Zhuang Rui heart is more the year the sins of the gang of Qing Dynasty braid ancestors eighteen generations have turned out to curse a meal.

“Do not look at it, not interesting ……”

Zhuang Rui some interest, compared to China’s many precious cultural relics placed in foreign museums for people to visit, Zhuang Rui more hope is foreign works of art, can be placed in China’s museums.

Just now China, although more developed than before a lot, but the comprehensive national strength is still not, if you can like the United States as often as the stick show a little muscle words, perhaps when the so-called “Eight-Power Allied Forces” will obediently and automatically will be more than a century ago looted property back to China.

“What’s the matter, dear, these things are the most precious cultural relics! Don’t you like them?”

Qin Xuan Bing grew up in Hong Kong and studied abroad for a long time, she was very ignorant of that part of China’s history, so she couldn’t understand Zhuang Rui’s feelings at this moment.

“It’s precious no doubt, I also like it, but I prefer them to be stored in a museum in China rather than being placed here, which can only mean one thing, which is that all these things were robbed by robbers!”

Zhuang Rui’s emotion was a bit excited, his words were spoken loudly, many Chinese tourists around them heard it, everyone’s face showed a contemplative look, Zhuang Rui’s those words, made their heart also a bit touched, their face no longer had that excited expression.

“I’m sorry, Rui, I didn’t know about this.”

Seeing Zhuang Rui’s excited look, Qin Xuan Bing apologized to Zhuang Rui with some guilt.

“Hehe, it’s none of your business, it’s fine, let’s go!”

Zhuang Rui smiled and put his arm around Qin Xuan Bing, his right hand on her soft waist, and led Qin Xuan Bing out of the museum.

“Right, Xuan Bing, are there any antique stores in this Paris? That is, like our ‘Xuan Rui Zhai’, something that specializes in selling old objects?”

After walking out of the museum, Zhuang Rui’s heart moved, since the aura in his eyes can distinguish foreign artifacts, why can’t he taobao pick up leaks in foreign countries?

As long as it is cultural relics, there are always some pearls in the dust, maybe there will be some treasures left behind in the folk it, Zhuang Rui’s “fixed light sword” and that piece of black pottery Lungkou, are not all in the antique market inside to find it!

“Antique store? I really don’t know, let me think about it …….”

Qin Xuan Bing had not paid attention to these things before, after hearing Zhuang Rui’s words, thought for a moment and suddenly said: “I remember, in the sixth district seems to have a street, which sells some strange and bizarre things, why don’t we go and take a look?”

After Qin Xuan Bing finished speaking, she then said, “But Zhuang Rui, I’m not sure that there is an antique store there!”

Zhuang Rui knows that his mood today is not very good, affecting Qin Xuan Bing, the heart is also a little embarrassed, and then held Qin Xuan Bing’s hand, said: “Nothing, let’s go and take a look! Anyway, Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower have been there, let’s just think of it as shopping.”

The sixth district of Paris, also known as the “Luxembourg district” is located on the south bank of the Seine-et-Marne, with many stores, cinemas, theaters, etc., and the vast Luxembourg Park is also in this district.

Like the French Academy, Architecture, Dentistry, Mineralogy and many other colleges and primary and secondary schools, the French House of Lords building is in the Luxembourg Park, the cultural atmosphere is extremely strong.

Zhuang Rui they are now in the sixteenth district, took a cab after more than half an hour, only to find the place that Qin Xuanbing said.

According to the English-speaking French driver introduction, this is called Furstemberg Street, is an extremely quiet and full of the left bank literary atmosphere of the street, he did not know what is called antiques, but know that there are many things with a long history.

And Qin Xuan Bing holding hands walking in this obviously not many people in the street, Zhuang Rui feeling, although this is not as famous as the Paris Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame, Fragrance Street and other attractions, but it is another intellectual and sensual side, exudes a different Parisian romantic flavor.

Both sides of the street are some of the very classical decoration style stores, this is a kind of attempt to Zhuang Rui’s mind, pulling Qin Xuan Bing a family of shopping up.

Qin Xuan Bing took a “Pinocchio” in the big nose Pinocchio’s puppet, looked to Zhuang Rui, eyes unabashedly said: “Zhuang Rui, this is so cute ah!”

“Buy it!”

Zhuang Rui nodded heavily, he didn’t know whether he was right or wrong to come here, because after half a day’s shopping, most of the objects in these stores were interesting things, although there were also imitation Renaissance oil paintings as well as some works of art, but they obviously didn’t meet Zhuang Rui’s requirements.

More than an hour shopping down, Zhuang Rui no gain, but the hand is full of Qin Xuan Bing purchased gadgets.