?)or!??5:o?3bk?g79?(5?n.d??+??%??? After a few minutes of going in, I was holding two exquisite wooden boxes in my hand, indicating that the collection might be very unusual.r

"Well, these two are bronze Buddhas, but one is more refined, and the other is more alternative. It depends on which one you like." r

Li Yi nodded and opened the wooden box above first.r

This is a bronze gilded Sakyamuni sitting statue with an inscription. It has a realistic shape and gorgeous clothes. What is even more commendable is that the entire Buddha statue is not damaged at all, and even the gilded ones fall off. It looks golden and brilliant and grand! r

"The copper gilt sitting Buddha from the Yongle period is still preserved so well. This one is probably worth a little money."

The current record of the Buddha statue auction market is a bronze statue of Karma Kagyu founder, the founder of Karma Kagyu, the first generation Karma Ba Dusong Chinba. It should be a work from the Yuan Dynasty, worth over 400 million soft sister coins. Then next is a copper gilt sitting Buddha in Yongle style, worth 236 million, which is coincidentally also a statue of Sakyamuni.r

As for the bronze Buddhas worth tens of millions, there are many. Yongle styles, which are so exquisite. If they are bigger, they may easily exceed 100 million!

This one must be the more exquisite one. When I remember Fujita said that the other one was more alternative, Li Yi was a little looking forward to it. Could it be that it was like the statue of the I-life Karmapa Dusong Chinba, which is from Tantric Buddhism?

When Li Yi opened the box and took out the Buddha statue, he was stunned. This one was not a Buddha statue. This one was clearly a Taoist statue of a god general. Well, if it was this shape, it should be a water god general! r

Taoism initially did not worship statues, only gods or murals. The statues worshiped by gods probably rose in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. There were about dozens of Taoist statues from the Wei, Jin and Sui dynasties that have been preserved to this day, mainly stone carvings. At this time, Taoist statues were greatly influenced by Buddhist statues in terms of skills and styles. r

By the Song and Yuan dynasties, Taoist statue art had reached a very high level. Not only did it shape it in addition to Buddha statues, but it also had its own system, and both artistic expression techniques and craftsmanship skills had an important influence on the sculpture art exhibition in China. By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Taoist statue art was further proficient, but it was biased, with more craftsmanship and lack of courage, which also reflected the comparison of the forces between the two Buddhist and Taoist schools at that time.

Compared with Buddhist statues, the market for Taoist statues is much smaller, and its price is even more incomparable.r

The reason why Li Yi knew this water god general was mainly because a Taoist bronze gold-plated water god general statue from the Yuan Dynasty was sold at an auction a while ago, with a transaction amount of more than 89 million yuan.r

But that is an exception, because the water god will reach 2.16 meters!

This water god general is not much different from that one. He is wearing dark golden armor, holding a golden stick-like weapon, stepping on auspicious clouds, standing on eyebrows, and looking fierce. If the Taoist bun on his head is ignored, it is indeed somewhat similar to those guardian god generals in Buddhism.r

"I actually mistakenly thought the Taoist gods and generals for a Buddha statue, or said it was a bit alternative." Li Yi shook his head with a laugh and cry. If he really thought so, the price of this statue would be difficult to negotiate. r

"Mr. Fujita, have you seen this before?" Li Yi pointed to the Taoist priest bun on the statue's head. He remembered that there seemed to be no Taoist priest in Japan, so it was normal not to know him.r

"This one looks like a samurai bun, but it doesn't look like it, so I said this statue is a bit alternative."

Well, Li Yi nodded helplessly and carefully studied this Taoist statue first. If it is valuable, please help him popularize the difference between Taoist statues and Buddhist statues. If it is not valuable, then let him continue to sell it according to Buddhist statues.r

If one day he could really sell the statues according to the Buddhist statues, the buyer deserved it and even bought the statues of Buddha. Even Taoism and Buddhism can't tell the difference, and he deserved it if he was cheated! r

Soon, he roughly confirmed that this statue of the water god general should be a product of the same era as the huge size of the auction. However, this is also in line with the historical exhibition. After all, because of Genghis Khan's admiration for the real person in Changchun, Taoism was relatively easy to live in the Yuan Dynasty.

If you have confirmed that it is indeed worth collecting, it is necessary to teach Fujita a lesson. Fortunately, the Internet is now available, otherwise it would be a very troublesome thing to explain this issue clearly and not let the other party think that it is lying to him.

However, before you prepare to buy, you must use the spiritual card to make a bottom.r

Open the spiritual appraisal card, first confirm the authenticity of the previous statue of Sakyamuni Buddha, and then make a clear finger on the Taoist statue.

Suddenly, a violent and cold air surged into Li Yi's body. For a moment, it seemed to be endless, freezing Li Yi in the local area! r

It seemed as if a long time had passed, and it seemed that only a moment had passed, Li Yi shivered and woke up suddenly. He didn't bother to look at the conclusion of the spiritual appraisal card. He first observed the expressions of the people around him.r

Fortunately, it seemed like I had never given birth to anything. Aida Misa was still chatting with Fujita in a low voice, obeying the topic, and time only took a few seconds at most.

What's going on?r

After confirming that everyone did not see his strangeness, Lin Di looked at the conclusion of the spirit discerning card in confusion. Unexpectedly, this look almost made him lose his composure on the spot. Two conclusions emerged in the identification conclusion of this Taoist Water God General’s statue! r

"Yuan Zhiyuan, a bronze and gilt statue of Taoist water god general, authentic." r

"Sakya Mani Buddha bone relics, authentic." r

I'm sorry, there is actually a piece of Buddha's finger bone relic hidden in this statue of the Taoist god?

There is no need to explain what the relics are. Ordinary monk relics are extremely precious, and this one is actually from Sakyamuni! r

Li Yi's memory has long been different from the past. After searching the huge database in his mind, he immediately remembered relevant information about the relics of Sakyamuni Buddha.r

In Famen Temple in Xishan Province, a Buddha bone relic of Sakyamuni was unearthed in the late 1980s. The ranking of that Buddha bone relic among the current Chinese treasures is even higher than that of the top national treasures such as King Goujian of Yue and the Golden Thread Jade Clothes!

My brother is amazing!

Recall that if that ranking is really credible, there are not many of the treasures he has now who can beat this one! Even if it is just a folk ranking, it has no practical significance, and it is enough to show the preciousness of this Buddha bone relic! r

He took a deep breath and was not energetic to explain to Fujita what the difference between Taoist statues and Buddhist statues, and asked directly: "How do you sell these two Buddha statues?"

Fujita hesitated for a moment and asked, "Mr. Li, can you tell me about this bun?"

Li Yi smiled slightly, it seems that you don’t want to give you more money.r

"This bun is called Taoist bun in China, and it is a commonly used type of Taoist priests, so your piece is not a Buddhist statue, but a Taoist statue called Taoist water god statue." r

Fujita continued to hesitate, but finally asked, "Oh, Mr. Li, is this statue precious?" r

"Let me put it this way, Mr. Fujita, in China, there are only a few limited dynasties, and Taoism is stronger than Buddhism. In today's society, there are more people worshipping Buddha than those who believe in Taoism, so the value of Taoist statues is far lower than that of Buddha statues of the same time." r

In fact, Fujita knew when Li Yi mentioned this about the statue of the Taoist water god general, that this one might not be sold for a very high price. Although he didn't even know the Taoist bun, it did not mean that he didn't know the Taoist. As Li Yi said, the Taoist power could not be compared with Buddhism at all.

The power is incomparable, which means that fewer people like Taoist treasures. If there are fewer audiences, the value of the treasure will naturally be affected. In other words, this one is likely to be much cheaper than he expected. r

I thought I had gotten a special treasure, but I didn't expect

"Then Mr. Li, what price do you think this statue should be worth?" r

"It's hard to say about this one. After all, Taoist things are rarely taken because of the audience, and the key is that no one specializes in statistics. However, I can find some references. The price of a copper gilt Taoist statue of such a large size in the Yuan Dynasty should be around hundreds of thousands of soft sister coins, and it should not be worth ten million yen." r

"It's okay if you can't reach 10 million. When I first heard that it was a Taoist statue, I thought it was only worth hundreds of thousands! It's okay, Mr. Li, if you decide to buy this Buddha statue, I will give it to you as a gift!" r

Fujita quickly made a decision. Since this one is not very valuable, there is no need to bother you anymore. It is better to focus on the Buddha statue.r

In fact, he had long wanted to send that statue of Buddha to auction, but when he thought of the high commissions of the auction house and the income tax rate that was even more terrifying than the commission, he backed down.

Now, Mr. Li looks very powerful. If he could buy this Buddha statue, let alone give him a Taoist statue, he would be willing to give him two more!

"Oh?" The gift between them was a hand scroll of Shinji Rikawa, a Japanese national treasure-level cultural relic. Now, are you going to give away something like the Chinese national treasure-level?

"Mr. Fujita, how are you going to sell this Buddha statue?" There are too many similar items for this Buddha statue, and the price is very transparent. Li Yi originally thought that if there is no discount, he would not buy it. Unexpectedly, there is still this benefit now, so he had to invite him back.r

"If this one is 800 million yen, what do you think of the price?" r

To be honest, this price is cheaper than auction, but considering Fujita's income, this price will be too generous. If it weren't explained clearly about Taoist statues before, you could pretend to be confused and let him do it. Now, you can't do this, otherwise if you backfire, it will be unbeautiful. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!