Guangxi men carved a "giant lion" as high as 15 meters, threatening not to sell it for 1 million. What was the result?

Sometimes, in pursuit of a bosom friend, we even cross Qian Shan. Sometimes we even wait in pursuit of an art. There is no cost, just worth it.

Although in this utilitarian environment, this persistence is easily regarded as a fool by others, and sometimes even as a villain. After all, many people always think that value and price are always in the same dimension and should always be in normal environment, but in fact, the value of some things lies not in price, but in meaning.

A man in Guangxi carved a "giant lion" root carving as high as 15 meters, and threatened not to sell it without 1 million yuan. Some people think it's stupid, others think it's a lion's mouth, but the root carving artist still insists that this is his art. So what was the result? Did he sell it?

First, the art of root carving

In ancient China, the art of root carving originated very early, and it is a very elegant art.. Although in ancient society, princes and nobles liked to play politics, while the bottom people could only survive by surviving. However, the people of China will never give up their pursuit beyond survival. For example, the art of root carving originated from the ordinary, but it has been carried forward to the noble.

It only needs a simple piece of wood root, and it can be beautifully carved, and it can dance like a dragon and a phoenix for nine days. That craft really surprises modern people. Many princes and nobles in ancient times liked this kind of thing and regarded it as a collection.

For example, some princes and princes like to carve their roots into lions or dragons and put them next to their lobby to show their style. This is a symbol of nobility, but also a form of decoration, and in the past people even regarded this thing as a symbol of luck.

Therefore, a simple root carving art contains many cultural features, which is a very elegant art in ancient society. Moreover, it is recorded in "Five Miscellanies": "Use dead wood roots as Zen chairs." It can be seen that the art of root carving at that time was even linked to the realm of Buddhism. It is precisely because this industry is profound and has a long history that there are still many artists who insist on inheriting the craft and want to create new art.

Second, the persistence of a man in Guangxi

It is precisely because of the cultural background of root carving art that many rich people like to collect it. However, as far as the environment at that time was concerned, although the root carving art was elegant, its real value did not exceed it. Except for those antique root carving collections, the number of other root carving artworks that are now carved and made is generally less than 5 million.

But there is one person who is very dissatisfied with this and wants to break this standard. He is a man from Guangxi. He is very addicted to the art of root carving, so he hopes to make a great breakthrough in this industry. This man is called the Dragon Master. He spent a lot of money and invited many masters to cooperate with him. After a long time of carving, he finally created a 15-meter giant lion. This root carving is extremely luxurious and very atmospheric.

After the root carving was finished, he immediately invited many people to visit, and hoped to promote the root carving. At that time, there were indeed many people watching, and even some rich people wanted to buy.

However, Master Long regarded this root carving as his dream. He didn't want to sell his artwork at a very low price, but wanted to break the limit of the root carving industry, so he threatened to sell it at a price of 1 million yuan.

As soon as this sentence came out, all the people around were surprised, and the onlookers even talked about it and left soon. Because these people think that Master Long should be crazy about money, how can root carving works of art sell at such a high price at present, even if they are made of gold?

Third, the art and price of the "giant lion"

In the midst of many discussions, Master Long described the value of his root carving. First of all, this root carving art cost him a lot of effort, and he hopes to make this work of art into something groundbreaking, so this work of art itself is of great significance to him.

Moreover, this root carving art has made great innovations. First of all, this root carving is a giant root carving, which is a huge lion that has never been seen before. Moreover, this lion is extremely domineering in carving, which has a sense of guarding peace and making money.

not only that, his root carving is mainly made of nanmu, which is recorded in ancient Chinese literature as the most beautiful wood. Therefore, Master Long feels that it is impossible to compare his root carving with ordinary root carving. Without 1 million yuan, his art is simply defiled.

At that time, a rich man was interested in this huge art of root carving and offered to buy it at a price of 3 million yuan. But Master Long finally refused, because for him, the cost of light art has already cost more than 2 million. If it is sold at a price of 3 million, it will not only defile his own art, but also disappoint those Taoist friends who have contributed together.

Not only that, Master Long also suggested that the best attitude towards artworks is to sell them at the most precious price, otherwise they will be despised, which is a blasphemy to art.. In the end, the rich man chose to give up because he felt that the root carving was not worth 1 million yuan at all.

Many people are also talking about this. Some people point out that this dragon master is simply opportunistic and just wants to make a hard profit. After all, even the best art needs to have a certain value. This root carving is so huge, regardless of how high the freight is, it is also very embarrassing to put it in the living room, nor can it be placed in a place that attracts Feng Shui. It can only be placed in the courtyard.

However, there are many artists who support Master Long. After all, for those artists, art is higher than price. If they have no soul, they might as well not do it. Therefore, there are also many people who firmly support Master Long and insist on value.

so, what's the final result?

Fourth, the helplessness of the status quo

At that time, because the price offered by Master Long was too different from the psychological estimation of the rich, this root carving lion did not sell, and it has remained to this day.

Later, when interviewed by reporters, Master Long also expressed his helplessness. He has been waiting for someone who knows the goods to come over. If there is no intimate person, he is not willing to spoil this treasure.

However, he also said that up to now, his works of art have suffered a great blow, because the root carving lion is too big, so there is no place to put it. So he can only put it in an abandoned courtyard. Although people are sent to take care of it every day, the wind and rain sometimes cause a lot of losses.

However, he still insists that art is always higher than price. He still won't lower the price and sell it to others. He will wait for a willing heart to appear.

Conclusion

Actually, for this matter, I believe many people will think that Master Long has gone too far. After all, no matter how noble the art is, it will not reach an exaggerated level, and even give people a feeling of being a villain.

But in my opinion, people who are persistent in the art of root carving, such as Master Long, have their own beliefs, and they are like their favorite children for works of art.. If you can't give your child the most precious gesture to those who know how to do things, it will be like taking away your soul for them. Therefore, we should be tolerant of their persistence, and we should also understand the artistic mentality.

However, in this world, there are very few phenomena that art and value can go hand in hand, and more art will be buried or even forgotten. But for those who pursue art, their beliefs in life can never be abandoned. If they are abandoned, what is the difference between them and losing their souls?

As the saying goes, artists are crazy, but these "crazy people" will always be admired. Therefore, we also expect Master Long to find a bosom friend, and his root carving lion can also be sold well, instead of being sold cheaply. Because art is always noble, and its value should never be underestimated.