"See, I was not wrong! The exhibition is quite lively!" Sara said happily. Her joyful expression was as if she was a little bird that had been let out of its cage.
Then, one of the exhibition staff walked forward and yelled through a megaphone." Alright, the exhibition is now open! Please enter the hall in queues, do not push, do not
Before he could finish, the people that were in queues swarmed into the exhibition hall.
There were many collections, including assorted jades, gold, stones, calligraphy, and paintings! Everything from the Western Zhou dynasty until the end of the Qing dynasty-all kinds of antiques from every dynasty could be found here.
The patrons entered the exhibition and started to take out their phones. They wanted to take photos of everything.
Darryl, Debra, and Sara admired the antique collections. Debra was not interested in antiques, but she was keen on some ancient paintings and calligraphy.
Darryl noticed that the walls in the exhibition hall were filled with paintings and calligraphy works from famous artists. However, there were also many fake copies.
"Look! Quick, look!"
Someone among the crowd yelled. They followed the voice and saw a work of calligraphy hung on a nearby wall.
Everyone there sounded excited!
"No wonder he's the Sage of Calligraphy! Look at his work, it's swift and unconstrained!"
"Yes! This work by Wang Xizhi is priceless!”
The crowd praised the work non-stop with admiration.
Debra pulled Darryl excitedly toward that direction to take a look.
When they were in front of the crowd, they could see that the calligraphy work was quite old; it was Wang Xizhi's Ping'an Tie!
Darryl almost laughed out loud. That was the one he had copied!
Sara mentioned that she had given it to her classmate. How did it get onto the exhibition's wall? Darryl laughed inwardly. It was apparent that someone had done something to make the work appear older, as if it was Wang Xizhi's real autograph. The people in that era could really fake anything and everything. Even his copy was showcased in the exhibition!
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