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This painting is Van Gogh's Vase with Poppies.
这幅画是梵高的《罂粟花》。
It was donated by a private collector to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut in 1957.
这是1957年一名私人收藏者捐赠给康涅狄格州哈特福德的华兹华斯博物馆的。
But the museum kept it tucked away for more than two decades after questions about its authenticity were raised.
但20多年来，博物馆一直将他们保管起来，因为对它是否是真迹存在质疑。
So for about 25 years, the painting was either in storage, at one point it was actually hanging on the wall
大约25年了，这幅画一直被储存起来，其实也一直挂在墙上，
of the accounting office here at the museum just as a decoration to the wall.
放在博物馆的会计办公室，当做墙上的装饰画。
In 1995 staff set out to find out once and for all if the painting was authentic.
1995年，工作人员开始对其进行彻底检查，看看是否为真迹。
They tried using a complex X-ray machine at a hospital but the images they got still weren't conclusive enough
他们使用了医院的X光机，但他们获得的图像得出结论，
to declare the painting a true Van Gogh. Finally the museum purchased new advanced technical equipment and tried it again.
那就是真的是梵高所画，最终，博物馆购买了先进的技术设备，并再次进行尝试。
Expert Alan Kasana which studied the result and under the depiction of poppies he saw another painting resembling Van Gogh's self-portrait.
阿兰专家对结果进行了研究，并通过对罂粟的描画，他发现这幅画很像梵高的自画像。
Here on the right we're seeing the X-ray of the poppies and its current orientation and on the left,
右边我们看到的是罂粟的X光成像，以及当前方向，然后在左边，
you can see the poppies upside down and there are lines highlighting the ear and the nose.
你可以看到朝下的罂粟，这些线条突出了耳朵和鼻子。
But the final report confirming the painting's authenticity is expected from the Van Gogh's museum in Amsterdam.
但最终确认这幅画真实性的报告预计将在阿姆斯特丹梵高博物馆完成。
The report is being written as we speak. It's an authentic painting and I thought to myself what a great opportunity
我们说话时报告正在撰写，这是一幅真迹，我认为这是多么好的机会
to share this with the world in an organized way, in a way that will open up new conversations both here in Connecticut and around the world.
可以和全世界分享，通过有组织的方式，这将打开康涅狄格州和全世界的对话。
And just like that after a long journey through storage rooms and X-ray cabinets,
经过从储藏室到X光柜，它经历了很漫长的时间，
Van Gogh's Vase with Poppies is back on display for the world to see.
梵高的《罂粟花》再次呈现在世界面前。
For Anna Nelson, Harvard, Connecticut, Anna Rice, VOA news
康涅狄格州哈特福德的安娜·尼尔森撰写，我是安娜·莱斯，VOA新闻
