Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1563 Admiration

"Huang Tingjian's most famous "Songfeng Pavilion Poetry Scroll" has the most complex patterns so far, including fish and dragon patterns, flower and grass patterns, and melon patterns."

"Of course the most complicated thing is the calendered pollen paper used by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty for calligraphy and painting. Now the surface is coated, and then calendered with elegant curly grass patterns. Mica powder is also applied on the patterns to create a reflective effect similar to shells, and finally stamped The horizontal and diagonal lines of the fabric represent the highest level of flower paper in the Song Dynasty.”

"If my guess is correct, such high-grade paper must also have engravings. This is a common value-added method and anti-counterfeiting mark in ancient times. Although we can't see it now, we should be able to see it at the National Expo. Show up."

"Maybe there is no need to go to the capital." Mao Junsong thought for a while and said: "Both the Forbidden City seems to have cooperation with the Chinese University. I will call the Chinese University to ask first."

After Mao Junsong went out, Zhou Zhi continued to study the album pages: "What I am more curious about now is how Mr. Daqian achieved such mounting. It is incredible that the glue on the back does not penetrate here... "

"After you said this, the identification of calligraphy and painting paper is a university subject. It is really eye-opening. According to Zhou Sheng's opinion, it can now be generally confirmed to be Song Dynasty paper and cloth-headed paper. Regardless of whether it has been calendered or not, at least there is The paper used in the "Leibu Cave Sutra" collected by the Shu University Museum can be compared with this."

"The paper itself used in the "Leibu Cave Sutra" also has calendered flowers." Zhou Zhi said: "The warehouse is afraid of fire, and the deed wealth is like water, so they use a round-shaped water wave pattern, which is simple and elegant, and also quite beautiful. "

After a while, Mao Yunsong, who had gone out to make a phone call, came back: "The Department of Archeology said that they are involved in this project, and the special photography equipment was brought over from Hong Kong Island."

"Then do we have any here?"

"Yes, Mr. Luo, can I go over now?"

"Go ahead and call us as soon as you have news."

"What about Zhou Sheng?"

"I won't go." Zhou Zhi pointed to "Spring Clouds and Dawn" on the wall: "I've finished my work, it's time for me to take a good look at the painting!"

Lin Wanqiu spat: "He is very confident in his own appraisal. I can't do it. Sister Song, I will go with you!"

Luo Zhongrong expressed his understanding: "Then you go, I will accompany Zhou Sheng to look at the paintings."

"Spring Clouds and Dawn" is Zhang Daqian's splash-color work in Brazil in 1968. It is also a masterpiece that reached the peak of his splash-color painting. The picture is bold and abstract, and the ink colors set off a violent momentum, which is like being in nothingness. The Human Realm is the masterpiece of his most explosive period of creative techniques.

The picture is composed of a banner, almost completely full, with little white space. The painting is thinly dyed with light ocher, then ink is applied, and large areas of mineral pigments such as azurite and turquoise are splashed on it, allowing it to flow on the paper inadvertently. In an instant, The paper is full of verdant green and lush.

The color is intense, and when set off by ink, it becomes even more subdued and bright, as gorgeous and pleasing to the eye as a gem.

Due to the characteristics of mineral pigments, the stacked and interlaced thick and thin textures can be seen from different light and refraction angles, cleverly creating a scene that looks like wind blowing clouds and mist covering the green mountains.

White powder is lightly splashed on the top of the scroll, and a streamer flashes in the dark blue, floating in the sky, casually creating an image of light as smoke, light as fog, and the continuous mountains are looming. At first glance, the picture scroll only sees large blocks of bright colors piled on the ink, which creates a sense of visual excitement for the viewer and makes it easy for people to ignore the details, which will cause the viewer to feel temporarily lost.

But immediately, the viewer can see several hills that appear to be peaks at the top of the screen. The peaks on the left also have plant representations that have appeared in traditional Chinese landscapes, plus some rock patterns in the lower right corner of the screen.

Without the aid of these tiny details, the audience could appreciate it as a pure abstract painting, without even reading it as a landscape.

Due to the instantaneity and wild sweep of the picture, people may mistakenly think that it is an improvised work or a stroke of genius. It is not until you see these details that you realize that such a picture effect is not easy to come by, and the painting process is also quite time-consuming. .

There is only a little white space in the gap between the color and ink in the whole picture, but it is this little white space that allows the orange color on the paper to shine through from the airtight space, just like a ray of dawn at dawn, breaking through the silence. Suddenly brilliant.

Such a vivid use of colors, the blending of reality and reality, and the wide scale of the painting further demonstrate the majestic, deep and majestic power of the landscape painting.

Since modern times, due to the impact of Western culture, traditional Chinese painting has been looking for a breakthrough in modern transformation. Zhang Daqian's splash-ink and color art is the most successful attempt in traditional Chinese painting. It shocked the world's art world when it was first unveiled, and even more traditional Chinese painting Art opens a window.

Standing in front of this painting, Zhou Zhi had to admit that wealth had endless benefits for him.

It should be said that he has lived in two lives, one poor and one rich, but for Zhou Zhi, wealth has not become something that can trouble him.

But in his previous life, or even when he had just traveled back in time, he never imagined that he would have so many things that he wanted to have.

Life changes like the colors in Mr. Daqian's painting, and he is about to become the master of the masterpiece in front of him.

Because he had a relationship with Luo Zhongrong, not only in the appreciation of calligraphy and painting, but also in business. Luo Zhongrong transferred this painting completely on friendship, without giving up any pretext. In the end, Lin Wanqiu and Mao Junsong negotiated for the September 1st purchase. Double the annual purchase price, HKD 4 million.

Although the premium has doubled in three years, which in the eyes of outsiders is considered a very unique investment vision, in fact, according to the current natural growth rate of Zhang Daqian's works, it should rise to 5 million in three years, and if this trend continues, It has to go up.

But then again, if it weren't for Zhou Zhi's handover, Luo Zhongrong would not have been able to get the investment from AXA Fund and Li Laoer so easily, nor would he have been able to easily establish a relationship with Zhang Jiang. So in order to raise funds, he The paintings still had to be sold, maybe even more.

In this sense, this matter has become a complete win-win situation.

And there is a bonus, because Mao Junsong's call has already come from the University of Hong Kong: "Mr. Luo! There are indeed dark flowers on the album page under spectral imaging! In addition to the sea water pattern as Mr. Zhou expected, we also found I received a seal—the Shudu Yizhou Road Transfer Department’s Longquan Post Office House is here!”

Luo Zhongrong now admires Zhou Zhi to the point of admiration: "Zhou Sheng is really amazing! They really discovered the hidden flowers on the album at HKU!"

Thoughtful, but not feeling proud at all, he just shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Please ask again, can Hong Kong Island solve this mounting puzzle? How can the album only have the back framed, but the front side cannot be framed? Affected, the characteristics of the paper are preserved so well?"