Riding the wind of rebirth
Chapter 1775: Starving
Now it seemed like the old men had no intention of stopping. The room became unusually quiet. Even Master Ma moved in front of the whiteboard wall, leaving Zhou Zhi completely aside.
Yuan Quanyou waited until the setting sun shone through the window. When he came in, he saw Zhou Zhi holding a box of instant noodles and eating noodles with a plastic fork. He couldn't help but feel angry and amused: "Why are you eating this?"
"Sir, you're finally here. How about you come in and give me some advice?" Zhou Zhi put down the instant noodle box and stood up and started to grumble, "I haven't eaten anything all day and I ran a long way. I can't take it anymore. I just went to the store outside the alley to get some instant noodles. I haven't even taken a few bites when you come."
Yuan Quanyou was amused: "How can we let the great contributors starve? I will go in and criticize them."
Then Yuan Quanyou went in and there was no movement for a long time until Zhou Zhi finished his noodles and went in to turn on the lights. Only then did everyone in the room wake up. Before they knew it, half a day had passed.
Yuan Quanyou smiled in self-pity: "I said I came in to persuade everyone not to let the heroes starve, but I ended up following their footsteps."
"It's getting late, why don't we find a place to eat first?" Zhou Zhi asked carefully, "It's my treat."
"Don't rush to eat." Old Master Wang raised his hand to interrupt Zhou Zhi: "Everyone, let's talk about this painting first?"
The old men looked at each other, and no one said anything.
"This is indeed a difficult idea." Old Master Qi shook his head: "How about changing the statement? Let's first prove that these four paintings are authentic. Let's talk about whether we have found any doubts that these paintings are fakes?"
This time the old men felt much more relaxed and shook their heads.
One of them, a skinny old man with a long beard, slicked back hair and wearing a pair of tortoise-shell glasses, said, "I can't tell, but let's not talk about the painting, or Chen Shidao and Xu Qin, at least the inscriptions by Mi Fu, Cai Xiang and Gao Shiqi are all authentic."
"Yes." Grandpa Qi said, "We have copied Mi Yuanzhang and Cai Junmo's handwriting many times. Gao Shiqi, as Kangxi's appraiser, also left handwriting behind many famous works. We are also very familiar with his handwriting. At least the handwriting of these people is undoubtedly authentic."
"There is no doubt that the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove and Rong Qiqi is based on the same model as the brick paintings unearthed from the four tombs of the Southern Qi Dynasty." Another fat bald old man also said, "From the perspective of painting style, it is completely consistent with the Song Dynasty copy of the Six Dynasties. It is very obviously constrained by the original style. The way of drawing the characters is very similar to Liang Lingzan's copy of the Five Stars and Twenty-Eight Mansions. The folds of the clothes, the human body and the body of the animal are all painted with the smudge method. "
"In the Supplement to the Illustrated Treasure Mirror, the True Shapes of the Five Stars and the Twenty-Eight Mansions was attributed to Liang Lingzan: Liang Lingzan, or a native of Shu, was good at painting figures during the Kaiyuan period. There is a scroll of the True Shapes of the Five Stars and the Twenty-Eight Mansions in the Secret Pavilion of the Song Dynasty, and Li Boshi said it was "very similar to Wu Sheng's."
"Zhang Sengyou was a native of Wu during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The famous Song Dynasty painter Li Gonglin said, 'It is very similar to Wu Sheng', which refers to the "True Shapes of the Five Stars and the Twenty-Eight Mansions" copied by Liang Lingzan, which is very similar to Zhang Sengyou's original work."
“And this painting, Hanwu Shooting the Dragon, has many similarities with the painting method of the Five Stars and Twenty-Eight Mansions True Shape Map, and the Xuanhe Painting Album, Records of Famous Paintings of All Dynasties, and the History of Public and Private Paintings in the Zhenguan Period all mention that Zhang Sengyou painted this picture, and the Liuru Painting Album lists it as Zhang Sengyou’s representative work. In other words, there are more records of Hanwu Shooting the Dragon in historical documents, and it is clear that there are clear records of this painting remaining in the palace until the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song.” “We should also pay attention to one point.” Although Ms. Yuan just came in and only looked at it for a while, she is a real professional painter and has her own understanding of ancient painters: “Liang Lingzan is from Shu, and Li Zhaoqing is from Jiankang. Of the two, Li Zhaoqing is closer to the area where Zhang Sengyou was active.”
"In addition, Li Zhaoqing's father was no ordinary person. What Li Zhaoqing learned was inherited from his family. In the "Famous Paintings of the Song Dynasty" written by Liu Daochun in the Song Dynasty, it was written: Qing and his son were famous for their paintings. They specialized in Buddhist statues, especially Guanyin. When painting ancient and modern figures, they could distinguish the freshness and maturity of clothing lines, which was beyond the reach of their predecessors."
"It's not that Li Zhaoqing's copying skills are necessarily better than Liang Lingzan's. It's just that Li Zhaoqing and Zhang Sengyou were from the same Wu region, and they had a family background. The painting is also quite long, so it's reasonable that the artistic achievement of "Han Wu Shooting a Dragon" is higher than that of "The True Shapes of the Five Stars and the Twenty-Eight Mansions."
"We can't make a conclusion yet." Mr. Wang was more objective: "We need to collect more evidence before we can see. If possible, we need some scientific identification."
"Scientific identification?" This time it was Mr. Qi's turn to frown: "Wouldn't that require identification samples? Wouldn't that cause damage to the painting?"
"Well... of course I can't put the painting core into the machine, but when I unmounted it this time, I found that the Song Dynasty paper on the backing had not been removed, so I kept it. Also, my fourth aunt was repairing the brocade, and she found that although the top and bottom were made from materials from the early Qing Dynasty, the water barrier was still the Song Dynasty's Ba Da Tuan Hua brocade." Zhou Zhi said, "I also brought some of these original materials this time. If you want to do scientific testing, use them for testing."
“But this won’t detect anything from the Six Dynasties…” The bald old man was still a little confused.
"Old Chen hasn't gotten the point yet." Old Master Wang smiled and said, "There's no need to test if it's from the Six Dynasties. Elbow's point is that we only need to test if it's from the Song Dynasty. This way, at least we can prove that these paintings are Song Dynasty copies or Song Dynasty mountings. This pushes the paintings back to the Song Dynasty, and the possibility of them being authentic is much greater."
"How about we go eat first? Let's talk while we eat?" Zhou Zhi suggested again: "Grandpas, you must be hungry too, right? It seems like you haven't had lunch yet..."
"I've already booked Donglaishun. The dog days are almost over, so let's eat mutton." Ma Ye asked, "Do you know where the custom of eating mutton came from?"
"I can't be asked about this." Zhou Zhi was also amused: "Eating mutton is a custom in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province. Xuzhou was called Pengcheng in ancient times because Emperor Yao conferred the title of Peng Zu on him. But Master Ma, don't forget where Peng Zu was from?"
"Hey!" Master Ma slapped his forehead, "Born and died in Pengzu Mountain! Have you forgotten that he came from your Shuzhong?"
"Then quickly collect all the paintings and put them in the safe," Mr. Wang realized that he was also very hungry. "Let's set off now!"
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The economies of Jiangsu and Zhejiang have now become the vanguard in the country, just like how Guangdong Province became rich first by relying on Hong Kong Island, and seafood dinners, Gongfu tea, and random calls of "husband and wife" became popular throughout the country. Now some customs and habits of Jiangsu Province have also become popular in the country.
The most obvious point is that the tea industry in the whole country is learning from Longjing tea, and even Lu Qiao's father's tea factory cannot escape it. Now the custom of eating mutton in the late summer has spread to the capital. (End of this chapter)
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