Live appraising treasures, I became a national treasure expert?

Chapter 186

An Benzhai: "Expert Li's profound knowledge and wide range of research are indeed admirable. But we still have a few questions: First of all, Expert Li also agrees that this painting was created during the Republic of China, right?"

"Yes, the time is the spring of 1938, around February!"

Netizens cheered up: Good guys, it’s incredible to be able to extrapolate the creation time to years, and Li Ding’an is even more accurate to months?

How did he do it?
But now he could no longer care about this, and another big V asked: "Teacher Jin tasted it before, and it can be confirmed that the painting silk is the most famous Wujiang White Dragon silk during the Republic of China. Does Expert Li have any doubts?"

Li Dingan nodded: "Almost... Before Zhang Daqian returned to Sichuan in 39, he used Wujiang silk all the time!"

"The inks and paints are all top-grade, right?"

"Yes, the best purple Hui ink, the best azurite and flower blue, as well as red fat and ochre... including layout, composition, artistic conception, etc., are all excellent works..."

Halfway through, Li Ding'an thought about it and said, "You want to ask, how can such a painting be worth [-]?"

Several thumbs-up emoticons appeared on the public screen, meaning you guessed correctly.

Li Ding'an immediately laughed: "In fact, in modern times, there are many painters who are more skillful in technique and more outstanding in style than this one. Their overall artistic conception and quality are even better than this one. There are a lot of works." .

But in the collectibles market, unsold auctions of thousands of dollars are still everywhere...but now we don't care about other things, let's just talk about this one..."

After a short pause, Li Dingan pointed at the painting again: "Because it was painted by Hu Ruosi!"

"I rely on..."

"What, who is Hu Ruosi?"

"An early disciple of Zhang Daqian, who was expelled from the teacher later!"

"What did he do, and what does it have to do with this painting only worth eight thousand and eight?"

"Brother, really, the relationship is getting bigger..."

Just a few lines of information floated on the public screen, and Li Ding'an's voice came from the live broadcast room: "There is evidence to check, and the statistics of Dafengtang disciples, Zhang Daqian has a total of more than 110 apprentices in his life, and Hu Ruosi is the only one who was expelled from the sect. disciple, the specific reason is related to this painting."

"But we have to start from the beginning, let's talk about his father Hu Zhiqing first: At the beginning of last century, Hu Zhiqing was already a well-known "Shanghai Bund" calligraphy and painting dealer, and had a special calligraphy and painting economic company "Yi Fan Ge". At that time, his main activities were Chen Banding, Famous artists such as Liu Haisu, Wu Changshuo, and Siren all sold their works through him...

Around 1925 years, Zhang Daqian got to know Hu Zhiqing through Wu Changshuo. Since then, Hu Zhiqing has become Zhang Daqian's only manager, and all the paintings he sold must go through the hands of Hu Zhiqing.The relationship between the two became more and more profound. In [-], Zhang Daqian established Dafengtang and openly accepted apprentices. Hu Ruosi, who was only nine years old, worshiped under him...

This artist has been nurtured since he was a child, and his talent is indeed very high. He was deeply loved by Zhang Daqian, and he almost taught him everything... After only six years of painting, he has been able to "face Shitao almost as if it were real", You Shan Shitao shallow crimson Landscape, brush and ink style but spirit is similar to Zhang Daqian.

So when he was 16 years old, Zhang Daqian began to let him ghostwrite, imitating Shi Tao: Hu Ruosi's painting, Zhang Daqian's seal, at most add his own handwritten inscriptions, and then sell it as Zhang Daqian's original work. How similar is the imitation?

Anyway, Xu Beihong, Chen Banding, Wu Changshuo, Pan Su, and Pan Su's lover, Zhang Boju, one of the Four Dukes of the Republic of China, were all deceived.According to statistics, from 1932 to 1938, there were more than 1000 works ghostwritten by Hu Ruosi and inscribed and stamped by Zhang Daqian...

It means that Hu Ruosi has to paint one every two days. What's more important is that no one, no matter the famous calligrapher or the famous collector, discovered it. It was not until the master and the disciple broke up that it was revealed?What is this concept: Of the more than 3000 works by Zhang Daqian imitating Shi Tao that have been handed down to this day, [-]% were painted by Hu Ruosi...

So, let’s think about it again: this painting is no longer a question of whether it is an imitation or not, but it is actually painted by him..."

On the public screen, all the words I rely on... It seems that apart from these two words, netizens can no longer express their feelings.

"It means, this one is too!"

"No!" Li Ding'an shook his head, "If it's a ghostwriter, the price won't be too low: after all, there are Zhang Daqian's own inscriptions and postscripts, and the seal is also a real seal, so even if someone recognizes it, there are still hundreds of thousands... And this One piece was completed by Hu Ruosi alone from beginning to end, without any trace of Zhang Daqian..."

"In 1937, Zhang Daqian held an art exhibition in Beijing, which coincided with the July [-]th Incident. It was rumored that he marched with democrats, and gave a speech to scold the Japanese, but was caught by the Japanese army...I don’t know if this is the truth , but Zhang Daqian was indeed captured by the Japanese at that time, and was imprisoned for more than ten months..."

"At that time, many democrats who were protesting were killed one after another, and there was no news from Zhang Daqian. Over time, there were rumors that he had also been killed..."

"A few months later, the news spread to Shanghai, and the description was so accurate that everyone believed it to be true, including the disciples of Dafengtang, as well as Hu's father and son. As the saying goes, money touches people's hearts, and Hu Zhiqing immediately had a crooked idea: organize Zhang Daqian Posthumous Works Exhibition!

He was originally Zhang Daqian's economic manager and Zhang Daqian's big housekeeper, so he had a lot of authentic works in his hand, and these were indeed the ones he sold at the beginning, but he didn't expect that the first show had just been held, and it was snapped up at a price increase, and he was caught by a group of people. Snatched away... Hu Zhiqing saw it, doesn't this mean money dropped from the sky?
Then, the father and son conspired together: Hu Ruosi painted, and Hu Zhiqing sold... There is nothing to say about the painting skills, professional ghostwriting for six years, this is not difficult for Hu Ruosi.The seals that Zhang Daqian is using are not there, and it is also difficult for Hu Zhiqing: the seals that Zhang Daqian discarded are all stored in Dafengtang, and there are hundreds of square meters, and he is extremely trusted by Zhang Daqian, similar to the big housekeeper, of course he wants to cover it Just how to cover...

If someone recognized him afterwards and questioned whether Zhang Daqian would no longer use these seals, Hu Zhiqing would still say: Boss, look clearly, this is the "Exhibition of Zhang Daqian's Posthumous Works". Master Zhang painted it a few years ago. normal?
In this way, the father and son cooperated seamlessly, with an almost assembly-line creative mode... It was not at all the more than [-] paintings that Hu Zhiqing said afterwards, but nearly [-] paintings, which were divided into three and a half months. Hu Ruosi had to draw on average every day Three paintings... So this one is not that he imitated it differently, but that he painted it too hastily and the quality has seriously deteriorated..."

After a pause, Li Ding'an sighed again: "But who would have thought that Zhang Daqian was alive and well? In May 1938, Zhang Daqian returned to Shanghai, and naturally the truth came out... The Hu family and his son had no choice but to flee in panic. .

Someone must ask: Why run?Because Zhang Daqian was not the only victim, but also collectors who bought hundreds of fakes: because everyone thought Zhang Daqian was dead, since it was a posthumous work, of course, if you buy one, you will lose one, so each one can be called Because of the sky-high price, combined with the background of the times at that time, who would be able to afford it?

Losing money was nothing, as his life might be in danger, so he had no choice but to run away and never stop doing anything. The father and son also took away some of Zhang Daqian's most valuable paintings: among them was the authentic painting of this one. Shi Tao's "Searching for Strange Peaks"... They later gave it to the Japanese, and then lived in the United States. In the 70s, the "National Cultural Relics Secret Acquisition Team" retrieved it from abroad, and finally collected it in the Forbidden City...

In addition, there is Shi Tao's "Waterfall on Lushan Mountain", which is now in the famous private museum in Japan: Sumitomo Collection in Kyoto.There is also a huge landscape ink painting on paper by Zhu Da, which is now in the collection of Xiangguo Temple in Kyoto, Japan...

There is also an authentic work by Zhu Da, "Four Birds", which is also collected in the Sumitomo Collection.And among these paintings now, which one is not worth more than one billion?
As for why it fell into the hands of the Japanese?Of course, the father and son took the initiative to send it to save their lives and seek asylum... So everyone can imagine, what did this mean at the time?
Not only is it bullying the teacher and destroying the ancestors, it is treasonous, it is heinous... To borrow a very characteristic sentence of the times: this is self-extermination from the people... So the impact of this incident has lasted for nearly a hundred years, including now:

As far as the work itself is concerned, Hu Ruosi's standard is actually quite high, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to fool so many experts and famous artists by pretending to be real.Moreover, the creation speed is extremely fast, and there are at least tens of thousands of works that exist in the world.But when it comes to price...well, you can check it yourself..."

"Expert Li, where can I check?"

Li Ding'an smiled: "Of course I'll check it online!"

"I went, it turned out to be a forensic auction website, and there were several pieces, and the length was not small... The time was two years ago, and the executor was his grandson... Haha, the auction started at 5000 yuan, but the auction failed?"

"There is also 997788, a well-established collection and art auction website... Let me go, why are the prices so low: the highest is tens of thousands, and the lowest is several hundred?"

"That's not right... Look at one of his entries: "Guilin Landscape" is collected by the National Art Museum of China, "Huangshan Pine Clouds" is hidden in the JS Provincial Museum, "Eternal Green" is displayed in the Great Hall of the People, "Ten Thousand Valleys Pine Wind" Displayed in Ziguang Pavilion, Zhongnanhai...

"Kuanglu Waterfall" created when I was 15 years old even participated in the World Expo held in Belgium at that time, and won a gold medal... How can such a famous artist not have hundreds of thousands of works? "

"Isn't this nonsense? During the period of the Republic of China, there was no record of art works winning World Expo awards... There are also Ziguang Pavilion, which has a total of twelve rooms, and a total of 24 paintings and calligraphy works on display. How can there be Hu Ruosi? The modern exhibition hall displayed There are more than [-] works by famous artists, but there is still no Hu Ruosi..."

"But this report says that the value of Hu Ruosi's works is higher than Zhang Daqian's? Forget it, I'll post it for you to see for yourself: Danqing Brilliance, Teacher and Apprentice Bidding at the Same Site, and the 2006 Zhang Daqian and Hu Ruosi Special Auction: This auction includes 59 works, most of which are masterpieces by Zhang Daqian and his disciple Hu Ruosi...

The top three are all Hu Ruosi, and the highest price is "Guilin Landscape" with a transaction price of 600 million... Well, a certain entry said that this painting was collected by the National Art Museum of China... Is it so outrageous? "

"There are even more outrageous things... You look down and look at No. 4. It turns out that Zhang Daqian imitated Juran of the Song Dynasty's "Qingfeng Tu", and the transaction price was only 2019 million? Are you kidding: this painting is only two Transaction record: The most recent one was the Guardian Auction in 5000, with a transaction price of [-] million...

The last time was the Poly Auction in 2008, with a transaction price of 900 million yuan...Let’s not talk about whether this painting was included in the 2006 auction, but only two years later, the transaction price differed by dozens of times?It's not so nonsense, if it's in the early 100s, it's guaranteed that the news network will report it...

"Haha... and No. 6, Li Keran's huge landscape "Fubo Emerald", only 72? This painting is in the Jiangsu Hall of the Great Hall. When did it flow out?"

"What is leaked out, is it still good now... If it goes up for auction, it will lose 2006 million, and I will jump off the stairs..." "There is also this report, Hu Ruosi's "Pine Clouds in the Yellow Sea", also published in 360 In the annual auction, the transaction price was [-] million... But the entry said that it was collected in the JS Provincial Museum? And the previous "Guilin Landscape", what is going on? Could it be that Hu Ruosi painted many copies of the same work?"

"Look at the reporting units: the former is Moulang Finance, and the latter is Shanghai Securities, and the time is August 2006... These two companies have long been notorious. As long as you give them money, you let them report that he is his father's He even dares to do it... So there's no need to ask why: It's obvious that he has the capital to hype Hu Ruosi's work, but it didn't happen...

As for the entry, it is likely that someone later took Hu Ruosi's work and wanted to transfer it at a high price, so he created a special entry for him, and then searched for a bunch of plausible things to copy it...Friendly reminder, unless there is relevant certification, Anyone who wants to change this thing can change it..."

"It means that this painting is really only worth a few thousand dollars?"

"If it is Hu Ruosi's work, it is indeed only worth so much... But the premise is that it is indeed painted by Hu Ruosi..."

Here we go again, this is about picking a bone out of an egg, right?
Just as Li Dingan was about to speak, a very long comment popped up on the screen. Looking at the ID again, it looked familiar:

Xiang Zhiqing of the Chinese Painting Research Institute: "There is no need to argue. This is Hu Ruosi's imitation of Shi Tao... Did you see the inscription on the left? Two of them, one is 'Green brings out the charm, and the fragrance of ink is intoxicating.' This imitation is It's Wu Changshuo's running script, but it's only three-thirds similar. If you compare it with Hu Ruosi's young handwriting, it's eighty-points similar...

Look at the inscription again: "Fou Ji", Wu Changshuo did have such an ivory seal for his own use, which is now in the ZJ Provincial Museum, and there are photos on the Internet. You can compare them: the two are not on the same level at all, so this side The seal was temporarily imitated, and it was carved very quickly...

There is also an inscription: "The brush strokes can be modeled, and the pen strokes come true." The title is "The Great Wasteland".Likewise, the font is Hu Ruosi's imitation of the Wei stele that Xu Beihong is best at, but it is only two points similar, and the seal is also an imitation. The original seal was written by Qi Baishi. Again, there is a huge difference..."

"Who is this?"

"The honorary president of the Chinese Painting Research Institute, the former vice president of the National Academy of Painting, the vice chairman of the Artists Association, the doctoral supervisor of the Chinese Academy of Art, and enjoys special government subsidies from the State Council..."

"My God, Dean Xiang was alarmed? Our dean, the dean of Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, is his student..."

"What is Xi'an? From the Central Academy of Fine Arts to the next row, but all the well-known institutions that teach Chinese painting, from deans to professors, more than [-]% are taught by him or his students..."

"Isn't he the master of traditional Chinese painting?"

"I can't say I'm a master, but in the early 80s, when I first came to the Shanghai Art Academy as a painter, Hu Ruosi retired and came back as a painter. He and I used the same studio and the same office, and we worked together for about three years, until he retired again. , so I am more familiar...

It's also a coincidence that the Shanghai Art Academy has a lot of Hu Ruosi's works in its collection, including paintings and calligraphy, as well as seals... I happen to be familiar with it, so I can ask someone to take some photos and send them over, and then I can discuss them with you and compare them... …”

I'll go, what's the point of arguing?

Not only netizens, but also Tibetan friends, big Vs, and experts.

Before, it could be said that it was just a case of being hot-headed and being led by others, but as evidences were listed one after another, and even more authoritative people confirmed it, no matter how unwilling they were, and no matter how much they ignored the facts, it would not be possible. All we can do is silence our flags and drums.

If you continue to be stubborn, you are asking for trouble... Do you really think Li Ding'an is fooling you?

Therefore, the live broadcast room once again fell into the previous "as if still" picture, and the public screen was extremely clean.

But contrary to before, the number of people in the upper right corner is no longer increasing, but decreasing... At first it was only a few hundred or a few hundred, and as the silent atmosphere became more and more weird, it was like a landslide, almost thousands a second Thousands of people retreated.

But if you click on the online fans, there are fewer and fewer people with the word "V". If you take a closer look, you can't find any of the official accounts of experts, collections and auction companies who spoke righteously and awe-inspiringly before?

For a moment, Li Ding'an only felt that his interest was waning and dull.After feeling sad for a while, he sighed again: "Everyone, I'm here today, let's go!"

Meaning, forget it?

The fans who came from the fundraiser were quite upset: Li Ding'an is too easy to talk, at worst, he should point to the camera and ask: Come on, who dares to BB... Oh no, who still has questions, even though Come!
And some fans directly messaged Li Ding'an directly, asking him why he didn't do this?
Li Ding'an also saw it, but laughed it off: he's too middle school, and it doesn't fit his current personality and identity.

And what's the use?

If you want people to learn a lesson, you have to make them suffer, even if the pain is mild, just like the two people in front of you.

He closed the live broadcast room, put away his mobile phone, tried his best to keep a straight face, and his tone was extremely indifferent: "Jiangnan Lingyu, right, wait for the summons!"

This time it wasn't that I was "about to cry", but that I was actually crying... In an instant, Jiang Lingyu was so frightened that tears fell down: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it..."

But before she finished speaking, Li Ding'an left the exhibition hall.Jiang Lingyu's eyes were shedding tears, but she didn't dare to chase outside.

"Sister, he won't really sue, will he?"

Qian Jinyu's complexion was also unusually pale: "I...how can I be sure?"

Based on her understanding of Li Ding'an, [-]% of the time she was trying to scare people, but what if?
Considering Li Ding'an's fan base and the influence of this incident, let alone actually suing him, whenever he publishes a statement of accountability online, his family's business will be affected...

After a pause, she gritted her teeth: "Let's go back to the hotel and record the video!"

Jiang Lingyu wiped away tears: "Why record the video?"

"Of course it's a public apology...I'll ask my old fan to beg for mercy and ask him to show his kindness and let us go..."

"Is this... alright?"

"How would I know?"

Li Ding'an, who hadn't gone far, couldn't help but shook his head: How could he become smarter now?

Thinking about it, Zheng Wanjiu followed with an apologetic face: "Mr. Li, I really didn't expect this to happen..."

Li Dingan waved his hand indifferently: "I don't blame you!"

Strictly speaking, I still blame him for his negligence: if he had sternly refused from the beginning not to film or live broadcast, of course there would not have been the following things.

Zheng Wanjiu breathed a sigh of relief, and thought for a while: "What about going back to the capital tomorrow? If so, I'll book a ticket now!"

"There's no rush... I finally got out, so I just want to walk around and see more!"

"That's right!" Zheng Wanjiu replied subconsciously, "Where are you going, do you want to make a detailed itinerary plan?"

"That's fine... Then go to Shenyang Forbidden City first, and then go to Anbenzhai, Shengshi Collection and other collectible companies!"

Anbenzhai, Shengshi Collection, why are they so familiar... Well, shall I go?
In an instant, Zheng Wanjiu's eyes widened.

Li Ding'an smiled faintly: "Why, can't you go?"

"Go, of course you can go..."

But the question is, how does this look like something big is about to happen?
(End of this chapter)