Live appraising treasures, I became a national treasure expert?

Chapter 231 The rest is wrong
There is a classic plot in the TV series "A Generation of Famous Courtesan Li Shishi" starring He Qing: Zhou Bangyan and Li Shishi were having a good time, and just when the clouds cleared and the rain stopped, Song Huizong came.

With no place to escape, Zhou Bangyan could only hide under the bed. Then, he listened to the sound of the bed all night. When Song Huizong left, he composed a poem full of jealousy, which was later talked about as "" Youth Travel".

The result was so fatal that it somehow reached the ears of Song Huizong, and then the emperor found an excuse to demote him.

It is dramatic and full of absurdities, but this incident is by no means a fabrication. It is clearly recorded in the notebook history "Gui'er Collection" written by Zhang Duanyi, a poet and poet in the Southern Song Dynasty and a soldier in the Yizhen Records.

This book is also recognized by later historians as one of the important basis for textual research on "History of the Song Dynasty".

Whether the story is true or not is not important, but Zhou Bangyan is indeed very famous. He became famous when he was young. He once wrote "Bian Du Fu", which made "Bian Jingzhi expensive". He was also a famous lyricist and poet in the Song Dynasty, and one of the representatives of the graceful school. First, the ranking is still ahead of Li Qingzhao.

He went through three emperors, and although his officials were not too high, most of them were noble: Shenzong was Tai Xuezheng at that time, and later he left the capital and served as Lishui County Magistrate. During his tenure, he was respectful to the government and was praised by the people.

When Emperor Zhezong returned to Beijing, he again served as the supervisor of the Imperial Academy, Bo, and later as secretary of the provincial government and then as school secretary.

During the reign of Emperor Huizong, he was promoted to a worker, wailang, and then to Weiwei Shaoqing and Zongzheng Shaoqing. He also served as a reviewer of the Bureau of Etiquette. During this period, he was promoted to the Dasheng Mansion in charge of music and poetry, and later became the Secretary Supervisor.

To summarize, he mainly did four things in his life: writing lyrics, teaching, composing music, and editing books.

Even though he was transferred to different places several times, the emperor still asked him to "manage academic affairs" and "concurrently engage in book editing."

Therefore, it is not surprising to say that one of the "Essays on Etiquette", which is a must-read for candidates in the Southern Song Dynasty, was handwritten by Zhou Bangyan, because he has been doing this job for most of his life.

But it is quite incredible that Zhou Bangyan's handwritten manuscripts of the Southern Song Dynasty can still be passed down to this day.

It’s not that it’s impossible, there are also manuscripts from the Song Dynasty that have been handed down, and they can be seen from time to time in major auctions.

Li Ding'an found it strange that he had never heard of a manuscript with such an unusual origin, such a high value, and such a well-preserved manuscript?
This is like a manuscript written by Su Shi or Wang Anshi suddenly appearing without any hint or warning before.

Zhou Bangyan is not an unpopular figure, and his reputation as a halal layman is quite well-known.Okay, putting this aside, there must be someone who knows "The Secretary's Provincial Supervisor, School Secretary Lang Zhu Ji", right?

This is a proper manuscript of the Song Dynasty, and it is a book collected by the imperial court of the Song Dynasty. Looking at the condition, it is clear that it has been carefully preserved and was not dug out of a tomb.Therefore, something like this should have become famous all over the world. Even if it comes out, it should not appear in any exhibition, but in large-scale auctions such as Sophia, Christie's, Guardian, and Baoli. Before it is auctioned, it must be The kind that gets fired up until it explodes.

Including now, the exhibition has been held for more than a week. The most valuable collection so far is an imperial edict from the Xuantong period. The price tag is only more than 800 million, and it is not certain whether it can be sold.

For comparison: there are at least [-] million manuscripts. What is this concept?
He was so shocked that he subconsciously turned another page to see the specific content. Then, he felt as if his eyes were blind.

what is this?
Either square or round, yin or yang, vermilion or white, seal or regular script... I don't know how many words there are on this page, let's just say there are more than a dozen seals. They are densely packed with almost no gaps. .

That is to say, there is not enough paper, otherwise it will definitely be covered with a few more squares.

I am studying the archeology of "Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties", and I spend time in the National Museum of China every day. Don't be too familiar with these seals Li Ding'an:

It is still a generous official seal carved with nine folds of seal: "Seal of the Secretary of the Inner Palace"... This is the seal of the Southern Song Dynasty's inner palace calligraphy and painting collection engraved by Emperor Gaozong after Jingkang, that is, Zhao Gouchi. It is also one of the official seals of the Secretary's Department's collection of books.

Small seal with square white text: "Jixi Palace Treasure"... This is the seal of the inner palace book collection that was first seen in the Lizong Dynasty.

It is also a nine-fold seal carving with a square seal full of red inscriptions: "After Zhu Rong". This is the seal of the book collection of Duan Zong, the penultimate emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Let’s look further down: “Official Letters of the Hanlin Academy of National History”… Let’s talk about the “Hanlin Academy of National History” first: compiling national history, formulating imperial edicts, and preparing advisors, which is equivalent to the four provinces of Shangshu, Zhongshu, Menxia, ​​and Secretaries in one. It was the work of the Yuan Dynasty. There is no such thing as the highest central authority.Having this seal means that this book was collected by the Hanlin Academy of National History of the Yuan Dynasty.

The seal of "Wenyuan Pavilion" is full of white text, which is the seal of the imperial palace's collection of books in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Wen's seal "Guang Yun Zhi Bao" was engraved by Zhu Yuanzhang himself. It was one of the imperial treasures of the Ming Dynasty and was specially used for collecting and bestowing books.This shows that at least one emperor of the Ming Dynasty read this book and stamped it.

There is also a long square seal with inscriptions on it, which is also one of the seals of the Ming Dynasty book collection, "Guozijian Public Books", indicating that after the emperor read it, it was given to the Imperial College...

Further down: Tianlu Linlang... This is a library built in the early days of Qianlong. The seal has the same name as the building. All the books in the collection are stamped with this seal.

There are also: "Five Blessings and Five Generations Hall Treasure", "Five Blessings and Five Generations Hall Treasures of Ancient Rare Emperors"... Haha, the origins of these two seals are not simple:
In the second year of Jiaqing, a fire broke out in the Qianqing Palace, affecting Zhaoren Palace, and nearly half of Tianlu Linlang's collection of books was burned.Emperor Qianlong was extremely distressed and ordered the reconstruction of Qianqing Palace and Tianlu Linlang. After the completion, he also ordered his ministers: All remaining books in the building must be stamped with "Five Blessings and Five Dynasties Hall Treasures" and "Five Blessings and Five Dynasties Hall Ancient and Rare Treasures of the Emperor" on the front cover. , the back pages must be covered with "Treasure of the Bazheng Cang Nian" and "Treasure of the Supreme Emperor".

Li Ding'an turned to the end. As expected, the two large seals on the back page should not be too dazzling.

Seeing this, he no longer knew how to evaluate it: This book had been collected by the imperial court since Zhao Gou of the Southern Song Dynasty, and had never been passed down through the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.

And more than one emperor has seen it, because there are three emperors' seals alone: ​​Duanzong, Zhu Yuanzhang, and Qianlong of the Southern Song Dynasty.

So, what’s [-] million? How about doubling it?
Seeing these more than ten seals, Professor Ge did not get up and scream loudly, but calmly called himself over, which shows that his concentration is strong enough and his cultivation is high enough.

Including Li Ding'an, he was stunned. He took a breath for a long time and looked at the man and woman blankly: "Where did this book come from?"

"Could it be that I picked it up? Of course I bought it..." The man was a little impatient, "Do you want to see it or not?"

Nonsense, of course.

If this thing is real, it would be a loss to take less than a glance...

Li Ding'an showed almost all his skills and wanted to fix his eyes on the book.

Turning another page, I finally saw the content. Just like the cover, the writing had a bit of a "blurred" feel, and the color was a bit light. It was no longer black, but "gray".At first glance, it looks like it has been soaked in water, but it is actually caused by the gradual loss of pigment over time.

The handwriting is very neat, with a square and dense structure, light horizontal strokes and heavy vertical strokes, strong and round strokes, solemn and vigorous momentum... The standard Yan style regular script also meets the writing requirements of official handwritten documents of the Song Dynasty.

As for whether it is Zhou Bangyan's handwriting, Li Ding'an really doesn't know. The key is that this man's handwriting has not been handed down.

Looking at the ink again, it is not particularly bright and is a bit "dry", but this is not due to bad ink, but due to time.If you read correctly, this must be written in Hui ink, and it is the top grade of Hui ink: the most famous Pangu Ba Songyan in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Looking at the paper in turn, you can vaguely see snowflake-like dark patterns, which is indeed in line with the characteristics of the "green sandalwood paper" paper used by the imperial court of the Song Dynasty.

Looking at the thread in the middle, it is definitely made of silk. It has turned yellow and gray. I don’t know if it was made nearly a thousand years ago, but it is still old enough.

However, there is no way to be strict about this thing. Even if the proof line is more than 100 years ago, it cannot be said that this book is fake: throughout the dynasties, the inner court agencies will repair rare books, and changing the line and re-editing is just one of the basic operations.

So, seeing this, Li Ding'an was sure that at least two things were right based on his eyesight: the paper was right, and the ink was right. The ink from the Song Dynasty and the paper from the Song Dynasty were definitely close to 1000 years old.

Zhou Bangyan has no works left down, so I don’t know if the words are correct, and I can’t be sure of the silk thread, because I don’t know if it was changed in the middle.

The only thing that seems to be a bit problematic is the seal: the content of the seal is correct. Li Ding'an has seen the same seal at the National Museum of China. From memory, he can't tell whether there is any imitation in it.

The reason why he felt something was wrong was that the colors of three Song Dynasty seals, one Yuan Dynasty seal, and three Ming Dynasty seals were almost exactly the same.

If you compare it with the remaining Qing Dynasty seals, you can see a little difference: the Qing Dynasty seals are darker in color and the imprints are clearer, but the previous ones seem to be a little lighter and a little lighter in color.

And vaguely, these seven seals also have some signs of "blurring" shown in the fonts and ink marks.

It's very subtle, almost undetectable. Li Ding'an's eyes have been tempered many times and he is careful enough, otherwise he might not be able to see it.

Now that he has discovered something, he has to wonder: Let’s not talk about the Yuan Dynasty, there are hundreds of years between the Ming and Song Dynasties, so there should be some differences between these seals, just like the seals of the Qing Dynasty?
If you take a more serious attitude and develop your imagination: were these seals of the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties carved at the same time?

Could it be that the date stamped on this book is also the same day?
It's not difficult to verify. Please ask Ma Xianming and Shu Jing to find works with similar seals collected by the National Museum, and then take photos and send them over.

As long as it is not the original seal, there must be flaws. As long as you are careful enough, you can definitely find the wrong landlord.

Subconsciously, Li Dingan took out his phone, but after a second thought, he put it back.

Forget it, there's no need to waste time. Now that you've seen it, let's see it clearly.For example, if you guess correctly, should you just tell the other party that there is only a problem on the print, and the rest cannot be seen?

Being called "teacher" by so many experts is not enough.

Besides, these ten words from the inner palace collections of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties were worth spending one skill point on.

After thinking about it, he decisively opened the system, took a look, and then his eyes popped out:
Half truth?Haha, what kind of bullshit conclusion is this...

Li Ding'an looked at it very carefully, and it was not slow. From the beginning to now, almost 10 minutes had passed.

The two guests didn't say anything, just waiting quietly.But Professor Ge was as anxious as a cat scratching his head: In the past seven or eight days, Li Ding'an has been looking at something for so long.

Most of them take a few glances and touch, and you can come to a conclusion in two or three minutes at most.

It seems that there is no problem in nine cases out of ten. To put it another way: Did I really discover a valuable treasure worth hundreds of millions?
Thinking of this, Lao Ge's heart beat several beats faster...

After a while, Li Ding'an suddenly straightened up, and then stared straight at him with two eyes, with a very strange expression on his face, as if he was frightened.

What are you looking at me for? This thing isn’t mine?

Lao Ge's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad premonition: "How is it?"

What does this make people say?
Li Ding'an made a "tsk" sound, and then grinned, exactly the same as Professor Ge's expression just now: Not to mention how painful it was.

No...you are talking?

Lao Ge was impatient, and Li Ding'an let out a sigh of relief. His eyes turned back and forth on the faces of the man and woman several times, and finally he asked leisurely: "Is this thing brought back from abroad?"

"Hey, is that okay?"

The man exclaimed and his eyes widened, "Is there something?"

Not just a little, but a lot of things...

The woman's eyes lit up, her double eyelids slightly raised, and she stared at Li Ding'an thoughtfully, as if asking: How do you know?

Li Ding'an paused for a moment, then pointed to the book: "I would like to ask again: You must have been to other places for appraisal before. Can you tell me the conclusion? And why are you here again?"

It is almost impossible to say that these two people do not know what this thing is and how much it is worth.

Do not believe?

These Tibetan friends who were queuing up, or the fans in Jiang Lingyu's live broadcast room, randomly pulled over one of them and asked him to look at the seals on it... If he didn't recognize any of them, couldn't he recognize them all?

So it’s quite strange: why not go to the Forbidden City or the National Museum, which has the largest collection of unique and rare books and the most authoritative appraisals?

I definitely didn't go, otherwise I would have heard about it.

Taking a step back, there are a lot of ancient book research institutions in Beijing. Which one is not more authoritative than the exhibition?

"No, you just look at things, no matter what..."

He probably wanted to say "Why are you rambling here and there", but before he finished speaking, there was a "hum" sound coming from the side, as if someone was grabbing his neck, and the man's voice stopped abruptly.

The woman smiled, with a few thin lines appearing in the corners of her eyes, but her charm remained the same: "To be honest, Teacher Li, I know you!"

Look, I guess it was for me. Maybe the person who registered it identified the item as an ancient book and gave it to Lao Ge first.

However, different paths led to the same goal, and it eventually fell into his own hands.

As for the previous identification results...perhaps because she was afraid that she would have concerns, the woman made it clear that she was unwilling to talk about it.

Forget it, just don’t say it if you don’t want to, I just asked casually...

"Okay, let's get down to business!"

Li Ding'an nodded and ran his finger across the cover of the manuscript: "The paper is fine, the sandalwood is very clean, and it is the 'Chengxintang Snowflake Paper' made by Pan Gu, a famous papermaker in the Song Dynasty..."

As soon as he heard "Chengxintang", Professor Ge's eyes suddenly bulged, his waist bent ninety degrees, and he wanted to fall into the book.

This is a royal tribute from the Song Dynasty. As for how good it is... Before the technique was lost, all the emperors of the two Song Dynasties used this kind of paper.

Good is only one aspect, the key is expensive: famous artists in the Song Dynasty, including Su, Huang, Mi, Cai, and Song, would write on Chengxintang paper whenever they had a masterpiece handed down to the world.

Famous writers such as Su Shi, Ouyang Xiu, Cai Xiang, and Mei Yaochen even wrote poems specifically for this paper. Dong Qichang, a painter and calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty, accidentally got a piece of Chengxintang paper and said, "I dare not write on this paper."

It’s no exaggeration. Even if you don’t write a single word, with a photo as large as sixteen, you can take a lot of photos...

When he heard that the paper was still written with "Chengxintang" snowflakes on it, the man's face lit up with joy, while the woman remained calm and calm.

"Mo Ye is right!"

Li Ding'an flipped through the pages at random, and densely printed small characters appeared on the page: "It is also the Ba Song smoke made by Pan Gu..."

Lao Ge took a breath and didn't know what to say.

Pan Gu's paper was a tribute item, but his ink was elevated to the level of imperial collection. Starting from Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, a special attic was built to store Ba Song cigarettes.

After his death, it was Zhao Gou's turn... The works of these two men all used this kind of ink and Chengxintang paper.

Similarly, many famous writers in the Song Dynasty wrote poems about Pan Gu's Ba Songyan. The one who wrote the most was Su Shi, with a total of six poems.

There are quite a few that have been handed down, but most of them are abroad. For example, the National Museum of the United States has [-] ingots, which depict the dramatic facial makeup of the [-] generals of the Water Margin...

Hearing Mo Dui, the woman was still indifferent, but the man became more relaxed: he leaned back lazily, with pride all over his body: "What else?"

"These seals are also correct!"

Li Ding'an pointed to "Tianlu Linlang" and the two seals of Qianlong, "Including the "Ba Zheng Cun Nian Treasure" and "Treasure of the Supreme Emperor" on the back pages are also correct..."

The seal is also correct?

The woman finally reacted and nodded slightly.The man smiled even more happily, but as soon as he grinned, Li Ding'an changed the subject: "But..."

But...why is there a but?

The man was stunned for a moment, and his reaction was purely instinctive: "What?"

After a pause, Li Ding'an said in a leisurely tone: "Everything else is wrong!"

Everything else is wrong... Does this mean there is something wrong with the book?

The man was completely stunned, wondering if his ears had heard it wrong, but then his face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The woman was also stunned for a few seconds and said, "Teacher Li, what's wrong?"

It's obvious that it doesn't sound good.

Li Ding'an breathed out: "The rest is wrong!"

"how is this possible?"

The man stood up immediately, as if he had been punched in the face, and his facial features were twisted into a pile, "We have gone to many places for appraisal, and they all said there is no problem..."

Look, here comes the problem!
But when I asked you before, you didn’t tell me?
(End of this chapter)