Live appraising treasures, I became a national treasure expert?

Chapter 239: Jiang Tingxi’s calligraphy, Leng Mei’s painting
"You see, I know him best, how can I say we are as close as brothers?"

"You're fat and you're still breathing?"

"Dude, this is strong!"

The two bickered and followed slowly. Not long after they left, both Li Ding'an and Yu Huiyin stopped.

Lei Mingzhen took a look and narrowed his eyes: Foreign cultural relics?

Either those that flowed abroad and then came in, or pure foreign cultural relics, of which there were many categories: such as oil paintings, sculptures, clocks, telescopes... Lei Mingzhen even saw a few old-fashioned muskets.

Of course, it will definitely not work, otherwise it would not be sold publicly.

Lan Huazhi looked surprised: "Li Ding'an still knows about foreign antiques?"

"Nonsense... as long as the word 'wenwan' is involved, there is nothing he can't understand..."

After saying this, Lei Mingzhen actually muttered: Li Ding'an really hasn't seen many foreign cultural relics, and the only one he has is the piggy bank at the Shanghai auction.

But that one has Chinese characters engraved on it, so strictly speaking it can only be considered a domestic cultural relic that has been exported overseas.

Maybe I encountered something similar...

The two people walked forward as if nothing had happened, and glanced at it as they passed by: Li Ding'an was looking at an oil painting, with a very focused look on his face.

Is it really a foreign cultural relic?

They were about to pretend they didn't know each other, so the two of them didn't stop and continued walking forward.Lei Mingzhen's mind was filled with thoughts of "When did Li Ding'an study this thing?" He didn't pay attention to anyone coming towards him and almost bumped into him.

Lan Huazhi pulled him and said, "Look more closely!"

"Oh...I'm sorry!"

Lei Mingzhen apologized, and the person opposite waved his hand, meaning it was okay.When he looked again, he didn't look at him at all. His eyes were staring straight ahead, which seemed very strange.

Good guy, I asked you why we almost bumped into each other. It turns out that you didn’t look at the road either?

While he was cursing, the man asked his companion next to him with a surprised look on his face: "Old Ding, look, is that Li Ding'an?"

We're only a few steps away, are you dazzled?
"Ma Suo, Mr. Li is originally an appraisal expert at the Daliushu Conference Hall. Isn't it normal to meet him here?"

I wonder if it's Li Ding'an? It's another one...

"Next to him..." Ma Xianming lowered his voice, "The girl right next to him, do you have any impressions?"

"no!"

Ding Licheng shook his head and thought again, "She should be his girlfriend, right?"

Nonsense... Who would be so close to each other if we had a normal relationship?

Look carefully, the girl is still tugging on his sleeve...

The problem is that he was with Chen Jingshu last week, and the two of them were flirting with each other all day long... Well, that doesn't seem right. Li Ding'an was too preoccupied with writing plans and doing experiments, and he didn't have the time or thought at all.

But Ma Xianming didn't believe that these two people didn't have a partner: How could it be a tens of billions project, why didn't Li Ding'an give it to others?

And just in the past few days, another one has appeared?
Gradually, Lao Ma's facial features were crowded together, and his expression was indescribably weird.

"What's wrong with you...stomach pain?"

My stomach doesn't hurt, it's just that my brain hurts...Forget it, you can't talk nonsense about this!

"It's okay!" Ma Xianming gritted his teeth and shook his head, "Let's go, say hello!"

While talking, the four of them passed by each other, and Lei Mingzhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He had never met the person in person, but he had seen Li Ding'an make several phone calls, so when he heard "Ma Institute", he knew who it was: Ma Xianming, the director of Guobo Institute of Literature, who had a very good relationship with Li Ding'an.

Looking at his expression as if he had just seen a ghost and his thief-like tone, he clearly knew Chen Jingshu, which is why it was so strange to see Yu Huiyin.

It's no exaggeration, Lei Mingzhen was even prepared: whenever Ma Xianming said the word "Chen", he would definitely pounce on him and cover his mouth...

"Do you feel warm?"

Lan Huazhi looked at his forehead, "Is the air conditioner turned on enough?"

Warm up the wool...I'm covered in cold sweat.

Li Ding'an, just do it... I can't even imagine how ugly your death will be...

"It's really a bit hot..."

Lei Mingzhen replied casually, and then glanced back guiltily: It's so exciting...

Sensing movement behind him, Li Ding'an turned his head instinctively: "Lao Ma, Teacher Ding... ha, why do you have time to go shopping today?"

Needless to say, Ma Xianming: Li Ding'an basically became a hands-off shopkeeper, rarely making phone calls, and all the research projects of the National Expo were left to him.He was afraid that something would go wrong, so apart from eating and sleeping, he spent the rest of his time in the laboratory monitoring the progress.

Ding Licheng is also very busy: the Forbidden City is preparing to hold a "Red Culture Exhibition" on National Day, and he is one of the preparatory committee members.So it’s quite strange to be able to come to the exhibition together.

"Come and help your friend look at some things!"

As Ma Xianming spoke, he looked at Yu Huiyin again.

"This is Director Ma from the National Museum of China, and this is Teacher Ding from the Forbidden City!" Li Ding'an introduced, "This is Yu Huiyin!"

Yu Huiyin smiled lightly: "Hello, you two!"

"Okay!" Ding Licheng responded quickly, then looked left and right, his eyes rolling on the faces of Li Ding'an and Yu Huiyin.

After going back and forth several times, he sighed leisurely: "She is indeed a talented man and a beautiful woman!"

Li Ding'an smiled: "Teacher Ding, thank you!"

Good guy, now I admit it...Li Ding'an, are you fooling around?

His face doesn't turn red, his heart doesn't beat, and with this mental quality alone, Lao Ma has to say something awesome.

Just as he was secretly admiring him, he saw Li Ding'an carrying three bags, and he glanced at them subconsciously.

It has the words "Cultural Expo" and "Da Liushu" printed on it, and the creases are also very new, indicating that it is an object that has just been purchased.

Ma Xianming's eyes lit up: "Did you miss it again?"

"This isn't a street stall. How can there be so many things to pick up?"

Li Ding'an didn't finish his words when a sour voice came from behind: "Mao Wenlong's mailbox and Yang Shen's wax bucket, aren't they called leaks?"

what?
The two people were shocked: Mao Wenlong, Yang Shen?

Which one of these is not a figure who will go down in history?
The key thing is that there are very few cultural relics related to these two people, which can be described as rare: Yang Shen is better, at least a few works have been handed down, while Mao Wenlong left nothing at all.

This thing suddenly appeared?
Ma Xianming's eyes gleamed: "Take it out and take a look?"

I knew something like this would happen.Li Dingan looked back helplessly and put the bag on the counter.

Ma Xianming was not polite and opened it directly, taking out the mailbox first.

He is one of the top experts on Ming and Qing porcelain in China and is certainly no stranger to the history of the Ming Dynasty. When he sees the fire seal of "Zhen Liao", he can be sure that it is an object from the late Ming Dynasty.

Looking at the horse above and the "shop" at the end, we can also see that this is a mailbox specially used to "report military information."

But other than that, he couldn't see much.I know the place name Jieguan Pavilion, but there are too many: For example, Nanyang Jieguan Pavilion has been an important post station for Nanyang officials since ancient times. The ruins are still there today, and it is also a key cultural relic protection unit in Nanyang.

There are also Jieguan Pavilion in Hui'an, Fujian, Jieguan Pavilion in Shangrao, Jiangxi, Jieguan Pavilion in Yueyang, Hunan, etc., which are also cultural relic protection units... They were damaged during the Republic of China and the Anti-Japanese War, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, many more were restored and became important local attractions. , there are at least thirty or forty receiving official pavilions all over the country.

But in my impression, I really didn’t know there was one in Liaoning.

We also know that Mao Wenlong has served in hundreds of households in Anshan and as a garrison in Kuoyang, but he just doesn't know what it has to do with this Jieguantingpu.

It's not that he is unprofessional, but most of the official histories related to the Ming Dynasty only mention "stations" and rarely mention "pu" at the second level.Wherever the shop level is involved, only "a certain pass" and "a certain fort" will be written, and sometimes even the "station" will be replaced by a fort.

For example, Jiuyi on Southeast Liaoyang Road is written like this in most historical materials: Liaodong Dusi-Tianshui Zhanbao-Lianshanguan-Tongyuan Fort-Qingmaoyu Fort-Zhendong Fort-Tangzhan Fort-Jiulian City.

Forget about "store", ordinary people can't even figure out which fort represents which post.

Ma Xianming thought for a long time, but he really had no impression, and handed the letterbox to Ding Licheng again.

He took it casually, looked at it carefully, and praised as he read: "The carving is not bad. Even if he is not a skilled craftsman from the Ministry of Industry, he is also an old military craftsman from the Yuheng Yamen of Liaodong City... The fire seal is also right, including The pulp is right, the quality is good, and it’s well preserved..."

No, who told you to see what is true and what is false... Do you still need to see what Li Dingan is interested in?
"Old Ding, do you know this Guan Guan Pavilion?"

Ding Licheng paused and thought for a while: "I know a lot, but the Liaodong area... I really have no impression?"

See, here's the rub.

This is true for both of them, let alone experts in auditions?
It’s not that the experts are careless, nor that their level is insufficient, but that this place name is indeed too uncommon, and there is no record of it in the history books related to the Ming Dynasty, let alone that it is related to Kuoyang and Mao Wenlong.

Correspondingly, I don’t know the specific value of this bamboo tube. The price of [-] is really high...most people think it is expensive to cut it in half.

"The Theory of Nine Sided Pictures" and "Liaodong Chronicles" record: On the banks of the Dachong River (a tributary of the Yalu River, today's Aihe River), there is a Jindou Post to the east of Caohe Fort, which belongs to the Dingliao guard... But after Jiajing, Jin Dou Post was no longer called Jin Dou Duo. Instead, use Caohe Fort instead.

"Quan Liao Preparatory Examination" also records: Forty miles west of Liubian there is a Jieguan Pavilion, which belongs to Jin Doudo and is the best in Mingbian... And just east of Caohe Fort and forty miles west of Liubian is Kuoyang Fort.Before the fall of Liaoyang, the thousand households in Kuiyang were all Mao Wenlong. According to the practice of Jiubian in the late Ming Dynasty: Dusi takes the place of Yi Cheng, and thousands of households take the place of Pu Cheng. Of course, this thing is related to Mao Wenlong..."

What the hell?
Of course they knew that "Nine Side Maps" and "Liaodong Chronicles" were geographical chronicles of the Ming Dynasty, but the latter was not completed until the Kangxi period.Although it is a monograph on Northeastern geography, it is annotated by a private person and is not an official chronicle.

Li Ding'an actually knows such a rare knowledge point?

Ma Xianming and Ding Licheng looked at each other for a long time: "Where did you see that?"

"It's a school, there's one in the library of the School of Culture and Museology!" Li Ding'an said matter-of-factly, "If you study Ming and Qing archeology, don't you also study Ming and Qing geography?"

Well... pretend I didn't ask.

Ma Xianming was so depressed that he pointed again: "How much is it worth?"

Li Ding'an thought for a while: "There are still more than [-]!"

Now it's the turn of those at the back to be speechless: Just now it was said to be 20 or [-], and now it has increased to tens of thousands. Will it become [-] later?
They guessed right: since Mao Wenlong is Pu Cheng, it is almost impossible to say that he has never used this thing.And it is the only cultural relic related to Mao Wenlong so far... There is no way it is only worth 20 or [-].

Ma Xianming made a rough estimate and secretly said "not bad"... Of course, this was only for Li Ding'an: hundreds of thousands was really not a waste to him.

Secretly complaining, he opened the second bag... Well, didn't I just say it was a wax bucket? Why is it so long?
Li Ding'an was also confused for a moment: How could he forget that this thing was also in it?
He stretched out his hand: "You don't need to look at this one!"

"Hey..." Ma Xianming hid for a moment, "What are you grabbing for?"

"You really can't watch it...at least not here?"

"Why!"

Li Ding'an lowered his voice: "I want to give this away!"

It means that you must not expose everything... Good guy, who do you want to give it to?

The more he behaved like this, the more curious Ma Xianming became. He rolled his eyes and looked left and right: "I'll just take a look. Can't you just stop talking?"

Not only is it a problem that cannot be discussed, the key point is that there is a camera...well, a camera...I almost didn't remember it?
After all, I have to explain to the organizer: not only this fan, but also the footage of Yu Huiyin cannot be leaked.

"Forget it, just watch!"

"It's just...um, a fan?"

Ma Xianming took out the bone fan and unfolded it gently. Just after taking a look, Ding Licheng said "Eh": "The oil painting... uses the shallow carving (traditional Chinese wood carving technique) knife technique?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, quite resolutely: "Bring it to me and see!"

Ma Xianming said "heh", thought for a moment, and handed over the fan.

He could take a look at paintings, but sculptures were really his weak point.

"Big brown bamboo board, ebony fan bone, tapestry fan wire... The quality is good, and it is indeed an old item. It's this style of painting... hiss..."

Ding Licheng took out the magnifying glass and said, "The composition uses the rule of thirds, the drawing uses focus perspective, but the point of view is the old courtyard? The peacocks, golden pheasants, and strange rocks are all realistic in oil paintings." The technique, plum trees and sloping grass are rendered with ink and wash, and the colors are still so gorgeous?"

Hearing this, Li Ding'an secretly praised: Professionals are indeed professionals. It only took a few glances before and after, and they could see clearly and clearly.

Just as he was sighing, Ding Licheng raised his head again: "Teacher Li, why do you feel that this painting style and composition, as well as the knife skills and carving work, all look familiar?"

You see it from time to time, of course it looks familiar to you.

After thinking for a while, Li Ding'an softly uttered a few words: "Leng Mei, Lang Shining."

After being stunned for a moment, Ding Licheng slapped his forehead fiercely: Just say that?

The style of this painting is very similar to the "Picture of the Holy Ming Emperor" hanging in Juanqinzhai of the Forbidden City, and the brushwork is very similar to Leng Mei's other paintings.

Looking at the composition and coloring, it is obvious that it is modeled after Castiglione's "Jin Chun Tu", which is now collected in the National Palace Museum in Taiwan: it also features two birds, strange rocks, and white plum trees.But that one showed a pair of golden pheasants, and this one removed the hens and replaced them with peacocks.

Leng Mei studied under Cui Bingzhen, and Cui Bingzhen studied under Lang Shining. Not only are the painting style and brushwork similar, but also the swordsmanship and carving skills are of the same origin. Moreover, there are also many woodcarvings and lacquer carvings of these three in the Forbidden City. Not only every day, but also three or five days. After meeting him once, Ding Licheng certainly looked familiar.

Seeing this, he was [-]% sure: this bone fan was the work of Leng Mei...

While thinking, Ding Licheng turned over the fan again.

At first, he didn't react. He even read the poem once. Then his eyes suddenly flashed: Jiang Tingxi?
This poem was not very famous, so of course he had no impression of it, but he recognized the handwriting: similarly, there was more than one calligraphy and painting by Jiang Tingxi collected in the Forbidden City.

And his most famous work is "Hundred Species of Medicinal Pills", which debuted at auction in 2019... and sold for a total of 5000 million.

There are not only paintings but also calligraphy in them, a hundred of them. Ding Licheng not only studied them, but also copied them. How could he admit his mistake?

So, this fan was not only painted and engraved by Leng Mei, but also handwritten by Jiang Tingxi?

　Sorry, the plot didn't feel very coherent, so I made some changes to yesterday's chapter, and moved some irrelevant content to this chapter.

　　
　
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