Live appraising treasures, I became a national treasure expert?

Chapter 247
Keep reading, good guys: three-white method, straight-line white drawing, double-hook coloring... There are more than one traditional Chinese painting techniques. What is rare is that they are not superficial, nor do they feel stripped, but they are very harmonious?

Sun Mingfang suddenly realized that he was proficient in both Chinese and Western painting techniques and could perfectly blend them together. There was no way he could be an unknown person.Based on this, even if he didn't know who painted it, Li Ding'an still spent 40 to buy this painting.

Who would that be?

Look at the label again: dating from the [-]th to [-]th centuries... In an instant, a lot of names came to Sun Mingfang's mind: Bandarisha, Sun Weifeng, Wang Jue, Ge Shu, Yongtai, Leng Mei, Shi Beilin, Guan Qiaochang Etc., etc.

Without exception: Chinese and Western, well-known throughout the world.

Not to mention court painters like Leng Mei during the Kangxi and Qianlong periods, even folk painters like Shi Beiling and Guan Qiaochang during the Jiadao period had works priced in the millions.

Just say how could he be blind?
After sighing for a long time, he sighed: "Teacher Li, who painted it?"

As soon as he asked, Li Ding'an knew, and it only took a few minutes for Sun Mingfang to figure it out.

He has a very good eye and is worthy of being Xiang Zhiqing's favorite disciple.

He spread his hands again: "I don't know, I'm not even sure whether the author is Chinese or a foreigner..."

"Unlikely, right?"

Sun Mingfang held a flashlight and illuminated the canvas almost inch by inch: "I feel that the author's traditional Chinese painting skills are deeper and more exquisite than his oil painting skills. It cannot be achieved by practicing for three to five or eight years..."

It's somewhat true, but it's just a possibility, not an absolute.If you want to determine whether it is Chinese or foreign, and whether it is a famous person, you have to do in-depth research.

"Teacher Sun, why don't we take it apart and take a look?"

"Ah, what if it's broken?"

"It's only about 40... Manager, do you have pliers or a screwdriver that I can borrow?"

Really tear it down?

The salesman was startled for a moment, and so was Chen Jingshu. Sun Mingfang reacted the fastest. He rolled up his sleeves and came to help: "You haven't dismantled it much, let me do it..."

Lin Zixian was completely stunned: What are you doing, tearing down the painting?
Li Ding'an had paid all the money, so he definitely couldn't control it. Lin Zixian was surprised by the conversation between the two: Did a Chinese paint it?
Shouldn't it be?

It’s not that they haven’t been appraised. They were approached by experts from large auction houses who specialize in appraising foreign cultural relics. They said it was a religious oil painting from around the [-]th to [-]th centuries. The author was a foreigner, but not very famous.

Before the exhibition, the audition experts said the same thing: religious oil paintings, not well-known writers.However, the evaluation is slightly higher, saying that the painting is indeed good.

In the mouths of these two people, it was completely reversed?
But think about it carefully: Is it really impossible to say for sure?
From time to time, the eldest brother will collect a strange thing. Not to mention its origin, even experts don't know what it is used for. It is normal to collect an oil painting painted by a Chinese.

At first he thought the price would not be too low. After several appraisals, the appraisal fees he spent almost reached half of the estimated price, so he had to give up.

what about now?

Looking at the slightly excited expressions of Li Ding'an and Sun Mingfang, Lin Zixian's heart skipped a beat: Isn't he a treasure hunter?
In surprise, Li Ding'an removed the rivets at the four corners.He really hadn't dismantled it much, so he was polite and pushed the frame forward again.

Sun Mingfang moved quickly. He shook the picture frame first, then tore off a piece of coated paper from the album, and then inserted it gently.Seeing that the canvas and glass were not bonded, he slowly opened it and carefully took out the canvas.

Then, one of the two held a flashlight and the other a magnifying glass, looking and touching at the same time.

"It is indeed a water-mixed paint, but only this area on the face, the rest is all oil..." "This is a portrait, and it must be as realistic as possible. It must be for this reason, so no oil is used: the person is too thin. , and he is so old, and his face is full of wrinkles. If his face is shiny, it will look fake... Well, do you still use Dutch lead white, Brazilian red, and Prussian blue? "

"Famous?"

"Of course, they were all the highest quality paints at that time, and they are still used today...but they are purely handmade, and not expensive..."

"But the canvas is definitely made in China: it is extremely white, and most likely it was stained with cow dung. In Europe at that time, it was either sun-dried or lime, and the color is somewhat yellowish...Teacher Sun, look at it again. The top of the cloth is stained with cow dung. Isn’t there still a layer of pulp?”

"Oh, yes, foreign linen is not starched. It is woven after it is stained..."

"It's still Kampot... Let me think about it, um, it's from Baoding."

What, you know all this?
Sun Mingfang was stunned for a moment: If it were paper and silk, he might be able to deduce it, but Azabu really didn't do much research.

“Different looms and different weaving methods will produce obvious differences in the fabrics woven: at that time, three-split hand push or foot-operated spinning wheels were commonly used in China, while in Europe, eight-split jenny machines were used. Only Baoding or Single-branched shuttle weaving machine:

Roughly speaking, a shuttle with wheels is installed in the track groove, and a rope is connected to it, and it is pulled back and forth when weaving... The disadvantage is that it is slow, but the advantage is that the cloth weaved is fine and soft, and does not fold or wrinkle, so it has been used since Longqing in the Ming Dynasty. It was listed as a tribute during the period until the late Qing Dynasty..."

"Teacher Li, has he even studied this?"

"I really haven't done much research, but there is a textile museum in my hometown. When I was in school, I was often visited by the school. After reading it, I had to write an essay. If I wrote too much, I would remember it..."

Oh, I forgot, his hometown is Baoding.

This seems to make sense...at least Li Ding'an hasn't reached the level of knowing everything and mastering everything!
Heaving a sigh of relief, Sun Mingfang lowered his voice again: "So, this is coming from the inner court?"

"Even if not, the author should be a painter from Ruyi Pavilion!"

Otherwise, where did you get the tribute?
Including those expensive pigments mentioned before, they are definitely not accessible to folk painters.

So, I missed it again...

Although he had expected it, Sun Mingfang couldn't help being shocked: As long as he has a relationship with the royal family and the inner court, there will be no bargains.It seems that there are only three more words "Haoyiguan", but the price is very different.

It’s only 40, even if you add a zero at the end, it might be more than that…

The voices of the two people were very low and their words were vague. Chen Jingshu only heard the words "Inner Court" and "Ruyi Pavilion".Lin Ziliang was farther away and could only see the two of them muttering, but he didn't know what they were talking about.

But he can see: Li Ding'an said something, Sun Mingfang's expression froze, and he leaned back at the same time.

What do you mean, Li Dingan made a mistake?
Definitely not, 40 was just a drop in the bucket to him, and it was impossible to shock Sun Mingfang like this.

So, you have to think about it the other way around...

Damn it, I really got away with a treasure?

　Sorry, it's a bit short, it's really because Kawenka is so awesome.

　　We are working hard to adjust.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)