Reborn as a great painter, with a system, you can be willful

Chapter 193, Famous Works, Lottery Opportunities, and Harvest

Chapter 192.

In a corner of the Times Auction exhibition hall, Jiang Zhe and another customer stood in front of a workbench, admiring a set of seals with the help of staff.

Seeing that the fat customer was still holding Fang Jiekan's seal and had no intention of putting it down, Jiang Zhe chose to look at the dragon-shaped seal carved by Deng Sanmu first.

The seal is made of Shoushan Duling stone, which is mainly chestnut yellow in color and as smooth as jade. It is cut into a flat square, 11cm high, with the words "Zui Mo" in vertical red characters and the words "San Mu" on the side.

The staff member introduced to Jiang Zhe in a low voice: "This seal was made by Mr. Deng Sanmu in his later years. The characters engraved on it are powerful, straightforward, and grand, with the best use of red and white. Please look at the right side of the word "drunk", which is inserted into the upper right part of the word "ink". At the same time, the upper part of the word "ink" is moved away and extended with the dot of the "black" part. Finally, the stroke is heavier than the "earth" part, which makes the power balanced and well-arranged..."

Jiang Zhe listened and appreciated it, and hoped that the staff could talk for a while longer.

He read the seal text, and then admired the dragon button engraved on the seal. The dragon's eyes were piercing, swallowing and spitting out the pearl, the spine was straight and straight, the scales, whiskers and hair were clearly depicted, the shape was elegant, the polishing was round and smooth, and the knife skills were skillful and excellent.

Although the seal is not big, it is very exquisite.

Unfortunately, after watching for a long time, the system still did not respond.

Jiang Zhe put down the seal calmly.

The customer next to him immediately picked it up and reluctantly put down the seal in his hand.

Jiang Zhe calmly picked up the seal that had just been put down, and under the gaze of the customer, he calmly began to appreciate the flat-head seal carved by Fang Jiekan.

This seal is very small. It is made of Shoushan hibiscus stone. It is white and flawless, and its smooth texture is comparable to mutton-fat jade. The inscription on the edge reads "Made by Jie Kan in Yuzhuanlou".

He looked at the staff.

The staff member understood and introduced to him: "The size of this seal is 2.5×1.8×3.4cm. The seal material is the stone produced in Shoushan General Cave, which is the best among the hibiscus stones. Although it is not decorated or carved, it is more noble. The seal text is engraved on the bottom, and there are orchids in the room. The engraving is elegant and beautiful, relaxed and free, graceful and solemn, and unique in style..."

After Jiang Zhe finished listening to the introduction and was about to look at the remaining two seals in this set, he finally heard the long-awaited voice:
"Painters can get to see and appreciate the works of famous seal carving artists and have a chance to win a lucky draw..."

Jiang Zhe put down the seal, pretended to think, and quickly opened the system to check the prompts. Seeing that there was no prompt asking him to use it immediately, he continued to look at the rest of the seals.

After looking at a group of seals, he took off his gloves and told the staff that he had finished viewing.

The staff member breathed a sigh of relief and focused on answering another customer.

However, the fat customer was difficult to serve. After looking at the seal, he asked to see other items.

The staff had no choice but to ask their superiors for instructions.

Most of the lots cannot be touched, otherwise the preview cannot be carried out. But this customer is obviously an old customer, so the auction company allowed him to observe a few lots.

Jiang Zhe took the opportunity to check out several items, mainly furniture and wooden crafts, but the system did not prompt him after he checked out the items.

At this point, he had already looked at all the items in the exhibition hall and was considering whether he should find an opportunity to use the lottery as soon as possible.

Manager Zhao came over and said, "Brother, have you thought about it? Do you want to give it a try?"

Jiang Zhe said without hesitation: "I like those three seals very much and want to give them a try. I may not be able to come in person at that time."

"It's okay. If you like, you can entrust it by phone."

"Okay, I'll give it a try then."

"Brother, you have good vision." Manager Zhao agreed to help him with the procedures.

Wang Zhen had finished his business. When he heard that Jiang Zhe was also participating in the auction, he looked at Jiang Zhe with a hint of appreciation.

After discussing with Wang Zhen, Jiang Zhe decided to say goodbye and leave.

Manager Zhao was even more enthusiastic towards Jiang Zhe. He accompanied them to the door and watched the three of them get into a taxi.

Wang Zhen and Jiang Zhe sat in the back seat.

She said to Jiang Zhe, "I didn't expect you to come up with this idea." Jiang Zhe was surprised: "What idea?"

“Attend auctions and strengthen ties with auction companies.”

Jiang Zhe suddenly realized that this was how Wang really understood it.

"I didn't think of this. I just really liked those three seals and the estimated price was not high, so I wanted to buy them for collection and study."

Wang Zhen said, "Anyway, it's a blessing in disguise. With benefits, the relationship will be better. After you go to the museum, where else do you want to go?"

Jiang Zhe looked at the time and saw that it was almost noon, so he said, "There are many collections in the museum. I think it will take me all afternoon, and then I will go back to the hotel."

Wang Zhen advised: "You are alone, be careful, and call me if you have any problems."

She and her assistant went to do business, and Jiang Zhe got off near the museum.

He first sat down in the restaurant and ordered two common local dishes in Shanghai and a bowl of rice. While waiting for the meal, he opened the system page.

Jiang Zhe's detailed reading tips.

He came into contact with the works of three seal engravers and calligraphers, which triggered a lottery. The prizes were some of the skills of the three masters.

He understood the introduction and immediately clicked on the lottery draw.

Nine skill boxes appeared on the lucky draw wheel: three advanced, three intermediate, and three elementary.

Jiang Zhe guessed that the system should divide the skills of the three masters into different levels.

He clicked on the draw to start.

The pointer rotated and finally landed on a high-level skill box.

The page displays: You have drawn Deng Sanmu's seal carving skill (advanced).

Good - he was glad that the opportunity he got for nothing had the best result. Deng Sanmu was a calligrapher and seal engraver with comprehensive skills, so this skill should be very strong.

He clicked to receive it, and a sense of awareness came into his mind.

At this time, the food was delivered.

Jiang Zhe absorbed the skill information while eating.

He originally had a brief understanding of Deng Sanmu, and in the process of absorbing knowledge and skills, he got to know more about this famous master.

This gentleman called himself Fen Weng, and his other nickname was Dutie. Because his left leg was amputated, he signed himself Yizu and Kui. His studios were named Cijianlou and Sanchangliangduanzhai.

This gentleman's evaluation of his own art is three pros and two cons. The three pros are seal carving, poetry, and calligraphy; the two cons are painting and writing lyrics.

Judging from the skills he has acquired, Jiang Zhe is actually good at calligraphy and seal carving, cursive script, small regular script learned from Er Wang and Huaisu, and official script has copied many Han Dynasty steles. He first learned seal script from Yishan Stele, and also learned inscriptions on bells and tripods, tracing back to the oracle bone script of the Shang Dynasty.

He initially learned seal carving from the Zhejiang School, then studied seals from the Qin and Han dynasties, and drew inspiration from seals, ancient pottery inscriptions, and brick inscriptions, forming a style with varied composition, majestic and simple style.

While absorbing knowledge, Jiang Zhe learned that the gift package he received was compiled by the system based on Deng Sanmu's existing works, and was limited to high-level skills. This gentleman also had higher-level skills.

Nevertheless, this information also allowed him to almost fully master the relevant knowledge of seal carving, as well as some calligraphy information.

The gift package mentioned that Deng Sanmu once wrote a book on seal carving, which listed very comprehensive knowledge about learning seal carving, and the gift package covers more knowledge.

After absorbing all this information, Jiang Zhe felt that this alone was enough to make the trip worthwhile.

After finishing his meal, he left the restaurant and walked towards the Magic City Museum, hoping to gain new insights.

(End of this chapter)