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A fan, as the name suggests, is a surface in the shape of a fan. Among the fans, there are round fans and folding fans.Tuan fan is also called Wan fan and palace fan. Because it looks like a full moon, it was used more in ancient palaces. Folding fan is also called Jutou fan. Folding fan is folded when closed, and spread when used, so it is also called spreading fan.

In the history of China, calligraphers and painters of all dynasties liked to paint or write on fans to express their emotions, or to collect or give poems to friends as souvenirs.With the vigorous development of painting art, especially the unprecedented improvement of landscape painting and flower-and-bird painting in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the relationship between literati and painting has become closer and closer, forming the first creation of literati painting. As a result, the fan of calligraphy and painting has been developed accordingly, and it can be said that it has reached its peak.

And the fan that Fang Mutian took a fancy to was a folding fan with a wide top and a narrow bottom, in the shape of a fan.On one side of the fan is a painting, which depicts Wang Xizhi watching geese and cranes in Lanting Water Pavilion with fine brushwork and heavy colors.

Between the scales, the composition is dense and the brush and ink are meticulous. Among them, the rock springs are turned, and the garden is dotted with weeping willows, spring flowers and green bamboos.The characters are refined and elegant, with elegant scarves, and the children in the courtyard are either carrying a piano or cooking tea.

The picture is exquisite, the characters are vivid, the characters in the scene in the picture, their every move is vivid, everything is so lifelike.

On this side, in addition to such a pair of paintings, there is an Erfang Jianzang seal on the right of the center of the painting, and this Jianzang seal is Xiang Yuanbian's Erfang Jianzang seal.When Fang Mutian picked up the fan and saw the back, he was also surprised, because on the back were two pieces of Xiang Yuanbian's "Lin Wang Xi Zhi Tie".

You know, Xiang Yuanbian was a famous calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty. In addition, he was also a famous collector and connoisseur in the Ming Dynasty.He was able to distinguish the authenticity from the false, and analyze it without any hair, which was unmatched at that time.

Seeing this fan, Fang Mutian felt very puzzled, how could no one buy such a beautiful fan?And isn't this fan very similar to Qiu Ying's "Lanting Picture" fan in the Palace Museum?

In the Palace Museum, the fan of Qiu Ying's "Lanting Picture" is gold paper, green and green, 21.5cm in length and 31.2cm in width, almost no different from the fan in front of Fang Mutian.

According to Fang Mutian's own judgment, this fan is the real one, not a fake one, but it was not seen by anyone, presumably because everyone knows that the real one of this fan is in the Forbidden City Museum, so it is obvious that this one is a fake Well, who wants to buy fake ones?

"The fan in the Palace Museum does not have Qiu Ying's seal on it. The reason why it is speculated that the one was made by Qiu Ying is based on the painter and Xiang Yuanbian's seal, but now there is such a piece here. The fan in the Forbidden City is exactly the same, so this one is real, and the one in the Forbidden City is fake." Fang Mutian looked at the fan in his hand and couldn't help but think.

He dared to say that this "Lanting Picture" fan is real, and the one in the Forbidden City is fake, of course he has his basis.

Fang Mutian has seen Qiu Ying's real painting, and he has Qiu Ying's "Lady Picture" in his hand. Besides, don't forget that his appreciation is at the master level, the most powerful person in the world, who can be identified by others, he Yes, he can identify what others can't identify.

Not to mention that he still has the ability to see through the heavens. Even if some antiques have been cast with the hidden fog method and used some special means to hide their true appearance, under his perspective, it can be said that they have nowhere to hide. Nothing could fool his eyes.

"Brother, this fan in your hand is an old thing. Take a look, the painting on this fan is so good and realistic, it looks like the real thing. Do you want to buy it? If you buy it, I can give you a discount." The vendor said. Fang Mutian said with a smile.

Fang Mutian smiled and said, "I'll take a look first, but you said it's an old thing, but why do I think it doesn't look like it? The name of this fan is called "Lanting Picture", it seems that there is such a thing in the Palace Museum one."

Hearing Fang Mutian's words, the vendor's originally smiling face froze. Of course he knew that there was such a fan in the Palace Museum, and it was precisely because there was a fan in the Palace Museum that he couldn't sell it. Going out, there are not many people who even ask.

"I didn't expect you, brother, to be an insider. You are right. There is indeed a fan in the Palace Museum that is exactly like this one. However, that one is real, and mine is not fake either." He said that even though he knew his stuff was not real, he would not say it was fake. If he said it was fake, who would buy it?

Fang Mutian shook his head and said: "The real one can't be fake, the fake one can't be real, big brother, we all know whether your fan is real, but I like to collect fans, although I don't have the one in the Palace Museum. I found a way, but since you have the exact same one here, if you sell it cheap, I will buy it and keep it.”

The vendor looked at Fang Mutian and said, "I don't know how much you paid, brother?"

Fang Mutian smiled and said: "The thing is yours, and you don't even say a price, how can I bid? Brother, tell me, how much do you sell this fan for?"

The vendor pondered for a while, and said: "Since you are a knowledgeable person, brother, let me tell the truth. I received this fan for one thousand. If you want it, I won't earn much from you. Just give me one thousand and five."

He knows that Fang Mutian is a person who plays antiques, and his eyesight is not bad. It is impossible to deceive the other party, so he did not continue to say that his fan is real. Of course, as for the price he said , Whether he really received a thousand dollars or not is open to debate.

"One thousand and five?" Fang Mutian shook his head and said, "I'm not a fool, one thousand and five is too expensive, everyone knows it's a fake, I bought it just as a handicraft collection."

"How much do you plan to pay, little brother?" the vendor frowned and asked.

Fang Mutian said: "According to the market price, I can give you five hundred at most. If it exceeds this price, I won't take it."

The muscle in the corner of the vendor's eyes twitched, and he looked at Fang Mutian and said, "Brother, your price is too harsh. As the saying goes, you sit on the ground and bargain, but your 500 yuan is really too low."

Fang Mutian said: "It's not too low. With the situation of this fan, 500 yuan is already very high. Anyone who knows a little about antiques will know that there is a fan exactly like this one in the Palace Museum. Everyone knows that it is a fake one. Yes, who would want me to offer 500 yuan to buy it? Brother, do you sell it? If you sell it, I’ll take it away. If you think it’s too low, just don’t sell it.”

Hearing Fang Mutian's words, the vendor thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, five hundred is five hundred. I've held this fan for a long time. Since you buy it, brother, I'll sell it to you." is you."

Although 500 yuan seems very low, for the street vendor, he still made a lot of money. You must know that when he took back this fan, he only spent 80 yuan. Now it is selling for [-] yuan. Do you think he has made money?

It can be seen that the antique industry is absolutely profitable.

Fang Mutian smiled and shook his head, then took out 500 yuan and handed it to the vendor.

The vendor took the money, looked at Fang Mutian with a smile, and said, "Brother, the other things here are very good, do you want to stop looking at the others?"

Fang Mutian glanced at the other things on the booth, shook his head, and said, "The things here are really good, but I only like collecting fans."

Leaving the booth, Fang Mutian continued to walk forward. On the way, he kept looking at the fan in his hand, "Lanting Picture", he believed that it was written by Qiu Ying, and it was genuine, but to prove it was true, he needed to Evidence will do.

Looking carefully, Fang Mutian suddenly found that there is a small area in the upper right corner of the painting heart on the side of Qiu Ying's "Lanting Picture" on the fan, which is a little thicker than other areas.

"What's going on?" Fang Mutian felt a little baffled, and immediately used perspective. Under the perspective, the place that made him feel abnormal was immediately revealed in his eyes.

A smile suddenly appeared on Fang Mutian's face, and he said with a light smile, "So that's it. It's exactly the same as the one in the Palace Museum. How could there be two on one fan at the same time? So the secret is here."

Under the perspective observation, Fang Mutian finally understood, and he was even more sure that the fan in his hand was genuine, while the one in the Palace Museum was fake.

In ancient times, the surface of folding fans was rarely made of silk, and most of them were pasted with paper, which was convenient for calligraphy and painting creation. A fan in Fang Mutian's hand was made of paper.There was a strange place in the place he found. Under the perspective, he found that someone used paper with the same fan to cover something.

Under the cover, there is nothing but a seal, and this seal is Qiu Ying's seal.Fang Mutian had seen Qiu Ying's seal before, so he could recognize it at a glance.

The painter of "Lanting Picture" is exactly the same as Qiu Ying's painting style, plus this Qiu Ying's seal, it can fully prove that this fan is from Qiu Ying's hand and is genuine.

"This hiding technique is really unusual. This small piece is as flat as a fan. If it weren't for my sharp eyes, I'm afraid no one would be able to see that there is something covered here." Fang Mutian shook his head and sighed: " If this one is real, then the one in the Palace Museum must be a fake, and that one was judged to be genuine. I think the painter of the "Lanting Picture" in that one is very similar to Qiu Ying's. However, how come there is Xiang Yuanbian's appraiser's seal on that one?"

Fang Mutian couldn't understand this point. In ancient times, it was impossible for two of these fans to appear at the same time, but Xiang Yuanbian's appreciation ability is not weak. This one has his seal of appreciation, so how could there be another one?

Could it be that Xiang Yuanbian got two tickets at that time?For such a situation, Fang Mutian couldn't figure it out.