gifted collector

Chapter 145 Ink Model
"So it's Old Yan, he's an expert."

"I've heard that he has hidden a piece of Yuan ink, and that thing is very precious now."

"Really? Isn't this amazing? We are indeed the masters of the Four Treasures of Study in Ningdong City."

……

Xie Shi hesitated for a moment, in his heart he didn't want Yan Zhi to use his piece of ink, but Yan Zhi had already made it clear that he wouldn't say anything even if he read it, and at the same time, because the other party was also in the same business and listened to The people around him also said that he was a very prestigious senior. He was worried that the other party would make trouble for him when he met in the future after refusing, so he finally nodded and said, "Okay."

Yan Zhi nodded, put Fang Ming back on the table and picked it up. This is also one of the rules. One person cannot directly hand the object to another person, but put it on the table to show that there is no damage. At the same time, it can also avoid not knowing whose responsibility it is when it falls to the ground when it is directly handed to another person.

The whole store fell silent, and no one made a sound, fearing that it would affect Yan Zhi's appraisal.

Time passed by, Xie Shi stared at Yan Zhi firmly, he was ready to stop the other party if he spoke.

Fang Ming stood there calmly, without saying a word, he already knew the piece of ink in front of him, and what Yan Zhi did would have no effect on him.

Half an hour later, Yan Zhicai gently put the ink in his hand back on the table, and stood aside without saying anything.

"Boss Xie, in fact, Elder Yan's statement of his judgment has no effect on the whole matter, because Boss Fang has already stated his appraisal result, and there is no way to change it, right?"

Seeing that Yan Zhi had finished the appraisal and retreated, someone around spoke, and this person's statement was immediately supported by everyone, because everyone wanted to know the result of Yan Zhi's appraisal.

"All right……"

Xie Shi thought about it for a while, and found that this was reasonable, but he immediately added another sentence, saying: "However, Mr. Yan can only tell the result of his appraisal, and at the same time, Fang Ming cannot change his result."

Fang Ming secretly despised Xie Shi in his heart, it was clear that he was cautious about the heart of a gentleman.

"No problem, I won't change my mind."

Yan Zhi also nodded and said, "No problem. My result is the opposite of Boss Fang's. I think this ink is real. It is indeed the ink made by Cao Sugong in the Qing Dynasty."

Cao Sugong was one of the four famous ink makers in the Qing Dynasty. His original name was Shengchen, and his nickname was Sugong. He was from She County, AH.I used to be an official, but because I was not satisfied, I went back to my hometown to make ink. At first, I borrowed the ink model and ink name of the famous Wu Shuda to open a shop. Later, because the ink made became better and better, the reputation spread far and wide, and then the shop was moved. In Suzhou, Shanghai and other places, I often made ink for dignitaries or celebrities, which had a great influence, and even won the reputation of "the ink of the world is promoted by Shezhou, and the ink of Shezhou is promoted by Cao's".

When the people around heard Yan Zhi say that it was the ink made by Cao Sugong, they immediately exploded.

"Cao Sugong's? This is a famous artist."

"It's terrible. If it really belongs to Cao Sugong, it must be worth a lot of money."

"What do you mean by 'if it belongs to Cao Sugong'? Mr. Yan is an expert in this field, how could he drill eyes?"

……

When Xie Shi heard this, he was stunned for a moment:
"Could this be the real ink of Cao Sugong? Did you miss it? The best result is that it is true. In that case, I will win and miss it!"

The piece of ink in front of me is actually a fake. It was bought from a person who specializes in making high-quality antique ink. I found a lot of people to appraise it and they all said it was real, so I used it for kicking the museum. As soon as Yan Zhi said Xie Shi, he hesitated.

"Boss Fang, I want to ask, why do you think this ink is fake?"

Yan Zhi frowned, but he had nothing to do with the matter in front of him, so when he spoke, his tone was relatively calm, as if he was discussing, and in his opinion, Fang Ming could be in Ningdong City at once. Fame in the collection industry must have its own extraordinary features, far from being as simple as others think.

"Yes! Boss Fang, why do you think this is a piece of fake ink?"

"Hmph! Yes! Fang Ming, just tell me, let us also listen to your opinion, but I think you are doomed. Old Yan has already said it is true, but you said it is false. "

Xie Shi also "forced" that the current situation is too favorable for him.

"Okay, then let me tell you my point of view."

Fang Ming nodded, first looked at Yan Zhi, then at Xie Shi, and finally pointed to Mo and said: "I conclude that this Mo is unique for two reasons, the first is the pattern on it, and the second The first one is the 'pattern' left above. Let's talk about the first one, which is the pattern on the ink. We all know that ink molds are used to make ink, and the so-called ink molds are used to press the ink into shape. Mold. In the history of our country, ink making was very simple at the beginning. It was not until the Han Dynasty that they knew how to use "pine smoke" and glue to make round blocks. Later, famous ink makers Cheng Junfang and Fang Yu appeared. Lu, they have been able to make very exquisite ink molds. For example, Cheng Junfang once wrote "Cheng's Ink Garden", leaving [-] examples of "ink style", which are all finely carved molds. As for Fang Yu Lu, Four volumes of "Fang's Ink Book" have been left, and the ink styles contained on them have become the representative works of ink models."

"The ink in front of me has a pattern of four friends of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, and this is exactly molded by ink."

"Fang Ming, what do you mean by this long list? You don't know how to explain it at all, so you say that? You want to fool us?"

At the beginning, Xie Shi was still patient, but gradually he couldn't take it anymore, and directly interrupted Fang Ming's words.

However, the more Yan Zhi listened, the more serious his face became. He waved his hand at Xie Shi and said, "Don't talk, let Boss Fang finish talking."

Fang Ming nodded lightly. An expert is an expert after all, and he knew that Yan Zhi had heard it.

"The patterns on the ink molds are often made by masters. We all know that calligraphy and painting at different times have different characteristics. The flower and cursive characters on the ink molds are also a kind of calligraphy and painting, and of course they also have the characteristics of the times. If we study Ming It can be seen from the characteristics of the calligraphy and painting of the two dynasties of the Qing Dynasty that the calligraphy and painting of the Ming Dynasty paid special attention to the expression of strength and the pursuit of simple style. In the Qing Dynasty, influenced by the Guange Style and the Southern Anhui School of Painting, the ink molds also possessed certain styles of these two schools. For example, the ink molds of the Ming Dynasty generally have magnificent swordsmanship and Powerful, as for the Qing Dynasty, it is more delicate and soft.”

Guange style refers to a style of calligraphy that is popular in Guange and imperial examination halls for answering papers. It is an official font, especially regular script. It is characterized by square, black, uniform size, and quite neat.

As for the Southern Anhui School of Painting, it is also known as the Xin'an School of Painting, or the Huangshan School of Painting (in fact, the name of the School of Painting in this period was rather chaotic), referring to the group of painters who lived in Huizhou in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties and lived in Huizhou at that time. The paintings of Huizhou painters from other places are often good at painting mountains and rivers with brush and ink, and express their spiritual luxury by expressing emotions through scenery. The style is dry, light and cold.

Yan Zhi's complexion changed, and he immediately took a step forward, picked up the ink that had just been put back on the table, and looked at it carefully. After a while, he sighed, nodded, and said, "Boss Fang, what do you say?" That’s right, this is indeed not ink from the Qing Dynasty.”

Yan Zhi is an expert in this area, Fang Ming has already said so much, if he still can't see it, then he is really blind.

The Four Friends of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum on the ink painting is indeed not as delicate and soft as in the Qing Dynasty in terms of knife skills, but rather majestic and powerful, especially the few bamboo leaves are fully exposed, so that the sight in front of you can be completely revealed. A piece of ink identified as Qing Dynasty is a bit untenable.

"Hmph! Just based on this, there is still no way to conclude that this is fake ink."

Unexpectedly, Fang Ming would be able to see this point. Xie Shi was stunned for a moment, but he immediately realized that this point was also brought up by the experts he had consulted before, but in the end he could not make a conclusion that it was not Ink of the Qing Dynasty.

"You are right about the general style of the era."

This has already been concluded for a long time, and it is useless for Xie Shi to deny it. The point is that even if he admits it, it has nothing to do with the overall situation.

"Could it be that people in the Qing Dynasty couldn't have the majestic and powerful style of people in the Ming Dynasty?"

When the people around heard Xie Shi's words, they all nodded their heads lightly. This statement is true. This is because the Ming Dynasty was before the Qing Dynasty, so if someone in the Qing Dynasty imitated the style of the Ming Dynasty, it is entirely possible. Of course , if it is the other way around, it is not true.

"That's right, it's true! I think it makes sense."

"It is very likely that the future generation will come out with the style of the previous generation, but otherwise it is impossible."

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Zhou Yafang remained silent all this time, but she frowned slightly at this time. She also felt that Fang Ming's statement was not unreasonable, but she couldn't conclude that the piece of ink in front of her was fake based on this alone—— The most can only be regarded as "doubtful".

"Snapped!"

Yan Zhi patted his forehead lightly, thinking why he was so out of order today, when he heard Fang Ming's words, he immediately lost his composure.Xie Shi was right at all, just based on this alone, there is no way to be sure that the piece of ink in front of him is fake.

As soon as Xie Shi heard that someone supported him, he immediately became complacent, and even looked at Fang Ming complacently.

How could Fang Ming not understand what Xie Shi meant?
"As I said just now, there are two ways to determine that this piece of ink is fake. I only mentioned one, and the second one, which is the words left on it, is the most important."

(End of this chapter)