Jianbao life

Chapter 659

Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy, in terms of calligraphy style, the early brushwork is rich and rich, with the legacy of wisdom and eternal style; the late brushwork is more vigorous and elegant.Because of the large changes in the early and late periods, and the fact that there are many fakers in the same period and later generations, it brings many difficulties to the identification.In the history of appraisal, there are many cases where authentic works were mistakenly identified as fake works, or fake works were mistakenly identified as authentic works.

Therefore, Professor Zheng's statement is indeed reasonable, but Chu Chen can be sure that the work in front of him is not Zhao Mengfu's early work. In addition to the results of supernatural powers as the basis, the method of using the brush between the lines can See the difference.

Therefore, Chu Chen said: "Professor Zheng, the situation you mentioned does exist, but one thing needs to be pointed out is that in this work of yours, the writing of Zhao characters is written with a side edge, and Zhao Mengfu himself, most of them In this case, the center is used. In addition, the brushwork of this work is frivolous, less varied, and lacks rhyme. From the perspective of style, it should be the characteristics of Ming Dynasty Zhan Xi."

This Zhan Xi was an expert in calligraphy and painting of the pseudo-Zhao Mengfu in the middle of the Ming Dynasty and Wuzhen Mozhu.At the beginning of Hongzhi period, he was a scholar. He learned calligraphy from Wang Xizhi and Zhao Mengfu.

Mr. Liu nodded and said, "Xiao Zheng, if you want to play well in our industry, you must have a good attitude and do what you want, but you must not be too horny!"

Hearing this, Professor Zheng was silent for a while, and Elder Ou comforted him: "Xiao Zheng, although this work is not the original work of Zhao Mengfu, Zhan Xi's handwriting is still good. You bought it for 30 yuan, so you can't lose much. .”

Professor Zheng sighed, and said with a wry smile: "It seems that buying antiques is really bad luck if you want to be lucky!"

"You're right if you think so." Mr. Liu said, "If you want me to say, you shouldn't have spent so much money to buy it before. You have to know that you bought this thing at a small stall, and the owner of the stall bought it. Don’t you know the value of Zhao Mengfu’s works? If it’s an authentic work, how could it be possible to give you a chance to counter the price and still sell it for such a low price?”

Professor Zheng said embarrassingly: "At that time, I also thought that the thing was authentic. I was afraid of missing it. I was a little impatient, so I didn't care much about the price!"

Ou Lao shook his head: "You, with your temperament, if you don't change, you will suffer even more next time!"

"Yes yes yes! I will definitely pay attention next time!" Professor Zheng nodded repeatedly, but it is unknown whether he listened to it or not.

At this moment, Elder Liu asked Chu Chen, "Ah Chen, what did you bring?"

"Mine are also Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy works. I would like to ask you to review them." Chu Chen said with a chuckle.

"Ah!" Hearing this, everyone was very surprised. Only then did Mr. Liu understand why Chu Chen and the others were surprised just now.

"How much did you spend?" Professor Zheng asked.

"45, the seller is selling it as a fake." Chu Chen replied.

"It's so expensive!" After hearing the price, Professor Zheng couldn't help muttering.

Mr. Ou chuckled and said: "The level of imitation products is also high and low. In addition, the author's reputation is different, and the price is of course high or low. As for Xiao Chu's things, whether they are better or worse than yours, let's take a look first. talk later."

Professor Zheng said he knew, and Chu Chen took the things out of the box after he put away his scroll.

Seeing the appearance of the hand scroll, Mr. Ou hurriedly stepped forward to take a look, and said in surprise: "Huaiyang mounting technique in the early Qing Dynasty?!"

"Yes!" Chu Chen replied.

"Mr. Qu, is there any explanation for this mounting?" Professor Zheng asked hastily.

"Of course it's nothing if it's ordinary, but this is a master craft!" Ou Lao said.

"Is this a master?" Professor Zheng found it inconceivable that the counterfeit was framed in such a high-end way.

"Yes, this also means that most of the works in it should be made by famous artists. Although I don't know what this work is like, under normal circumstances, 45 yuan is definitely not a big loss. Of course, there are also those The kind of rich and powerful, spent a lot of money to let the master frame it, but this kind of situation is relatively rare..."

Speaking of this, Elder Qu paused, frowned and muttered: "It's just a little strange, I seem to have seen this thing somewhere..."

At this time, Chu Chen had already unfolded the scroll, and Ou couldn't wait to take a closer look, and immediately exclaimed: "I said, why are you so familiar, it's actually it!"

It was very strange for everyone to see such a big reaction from the district boss.

Mr. Ou sighed first, and then explained: "I had appraised this "Fu of Luoshen" at the beginning, but the original owner was really weird at that time, we just said that the ending was wrong, and his reaction was very excited, scolding us After a pause, we just took our things and left, and we didn’t even have a chance to express our opinions.”

Hearing this, Chu Chen knew that he had met the victim, and quickly asked, "Mr. Qu, is that person surnamed Ma?"

Mr. Qu still had a deep impression of Ma Laocai, nodded and said: "Yes, that's the surname. Did you ask him to buy this thing? But, it's been several years. Didn't this person ask anyone else?" Opinion? Let me tell you, the chances of this work being authentic are quite high."

"He did ask others, but..." Chu Chen smiled and briefly explained the whole story.

When Mr. Liu and the others heard that this was the case, they all shook their heads and couldn't stop laughing.

Ou Lao sighed: "The ancients said that treasures need to be housed by virtuous people. Although this is quite absurd, sometimes it is true. Speaking of it, I was angry at the beginning, but after thinking about it, I feel that the treasure is because of Our words were buried, it was really a heinous crime, but I didn’t have the contact information of that person at the time, so I had no choice but to let it go, I didn’t expect that I would meet this "Fu of Luoshen" again today, so I was relieved."

"Mr. Qu, according to your opinion, is this "Fu of the Goddess of Luo" an authentic work?" Professor Zheng asked in shock.

Elder Ou shook his head: "I'm not sure about this, but apart from the fact that Zhu Zhishan's epilogue is fake, I really don't see any problems in other places. As for what's going on, you can take a closer look and talk about it!"

"Then let me see..."

Because the scroll is relatively long, even if three people watch it at the same time, it will not be crowded at all. After Mr. Liu finished reading it, he couldn't help but praise: "The brush is round and elegant, the structure is rigorous, and the elegance is elegant. It is worthy of being Zhao Mengfu. Good words! However, this postscript, like a fly in a good dish, is really off-putting!"

Elder Qu also frowned and said: "Yeah, I don't know why the guy surnamed Wu left this paragraph here. It's okay if he was left alone. Why did he leave Zhu Zhishan's name? Really. Disgusting!"

"Mr. Qu, who are you talking about?" Professor Zheng asked hastily.

"Achen, do you know who it is?" Elder Liu asked.

Chu Chen smiled slightly and said, "Except for Zhu Zhishan's grandson Wu Yingmao, who else can be!"

"So it's him!" Uncle Wu and Zhao Xueyi suddenly realized.

Professor Zheng suddenly said: "I used to read in the book that Wu Yingmao imitated Zhu Zhishan very much alike. I didn't expect to see him today, and he really lived up to his reputation."

"What a well-deserved reputation, he has no good intentions! A person who specializes in imitating grandpa's calligraphy and painting for profit, his character is not much better!"

Mr. Ou said: "I think the reason why Wu Yingmao left Zhu Zhishan's characters on this work is because he wanted to use Zhu Zhishan's name to increase the value of this work. You know, a work without a collection seal is the same as a work without a collection seal. There is still a big difference in price for a work with Zhu Zhishan's postscript and collection seal."

"Mr. Qu, what do you mean to say that the other two seal collectors came later than Wu Yingmao?"

Old Liu smiled and said, "Xiao Zheng, thanks to you being a professor in the history department, don't you even know the era when Xiang Yuanbian and Gu Wei (same as 'Wei') lived?"

Professor Zheng said with some embarrassment: "Mr. Liu, you also know that my main research is the history of the Tang and Song Dynasties. I really don't know much about the literati in the Ming Dynasty. Although I know a little about Yuanbian, it is limited to what I know. He was a painter in the Ming Dynasty, but I really don't know much about his life."

Elder Ou said: "Then you should take some tutoring in this area. Although you don't need to be familiar with it, you still need to have some understanding, otherwise you may suffer losses when buying antiques in the future."

"Okay, I remember this..."

"Achen, you should know these two people, right?" Elder Liu asked.

"I still know this..."

Xiang Yuanbian was a collector and connoisseur of calligraphy and painting in the Ming Dynasty.The name is Zijing, the name is Molin, the first is Molinshanren, and the name is Xiangya Jushi, the master of Tui Mi Zhai.The family is rich with good governance.The painting of black bamboo, plum blossom and orchid grass is quite interesting.

He is good at connoisseurship, and likes to collect inscriptions on gold and stone, famous paintings of French calligraphy, and his "Tianlai Pavilion" collection of books is exquisite. Whenever he encounters Song engravings, he invites brothers Wen Peng and Wen Jia to appreciate them together.At that time, the book collectors in Yuezhong were headed by Xiang Yuanbian in Jiaxing and Fan Qin in Yinxian County.At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, after the Qing soldiers went south, his collection of books was looted and lost by the commander-in-chief Wang Liushui. ...

Gu Wei is also a collector, and he lived in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties.His name is Kailin, and his name is Hedu Fisherman.After the death of the Ming Dynasty, he refused to be an official in the Qing Dynasty.Specially in collecting books and reading for entertainment.He attaches great importance to the collection of Ming Dynasty pictures and books. He claims to be a survivor of the Ming Dynasty and engages in the collection of classics with a feeling of nostalgia for his homeland. Therefore, there are many historical materials of the Ming Dynasty...

After introducing the two characters with collection seals, Chu Chen said again: "I think the reason why this "Fu of the Goddess of Luo" is so unknown is very much related to what happened to Xiang Yuanbian and Gu Wei. It is estimated that among the many collections that Xiang Yuanbian was looted by Wang Liushui, this work should be included."

"Later, Gu Wei got this work, but because he hated the Qing Dynasty, he might be worried that after it was publicized, it would be taken away by the rulers, so he kept it secret. This led to the obscurity of this "Luo Shen Fu". "

(End of this chapter)