Jianbao life

Chapter 660

After hearing Chu Chen's explanation, everyone nodded in agreement.

Although the date of Wu Yingmao's birth and death is unknown, judging from the inscriptions of some of Wu Yingmao's works, he should have lived in the era when Xiang Yuanbian was active. It was handed down from Wu Yingmao to Xiang Yuanbian.

Coupled with the encounters of the latter two masters, Xiang Yuanbian and Gu Wei, it is reasonable that this masterpiece of Zhao Mengfu has been unknown.

At this moment, Professor Zheng thought of another question, and asked, "However, why has this piece of "Fu of the Goddess of Luo" been unknown for a period of time from the time it was completed until it was acquired by Wu Yingmao?"

Elder Ou said, "I think this has a lot to do with whether the work was written for Guan Guansheng."

Pipe Sheng was a famous female calligrapher, painter, and poet in the Yuan Dynasty.She is Zhao Mengfu's wife, named Mrs. Wu Xingjun, known as Mrs. Guan in the world.

The relationship between Duan Sheng and Zhao Mengfu is very good. Of course, taking concubines was a normal thing in ancient times. Zhao Mengfu also had such an idea, and he directly mentioned it to Duan Sheng. Of course, Duan Sheng was not satisfied, so he wrote down The famous song "Wo Nong Ci".

The spoken words are smooth, vivid, sincere and thought-provoking, which made Zhao Mengfu feel deeply guilty, and finally changed his mind and gave up the idea of ​​taking a concubine.

In the fifth year of Yanyou (1318), Mrs. Guan's beriberi relapsed. After repeated requests by Zhao Mengfu, Fang was allowed to send his wife back to the south in April of the following year.In mid-May, passing through Linqing, Shandong, Mrs. Guan died of illness in the boat.Zhao Mengfu was deeply saddened, and wrote "The Epitaph of Mrs. Guan's Family of Wei Guo" for her.

Mrs. Guan, who had been in love with each other, let go and left, which dealt a great blow to Zhao Mengfu.Because of this, he completely saw through his false reputation in the officialdom.Due to widowhood, long journeys, and funeral arrangements, Zhao Mengfu's health declined sharply in his later years.

In the seventh year of Yanyou, Renzong's special envoy gave clothes and satin, and called Zhao Mengfu back to Beijing, but at this time Zhao Mengfu was unable to travel long distances due to illness.The following year Yingzong ascended the throne, and again sent an envoy to call Zhao to write the "Book of Filial Piety". Zhao asked to be an official because of his old age and infirmity, and finally got the court's consent.At this time, Zhao Mengfu's ears were ringing and his eyes were dazzled, and he was very old.But he was devoted to the purpose of Buddhism and Taoism, and took pleasure in writing scriptures, and wrote many calligraphy and painting works and inscriptions...

Mr. Ou went on to say: "From the point of view of the title, this work was written by Zhao Mengfu in the second year after the death of Guan Guansheng because of the strong grief in his heart. Because the meaning of this work is different, after the completion, Zhao Mengfu It must have been collected by myself."

"After Zhao Mengfu's death, and because of the implications, the Zhao family would not be able to sell such a work unless they were desperate. Therefore, I think this work may have been treasured in the hands of Zhao Mengfu's descendants, possibly until Wu At that time, Yingmao was transferred to Wu Yingmao for unknown reasons."

Elder Ou's explanation was also found to be quite reasonable by everyone. Although Professor Zheng also felt that the facts might not be much different, he immediately thought of another possibility and said:
"Old Mr. Qu, what you said is indeed reasonable, but I also have a guess. Could it be that Zhao Mengfu's descendants have a good relationship with Wu Yingmao, because they want to sell more money, so Wu Yingmao deliberately asked Wu Yingmao to write in the name of Zhu Zhishan? What about such a postscript? Otherwise, Wu Yingmao wouldn’t have written a postscript that would leave a bad name for the sake of not having much added value, right?”

"It's really reasonable for you to say that." Ou Lao said with a smile: "However, as modern people, we have no way of knowing what happened to this matter. If we study it, we only need to have a reasonable explanation. , if you insist on digging into a dead end, you're asking for it yourself."

Everyone nodded when they heard the words, and agreed with Mr. Ou's words.

After a while, Zhao Xueyi asked: "Then that is to say, this "Luo Shen Fu" is undoubtedly authentic?"

"Is it authentic? Let's first talk about the characteristics of Zhao Ti's regular script."

Mr. Liu said with a smile: "First, on the basis of inheriting the traditional calligraphy, Zhao Mengfu reduced the complicated and simplified, and transformed the ancient into the present. .”

"Secondly, Zhao Ti's regular script has a rounded appearance and connotation of muscles and bones. Its stippling is rich and vigorous, and its structure is wide and graceful. The stippling and drawing echo each other very closely. It looks soft on the outside but strong on the inside. The shape is elegant and the skeleton is strong. "

"Thirdly, the pen is round and square, flowing and flowing. When writing Zhao style, the stippling needs to be round and smooth, but the structure and white should pay attention to the squareness and strictness, the horizontal and vertical harmony, the left and right strokes, and the focus. In addition, when Zhao Mengfu wrote regular script, he slightly It is also one of the characteristics of Zhao style to use the brushwork of running script to make the words flowing and beautiful."

Speaking of this, Mr. Liu pointed to the calligraphy work in front of him and said: "After understanding the characteristics of Zhao Ti, let's compare it again, and we will know that this "Fu of Luoshen" is clearly in the style of Zhao Ti's regular script. On the one hand, it is also consistent with Zhao Mengfu's habits."

"Although Zhao Mengfu was not old and frail when he wrote this work, but from the lines in the words, it can be seen that his brushwork is neat and powerful, elegant and vigorous, with meticulous brushstrokes and strong bones. His brushwork is smooth. It is casual, but out of the rules, with strict laws and regulations, and its structure is sparse and handsome, elegant and free and easy, which is basically the same style as the "Chou E's Tomb Inscription" he wrote in Yanyou six years."

Speaking of this, Mr. Liu said with a chuckle: "So, regardless of the postscript, this work can be said to be an authentic work with basically no flaws. I don't know why it is a fake. .”

"If you want to say that things like collections and seals have a role in the identification of calligraphy and painting, but if you think that they are large enough to confirm the authenticity of a work, it is really overgeneralizing and overcorrecting."

Hearing what Mr. Liu said, Mr. Ou and Zhao Xueyi both felt a little ashamed. After all, they had appraised this calligraphy work before, and they both knew that there was nothing wrong with it except for the postscript. The reason why they had doubts in the end was indeed It has the meaning of generalizing.

Seeing the ashamed expressions of the two, Mr. Liu said: "You don't have to be like this. After all, it's understandable to be cautious about such a precious thing. I say this, and I hope you will pay more attention to this aspect in the future, otherwise you will miss such a treasure. That is indeed a pity.”

After all, Mr. Ou is helping to appraise it. Even if the thing is real, it is impossible to return it to him, and it will be fine.

However, Zhao Xueyi couldn't help but smiled wryly, because if he had been more confident at the beginning, the national treasure-level calligraphy in front of him would have been in his pocket, and he wouldn't have to regret it as much as he does now.

However, the matter has come to this point, there is no regret medicine in the world for him to take, and he is not the only one who has misunderstood, so comforting himself, Zhao Xueyi felt a little relieved.

Everyone admired the work again, and Mr. Ou asked, "Xiao Chu, do you have time this Sunday?"

Chu Chen said with some embarrassment: "I've already booked a ticket to Jinling on Saturday, do you always have anything to do?"

Elder Ou said regretfully: "Oh! I think it's a pity that this "Luo Shen Fu" was buried. This Sunday, our association has a party. I just wonder if you can take this calligraphy with you. It can also open the eyes of our colleagues in the capital."

Anyway, he was going to open a museum in the future, and Chu Chen had no plans to keep it secret, but he didn't want to change his schedule, so he looked at Mr. Liu and Uncle Wu and asked, "Are you two going there?"

Mr. Liu shook his head, and Uncle Wu said, "Then I'll go there with my things then!"

Upon hearing such good news, Elder Qu thanked happily, "Thank you so much..."

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Because he was going to Jinling on Saturday, while there was still time, Chu Chen hurried to his grandfather to help him with a diagnosis and treatment. Seeing that the medicine he had prepared had a good effect, he was very happy while letting go of the anxiety in his heart. .

After treating his grandfather, Chu Chen went to do a routine acupuncture for Zhenzhen who just came from Shudu, and had dinner with his friends in the evening, so the day passed quickly.

Early on Friday morning, Chu Chen came to the store, and after dealing with some trivial matters, he wanted to go shopping in the market.

However, before he went out, he saw Yuan Hongjian walking in quickly from the door holding a box.

"Hey, Teacher Chu, you are here today too!"

Chu Chen greeted Yuan Hongjian with a smile, and then asked, "Old man, what good things did you buy again?"

Yuan Hongjian waved his hand and said, "It's not a good thing, it's a set of jade belt boards I just bought, and I'd like to ask all the teachers to help me comment."

"Okay, let's go in and talk..."

Chu Chen led Yuan Hongjian into the reception room. Seeing that Yuan Hongjian was still holding something, Mr. Liu understood what was going on, and said with a smile, "Old Yuan, can't you help yourself?"

Yuan Hongjian laughed and said, "I really couldn't help it, but I think this set of jade belt materials is old, and the price is not too expensive, so I bought it. Two teachers, I would like to trouble you to take a look..."

A jade belt is a belt inlaid with several or even dozens of flat jade plates, which is a symbol of ancient official grade.Jade belts are square, rectangular, peach-shaped, etc. Jade belts with various patterns carved on the surface first appeared in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and were used until the Ming Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty abolished the jade belt system.

The material of this group of jade belts brought by Yuan Hongjian is green and white jade, the shape is the style of the Ming Dynasty, and the size is basically the same. There are seven pieces in total, but they are all with plates and cannot form a set.

At a rough glance, the jade belt plate is not badly carved, as it is hollowed out and double-layered, all of which are decorated with flower and bird patterns, but if you look closely, it is a bit dull and not so vivid.Therefore, Chu Chen and Uncle Wu took a closer look and knew that Yuan Hongjian must have slapped his eyes.

　Thanks to "Legend 1991a" for receiving the light of the Great God!
　　
　
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