Jianbao life

Chapter 891 The focus of attention

At this time of the exchange meeting, Chu Chen, as the "newcomer" who showed up for the first time, can be considered to be in the limelight. In addition to the two collections at the beginning, he also expressed some opinions among the remaining dozen or so collections. And it has been affirmed by everyone.

So far, Chu Chen's appraisal level has been recognized and admired by everyone present. It can be said that he has fully fulfilled the purpose of participating in the exchange meeting this time.

However, as the old saying goes, if a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will blow it. He originally wanted to wait for the end of the exchange meeting with peace of mind, and if he had known this, he would definitely not have taken out Xu Wei's manuscript , but to his surprise, Mao Lao noticed him again.

Seeing that he was the focus of attention again, Chu Chen gave a wry smile in his heart, stood up and said, "Old Mao, I'm really not very good at appraising calligraphy and painting..."

"Don't be foolish!"

Before Chu Chen could finish speaking, Mr. Mao waved his hand and interrupted him: "Young people, don't be afraid of this and that. We are in an exchange meeting now, and it's no big deal if you make a mistake. Besides, I think you should have something."

"Then I'll just talk about my opinion. If I'm wrong, I hope all the seniors will correct me."

Seeing Mr. Mao gave himself an encouraging look, Chu Chen felt that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't justify it, and said, "I think this work should be a copy of Zhang Daqian."

"Imitation of Zhang Daqian?"

"If it is him, it is indeed possible!"

"That's true. Thinking about it now, there is indeed a shadow of Zhang Daqian in this work..."

In the early Qing Dynasty, the authentic works of the famous calligraphy and painting master Bada Shanren were precious, and there were many imitations and counterfeit works in the market, and it is not surprising that they even appeared in some auctions.

For example, there are many kinds of flowers and birds made by Bada Shanren, such as copying, outlining, and imitation.These are not only made by some unknown painters or forgers, but also by some famous masters.Among them, Zhang Daqian is probably the most famous.

In the past, Zhang Daqian not only imitated Shi Tao's calligraphy and painting enough to be authentic, but also imitated many masterpieces of Bada Shanren.Although their pen and ink, rules of composition, layout, and inscriptions are very similar.

However, it is generally difficult for his works to reveal the charm, artistic conception and true feelings of the original works naturally. They are quite different from Bada Shanren's temperament, personality and mood in different periods. Experts can see the flaw at the first sight.

Of course, this is for experts. If it is an ordinary buyer, it is generally difficult to see it. In particular, some people see the seal of Bada Shanren and believe it as "true" without careful study. Be careful, and often lose a lot of money.

In other words, Zhang Daqian's imitation of Bada Shanren's paintings is "smarter" than other similar fake paintings. After careful research, it is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish its authenticity.

Moreover, in his early years, he searched for some old paper and dyed it light brownish yellow; after the painting was finished, he deliberately exposed it several times, mounted it, washed it with some solution, and finally painted it with a layer of bletilla striata water, making fake paper by himself, and even fake paper There are cracks on the face, and the careful thought can be seen.He will also use white dry wine to remove the oily quality of the new printing color, and use it as the old printing color, and the secret methods used are too numerous to enumerate.

Everyone at the scene knew Zhang Daqian's history very well. Therefore, when Chu Chen's words just fell, many people at the scene showed stunned expressions and began to discuss.

Seeing this, Mr. Mao nodded happily, and then asked: "Xiao Chu, can you continue talking?"

"Ok."

Chu Chen nodded, organized his words, and then compared the painting methods used by these four screens with Zhang Daqian's style. In the end, everyone basically agreed with Chu Chen's opinion that this is indeed a painting. A copy of Zhang Daqian.

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, Mao Lao smiled and praised: "Not bad, Xiao Chu, you are now considered an expert in calligraphy and painting."

Chu Chen quickly waved his hand and said, "Mr. Mao, you have won the prize. I just happened to have a work by Li Da at home, and I knew something about Zhang Daqian's painting style, so I was able to see it. It’s fine if it’s not like this, I don’t even have a teacher in the appraisal of calligraphy and painting, how can I be regarded as an expert!”

Although everyone knows that Chu Chen's remarks are somewhat modest, but many people still feel that this is normal. Otherwise, at Chu Chen's age, he would have such a good eye for porcelain, not to mention the appraisal of calligraphy and painting. It's really incredible that it can be so good.

At this time, Chai Pingle asked eagerly: "Mr. Mao, if this work is made by Zhang Daqian, is the value lower or higher than the real one?"

Mao Lao said: "Generally people think that Zhang Daqian's handwriting is "valuable" even if it is a 'pseudo-ancient', but from the perspective of artistic creation, the counterfeit is the real one after all, and the value gap is not small. Fortunately, these four screen imitations It is very big, and the value is not much different from the real one, and it is a pity that if Zhang Daqian's signature can be left on the work, the value will undoubtedly be higher."

Although he had made some preparations, Chai Pingle still felt very disappointed after hearing this, so he asked again: "How much is it worth?"

After thinking about it for a while, Mr. Mao told Chai Pingle a reference price. Hearing this price, Chai Pingle could only smile wryly. Although he had already prepared for the price, it was still four points lower than the price he bought. One of them really made him quite depressed.

Moreover, these four screens were originally intended to be given away by him, but in the end they turned out to be an imitation. Although the imitator is also a famous person, he is also suitable for the identity of the other party. In this way, he also Just a gift instead.

Of course, besides being depressed, Chai Pingle felt somewhat fortunate. If he hadn't suddenly thought of using these four screens for identification today, and the other party would find out that it was not authentic after giving it as a gift, it would be really harmful to others and himself.

It is quite normal for antiques to be eyed. Therefore, after discussing for a while, everyone turned their attention to the last booth, guessing what kind of collection it will be on, whether it is a collection participating in the treasure fight, or it is the same as in previous years. , is a treasure brought by a certain old man.

However, no matter what, the last thing is definitely not bad. Therefore, everyone's eyes are full of expectations.

Seeing this situation, Mr. Mao announced with a smile: "The last collection, five volumes of manuscripts!"

"It's actually a manuscript! I don't know which famous artist's work it is, but since it can be put in the end, it must be everyone's work!"

"I don't think so. If it is really your work, how much does it cost for five manuscripts? Even if it is a worldwide auction, it seems that five manuscripts made by you have never appeared before!"

"Your words are too subjective. If you didn't have it before, it doesn't mean it won't appear now. Besides, it's not a good thing, so it must appear in the auction..."

When everyone was arguing, Mr. Mao said with a serious face: "Okay, everyone can go on stage to appreciate, but before that, I have to say one thing, everyone must be careful and careful when appreciating, if something happens What a mistake, I can't afford to sell you all!"

After hearing Mr. Mao's reminder, everyone didn't understand that these five volumes of manuscripts must be quite precious. This made everyone curious, and at the same time they rushed to the stage to see the true contents of the manuscripts.

"Ah! It's actually Xu Wei's "Four Voices of the Ape"!" Someone immediately exclaimed.

"There is also "Nan Ci Narrative Records"!"

"Could it be that these are the authentic works of Xu Wenchang?"

"Aren't you talking nonsense? If it's not an authentic work, why did Mr. Mao just say that!"

Amidst the discussion, many people showed excited expressions on their faces. You must know that the author is Xu Wei, who is also known as the "Three Great Talents of the Ming Dynasty" together with Xie Jin and Yang Shen, and the works are also Xu Wei's works on drama. Famous masterpieces, how can they not be excited?
"It's indeed authentic, I don't think there's any problem at all..."

"Look at this paragraph, it is written in running cursive. The pen is calm, the rhythm is ups and downs, the lines are dense, like a storm, and the cross-use of Pofeng, Lufeng and Shibi makes the calligraphy look rich and diverse. This is also in line with Xu Wei's calligraphy characteristics..."

"Yeah, look at the feelings expressed in this text, it fits Xu Wei's situation at that time..."

For a while, everyone talked to each other, and analyzed these manuscripts to a great extent. Even without Mr. Mao's previous reminder, they also believed that the manuscript must be the authentic work of Xu Wei.

An Gongshi came down from the stage with some reluctance, but found that Chu Chen and Uncle Wu were sitting there talking and laughing happily, so he walked up to them, and asked a little strangely: "I said Xiao Chu, what are you doing?" Why don't you go on stage to appreciate Xu Wei's manuscript?"

Zhao Xueyi smiled and said: "It's okay, anyway, I will have time to appreciate it in the future!"

An Gongshi was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, then he thought of a possibility and exclaimed: "Old Zhao, you don't mean to say that these manuscripts are all yours, do you?"

An Gongshi's voice was already high, and everyone wanted to know the owner of the manuscript very much. Hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Zhao Xueyi.

Seeing this, Zhao Xueyi quickly said: "If only I had such a treasure, these Xu Wei's manuscripts belong to Xiao Chu!"

Hearing that the things belonged to Chu Chen, everyone subconsciously thought that since Chu Chen came to the exchange meeting on behalf of Mr. Liu, then Mr. Liu should have commissioned him to bring these manuscripts.

Mr. Mao also thought so, and asked, "Xiao Chu, did Mr. Liu ask you to bring these?"

Chu Chen smiled stupidly, and replied: "No, I just got this yesterday."

"Ah!" Hearing these words, except for Uncle Wu and the others, everyone else was stunned...

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