Jianbao life

Chapter 983 Zhang Ruitu's Calligraphy Works
The private room was not big, and Chu Chen's hearing was relatively good. Even though Chen Dewang's voice was relatively soft, Chu Chen could still hear it clearly.

Hearing the end, he smiled wryly to himself, and thought, he was really afraid of something. Seeing Judd's appearance, he probably didn't want to sell things to himself, and because of Mr. Chen, it was not convenient for him to use strong methods. It's been a long time!
Fortunately, there is no solution for Chu Chen. During Judd’s entanglement, he used his supernatural power again, but because the treasure map inside the candlestick was folded and stored, some words could not be read clearly. In the end, only more than [-]% of the content was recognized, which made him quite regretful.

Fortunately, even with these contents, the location of the treasure can already be found, but thinking of Zhang Huoni's character of tossing people, Chu Chen still wants to buy the candlestick before he can rest assured.As for the method, it is nothing more than to have people stare at Jia Decai to see who he sold the item to, and then buy it from the other party.

Of course, this is a safe way, and if something unexpected happens again, Chu Chen doesn't mind using some extraordinary means for the Jade Seal of Chuanguo.

At this time, Judd was very conflicted. He asked his friend yesterday that if the pair of candlesticks were genuine, they would be worth at least a million dollars. When he heard the price, he almost fainted from joy. If he knew this, He didn't need to hide at all, the money from the pair of candlesticks alone was more than enough to pay off the debt.

It is precisely because of this that Judd is suspicious. He has already believed Chen Dewang's words intellectually, but he still has a fluke mentality, and he has even temporarily forgotten the possible serious consequences of rejecting Chu Chen.He felt that if the thing was genuine, it would be a big deal to run away to other places. Could Chu Chen be able to kill them all?
After a while, the two returned to their original positions before Judd said with a smile on his face, "Young Master Chu, I have some opinions on the candlestick..."

While speaking, he saw Chu Chen's face darken, and hurriedly said: "Young Master Chu, don't worry, I will definitely give you a satisfactory price for other things!"

After finishing speaking, Judd gave Chen Dewang winks again and again, asking him to help to say good things.

Chen Dewang was also very unhappy at this time, he spent so much time talking, if you want to say that this thing is a high imitation, then it’s fine, but it’s full of flaws, and in the end Judd still chooses not to believe it, which makes him think Quite depressing.

However, Judd was his nephew after all, and the play would continue, so in the end he could only pull himself together and say a few nice words to Chu Chen.

Chu Chen snorted expressionlessly: "If it weren't for Mr. Chen's sake, today's matter...huh!"

"Young Master Chu, you are the prime minister who can hold a boat in your belly, so it's not worth getting angry with a small person like me!"

The aura emanating from Chu Chen made Judd feel more pressured. Only then did he think of Chu Chen's identity again, and began to tremble with fear.Seeing that Chu Chen had let him go, he let out a long sigh of relief, and hurriedly nodded and took out the last thing from the box.

This is a calligraphy and painting work. The paper is made of satin, which is a kind of silk fabric with oblique weaving on the surface. The texture is light and thin, and it is generally used to mount calligraphy and painting.Because silk is relatively thin, it cannot be directly written on. If you must write or draw on it, you need to mount a layer of backing paper.

Therefore, Ayamoto's calligraphy is still relatively rare, and it looks yellowed, indicating that this work is not very old, and it is likely to be more precious.

Seeing that Judd was about to unroll the scroll, Chen Dewang hurriedly stopped him: "Stop! Don't mess around, let me do it!"

While speaking, Chen Dewang pulled Jia Decai aside, put on white gloves, and carefully unfolded the scroll slowly.

When they opened the scroll, Chu Chen and Chen Dewang felt a little distressed, because there were quite a few water stains on the paper, and there were many traces of insects. After the two of them roughly read the content of this calligraphy work, then It's not heartache but heartache.

"Zhang Ruitu's running script works, how can they be preserved like this!"

When Chen Dewang spoke, the muscles on his face trembled a little, and then he turned his head to Judd and glared:
"I won't talk about the moth holes on the top, but you can talk about it, what's the matter with the water stains on it?"

Judd smiled awkwardly and said, "I accidentally dropped it last time, so it shouldn't have much effect."

Chen Dewang sneered: "Hey! To put it lightly, do you know that at least tens of thousands of dollars were lost due to your negligence!"

He also didn't say that Juddcai's behavior affected the artistic value of the work, because what he said to Juddcai was completely telling the truth, but if the loss is money, especially tens of thousands of dollars, then it's another matter up.

Sure enough, when Judd heard that there was a loss of tens of thousands of dollars, he was stunned. After a while, he came back to his senses, swallowed hard, and said with an incredulous expression on his face: "Just a few drops of water, less money." How many tens of thousands of dollars?"

"This is Zhang Ruitu's running script work, how can I lie to you?" Chen Dewang gave Judd a disdainful look, and the more he looked at it, the more disgusted he felt.

In other words, when Judd was young, he was very clever and liked Chen Dewang. In addition, their names differed by one word. Chen Dewang always thought that even if Judd was not able to truly have both ability and political integrity in the future, he should still be an excellent talent.

Because of this, Chen Dewang loves Judd since he was a child. Unexpectedly, Judd became more and more unpromising, and finally became a gambler, which made him extremely disappointed.Now if Chen Dewang still had a family affection in his heart, Judd would have been kicked out of the gate long ago.

Judd asked with a sad face, "Is this Zhang Ruitu famous?"

Chen Dewang said angrily: "Nonsense, he and Xing Tong, Mi Wanzhong, and Dong Qichang were called the 'Four Masters of Good Calligraphy' in the late Ming Dynasty. Do you think they are famous?"

Zhang Ruitu was a calligrapher and painter in the late Ming Dynasty. He was good at painting landscapes.In terms of its origin, it is based on the people of Yuan Dynasty, and it is not limited to the Northern Song Dynasty, but it is close to the Southern Song Dynasty.

Zhang Rui is famous for his paintings, especially for his books.Especially good at running cursive, grand in spirit and majestic in style.The rhythm and knots presented in his calligraphy are often unique, giving people a sense of lush grass, and endowing his works with a strong appeal with his unique spiritual temperament.

However, the origin of his calligraphy has rarely been discussed, and it is difficult to analyze his patriarchal clan from his works. Therefore, Qin Zuyong in the Qing Dynasty said in "Tongyin Lunhua": "Rui calligraphy is wonderful, Zhong Wang Besides, find another way."

Seeing Juddcai's confused face, Chen Dewang also understood that he didn't know what the three mentioned above had achieved, so he explained lazily, and said perfunctorily: "Tang Bohu, you know, the value of Zhang Rui's calligraphy works , is not much lower than Tang Bohu's works."

After finishing speaking, he took out the magnifying glass and began to appreciate it, while Judd stood there blankly, motionless.

This calligraphy work by Zhang Ruitu is a vertical scroll, with a length of nearly three meters and a width of more than one meter.

This poem is a seven-character regulated poem with only six characters. This is Zhang Ruitu's typical method of inscribing cursive and vertical scrolls, which highlights the self-expression. This innovation has the spirit of the times set off by the romanticism of the late Ming Dynasty.

The most obvious feature of this functional pen is that the lateral front is turned and folded, thus highlighting the horizontal dynamics. It has changed from the traditional cursive script that used circles to obtain vertical strokes, and used square strokes to win.In the folding, the sharp edge and sharp square folding are particularly prominent, coupled with the tight and airtight arrangement of horizontal paintings, forming a distinct rhythm of swaying folds.

Just like Ni Houzhan’s evaluation of Zhang Ruitu at the end of Ming Dynasty: “His book has changed from Erwang’s cursive script, cut squares without turning, and all round styles have been deleted. You can see it as Ershui at a glance, but you can also see it from the structure. In other words, there is no rule of writing.”

In terms of composition, the line spacing is sparse, the word spacing is compressed, and the horizontal and vertical strokes are densely packed together, and the vertical and horizontal strokes are tight, forming the style characteristics of tight lines and strong black and white contrast.Looking at the whole work, his eloquent momentum, frank and natural movement, unconventional brushwork, strong correction of accumulated habits, and unique spirit show his passionate feelings.

Looking at the whole work, it is undoubtedly Zhang Ruitu's excellent work. After seeing it, Chu Chen and Chen Dewang were all amazed, but the water stains and moth holes on the paper that had affected the integrity of the work also made them beat their chests and regret it.

"Hey!"

Chen Dewang heaved a long sigh and said: "It seems that Mr. Liu can only repair it by himself. I hope to reproduce the elegant demeanor of this work when it is complete!"

Chu Chen also expressed his hope that this would be the case, but based on the degree of damage to this work, both of them knew that this was basically impossible.

"How much... how much is this painting worth now?"

Suddenly, a voice sounded from the side, and the two looked back, only to see Judd approaching with a charming smile and a worried expression.

Chu Chen pondered for a while, and said, "The current market value of this painting is about 20."

After hearing the price, Judd exclaimed: "Ah! Didn't it mean that the value of Tang Bohu's works is similar? Why is it only worth 20!"

Chu Chen looked at him and asked with a half-smile: "Do you know the price of Tang Bohu's works?"

Judd was taken aback for a moment, he knew nothing about the art market, he only calculated it based on Tang Bohu's reputation, how could he know the real price?

After a while, he muttered: "This calligraphy is so big, the price must not be low."

The appearance of Judd begging for money made Chen Dewang furious, and he said a little rudely: "You have a problem with your ears, what I just said is not much lower than Tang Bohu's works, which is almost the same thing as value ?"

Judd curled his lips when he heard the words: "Then you said just now that he is a member of the Four Great Masters. With such a reputation, can his things be cheap?"

(End of this chapter)