God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 1243
The paintings that Xu Jingxing can take a fancy to are naturally not simply high-level, either they have a lot of aura and strong physical properties, or they have high collection value.

Shi Tao's small vertical scroll painting of flowers and birds was indeed of a very high level, but when it comes to asking Xu Jingxing how much he paid to buy it, it actually hurts a little bit. After all, he is now in negative equity, and he doesn't have much money for him to squander.

The problem is, there is an appraiser's seal on this painting that makes him very jealous.

Whose seal is it?

Zhang Daqian's.

There are three seals on this painting, two of which are Shi Tao's "Lao Tao" and "Yuan Ji" seals, which are up and down at the back of the inscription, and the remaining one is at the bottom left of the scroll, which is Zhang Daqian's " Great Thousand Sweet Dreams" Bai Wenyin.

What does this mean?It shows that this painting was once in the collection of Zhang Daqian.

Who is Zhang Daqian?He is one of the greatest painters in modern history. His achievements can be said to be astonishing in the past and the present. His attainments in the field of painting are not only unique in the world, but also an absolute master-level existence. He is an inescapable figure in the entire history of painting. .

And Zhang Daqian's own works have always been the most sought after group in the calligraphy and painting market. To put it bluntly, any Zhang Daqian's painting can be sold at a very good price.

Even, as long as it is something related to Zhang Daqian, his net worth will double, whether it is something used by Zhang Daqian or something given to Zhang Daqian by others.

Now there is such a painting that was once collected by Zhang Daqian, so the market value cannot be estimated at all.

Especially when this famous artist is still an existence like Shi Tao.

Although Shi Tao is a figure in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, it has a very profound significance to the development of modern painting history. Some people even think that the change in modern painting history started from Shi Tao. It was Shi Tao who led the change of Chinese painting. Shi Tao took the lead in challenging the traditional creative concepts in the painting world and remained determined. It was also Shi Tao who pioneered the idea of ​​"the unity of art and reality, the unity of inside and outside, the unity of mind and matter, the unity of perception and experience, the inability to discuss the law, and the use of the past to open up the present." "Theory of Similarity, Theory of Resemblance, Theory of Distant Dust and Refreshing from Vulgarity" and other creative concepts, these creative concepts are still regarded as the standard in the painting circle so far.

In other words, Shi Tao is not only a master of painting, but also a theorist, a figure who can establish a school.

The work of such a person is also collected by another person of the same level in later generations and left with a collection seal. The value of this work can be imagined.

You must know that Zhang Daqian's level of existence would not easily collect the works of his peers, because it is equivalent to helping the other party improve their wealth, but as long as they are collected by him, it will inevitably lead to a wave of collecting. This is not an exaggeration at all.

To put it in a nonsensical way, it is "Shi Tao's authentic work collected by Zhang Daqian", which is a gimmick when it is said, and it will definitely make people grab their heads if it is really thrown into the auction market.

The reason is very simple. Both Shi Tao and Zhang Daqian are highly prolific painters, and there are many works in existence. The works of the two are not particularly difficult to buy, but such works that completely connect the two are very rare. Who doesn't care for such a high-level painting?
If it is a little more exaggerated, it is not impossible to say that this painting is "a rare work jointly created by Shi Tao and Zhang Daqian", because this painting not only has Shi Tao's paintings and characters, but also Zhang Daqian's seal.

Someone asked, what's so great about having a seal?

Wrong, the seal of ordinary people may be a seal, but Zhang Daqian's seal is as good as his calligraphy and painting, because Zhang Daqian started from making seals at the beginning of his learning.

Sealing is seal cutting and engraving seals.

In other words, engraving seals is Zhang Daqian's job.

Therefore, Zhang Daqian's seal is as valuable as his own calligraphy and painting. Whether it is collection value, appreciation value or market value, it is very high. Now Zhang Daqian's seal is combined with Shi Tao's painting. It is said that this painting is a joint work of the two. Is it too much?
Well, that's a little too much.

But for businessmen, it is not too much. If this painting falls into the hands of those auction houses, they will not hesitate to use this gimmick to promote it.

For Xu Jingxing, the most valuable thing is the white seal of "Daqian Haomeng" on the painting. This seal is an ordinary seal in the eyes of ordinary people, but in Xu Jingxing's eyes, it has magical power , although the power is not strong, but it has a very strange effect, as if the quality of the painting has been raised to a higher level at once.

In layman's terms, this "Daqian Haomeng" white seal is like a powerful BUFF, with the effect of a pardon.

According to his estimation, the main body of this seal should have a more powerful effect, even if it is stamped on a random painting, it can greatly improve the grade of that painting.

Of course, that level does not mean the painting itself, but the physical properties of the painting.

Judging from the normal situation, Shi Tao’s painting actually does not have the ability to condense the truth, because this painting is too short from the modern era, only about 300 years old, and this painting is a meticulous painting of flowers and birds. The concept of painting itself is not very clever. Although the technique is very good, for a painting, the soul lies in the characteristic concept.Without a very distinctive idea, if this painting wants to condense its true nature, it can only rely on a long time to conceive little by little.

But as soon as this "Daqian Dream" white text was printed, I felt that the physical properties of this painting had been purified and added. A posture that may condense the truth at any time, if you give this painting a period of time, Maybe there is a chance to condense the cost phase.

Therefore, Xu Jingxing really wanted to study the mystery of this seal.

Well, this is just his idea, and he doesn't necessarily want to buy the painting, because the seal left on the painting is just a pattern, a seal, not the seal itself.If the entity of the "Daqian Haomeng" seal carved out of unknown material is placed in front of him, even if he can exchange it with the courtyard house he just lived in for a few days, he will be happy.

However, you don’t need to think about it to know that the seal used by Zhang Daqian is almost unlikely to be exiled outside. The interest in collecting is not much worse than that of modern times. How could family, friends and collectors of that era allow such good things to flow out?
So for Xu Jingxing, if he can buy this painting at a low price, he can buy it for fun, if he can't sell it, let it be. Anyway, there will definitely be opportunities in the future, so there is no need to be entangled in such a painting.

Just as he was staring at the vertical axis on the partition, someone opened the door and came in. It was a little old man who looked only in his fifties, but the face of this little old man looked young, but his physical condition was actually 60 People who are more than 60 years old don’t know how this old man takes care of himself. A 50-year-old face grows on his [-]-year-old body. Could it be that he only takes care of his face?

It's enough to save face.

Xu Jingxing complained secretly in his heart, but when the old man approached with a smile, he frowned, but he didn't say anything, he just stood up and nodded towards the old man.

The old man was very enthusiastic. After shaking hands with Dao Yuhai vigorously, he stared at Xu Jingxing eagerly, "You are Master Xu Jingxing, right?"

Xu Jingxing was taken aback for a moment, and quickly waved his hands: "Mr. Han, I'm not a great master. You can just call me Xiao Xu."

"Hahaha, Master Xiao Xu is too modest. With your strength, you can fully deserve the title of master. I'm not bragging to you, Master Xiao Xu. I have read all of your works. They are really very, very good. All of them are high-quality goods, whether they are wood carvings or others, they are works with souls, and they have a shocking power. Every time I stand in front of your works, I will feel palpitations for a long time. It is a feeling like an electric shock to the soul. That feeling fascinates me, makes me addicted, I just came back from Xiaoqingshan in your island city a few days ago."

Xu Jingxing grinned, not knowing what to say, it was the first time he met such a sincere fan, and this fan was a bit dry, and he could feel the powerful physicality of his works.

Although, for ordinary people, it is not a good thing to frequently sense too strong physical properties, and it may even be dangerous, but if the ability is properly controlled, those physical properties can also be used to feed back a few bodies. Of course, the difficulty is very It is impossible for ordinary people to do it.

It's just that he really didn't know how to explain these things to the old man surnamed Han, so he could only ask with a smile: "Where are you going to do what? Xiaoqingshan is not a very famous tourist attraction."

"Because there is a statue of Lu Zu carved by you yourself. To tell you the truth, I have seen that statue of Lu Zu several times, and I can watch it for hours every time, completely worshiping it in a kind of respect. I’m looking up to Him and your works,” the old man Han said excitedly: “Not only the statue of Lu Zu, the big lion in Dacheng Mall, the lucky cat in Yintai Mall, but also your handicraft shop, I’ve been there several times. Once, every time I go to Daocheng, I just want to find your works, and I planned to go to the resort in Kecheng for a while a year ago, but unfortunately, there were too many people, so I didn't get a place, so I had to wait for an appointment."

Xu Jingxing coughed and said dryly, "You just need to be happy."

"Happy, very happy. Every time I see your works, I am very happy and very enjoyable." Old man Han said excitedly like a child: "Let me tell you, your works give me the feeling The strongest one is the big lion, but the one that makes me feel the most comfortable is the statue of Lu Zu carved in gold silk. Every time I come back from admiring the statue of Lu Zu, I feel comfortable for many days."

"Then, Daocheng welcomes you, go and have a look when you have time," Xu Jingxing said.

(End of this chapter)