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Chapter 260
Zheng Banqiao is different from many painters. In his whole life, he claimed to paint only three things: orchid, bamboo and stone.He also advertised himself: the orchid that never thanked for four seasons, the evergreen bamboo with a hundred knots, the invincible stone, and the person who will never change.

The peak of Zheng Banqiao's fame was when he lived in Yangzhou and sold paintings in his later years. He was an important representative of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.By the way, the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou are not eight people, but a small group, with more than a dozen people.

When Zheng Banqiao took office as the magistrate of Weixian County, he was already over 50, and his name was fine.He has a wide range of friends, so there is an endless stream of people who come to ask for calligraphy and painting.

But he doesn't have that much free time.

This is where Carpenter Tan makes his debut.

However, under normal circumstances, Carpenter Tan just draws, and after the drawing is completed, Zheng Banqiao signs and seals it.Most of these paintings are not inscribed with poems or essays.

But Carpenter Tan was much younger than Zheng Banqiao. After Zheng Banqiao died, he imitated many works.

Tan Carpenter's imitation can be regarded as the highest level among Zheng Banqiao's imitations.Especially in the eyes of people nowadays, the year is no problem, the paper and ink mounting is no problem, and the brushwork is very similar.

Just like Zhu Lang, Wen Zhengming's disciple who entered the house in the Ming Dynasty, the imitation of Wen Zhengming's paintings is also the most difficult to identify.

But a fake is a fake after all, it is impossible to have no loopholes at all.Moreover, Carpenter Tan's paintings have been handed down to his own works, which also provides a certain basis for the identification of later generations.

Having said that, loopholes are not something ordinary people can judge.

After Yu Yao understood it, he didn't speak, but just looked at Wu Chen.Wu Chen stretched out his finger, tapped the "moss" on the rock a few times, and asked Boss Luo, "Boss Luo, do you understand this painting thoroughly?"

The so-called dot moss is a technical term in traditional Chinese painting. Simply put, it is to use a brush to make ideas to express mountains, rocks, hillsides, and mosses beside tree roots.However, the brushes are not always the same, round ones, pointed ones, horizontal ones, straight ones, or broken pens with scattered bristles are all fine.

When Yu Yao saw Wu Chen pointing at the rocks to touch the moss, he knew he understood.

Carpenter Tan imitated Zheng Banqiao, and there is a key identification point, that is, moss.

Zheng Banqiao seldom uses some moss on the rocks, and even if he does, the natural sense of unevenness is very difficult to imitate; while Tan Carpenter’s imitation, generally speaking, there will be some moss on the rocks, and many of them use a lot of moss. .

The reason why he uses more moss is because of lack of skill.Zheng Banqiao's painting of mountains and rocks, the shape, the use of lines, reveals a charm that is hard to match. Carpenter Tan can only use some moss to cover it up.

Still the same sentence, it is easy to say, but difficult to see.In this painting, the spots of moss on the rocks are neither too much nor too little. If it is placed in Banqiao's original work, it will be considered too much.But this is not enough to be evidence that Carpenter Tan is an imitation, we have to look at its characteristics.

This is the key to eyesight.

In the past, the antique shops in Liulichang taught apprentices, and it was difficult to express their characteristics, so they used a simple method: as long as there is a little moss, first consider Carpenter Tan.

In addition, Zheng Banqiao's paintings also have a kind of high imitation, which is a high imitation of later generations, which is called "WF made". WF's imitation has very little moss, but the overall level is worse than Tan Carpenter's imitation.

In fact, Boss Luo regarded it as the real thing.

Since it was still taken out as a genuine product, it was almost as Lin Fengcao expected: I took out the good stuff, and since it is a good stuff, the high price can also be said to be a purchase price.If you buy it, I earn it; if you don't buy it, I will cancel the "sorry" I owed just now.

Therefore, when Wu Chen asked, he didn't pay too much attention to Tai, and smiled, "Good thing! It's not easy for me to get it! But who made me feel embarrassed first."

Wu Chen glanced at Yu Yao at this point, and the two of them opened their mouths slightly at the same time, it was the word "Tan".

Lin Fengcao also understood at this time that this must not be the authentic work of Zheng Banqiao, but Boss Luo sold it as an authentic work.

After confirming it with Yu Yao, Wu Chen smiled at Boss Luo, "Let's forget it."

Boss Luo was taken aback for a moment, because Yu Yao and Wu Chen's actions were a bit strange, and Wu Chen had some deep meaning in his words, so he asked casually, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing. I don't like it." Wu Chen then said directly, "Get busy, Boss Luo, and leave."

Boss Luo couldn't ask any more questions, so Yu Yao followed suit and went out after Wu Chen.

Lin Fengcao and Boss Luo are also acquaintances, and they said goodbye at the end, but Boss Luo stopped him and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Lin, you don't know each other, why did you get mixed up?"

Lin Fengcao then told what happened just now.

Yu Yao and Wu Chen stood at the door and chatted a few more words, because of Carpenter Tan's imitation, they both got to know each other's eyesight again.

This Wu Chen, when he said that "The Collection of Seven Classics" was reprinted in the Republic of China, Yu Yao knew that he was good at ancient rare books, but he didn't expect to have such a good eye for calligraphy and painting. He just looks a little creamy Son, but his speech is modest and courteous, quite elegant.

But Wu Chen was far more surprised than Yu Yao. He believed that the engraved version of Jiaqutang reflected Yu Yao's eyesight, but it could only be said that his eyesight was good; He looked carefully, and he was able to determine the same thing, which is amazing.

The key point is that Yu Yao is too young, and Wu Chen is very impressed.

Seeing that Lin Fengcao didn't come out, Yu Yao had to wait a while, Wu Chen left first, and at the end he kept saying "keep in touch".

After Wu Chen left, before Lin Fengcao came out, Yu Yao opened the thick cotton curtain and went in again.

"Just right, I'm going to call you outside!" Lin Fengcao said, "He's gone?"

"gone."

"I have also bought a lot of books from Boss Luo, and the communication has been very good; he kept pulling me to ask questions just now, so I told the truth, your eyesight is beyond ordinary people's comparison."

Yu Yao smiled, "Why are you flattering me?"

Boss Luo cupped his hands, "Mr. Yu, it's mainly the one just now, who is really good at ancient and rare books. After reading this painting, the two of you seem to agree. I'm muttering in my heart. It's for the sake of Mr. Lin." , can you give me some pointers?"

Yu Yao looked at Lin Fengcao, Lin Fengcao nodded.

Of course, Yu Yao has to give Lin Fengcao face, "Boss Luo, since this is the case, then I have to ask first, how did this painting come about?"

Boss Luo was already a little nervous, but when he heard Yu Yao's question, he immediately felt that something was wrong, so he told the truth, "This painting was sent by someone. This person has an accent from Weixian and said It was passed down; now the elderly in the family are seeing a doctor in Yanjing, so they have no choice but to sell it to make up for the operation fee."

When Yu Yao heard it, the story was a bit old-fashioned, but the painting was too deceptive, and it was easy to deceive people by making up it casually.

"Let me ask the taboo again, how much did you charge?"

(End of this chapter)