golden ear

Chapter 27
It's not the first time for Mr. Sun to watch it, but every time he is deeply moved. This time, together with Wu Tianyuan, he said in the tone of someone who has experienced it: "Our jargon is called a collection system, which is a collection established by a collector according to his own preferences. The categories and antiques are extensive and profound, and no amount of money and energy can collect them all. Therefore, the most important criterion for evaluating whether you can be called a collector is whether you have established a unique system, which is very important!"

"The lifespan of a person is no more than a hundred years, but any ancient painting and porcelain has a lifespan of hundreds of years, ancient jade or even thousands of years. Can you say that you have collected them? To them, we are just a passer-by in our lives. It's just that they have a fate with you, and then they will accompany you for a period of time. When the fate arises, they will gather, and if the fate ends, they will perish, and there will be successors!" Elder Song is the oldest, looking at his life's hard work, and said with the most emotion.

"A few days ago, I saw Mr. Ma Weidu's interview. He said that one sentence is very correct. The highest level of collection is "to have seen it already"! That is, as long as you have the fate to see the real product, even if you just glanced at it, even if you once owned it This kind of free and easy mentality is the essence of collecting!" Wu Tianyuan sighed, and he felt the most about this.

"Easier said than done. How many people can take it lightly when they meet their dream treasure? Money is a trivial matter, but the main thing is the culture and connotation. Everyone knows the truth, but how many people can see through the real collection?"

Song Lao said solemnly: "Mr. Ma has done one thing right, that is, to build a museum and make his own into the public! Let the whole society have the opportunity to experience the cultural treasures left by our ancestors to future generations. I have given the province The Museum of the Academy of Fine Arts said that after I die, these most important works will be handed over to them, so that students and those who like art can have them together!"

"Old Song? You know that if these paintings are auctioned in the market now, the income will be at least tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions! Do you really want to donate them all?" Sun Lao was a little surprised when he heard of Song Lao's thoughts for the first time.

"Now that my sons and daughters are grown up, and they have their own families and careers, I don't need to worry about the old man. I have already thought about my affairs, and some of the fine works will be donated to the Provincial Academy of Fine Arts for free, so that students have the opportunity to see the real charm of ancient landscapes. The rest will be auctioned as a whole, part of the money will be reserved for children and grandchildren, and the rest will be donated, so that more children who want to learn art but have no conditions can have the opportunity to contribute to the inheritance of ancient culture!"

Wu Tianyuan and Elder Sun are in awe. The old man in front of him has devoted his whole life to the cause of art, and after his death, he still supports the students to continue their progress. This kind of spirit is the highest state of teaching and educating people.

"I may trouble you at that time!" Elder Song entrusted to Elder Sun.

"It's too early to say that! With your old body and mentality, you can at least reach 99! Isn't it?" Wu Tianyuan joked to adjust the atmosphere.

"Yes, the students are still waiting for you to collect more authentic works for them!"

"I basically got these in my early years. At that time, no one knew them. A few food stamps could be exchanged for a painting of Wang Yuanqi. Today's market is tens of millions, so we old guys can only look at it." I!" Elder Song said regretfully.

"Hey, there is no way. This is the capitalist society. After one of my auctions, most of the people who held up the signs were capitalists or investors. There are very few real collectors. So now it is said that collections are the stuff of rich people. The times are different. Already!" Sun Lao had the most say on this point.

"Don't talk about that, we're here to see the paintings, Tianyuan, can you identify the works of the Four Kings?" Song Lao asked Wu Tianyuan with interest.

"I'll give it a try!" Wu Tianyuan walked to the first painting, carefully studied the details, and touched the paper lightly with his hand. After a while, he turned around and said, "This should be Wang Shimin, whose name is Xunzhi. His name is Xilu Old Man. His family is rich in collections, and whenever he encounters famous works, he spares no effort to search for them. He has searched all the authentic Song and Yuan works in his family's collection. Wang Hui, Wu Li and their grandson Wang Yuanqi were all taught painting skills by him. His The descendants of the brushwork called it "the wrist is imaginary, the ink is easy to spread, the brush is randomly brushed, and the hills and valleys are mixed."

"That's right! This is Wang Shimin's small-scale painting of a hut near a mountain. It was obtained by Lao Song in his early years. His works are rare and are basically in museums. Therefore, to collect the Four Kings, you must first collect his works!" Old Sun Nod.

"This should be Wang Jian, styled Xuanzhao, also known as Xiang'anzhu. Wang Jian was born in a scholarly family, and is the great-grandson of Wang Shizhen, a famous scholar in the Ming Dynasty. The slope stones painted by Wang Jian are based on Huang Gongwang, and the moss is learned from Wu Zhen, and the ink is used. Ni Zan. Especially his green and green landscape paintings, which are meticulous, delicate, charming and clear, combined the clear and clean painting styles of Shen Zhou and Wen Zhengming, and the elegant scrolls vividly appear on the paper, which has always been praised by later generations."

"This imitation Juran landscape is an old collection of the Qing Palace. It also has the seal of Emperor Qianlong's reward on it. The description of Shiqu Baoji is a fine work of inheritance and order. It is also the most exquisite one of my four kings. It was held in Sofu, Hong Kong 30 years ago. Compared with the auction, the price was not high at that time, and ancient Chinese calligraphy and painting were still a small category, and not many people cared about it." Song Lao said a little proudly.

"The third one is Wang Hui, whose name is Shigu, and whose name is Gengyan Sanren. He studied under Wang Shimin and Wang Jian. But the landscapes he painted are not limited to one family. He perfectly combines Huang Gongwang and Wang Meng's calligraphic brushwork with the composition of Juran and Fan Kuan. Combined, they create a style of landscape painting that is thick and vigorous."

"This small-scale picture of autumn trees and crows should be a work of practice. There is only one seal. The real picture of autumn trees and crows is collected in the museum, but mine is exactly the same in terms of brushwork and composition, except that it is slightly smaller. " Song Lao commented.

"Wang Shigu is the most prominent among the four kings, and his paintings were extremely famous in the Qing Dynasty. In the 30th year of Kangxi, he was ordered to paint the "Kangxi Southern Tour Picture", which was completed in three years and was awarded by Emperor Kangxi with the four characters "Shanshui Qinghui". It is regarded as the authentic painting and has many followers. Because he is from Changshu and there is Yushan Mountain in Changshu, later generations call it the Yushan School. It is very popular in the market. Once the original works appear, they are basically thousand. Wan Qi." Sun Lao added.

"The last one is Wang Yuanqi, named Maojing, named Lutai, No. 300 Shishi Taoist. Among the "Four Kings", Wang Yuanqi is the youngest, but has the highest achievement. When he paints, he likes to use dry brushes, brush first, and then ink. Repeated smudging from light to thick, from sparse to dense, repeated rubbing, dry and wet, the picture appears as a whole, is the orthodox leader of the Qing Dynasty for more than [-] years."

Wu Tianyuan quickly identified the works of the four kings, because Song Lao collected all the collections that had been passed down in an orderly manner, with the author's seal and the collection stamps of previous collectors on them. It was very difficult to identify, so it was not a test. .

"The collection must be authentic! It doesn't matter how expensive it is, especially ancient calligraphy and painting. Even if it was a bit over budget at the time, as long as it is authentic, it will pay back in five or ten years. Because there are too few in existence, if you collect one, you will lose one." , Except for museums, famous painters are rarely circulated in the market. For example, people like me collect for a lifetime and will not sell them for decades. Unless I have a chance after I die, I must have authentic works in my hand. !"

Song Lao obsessively looked at the collection of his whole life, and shared: "Once you have an authentic work, you can study it. You can see more and get in touch with it. No matter the size, even if it is a sketch or a fan, as long as it is accurate and representative, you will gradually have a piece of art. This kind of feeling, the intuition of this painter, will be of great help to the Taobao appraisal in the future!"

Mr. Song imparted his many years of experience to Wu Tianyuan without hesitation: "Then collect the representative works of painters in different periods, study his life experience in his early years - middle age - late years, and correspond repeatedly to fully grasp the changes in his personality characteristics. , and finally understand his artistic life."

"This is a vertical comparison, and a horizontal comparison is more difficult. It is necessary to collect painters of the same period or the same style. Like me, I often hang up the works of the four kings at the same time, study their differences and differences one by one, and explore their style differences. This is for you. The improvement is the most helpful, but at the same time it is also the most difficult, collecting Master Qi's authentic works financial resources and fate are indispensable."

Song Lao became more and more excited as he spoke, his face flushed, and he said impassionedly: "The last is the process of tracing the roots, from modern times to Ming and Qing Dynasties, from Ming and Qing Dynasties to Song and Yuan Dynasties, and finally is the painting and calligraphy of the earlier Tang Dynasty. All art comes from Start by imitating, and then form your own style. The founders of mountains in history are all famous masters through the ages."

"The real collection in my mind is the representative works of each era, which can run through the history of Chinese art and form a clear main line. Appreciating them is like walking in the long river of history. The wonderful feeling cannot be described in words. "

"That's what you say, but it's extremely difficult! You have spent your whole life collecting authentic works of the four kings of the early Qing Dynasty, and now a calligraphy and painting of the Song and Yuan Dynasties appears at the museum level. If it is really going to be auctioned, there will be no less than 5000 million! All the orphans I know are in In the hands of those big collectors, it is difficult!" As a senior insider, Sun Lao couldn't help sighing.

"So this is the importance of museums! We can't deprive everyone of their artistic pursuits, and let the treasures of our ancestors be appreciated by only a few people. I think museums are the ultimate destination of art, whether it is public or private!" Mr. Song affirmed road.

(End of this chapter)