super golden hand

Chapter 1097
Lin Lang also looked at Dean Huang.

When he heard Moratti say that there would be a "Surfing the River During the Qingming Festival" in this big auction, he was indeed very surprised, and the degree of surprise was no less than that of Li Yang.

Although Lin Lang is a foreigner and grew up abroad, he has always had a deep affection for China, which can be seen from his frequent visits to China.

Lin Lang likes collecting, especially Chinese cultural relics, which gives him a strong sense of belonging to China.

When he suddenly heard that a treasure belonging to China appeared at an overseas auction, he, like Li Yang, couldn't accept it immediately.

But he soon realized that Lin Lang was the helm of a large consortium after all, and his psychological quality was much stronger.

After careful questioning, he left immediately, and Moratti's persuasion was useless.

When he came out, he contacted Li Yang and Dean Huang. It is not suitable for too many people to know about this matter, except for Li Yang and Dean Huang.

Let's not talk about Li Yang. Dean Huang is the most authoritative person in the Forbidden City. "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" has been kept in the Forbidden City before. Dean Huang should know about this matter and has the highest right to speak.

Li Yang's question was also what Lin Lang was curious about. He knew that Dean Huang had doubted the authenticity of the "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" in the Forbidden City a long time ago, and he gave up after Xu Lao had evidence.

"Li Yang, don't think too much, there is nothing hidden here, it's just this matter, it's hard to explain it in one word!"

Dean Huang sighed softly, his face was still a little melancholy, as if he was recalling something from the past.

"You always speak slowly, we are not in a hurry, you always speak clearly so that we can take the next step!"

Li Yang said in a low voice, what he meant was very simple, if Dean Huang said that the paintings in the Forbidden City were really not genuine, then the paintings that appeared in the big auction this time might be real.

In this case, they must be prepared and must take down the painting.

If the Forbidden City is indeed genuine, then the one at the big auction must be fake, so there is no need to make any preparations.

"I see!"

Dean Huang silently nodded, looked up at the ceiling, as if his mind had returned to the past.

Young and frivolous is not a purely derogatory term. It is more obvious who has not been frivolous when young, especially talented people.

Dean Huang is obviously a talented person. He was also young and had a wonderful history. Although he is not as good as Li Yang now, Dean Huang was also a very famous person at that time.

The same goes for Mr. Xu, who is more famous than Dean Huang.

This is mainly because of Xu Lao's family background. After all, he has a famous uncle behind him. Xu Beihong's influence in the painting and calligraphy circle was unmatched at that time.

The Forbidden City currently collects the "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", and Dean Huang once questioned it back then. At that time, he had just joined the Forbidden City, so he could only be regarded as a newcomer and had no influence at all.

However, there were many people who questioned this painting at that time, and his voice of doubt was nothing in it.

Many old-timers at that time also put forward more evidence to prove that this painting is fake.

The discussion about the authenticity of this painting has been going on for a long time. During this period, Dean Huang is also growing up slowly, constantly arguing with those who insist that this painting is true.

The one who argued the most with Dean Huang was Mr. Xu back then.

After another period of time, the controversy over this painting finally came to an end, and Mr. Xu won. He used the architectural style of the Northern Song Dynasty to characterize the painting, and it was recognized as authentic.

Mr. Xu had too many supporters, and Dean Huang had limited influence at the time, so he could only accept it.

What's more, the Chinese people at that time also hoped that this painting was real. It was a real national treasure, and the Chinese people needed such comfort in their hearts.

However, this doubt has always existed in Dean Huang's heart. He did some research afterwards, but it was only a private research. genuine.

Another point is that his teacher was the dean back then, and his mentor also agreed that this painting is genuine.

As time went by, many people questioned the Forbidden City's "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", but they spoke lightly, and no one could shake this painting any more.

Gradually, everyone thinks that the Forbidden City is the real thing.

"Dean Huang, do you still think that the Forbidden City is a fake?"

After listening to Dean Huang's slow description, Li Yang asked in a low voice, if it wasn't for the three of them here, Li Yang would not have dared to ask such a question.

Dean Huang's current status is not what it used to be. He is the helm of the Forbidden City, and his words and deeds represent the Forbidden City. His words are not comparable to others, and may cause an earthquake.

Dean Huang obviously hesitated and didn't speak.

"Dean Huang, why don't you talk about your doubts back then?"

Li Yang immediately changed his words. As soon as he asked the words just now, he knew that he should not ask such a question. Even when there are few people, Dean Huang is not easy to express his opinion on some things.

Sure enough, after these words, Dean Huang didn't hesitate anymore, and looked at Li Yang approvingly.

In a word, how to ask and how to say have many different meanings. The first question Li Yang asked made it difficult for him to answer, but the latter question did not have any questions.

This also shows that Li Yang is indeed growing and has made great progress.

"Actually, my doubts were the same as many others. First, this painting was painted by Zhang Jerui, which is recognized by the whole world, but this painting does not have his signature!"

Dean Huang said softly, Li Yang and Lin Lang nodded slightly.

This painting "Surfing the River During the Qingming Festival" really does not have Zhang Jerui's signature, only an introduction stating that the author is him.

"This point, many people who think it is true also gave an explanation, that is, Song Huizong likes to take other people's paintings directly and sign them himself, resulting in some ancient paintings with Song Huizong's name, which are not made by him. It has been verified!"

What Dean Huang said is also true. Song Huizong was not a good emperor, but he was a good calligrapher and painter. The "thin gold body" he created is still widely spread today.

"Secondly, Song Huizong once engraved his small seal of Shuanglong on this painting, but it is a pity that it is gone now!"

Glancing at Li Yang, Dean Huang went on to say: "If the pair of small seals are still there, the first doubt can be explained. Song Huizong left his name, and it's normal not to let Zhang Cherui stay!"

"The problem is, this seal is gone!" Lin Lang answered with a smile, and Li Yang and Dean Huang nodded at the same time.

The painting "Surfing the River During the Qingming Festival" in the Forbidden City does not have the seal of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, but on this point, people who think this painting is real also gave a clear explanation.

This painting is not complete, and it is possible that a part of it was cut off, which happened to be the beginning and the end. As for why it was cut, there are different speculations.

Some say that it was removed when re-mounting because of damage, and some say that Song Huizong's Shuanglong small seal was more valuable at that time, and it was deliberately cut off and faked on other paintings, so that it could be sold for a good price.

However, these kinds of arguments did not satisfy Dean Huang and the others. Even if it was damaged, it could be repaired, and it didn't have to be completely removed.

As for the forgery of Song Huizong's seal, that would be a big joke in the world.

"Surfing the River During the Qingming Festival" is Song Huizong's favorite work, none of them. Except for the Yuan Dynasty, this painting has a high status in every period of the following dynasties, otherwise there would be so many people to copy this painting.

As for the Yuan Dynasty, if you don't even recognize this painting, will you recognize other paintings?
None of the explanations for these two points was accepted, but Mr. Xu presented another piece of evidence.

There should be a part after the second half of this painting, because this painting should not end only at Kaifeng City, but Jinmingchi, and the beginning part is also very abrupt, as if something was cut off like.

Mr. Xu's explanation was recognized by many people at the time, and even Dean Huang couldn't object.

This painting in the Forbidden City does have such a problem, and it looks like a part of it is really lost in the back, at least Dean Huang also felt this way.

Everyone has the feeling that even Dean Huang can't refute it unless he has seen the real painting. Now that everyone thinks this is real, where else can he go to see the real painting.

This point of doubt was covered up in this way.

"The third point is that there are some problems with the calligraphy here!"

Dean Huang continued, "A Picture of Rising the River during the Qingming Festival" is a legendary painting. Zhang Cherui handed it over to Song Huizong after he finished it. Bring the name of 'Surfing the River During the Qingming Festival'.

Afterwards, the Song Dynasty suffered the most humiliating "Jingkang Difficulty". This painting, together with many collections of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, were looted by the Jin people, but the Jin people did not understand this painting and allowed it to be preserved.

In the more than 800 years since it came out, it has gone through many twists and turns, and experienced countless wars and trials.

Every time this painting appears, it will inevitably cause a turmoil. The plundering of the rich and powerful, the difficult protection of everyone who loves this painting, and the rare experience that it entered the palace five times and was lost five times, all brought this painting to life. A veil of mystery was put on.

It can also be said that there is basically no painting and calligraphy in Chinese history that is more legendary than this painting.

Having had such a legendary experience, naturally many people have collected and used it, and some people who love calligraphy and painting have left their own inscriptions and seals on it.

Among them are the inscriptions and postscripts of Li Dongyang, a famous politician and calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty, and the seals of Emperor Jiaqing and others.

But having said that, it is also a miracle that this painting did not fall into the hands of Qianlong, who was one of the emperor's favorite collectors.

"The calligraphy you are talking about refers to these inscriptions and postscripts of later generations?"

Lin Lang frowned, and asked in a low voice, there are many characters on this painting, and there is more than one person. If there are so many characters, it must be quite difficult to copy them.

(End of this chapter)