Jianbao life

Chapter 1119: Mao Ding?Six?
A group of people walked into the reception room, and Ren Yifan invited everyone to sit down one by one, and asked the clerk to serve tea.

When Boss Lu came in just now, he introduced his friend. This person is also a boss. His surname is Kai. This surname is relatively rare. It is said that it is a descendant of Uncle Kang, the son of King Wen of Zhou.

Then, Ren Yifan also introduced Chu Chen.

Hearing that the young man in front of him was Chu Chen, Boss Lu said suddenly and excitedly: "It turns out that he is the famous curator Chu, I wonder why he looks so familiar!"

As he said that, he quickly shook hands with Chu Chen enthusiastically, and Chu Chen responded politely.

After exchanging pleasantries, the owner brought out the thing he wanted to appraise, a picture of broken branches of peach blossom signed by Yun Shouping.

In the picture scroll, two branches of peach stems protrude from the outside to the inside from the right side of the painting. , or sparse or dense, or blooming or budding, Yan Yang echoes.

Yun Shouping is known for his flower paintings.His paintings are concise and exquisite, with bright colors, innocence and elegance. Once washed out, he brought a fresh wind into the painting circle of the early Qing Dynasty, and had a wide and profound influence on the painting circle of the Qing Dynasty and after.

Just like this painting, the overall color charm is clear and glamorous, and there is a kind of desolation and sadness in the beauty, brightness, cleanliness and elegance, which is somewhat in line with the "elegant" that Yun Shouping pursues in painting.

However, this of course does not mean that this painting is the authentic work of Yun Shouping, because such a master of painting as Yun Shouping, no matter whether he is alive or after his death, there are many imitators, and even among the counterfeiters, he has worked hard to teach it. students, such as Fan Tingzhen, who is known as "the pen and ink are exactly like Nan Tian (Yun Shouping), and many of Yun's fake paintings are made by him."

After spending some time appreciating the painting carefully, Ren Yifan thought about it for a while before opening his mouth and saying to the boss:

"This painting uses the technique of 'boneless flower'. This kind of painting does not use ink to outline the bones, but directly depicts them in color. Yang Sheng in the Tang Dynasty used the "boneless method" to paint landscapes, called "boneless landscapes." Xu Chongsi in the Northern Song Dynasty used the "boneless method" to paint flowers, and he was the founder of "boneless flowers". Yun Shouping inherited and developed Xu Chongsi's "boneless flower" painting methods, opening up a new style of painting for a generation."

"Generally speaking, Yun's painting of flowers has its own originality. His way of painting flowers is to use white chalk with a little rouge, and then paint with rouge after painting, while others are dyed from the root of the petals. This method of painting is obvious. It is different from others. Moreover, this painting method is obviously better than the "thin application of powder" by ordinary painters."

"But this painting, although it uses the technique of 'boneless flower', I don't see much of Yun Shouping's originality. The brush is light and weak, and it lacks the connotation and charm of Yun Shouping's painting..."

Speaking of this, Ren Yifan saw that Boss Kai's face darkened immediately, and decided to make a quick decision, so he sped up his speech and said:
"Yun Shouping's highest goal in painting in his life is the word 'Yi', which means detached and leisurely. Paintings that conform to 'Yi' have a particularly high style and a special spirit. Although this painting also captures the This, but on the one hand, the wrong drawing method affects the overall feeling; on the other hand, it feels a bit rigid, just grasping some fur..."

Hearing this, Boss Kai interrupted him, pointed to the inscription on the painting, and said: "You said this painting is fake, so here is the inscription and seal written by the Governor of Suzhou Province, and here is Fake?"

Ren Yifan smiled and said, "That's exactly what I want to say. There were quite a few treasures like this kind of Governor's on the market the year before last. If you don't believe me, ask Director Chu if this is the case."

Chu Chen nodded to show that it was indeed so.

Ren Yifan went on to say: "What's more funny is that this inscription is really good. It's even better than the inscription on this painting, and it's much better. Isn't this a joke?"

You must know that Yun Shouping is a veritable painter of "three masterpieces of poetry, calligraphy and painting". His painting inscriptions and postscripts are very distinctive, and his calligraphy level is particularly high, which is beyond the reach of ordinary paintings.If Yun Shouping wasn't a painter, he could still be famous for his calligraphy.

If this governor's handwriting was better than Yun Shouping's, he would have been famous a long time ago. Why hasn't Ren Renfan or Chu Chen heard of this governor in the painting and calligraphy circles?
Speaking of this, Ren Renfan saw that the boss was still half-believing, so he pointed to the signature of a painting and said, "Look what is written here, 'Mao Ding'! How can there be a record written like this?"

"That's right!" Boss Lu also reacted at this time: "The calendar is 'Ding Mao'."

"Uh... Maybe there was such a way of writing the chronology in ancient times?" That being said, in fact, Boss Kai already believed in his heart that there was something wrong with this painting, but he just insisted on it because he felt it was embarrassing.

Chu Chen felt a little funny in his heart, growing up so big, he really didn't... um!A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he thought of something that might really be useful for "Mao Ding" in history, and this thing is Mao Dingbu.

Maoding cloth is a kind of Spring and Autumn Kongshou cloth.There is a word on the right side of the face that resembles the word "Mao Ding" in seal script, hence the name.Because of the doubts in the interpretation, this kind of empty head cloth is also interpreted as "Mao Liu", "Mao Niu", and "Liu" cloth.

"Mao Liu, could it be related to that poem?" Chu Chen couldn't help thinking.

"Okay!" Boss Lu patted him on the shoulder: "Antiques, piercing is a common thing, once or twice is nothing to be ashamed of."

Boss Kai said with a bitter face: "The key point is this is the first painting I bought, it's really unlucky!"

Boss Lu smiled and said, "You are just too superstitious. I came here like this back then. Isn't it good? However, I was surprised at the time, why didn't you ask an expert to help you check it out when you bought something for the first time?"

"Isn't it? I didn't know how to be obsessed with ghosts at the beginning, so I listened to the seller's tricks and bought the thing."

Speaking of this, Boss Kai sighed again, his face was full of annoyance, and after a while, he asked again: "Mr. Ren, is this painting worthless at all?"

Ren Yifan thought for a while and said, "You can't say that. After all, although the author's skills are not as good as Yun Shouping's, and his writing skills are a little bit worse, his skills in painting are indeed quite good."

Boss Kai could also hear that Ren Yifan didn't think highly of the painting, so he said, "Old Ren, I wonder if you will accept this painting?"

Of course, Ren Yifan was not interested in accepting such a work, but just as he was about to refuse, Chu Chen who was sitting next to him suddenly said, "Boss, can you give me this painting?"

Everyone was taken aback by Chu Chen's words, and Ren Renfan asked in surprise, "Curator Chu, what are you?"

Chu Chen chuckled and said, "I mainly think that the paper of this painting is good, and there is no trace of man-made oldness on it, so I want to buy it back and study it."

"Paper?" After getting this reminder, Ren Yifan quickly looked at it again, and then said a little embarrassedly: "I also made a preconceived mistake. This painting is indeed made of paper from the Qing Dynasty, which should have a history of more than a hundred years. gone."

"But what about the 'Governor of Jiangsu Province'?" Boss Lu pointed to the inscription.

Ren Yifan explained: "It should be written deliberately by later generations in order to sell things. You can tell by looking at the ink color."

"That means, this painting is indeed an antique?" Boss Kai asked in surprise.

Boss Lu shook his head: "It is indeed an antique, but after all it was imitated by later generations, so it is of little value, and this superfluous place affects the value of the painting even more. Based on my experience, it is estimated that it is worth several hundred or more. A thousand dollars."

Boss Kai originally thought that this painting was his first collection after all, and if it was worth tens of thousands, then he would collect it for himself, but he didn't expect it to be worth such a small amount of money, so he immediately gave up the idea of ​​collecting it.

"Director Chu, do you still want this painting?" Boss Kai asked again.

Chu Chen nodded and said, "Yes, I'll offer one thousand, what do you think?"

"Uh..." Boss Kai hesitated again at this time, people are so strange sometimes, knowing that there is something wrong with this painting, he wanted to sell it wholeheartedly, and even thought of throwing the painting away, but now Chu Chen was actually willing to buy the painting, and he was worried that if the painting was a treasure, wouldn't he be at a loss?

However, he immediately realized that everything in this painting was so obvious, and Ren Yifan had explained it in detail just now, even he who had no experience knew there was a problem, so how could he have a chance to bring the dead back to life?

Although 1000 yuan is really nothing to Boss Kai, he is superstitious and always feels that it is a bit unlucky to keep this painting in his own hands. After much deliberation, he agreed.

After completing the transaction, the two bosses sat down for a while and then left.

After sending the two to the door, Ren Yifan walked back quickly and asked with a smile, "Curator Chu, does this painting have something to say?"

Chu Chen asked with a smile, "Why do you think so?"

Ren Yifan laughed and said, "I don't believe that with your eyesight, you will fall in love with such a work."

"That's not sure." Chu Chen chuckled and said, "Besides, if this painting is indeed a treasure, and the boss knows it, aren't you afraid that he will come to settle accounts with you?"

Ren Yifan said: "What's the matter, this painting looks like this, that is, experts like you and Mr. Liu, otherwise, I don't believe it can be 'turned waste into treasure'! And the things he wants to sell Yes, we didn't force him to make a decision."

Chu Chen smiled slightly. Having said that, if it turns out that it is indeed a treasure, it will definitely affect Ren Yifan's reputation. He said, "To tell you the truth, I just think the paper of this painting is a little thicker."

"Thick paper?" Hearing what Chu Chen said, Ren Yifan quickly picked up the paper of this painting with his hands. With rich experience, he immediately found that the paper of this painting was indeed thicker than ordinary paintings, and it was at least two layers thicker.

With this discovery, Ren Renfan asked in surprise: "So, the real painting is hidden underneath?"

"I do have such an idea." Chu Chen nodded.

"The hidden painting is at least a masterpiece. Come on, come to my house quickly, let's uncover the painting..."

Being dragged away by the excited Ren Fan, Chu Chen secretly smiled. Although there was indeed a painting hidden underneath, it was just a portrait of Mao Dingbu, not a fine work.Otherwise, how could he only spend 1000 yuan to buy something, and he has to consider the impact on Ren Yifan afterwards, he is unlikely to do things that harm others and benefit himself.

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