Jianbao life

Chapter 131 Is the house a free gift?

Speaking of this, Old Liu couldn't help showing a sad expression on his face. Seeing this, Chu Chen quickly comforted him:
"Mr. Liu, the deceased is dead. Those of us who are alive should live happily. Your happy and long life is the best consolation for the deceased."

After hearing these words, Mr. Liu put away the sentimentality in his heart and said, "Xiao Chu, I told you to read a joke. When people get old, they feel nostalgic, but you are right, we only need to be happy when we live. Come, let's take a look at what is contained in this brocade box."

When he came to Mr. Liu's studio, Chu Chen took off the plastic wrapping on the outside of the brocade box, opened the brocade box, and found that there was a painting on silk inside.

In the field of calligraphy and painting, calligraphy and painting are drawn on silk, satin or silk fabrics, which are called silk books.However, although the silk version looks more expensive, the background color is not as white as the paper version, and because the silk version requires more preparation before painting, it is not as popular as the paper version.

Moreover, silk books have two disadvantages. Not only are they easy to be eaten by moths, but they are also easy to be damaged, and they are easy to preserve without paper.Therefore, although there are many ancient calligraphy and painting scrolls, there are very few works that can be preserved without loss, especially those works that have been preserved for thousands of years, which are even rarer.

They saw that there was actually a silk work inside, and Chu Chen and the others found that, viewed from the side, there was a faint light on the silk surface.

This light on the silk surface is commonly known as "mirror light".The reason for this effect is due to the characteristics of silk books, so it needs to be remounted several times for preservation handed down from generation to generation. Each time, glue and alum are added, and the back of the calligraphy and painting is calendered vigorously with stones and wax.The more times you accumulate, the brighter effect will appear.

This kind of situation generally only appears in the silk paintings before the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and it is generally not seen in the silk paintings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and later.

Seeing this work, the time was at least the Song and Yuan Dynasties. While the three of them were surprised, their expressions became very cautious.

After cleaning the table, Chu Chen put on gloves and carefully took out the things from the brocade box, and slowly spread them on the table. A landscape painting with color on silk came into everyone's eyes immediately.

Color setting refers to Chinese paintings that use color, because many traditional Chinese paintings only use ink and wash, and those that use color are called "color setting".

Chinese painting has always attached great importance to coloring, so in ancient times, pictures were called "Danqing".Dan is cinnabar, and blue is indigo, both of which are commonly used colors in painting. "Book of Jin" said that Gu Kaizhi was "especially good at Danqing, and his pictures are very wonderful." Du Fu presented a poem by Cao Ba, a famous horse painter, entitled "Danqing Yin", which shows that the name "Danqing" has been used by people.

Coloring is a basic technique that ancient painters must master, so Xie He listed "coloring according to category" as one of the "six methods".

This landscape painting with color on silk depicts the life of a hermit living in the mountains. In the valley between the two mountains in the picture, there is a stream winding down, converging into a rippling stream pool.

There is a thatched hut with a bamboo fence on the bank of the pool, there are maids working in the backyard, there are shepherd boys riding cattle in front of the fence gate, farmers are driving on the trail, and a pavilion stretches into the water. Bao'er and the maid are playing beside, a plain but happy life scene.

There is a hanging spring on the mountainside behind the house, climbing down the steps, and converging in the stream pool at the foot of the mountain.The water flow and surging waves are drawn with thin lines, meticulously.

In this picture, the brook, stream, hillside, near mountain, and distant mountain are drawn in different ways, and the bamboo fence huts, near trees, and distant trees are also drawn in different ways, but their combination has rhythm and changes. This picture can be said to be very harmonious.

The organic combination of these scenes and the lifelike characters in the painter's pen is a visual feast.

The high level of art in this work is simply breathtaking.However, among the three people present, even Chu Chen has been involved in the antique world for five years. When the painting first came into the eyes of the three people, they felt a little familiar. When the three people saw the signature of the painting, everyone felt Can't help but turn pale with shock.

"This... this... how is this possible, Dad, I can't see it wrong."

Although Liu Qinshu has not shown how profound her appreciation of antiques is in front of Chu Chen until now.But don't forget, she has been learning about antiques from Mr. Liu's side since she was a child. No matter how bad her talent is, after decades, how bad will her level be?

Looking at the multiple inscriptions and postscripts on this work, there are more than ten bell seals and collection stamps, each of which represents a famous person in history, which proves that this picture is a work with an orderly inheritance. Coupled with Liu Qinshu's professional level immersed in calligraphy and painting for decades, it can almost be concluded that this work is an authentic work.

Of course, Liu Qinshu might not be so surprised if it was someone else's authentic work, but the inscription of this painting is "Painting by Beiyuan Deputy Envoy Dong Yuan", which will make her turn pale with shock.

Dong Yuan, courtesy name Shuda, was a painter of the Five Dynasties and Southern Tang Dynasty in China. Yuan Yizuoyuan was born in Zhongling, Jiangnan.He was mainly active in the Southern Tang Dynasty.Li Jing, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was the deputy envoy of Beiyuan at that time, so he was also called "Dong Beiyuan".

Dong Yuan is good at landscapes, and also works with animals.Most of his landscape paintings use the real mountains in the south of the Yangtze River instead of strange and precipitous brushstrokes. According to records, he mostly painted the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, which is "plain and innocent, and there is no such thing in Tang Dynasty".Mi Fu once praised his landscapes and said: "Mountains and mountains appear and disappear, clouds and mists are obscure, and if you don't pretend to be clever, you will be innocent."

The "Painting Book" of the Five Dynasties records: "There are two kinds of Dong Yuan's landscapes: the same ink and wash, with sparse forests and far trees, flat and deep, and mountains and rocks covered with mochi; Tsing Yi, the human face also has powder. Both are excellent works."
Shen Kuo of the Northern Song Dynasty mentioned in "Mengxi Bi Tan": "Dong Yuan is good at painting, and Longgong's autumn haze is far away, and he mostly writes about the real mountains in the south of the Yangtze River, which are not strange and steep." Like objects, the scenery is beautiful when viewed from a distance..." In the history of painting, Dong Yuan, Fan Kuan and Li Cheng are called the three masters in the early Northern Song Dynasty.

Dong Yuan is not only good at painting landscapes, but also can paint cattle, tigers, dragons and figures.As a landscape painter, Dong Yuan is also not specific.People in the Song Dynasty praised him for his magnificent landscapes and colors, just like Li Sixun's style.

But its most original and highest achievement is ink landscape.He used mochi and moss to express the natural features of the south of the Yangtze River, and miraculously described the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, where the peaks are dark, the islands are hidden, and the forests are covered with mist.His brushwork is very sloppy, and his short-sightedness hardly resembles objects, but the scenery is beautiful when viewed from a distance, and he is creative in technique.

His masterpieces "Xiajing Mountain Pass Waiting for Ferry" and "Xiaoxiang Picture" vividly express the specific scenery of the hills in the south of the Yangtze River in summer, the luxuriant vegetation and the gloomy clouds in the rivers and lakes.His brush and ink techniques are fully adapted to the specific scenery he expresses.

At the beginning, Dong Yuan's landscape paintings were favored by Li Jing, the master of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

It is said that when Li Jing was young, he built a villa on Lushan Mountain, integrating mountains, springs, forests and gardens into one.In order to be able to see the scenery of Mount Lu from time to time, he specially sent Dong Yuan to paint a picture of "Mount Lu".

Dong Yuan ingeniously drew the five old peaks, clouds and pines, springs and strange rocks and courtyard villas into one picture.After viewing it, Li Jing praised it endlessly and couldn't put it down. He ordered people to hang it in the bedroom and watch the painting day and night, just like living in Lushan Mountain for a long time.From this we can see Dong Yuan's ingenious conception and superb scenery writing art.

There are very few Dong Yuan's works that have survived in the world, only a few such as "Xiajing Mountain Pass Waiting for Ferry", "Xiaoxiang", "Xiashan", "Longsu Suburbs", and "A Picture of the Bank of the River".

Even so, Liu Qinshu was not surprised to see a piece of Dong Yuan's work now, but the work in front of them was clearly "The Riverside Picture".

Mr. Liu put down the magnifying glass in his hand, and said excitedly and excitedly:

"What's impossible? Do you want to say that "The Bank of the River" is now in the metropolis of the United States? Hehe, I thought there was something wrong with that work at the beginning. I don't want to say anything else, just say it is the same as "Summer Mountain" and so on. For comparison, there are two completely different styles. And you see, the technique in the work in front of you is the mochi created by Dong Yuan.”

"Moreover, the style of painting and the brushwork of characters and animals are consistent with "Xiashan Tu" and other works. The most important point is that the first bell seal here is Jia Sidao, a minister of the Southern Song Dynasty. This point, You two should know what this means, right? So I think this is the real "On the Bank of the Stream."

Why does Mr. Liu mention this bell seal alone? It is because the "Scenery of the Bank of the River" in Metropolis also begins with Jia Sidao's bell seal.One is a work using the mochi method created by Dong Yuan, and the other is a work using typical techniques at that time. Which one will people think is the real one?

"Dad, do you think Dadu's "Side of the Bank of the River" is a modern forgery?"

Mr. Liu shook his head and said: "I don't believe that the picture is a modern forgery. I think its technique and style are still the style of the ancients. Judging from the current work, it is very likely that Jia Sidao got this picture. Dong Yuan’s authentic work, but a work copied by others.”

"Old Liu, is it possible that this picture is a fake?" Liu Qinshu asked curiously.

Mr. Liu smiled and replied: "What you said is not impossible, I admit that the work does have high artistic value, but to prove that the work is indeed Dong Yuan's authentic work, you must take More hard evidence must be produced, otherwise it is just wishful thinking.”

"As for ours, both techniques and styles are well-founded. Unless someone can prove that the works in the museum are fake, otherwise, my opinion will not change."

(End of this chapter)