Jianbao life

Chapter 534
Chu Chen never expected that what his uncle would give him would be Liu Gongquan's works. You must know that Liu Gongquan's works generally have more stele stickers, and it is very rare for his works to be handed down.

Moreover, Liu Gongquan's calligraphy was already well-known in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, there was a folk saying that "a word of Liu is worth a thousand gold".His calligraphy works can be handed down to the present, and its value cannot be measured by money at all.

It can be said that this work is extremely precious. If Chu Chen knew his uncle's temper, he would have wanted to return this work to the other party.

Chu Chen shook his head, no longer thinking about it, and then took out a magnifying glass to observe the work carefully.

Liu Gongquan's calligraphy is strong, rigorous and meticulous.In terms of character characteristics, he is famous for his thinness. The regular script he writes has a strong body and strong bones. The running script and regular script are the most exquisite. This is also the unique feature of his works.

The regular script in front of me can be said to be "the book is expensive, thin and hard, and it is powerful". Compared with the face, it is a little more even, thin and hard.The characters are well-balanced, thin and hard, and the Wei stele is resolute and firm. The stippling is crisp and straight, the bones are strong, and the structure is rigorous, which exactly corresponds to the saying "Yan Jin Liu Gu".

The calligraphy in front of me, the brushwork is strong, stable but not vulgar, dangerous but not weird, old but not dry, moist but not fat, graceful and charming.The strokes are uniform, hard and thin, with exposed edges and corners, full of changes, avoiding repetition of single hanging.Coupled with the unique characteristics of horizontal and vertical paintings, Chu Chen can be sure that this work should be the handwriting of Liu Gongquan's regular script.

Coupled with the paper of the work, the promotion and seal of the author, and the promotion and seal of later generations of famous artists, there is no need to say more about the authenticity of these two works.

After appraising the authenticity of the work, Chu Chen felt very surprised. How could such a work be missed?Didn't the original owner know anything about it?

"Restraining inside and expanding outside, tightening the middle palace, spreading out the limbs, you can see the openness and grace in the rigor, good calligraphy, good calligraphy!" Chu Yongning also has a hobby of calligraphy, so when he saw this work, His eyes immediately shone with excitement, and after carefully tasting it, he couldn't help admiring it.

What his father said brought Chu Chen back to his senses, and then he said with a smile: "Dad, since you like it so much, then let this work be yours!"

"Let me go?" Chu Yongning was moved, and then sighed: "Forget it, I'm busy with work now, and I usually don't have much time to appreciate this work. Let's talk about it after I retire!"

Hearing what his father said, Chu Chen could only sigh softly in his heart. According to the current trend, his father's official position must become bigger and bigger. By then, not only will he have much less time for himself, but also for safety reasons, when he arrives He must not be able to live here anymore.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen felt somewhat reluctant, but there was nothing he could do about it, and he could only visit often.

Chu Chen cheered up, and quickly said, "Okay, whenever you want to watch it, just go to the vault to get it."

Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of something, patted his forehead, and said with a smile: "Dad, there are still calligraphy works by Yan Zhenqing and Mi Fu in my vault!"

"What!" Chu Yongning was taken aback for a moment, and then said in surprise, "You kid, why didn't you tell me earlier!"

"I didn't think of this before!" Chu Chen scratched his head and laughed.

"Then what are you waiting for, let's go see it now!" Chu Yongning said impatiently.

Zhao Yunlin gave him a blank look and said, "What's the hurry, it's already late today, so you can't watch it tomorrow, and you won't lose anything!"

Chu Yongning looked at the time, and it was almost eleven o'clock, so he could only say with some regret: "Then let's talk about it tomorrow!"

"Okay! Let's go to rest, let's appreciate things tomorrow!" Zhao Yunlin said.

Everyone agreed with this, so Chu Chen began to put away the works.

"Brother, is this rare emperor the seal of Emperor Qianlong?" Chu Yulan pointed to a seal and asked.

Chu Chen nodded and said, "Yes, this rare emperor is the inscription on the imperial seal of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. The inscription is often found on the calligraphy and painting works collected in the Forbidden City."

Qiao Qian said in surprise: "Ah! Then how did this thing spread outside? Could it be that it was stolen by the foreign coalition forces back then?"

Chu Chen thought for a while, and then said: "It is possible, but it is unlikely that my uncle will pick up leaks abroad. I think it is very likely that it will not be spread, but that after the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty, the last emperor smuggled it. from!"

After the Qing Dynasty was overthrown, before and after the last emperor was expelled from the Forbidden City, he stole a large number of national treasures.Among them, there are more than 1200 pieces of famous calligraphy and paintings alone. This is the largest case of lost national treasures in the history of our country, and the whole world is shocked by it.After the last emperor and his group fled to the eastern part of Northern Province, they sold off a lot of national treasures they brought with them due to survival crisis.

What makes people sad is that on the way to escape, because he and his courtiers had nothing to eat, they exchanged these priceless calligraphy and paintings, antiques and local farmers for steamed buns, which caused a lot of treasures to be lost to the people.Perhaps this work was sold at that time.

"So that's the case!" Everyone suddenly said.

Chu Chen spread his hands and said, "Of course, this is just my guess. As for what's going on, I have to ask uncle where he bought it."

"I'll call my uncle to ask!" After speaking, Chu Yulan ran out and made a phone call.

"This kid, don't even check what time it is!" Zhao Yunlin scolded, but she knew that Zhao Qirui didn't go to bed until twelve o'clock every day, so she didn't say anything to stop her.

Chu Chen carefully put away the work, and then a group of people walked out.

At this time, Chu Yulan also happened to ask about the cause and effect, so she chattered out.

It turned out that some time ago, Zhao Qirui received a call from a friend in the eastern part of Northern Province, saying that a distant relative of his family had some calligraphy and paintings for sale, including not only Zheng Banqiao's works, but also Tang Yin's calligraphy.When Zhao Qirui heard the news, he happened to have something to go to Bei Province, so the next day he flew there with Master Palm Eye.

When Zhao Qirui arrived there, he was arranged by a friend in a small hotel in the area where his relatives lived. After two hours, the friend drove in with distant relatives. They also brought a dog with a seal from the troubled years. Old wooden box and seven scroll paintings.

When Zhao Qirui saw this posture, he exchanged a glance with Master Zhangyan. There were too many situations like this in the antique industry, and people had to guard against them.

But now that everyone is here, Zhao Qirui is unlikely to leave without even looking at it, so everyone opened the box and looked.

Inside the box are works by famous artists, including Zheng Banqiao, Lang Shining, Tang Yin and others, and of course this work by Liu Gongquan.

Although they are all masterpieces by famous artists, the authenticity is really not flattering. Except for this work by Liu Gongquan, all other works were wiped out.

But it was this work of Liu Gongquan that made Zhao Qirui and the master eye master almost jump out of shock at that time. Fortunately, both of them had rich life experiences, and finally suppressed the extremely excited emotions in their hearts.

Accidentally discovered Liu Gongquan's works, even if he knew that there was a pit in front of him, Zhao Qirui would have jumped, so next, he knew that the six paintings were fakes, and finally paid 80 for the things.

Then, it was the turn of the most critical work of Liu Gongquan, and the seller offered a price of 90 yuan, which made Zhao Qirui heave a sigh of relief. He knew that the other party should be selling the real thing as a fake.So next, the two parties came and went, and after a while, the price was finally settled at 40.

After listening to the cause and effect, Chu Chen chuckled and said, "In this way, this painting is probably smuggled out by the Republic of China."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and then Chu Yulan said enviously: "Uncle is so lucky to have picked up such a big leak!"

Chu Chen said with a smile: "Uncle's luck is really good, but this situation is obviously a situation. If you encounter this situation in normal times, it's better to stay away from it. The situation that uncle encounters is still rare. And few."

At a price of 40 yuan, not many people would be jealous if they bought a collection worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but the "water" in the collection industry is very deep. Don't take any chances when encountering "landmines" or scams, otherwise you will often be the one who gets hurt.

And in normal times, you can't blindly collect and invest in antiques with the mentality of picking up leaks. In the words of the stock market, antiques are risky, and you must be cautious when entering the market.Moreover, it is not uncommon for antiques to be in the tens of thousands, or even tens of millions. If you really hit the eye and get into the game, the money seems to be in the water, and you can't even hear the sound of the water. .

"Xiaolan, remember to listen to your brother. If you want to buy antiques, you must not be blind, and you must not listen to other people's stories, or you will be the one who will suffer and be fooled!" Zhao Yunlin saw Chu Yulan's yearning expression, Said seriously.

Chu Yulan stuck out her tongue, and after hearing Zhao Qirui's experience of picking up leaks, plus Chu Chen's picking up leaks from time to time, she was indeed very moved, thinking that one day she would also pick up a big leak, and then everyone would look at her with admiration.

However, she was not overwhelmed at all. Although she kept thinking about it, she didn't put it into action. This was also because she cared about her money.

"I know, if I buy antiques in the future, I will definitely let my brother go with me!"

(End of this chapter)