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Chapter 266 Buying a High Imitation Is Difficult

"There are people like this?" Yu Yao interjected, "Then he probably has more than these two pieces in his collection."

Yang Sihai shook his head slightly, "We don't know how many collections this person has. However, there are about five or six pieces he has shown to people in the circle, including Chinese paintings and Western paintings, and they are indeed very valuable. Among them , including two paintings by Wang Meng, we traced the source based on the content we have, and found that these two paintings were sold by the same antique dealer during the Republic of China, so they belong to the category that can be traded legally.”

Wu Chen then also opened his mouth, "This person's name is Shangguan Yu. What's interesting is that he graduated from the Department of Architecture of a famous American school and is now an architectural designer; but he not only knows calligraphy and painting, but also can draw by himself. Western paintings can be afforded, so I get closer to some people in the calligraphy and painting circle.”

Yu Yao said, "Wu Chu, you like ancient rare books, calligraphy and paintings, he and you are in the same league."

"I have come into contact with it, but I am not familiar with it. This person may be the reason why he has studied abroad. He has a western style, so it is difficult to chat with him."

Yang Sihai waved his hand, "I'm already far away, but you two are still running along."

Yu Yao smiled, walked to Yang Sihai's desk, picked up the special cigarette on the table, and lit one, "Board Yang, we've finished talking, the next step is to provide requisitioned items, I also need How to do it?"

"You don't need to do anything special. You keep in touch with Wu Chen. Once you have any information that you think is useful, you can communicate at any time. In addition, if Wu Chen needs your help, he will also notify you. Besides, you should be your boss. Boss, should be your collector Be your collector, business as usual."

"Okay. Then I will flash first."

"Let's stay and eat, try our cafeteria, today is Tuesday, there are big buns!"

"The big stuffed buns from the Special Investigation Bureau are too big for ordinary people to eat." Wu Chen laughed.

Yu Yao stayed and ate the big buns, which were really big, and they were full; one meat and one vegetarian, the meat one was beef and green onions, and the vegetarian one was leeks and eggs.But the taste is really good, and the ingredients are fresh.

After the meal, Wu Chen drove Yu Yao back to the hotel.

Yu Yao returned to the room and immediately called Cai Pengxi.I just mentioned it on the phone, and I had to talk about it face to face, and the two made an appointment to have dinner together again.

Although a non-disclosure agreement was signed, this matter had to be made clear to Cai Pengxi, and Cai Pengxi was an old man, Yu Yao had a lot of things to say without saying it clearly.

Of course he wouldn't object.Moreover, it is really a great thing that Xiaoyuyin and the missing corner are finally back together.During the exchange, he was already thinking about how to make it up the best way.

The two also discussed one other thing, that is, will there be a Jade Seal in the secret treasure of the Ghost Eye Gate?

However, there was no result in the discussion, it was just a discussion during the meeting.Judging from the fact that Lang Xiankun received this small jade seal, he should know something, but unfortunately, he never mentioned it to Cai Pengxi.

The next day, Yu Yao made another trip to the Bureau of Special Cultural Relics Investigation and delivered Xiaoyuyin.

Yu Yao decided that it would not be too late for this week, and he would stay in Yanjing for the time being, and wait until Yang Sihai returned the small jade seal and the missing corner, then Peng Xi would accept them together, and leave after completing the matter.

Another day later, when Yu Yao woke up in the morning, he received a call from Wu Chen. It turned out that he had just received a letter from a consignor, so he wanted to take Yu Yao to look at things together under the pretext of discussing "official affairs" with Yu Yao.

Yu Yao originally wanted to go to an antique market that he had never visited before, such as the HQ market and Liangma market.As soon as Wu Chen opened his mouth, he agreed, anyway, he was just wandering around.

Unexpectedly, Wu Chen drove up and took him on the road, only to say that it belonged to a calligraphy and painting shop owner in Liulichang.

When Yu Yao was shopping before, he had never seen this store.It's nothing, there are thousands of antique calligraphy and painting shops in Liulichang, big and small, it's normal not to pay attention.But Liulichang's specialty is calligraphy and painting. Those who operate calligraphy and painting and open a shop here are not paid for nothing, and there is no bargain.

Wu Chen also said that the owner said it was Dong Yuan's painting.Now, hearing this, Yu Yao wanted to stop the car immediately.

Who is Dong Yuan?The top master at the end of the Five Dynasties and the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, who founded a school and became a master of a generation.

The so-called Jingguan in the front, and Dong Ju in the back, opened up the gate of the six laws, and opened up the learning of the future, all of these four people.

Jingguan refers to Jing Hao and Guan Tong; Dong Ju refers to Dong Yuan and Ju Ran.

It is also said that there are Dong Yuan and Ju Ran in the south, and Li Cheng and Fan Kuan in the north.Ju Ran was Dong Yuan's apprentice monk, so he went away, and the remaining three were also known as the Three Great Masters of the Northern Song Dynasty.

As far as these people's paintings are concerned, if you pick up a random one, it will be worth a billion dollars.Moreover, it is basically invisible to the public, and only a few large museums collect treasures.

In a calligraphy and painting shop, not to mention whether there will be such a thing, even if there is such a thing, the owner will notify you separately?
"I said, for this kind of thing, there's no need to go to the Yellow River and not give up, right?" Yu Yao lowered the window glass depressedly, and lit a cigarette in the cold wind blowing in.

"Don't worry, I didn't say that I took it as Dong Yuan's genuine product."

"Huh? Don't take it as the real thing, you drag me to see the high imitation?"

"That's right, I'm going to buy a high imitation." Wu Chen was very indifferent, "As soon as he said it belonged to Dong Yuan, I reckoned it was a high imitation."

Yu Yao was speechless.

"You haven't finished listening to me yet!" Wu Chen said again, "An ordinary high imitation, can you still invite your old man out of the mountain?"

"Don't! You call me old age spots."

"How about high imitations, right? What about the high imitations of the Song Dynasty?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Yao said, "It's not that I didn't hear you finish, it's that you were panting heavily."

The Song Dynasty was a peak period of fake calligraphy and painting in Chinese history. Even some famous masters liked to copy and imitate, and even returned to the original one after the work was done.For example, Mi Fu, when he came to Wang Xianzhi's "Mid-Autumn Poster", what he received was Wang Xianzhi's money. He also said that it was the real thing, and he showed it to others, blindfolding others and secretly entertaining himself.

Because of the participation of some famous artists, many high imitations were difficult to identify for a while. For example, there were hundreds of Wu Daozi's handwritings collected in the Song Dynasty palace, and the results were basically high imitations.

"Dong Yuan's authentic work is enough to accept one piece in my life. The shopkeeper said it was an old framed old silk, so I thought that if it was a Song Dynasty imitation, then it would be fine!" Wu Chen said.

Yu Yao thought for a while, "There are too many mysteries about Dong Yuan. In the chaotic era from the end of the Five Dynasties to the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty, there were even disputes about whether it was called Dong Yuan or Dong Yuan. Now there are only a few pieces that are recognized as Dong Yuan's authentic works. Song Dynasty Since then, Dong Yuan’s imitations have emerged one after another, Bada Shanren, Zhang Daqian, have all imitated his paintings. In my opinion, it is unlikely that the imitations were made by people in the Song Dynasty, and there may be modern high imitations that are old!”

"So, buying a high imitation is also a difficult task, so I called a master like you."

(End of this chapter)