Seeing the bounding painting hanging behind the glass cover, Chen Yu's thoughts couldn't help but float back to the past.

Because he did not get started and did not use the treasure appraisal golden eyes, he did not know whether the painting was true or false.

But at this moment, Chen Yu felt a little emotional!

Without it, a few years ago, he picked up a bargain by chance and found a painting with dull colors, stains, and dilapidated calligraphy and painting.

The painting is also called "Penglai Wonderland Picture".

Of course, the content of the painting is very different from the one in front of it, it is just a copy of an unknown painter in the Qing Dynasty.

The painting was so dirty at that time that it looked like a rag from the kitchen of a fly restaurant for a long time.

But because of this, Chen Yu attracted him.

In the antique industry, laymen look at this kind of paintings and look down on them. When an insider sees such paintings, he can tell at first that they are ancient paintings from some time ago.

After buying it, Chen Yu asked the master with superb skills to reframe it and then collect it.

Later, in the absence of funds, the painting was sold to his first big funder, Chen Guangnan.

Although he didn't make much money, only about 100,000 yuan, he was the first pot of gold in Chen Yu's career.

At that time, this money was of great significance to him, and it was a long drought that caused a rain of rain, which directly solved his urgent need for shortage of funds when he returned to Chuzhou.

"Oh, I finally found it!"

At this time, the young clerk found out the price of the painting and said to Chen Yu very respectfully: "Sir, the price of this painting in our store is 1.5 million."

Chen Yu nodded slightly, and did not immediately worry about the price, but asked with a gentle smile: "Little brother, can I take this painting down and let me take a closer look?"

The clerk quickly responded: "Of course, how can I not let the customers see the antiques? Please wait for a while and I will take off the painting."

After saying that, the clerk walked to the glass cover, gently pressed the switch, and then the automatic glass cover slowly opened.

After confirming that there was no problem, the clerk carefully rolled up the painting and took it off, then held it in front of Chen Yu in both hands.

The moment the painting paper touched Chen Yu's fingertips, he had a judgment in his heart that this "Penglai Fairyland Picture" is probably an ancient painting.

However, Chen Yu was also very clear in his heart that ancient paintings are not equivalent to authentic works!

Although the painting is old, it may also be a copy carefully copied by later generations, or a fake deliberately imitated by ancient people.

But judging from the texture and painting skills of the paper, this painting has a history of at least two or three hundred years.

Unfold the painting on the appreciation table, Chen Yu began to carefully examine the painting.

At first glance, he found that there was a signature on it, with the word "Xiuquan" written on it.

Seeing these two words, Chen Yu felt a little shocked.

He naturally knew the origin of "Xiuquan", which was the name of Yuan Jiang, a great painter in the Qing Dynasty.

Yuan Jiang, whose courtesy name was Wentao, called himself Xiuquan in his later years. He was originally a well-known painter in the Jiangnan region. Later, he was recommended by someone to become a court painter in the Yongzheng period, and his glory was unparalleled!

"Penglai Wonderland Picture" was painted by many painters, but Yuan Jiang is the most famous.

There is still no conclusion on how many paintings Yuan Jiang drew "Penglai Wonderland Picture", but what is certain is that there is definitely more than one.

Yuan Jiang was the first person in the Qing Dynasty and the last master in the field of boundary painting. He was born in 1662, which was the first year of Kangxi and the 16th year of Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

His painting skills are unique, and he can perfectly control the grand scenes of landscapes, palaces, towers, etc. in his pen. The overall layout is magnificent, and the local details are meticulous.

Looking at the whole painting, it can be said that it is basically exactly the same as Yuan Jiang's style. Therefore, this painting is probably the original work!

But then again, Chen Yu hasn't encountered such a world-class painting with such excellent painting skills for a long time. Even if it is not the original work of Yuan Jiang, he plans to buy it!

The so-called boundary painting is to use the boundary ruler to paint.

It can be said to be a unique and interesting category in Chinese painting!

The boundary painting originated from architectural drawings drawn by craftsmen in the Qin and Han dynasties with boundary pens and bamboo rulers, and some say they originated from the Jin Dynasty.

All in all, very early!

Later, people discovered that painting in this way, especially when depicting buildings such as palaces, pavilions, towers, dragon boats, giant boats, the lines are horizontal and vertical, regular and atmospheric, which is much more gorgeous and beautiful than drawing with bare hands, so boundary paintings came into being.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the famous world paintings increased greatly. The "Spring Outing" by Zhan Ziqian, the ancestor of Tang paintings, and the "Spring Outing" by General Li Sixun, are all classic works in world paintings.

The late Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty were the peaks of boundary painting, with many famous artists such as Guo Zhongshu, Zhao Boju, Li Song, and Zhang Zeduan emerging.

Works such as "The Emperor of Ming Summer Palace" and "The Emperor of Ming Dynasty on the River During the Qingming Festival" have become masterpieces handed down from the world paintings.

However, by the Yuan Dynasty, the reputation of boundary paintings was slightly reduced, and there were few well-known boundary painting masters except Wang Zhenpeng.

In the Ming Dynasty, boundary paintings gradually declined.

The reason is that using tools to paint was regarded as "craftsmanship" by many literati and scholars at that time. Except for Qiu Ying, a great painter who was not a specialist and boundary painting, there were almost no famous boundary painting masters.

The boundary paintings of the Qing Dynasty were even more declining!

Yuan Jiang can be said to have carried the banner of boundary painting with his own strength and became the last master of boundary painting.

In his early years, he admired Qiu Ying's paintings very much, copied them repeatedly, and learned from them.

When he was middle-aged, he devoted himself to studying and carefully painted the authentic works of the Song Dynasty that he could come into contact with.

After learning from others' strengths, he eventually became a self-developed school and became a master of boundary painting.

Chen Yu looked at the "Penglai Wonderland Picture" in front of him and thought to himself that if this painting is really the original work of Yuan Jiang, the price of 1.5 million is simply too cheap. Even if it is ten times or even twenty times, it can be said to be worth the money.

Thinking of this, Chen Yu silently recited in his heart: "Treasure Appraisal!"

In an instant, a dark blue, walnut-sized glow appeared above the painting and slowly rotated.

Under the reflection of the treasure light, an unconcealable surprise flashed in Chen Yu's eyes. He secretly exclaimed in his heart: "It's indeed the original work of Yuan Jiang!"

After confirming the authenticity of the painting, Chen Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, he rolled up the paintings very skillfully, and the whole process was completed in one go, showing his familiarity with calligraphy and paintings.

After rolling up the painting, Chen Yu handed the painting to the young clerk beside him. His tone was calm but with a little unquestionable calmness, "Put up the painting!"

When the young clerk heard this, he was stunned at first, and then a puzzled expression appeared on his face, "Uh? Pretend it?"

For a moment, he did not understand what Chen Yu said.

The three words "put it on" can be understood as Chen Yu is going to buy this "Penglai Wonderland Picture" and then ask him to pack it.

But it is also understandable that Chen Yu didn't want it, so he asked him to reinstall it in the glass cover.

"Sir, do you want this painting, or..." The young clerk was full of doubts and wanted to ask Chen Yu to understand.
Chapter completed!