"Pictures of Ladies with Hairpins" is shrouded in an evenly thick green soft light, with several numbers flashing on it. 801. 801 is the Zhenyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. The author is the well-known Zhou Fang of the Tang Dynasty. His name was Jingyuan and his courtesy name was Zhonglang. He was born in an aristocratic family.
, lived in Chang'an for a long time, and once served as the governor of Xuan. He was good at literature and painting, and he was good at painting portraits, especially ladies. There is no exact time when this painting was painted, but it is believed to be from 785 AD to 805 AD.
In the meantime, Luo Tian clearly saw the time - 801 AD, which was within the time range of his guess.
This painting is a silk book with heavy colors. The so-called silk book refers to calligraphy and painting painted on silk, damask, and silk fabrics. It is called a silk book. The so-called heavy colors have three meanings: one is the use of color; the other is rendering.
The method and workmanship are the most important; the third is the picture effect, which is the most important. Heavy colors have left an indelible mark on the development history of Chinese painting.
The length is 49 cm and the width is 180 cm. The brushwork is simple and the charm is quaint. The painting depicts the scene of several richly dressed aristocratic women admiring flowers and visiting gardens at the turn of spring and summer. It shows people these ladies in a quiet and empty garden.
, a leisurely life that takes pleasure in white cranes and butterflies. "Although they play with dogs, pick flowers, play with cranes, and flutter butterflies, and the maids follow each other with fans, they seem to be leisurely and contented, but through their appearance, we can find that their spiritual life is not
No feeling of loneliness or emptiness.
This picture does not have a garden background, and only depicts five ladies and one waiter. Their high buns with hairpins, light eyebrows, exposed breasts and veils, and plump and thick bodies highlight the image of ladies in the Middle Tang Dynasty.
Characteristics of the times. Several ladies may look similar at first glance, but in fact they have their own characteristics. Not only their clothing, posture, but also their eyebrows and expressions are different.
Luo Tian whispered: "Where did this painting come from?"
Inoue Mei didn't know anything about antiques, but looking at Luo Tian's expression, she guessed that this painting must be authentic. She replied: "This is a batch of goods from Southeast Asia." In their mouths, it is priceless.
The antiques are just goods, Luo Tian doesn't find it offensive.
"Ms. Inoue, I am an appraiser, so I can tell you that this painting is authentic. The composition of the whole painting adopts a tiled layout. The ladies' long gauze skirts and flower buns were the costumes of the time. High buns were fashionable.
A large peony is placed on the hairpin, and a moth flower is inserted below. Against the background of the black hair, it looks elegant and bright. The description method of the characters is mainly hairline drawing, with light, soft and even strokes, especially with the help of color.
The painting successfully demonstrates the texture of gauze and skin. The artist applied gauze on the arms with a light color that is darker than the exposed skin but lighter than the gauze. It perfectly reproduces the smooth skin and transparent gauze, conveying softness and
The beauty of tranquility. This painting was once collected by Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty." Luo Tian sighed: "There have been imitations of this painting in China, but this one is the real thing."
Inoue Mei was surprised: "What do you mean, this painting is worth a lot of money?"
"Although we are not friends, if I put this painting up for auction, it will definitely get a good price, so there is no need to send it to me." Luo Tian said with a smile: "And I think Miss Inoue, now
The situation is not very good. Of course, the more money, the better, right?"
Inoue Mei was stunned and muttered for a long time: "What kind of person you are, I never figured it out at the beginning!"
"I'm just an ordinary person. As I said, I'm an appraiser. Let's talk about it." Luo Tian carefully put the painting away and returned it to Inoue Mei's hands, but Inoue Mei blocked her back: "No,
I will only give this painting to you. This is my personal wish. You can pay as much as you want. I don’t care. Now I just want to survive."
Luo Tian took a deep breath. Not only was Inoue Mi unable to figure him out, but he was also unable to figure out this woman who was once murderous! "Are you serious? My price is not very high, after all, I also can't figure it out at the same time.
He is also a businessman." This is undoubtedly a big piece of pie falling from the sky.
"Two million." Luo Tian immediately gave a price. Inoue Mei leaned back, not knowing whether it was too little or too much. Luo Tian asked carefully: "What's the matter, Miss Inoue?"
"No, I was a little surprised. Two million, are you kidding me?" Inoue Mei rubbed her hands nervously. Now she was no better than the dead end. Two million was very important to her.
"Of course not, I can write a cash check, but can we take a look at the other two antiques now?" Luo Tian asked: "If possible, I can write a check together, which is convenient for everyone." Luo Tian secretly said that Si Ren has feelings for his subordinates.
I guess I felt pity for Inoue Mei, not only gave her a way out, but also gave her such great gifts.
"Of course." Inoue Mei pushed the other two items in front of Luo Tian.
The other two things did not surprise Luo Tian. One of them was a gourd painting. In Chinese folk, gourds are known as "treasure gourds". Gourds have always been regarded as mascots. There are countless folk stories with gourds as the theme.
In ancient times, writing poems and paintings on mascots was a popular form for people. The art of carving and decorating gourds is called "gourd art". Gourd painting originated in the Song Dynasty and was very popular during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.
This era is relatively recent, dating from the Kangxi period. Luo Tian knew it at a glance, but this gourd painting is still very artistic. Emperor Kangxi loved gourd art very much, and he often asked court artists to depict various exquisite gourd arts.
It is for your own enjoyment. It is said that carved gourds were originally spread among the people in Gansu. People used knives and needles on the gourds to carve simple flowers, plants, insects and fish at will. Now they have created imitation ink and freehand landscape paintings by famous artists, giving them a sense of style.
The vivid artistry of gourds also makes gourd artworks of considerable collection value.
"This is a gourd painting." Luo Tian said: "It was made during the Kangxi period. It is relatively recent, but its artistic quality is quite good. In modern society in China, there are many areas where people earn craft fees by doing gourd paintings, which is considered a part of modern craftsmanship.
Once planted, it’s just like Chinese paper-cuts, yours is an antique.”
"It's amazing. The wisdom of the Chinese people is really incomprehensible. How did you come up with the idea of drawing on gourds?" Inoue murmured.
"Not only that, the Chinese can also paint in glass bottles, which is what we call snuff bottles." Luo Tian said with a smile. If Inoue Mei saw Mr. Ding's great inner painting skills, her jaw would not drop. It turned out to be true.
It’s easy for outsiders to make a fuss. Besides, Chinese people are smart, and this is recognized by the world.