Chapter five hundred and forty fifth name rectification
Chapter 545: Name rectification
"I saw the little guy holding a painting in his hand..."
The old man didn't think too much and answered the student's question casually. However, after he said the words, he was slightly stunned. He had been unable to see certain objects clearly for almost two years.
"Teacher, can you really see it?"
Fatty Jin was surprised and happy when he heard this. If the teacher could regain his eyesight, it would be a great thing for the country, because he had a lot of work that he couldn't carry out due to his inability to see.
"If you see it, you see it. You little fat guy, what's so strange about this? Back then, I suddenly couldn't see clearly. Now that I can see clearly, that's because God asked me to do more work..."
The old man was a very open-minded person in his life. The ups and downs of nearly a century, as well as the special changes in his family, made him truly able to remain calm even with honor and disgrace.
Even though some vision has been restored now, the old man did not have any special reaction. He just expressed a sincere happiness that he could work again.
The human body is inherently the most complex subject. In the history of China, it is not unheard of for people over 90 years old to have their hair turn black and teeth grow back. For the elderly, if they can’t figure it out, just don’t think about it.
, if you have that time, you might as well do something you should do.
To be honest, the master's calm attitude made Zhuang Rui, who was a little uneasy because he was afraid of what the old man would discover, completely calm down. He used the idiom "calm-down" to describe a certain person, although he was often
Mentioned it, but this was the first time Zhuang Rui saw it with his own eyes.
"Teacher, you and Xiaozhuang chat first while I go to the bathroom..."
Fatty Jin was not as open-minded as the old man. After saying hello, he went downstairs to discuss with the old man's nephew to ask the master to go to the hospital for a check-up. He was afraid that the teacher would not be able to recover after reaching the age limit.
The master waved to Zhuang Rui and said casually: "Come on, young man, bring your painting over. Where did you get this painting from..."
In addition to teaching and educating people, the old man's biggest hobby is appreciating antiques. Unfortunately, due to eye disease, he rarely helps people appraise antiques in recent years. As for writing, it does not affect it, because for the old man, writing has become a kind of activity.
Habits can be written even if they cannot be seen.
The old man's eyes could see very clearly today, and since he hadn't helped anyone identify antiques for several years, he was also a little happy, so before Zhuang Rui could speak, he opened his mouth to ask.
However, the old man asked this out of politeness, because from the bottom of his heart, he did not really believe that the painting Zhuang Rui brought was the original work of Lang Shining.
Because although Lang Shining has painted a lot of court paintings, the paper used for oil paintings is different from ordinary rice paper. Most oil paintings use Korean paper. This kind of paper is thickened by multiple layers of pasting. In old Beijing, it was mostly used
Because the texture of the windows is relatively rough, the oil paintings painted on them are not easy to preserve.
The number of Qing palace oil paintings in existence is extremely rare. There are currently only twelve or thirteen oil paintings that can be confirmed to be authentic works by Castiglione, and they are mostly collected in some museums in Beijing and France, as well as in the hands of a few private individuals.
The master once appraised oil paintings of "Teacher and Young Master" signed by Castiglione, also known as "Old Lion and Young Lion", in the Forbidden City in Beijing. However, they cannot be opened completely now, and they will break into pieces as soon as they are opened.
There is no good fix now.
The scrolls preserved in the Forbidden City are like this, and it is even more difficult to preserve those that have been spread among the people. This is one of the reasons why the old man does not believe that Zhuang Rui's Castiglione scroll is authentic. Of course, with the old man's cultivation, he will still read the object before making it.
Commentary.
"Sir, I got this painting from a foreigner in Hong Kong. It is said that his Austrian ancestors came to China in the early part of the last century..."
Thinking about the old man's background, he was a serious member of the former Qing royal family. Zhuang Rui put it more tactfully. He was embarrassed to say that the ancestors of the shipping king had been officers in the Eight-Power Allied Forces.
"Oh? Then take a closer look. Castiglione's paintings were relatively common in France and Austria at that time. Not only his paintings, but also the portraits of emperors and concubines made by other painters are mostly here.
Two countries…”
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, the old man felt a little moved on his face. When he was the chairman of the National Cultural Relics Appraisal Committee, he wrote several books on cultural relics and conducted in-depth research on the whereabouts of some precious cultural relics lost by the country.
He also knew a lot about that period of history at that time.
In the last century, when the Qing Dynasty was not yet overthrown, the Shouhuang Palace, one of the palaces in Beijing used to worship the ancestors of the emperors, was the headquarters of the French Expeditionary Force, while other royal palaces were where the Austrian or German troops were stationed.
Therefore, many precious emperor seals and emperor portraits are scattered in these countries.
To give a simple example, at that time the German military headquarters was stationed in Ziguang Pavilion in Zhongnanhai, and that was where the portraits of the heroes of the Qianlong Dynasty were stored. Therefore, the international ranking market "Portraits of Ziguang Pavilion Heroes" first appeared in Germany. This is absolutely
Not a coincidence.
The reason why most of the imperial portraits in the Qing Palace come from the French Frey family is that Frey was the top general of the French army during the "Eight-Power Allied Forces" invasion of Beijing in 1900.
The identification of antiques must not only be based on its style characteristics and artistic expression, but also its origin and inheritance, as well as a combination of factors. It is a very complex subject, so the old man heard Zhuang Rui talk about this painting.
After the origin, I immediately thought of the treasures that were lost from the country back then.
"Come on, young man, please spread out the painting slowly. I want to take a look first..."
The old man held the handle of the wheelchair and almost wanted to stand up, but he still failed. Since Zhuang Rui entered this room, he showed an anxious look for the first time, but this can be understood as the old man's attitude towards art.
kind of persistence.
"Sir, don't worry, you can leave this painting here and take a look at it..."
Zhuang Rui smiled and pushed the old man to the coffee table. After giving the magnifying glass to the old man, he opened the scroll of "Emperor Qianlong's Concubines Visiting the Garden". This scroll was very long, about three meters long.
Zhuang Rui followed the old man's words and just spread out six to seventy centimeters.
The old man didn't say anything. He held a magnifying glass and almost bowed his seated body. He carefully looked at the picture scroll with slightly cracked paper. After a long time, he said: "Scroll these up and take a look.
Below..."
The old man was so obsessed with this painting that he didn't even notice that his nephew and his student pushed the door open and entered the room. They looked at it for more than half an hour before he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This is an authentic work by Castiglione.
, although there is no signature on it, it must be, judging from the material of the painting, the style of the painting, and the social situation at that time, it is undoubtedly authentic..."
Zhuang Rui had no reaction when he heard the old man's words, because he had long believed that this painting was an authentic work by Lang Shining. However, this shocked Fatty Jin beside him. He was also an expert in calligraphy and painting appraisal, so he naturally knew about Lang Shining.
The paintings were so rare that he never expected that Zhuang Rui could actually find such a treasure.
Fatty Jin immediately took the magnifying glass from the teacher's hand and observed it carefully. After a while, he nodded and said, "Teacher, you see it well. Judging from the time of this painting, who can paint with this level and craftsmanship?"
Oil painting, and the person who has the opportunity to paint the emperor's concubines is none other than Lang Shining..."
Fatty Jin paused for a moment, then continued: "However, the surviving works of Lang Shining are very controversial. This painting should have been directly exported from the Qing Palace. Without the seal signature collected by celebrities and the signature of Lang Shining himself, it will definitely be taken out.
Controversial..."
After hearing what the student said, the old man nodded slightly, looked at Zhuang Rui and asked, "Young man, are you planning to sell this painting? Or are you planning to collect it yourself, or donate it to the country?"
Zhuang Rui didn't expect the old man to ask such a question. He thought about it seriously before replying: "I will definitely not sell it. At this stage, it is a collection, or if conditions permit in the future, I might open a museum. As for
Just donate it to the country. There are many cultural relics in the Forbidden City, but the country doesn’t have the funds to maintain them now..."
Zhuang Rui was indeed speaking from his heart. He may not be short of money at this stage or even for a long time. He had thought about opening a museum before. Since the old man asked, he said it smoothly.
.
Donate to the country? Zhuang Rui has never thought of it. If I have the money to build a museum for people to visit my own things, it would be much better than donating them to the country and leaving them in a warehouse without being properly kept.
The old man nodded after hearing this and said: "What you said makes sense. If you can bring back these items left by your ancestors from abroad, it will be a contribution to the country. It doesn't matter whether you donate it or not. Little fat man, take mine
Bring me the seal and brush,
Young man, I wonder if it would be okay for me to inscribe a few words on this painting and put a bell seal on it?"
The old man had persuaded many people in his life to donate his collection of national treasure-level cultural relics to the country, but he also knew that Zhuang Rui was right, and he was not forcing it at the moment.
"Yes, of course. It would be my honor for you, sir, to write an inscription on it..."
Zhuang Rui was overjoyed when he heard this. The old man was trying to rectify the name of his unidentified painting by Castiglione. With the old man's inscription, even if it was a fake painting, it would become real.
