Chapter 217 Identification of calligraphy and painting
Cao Guoxiong didn't say much, and went straight to the bookshelf on the side, took out a calligraphy and painting from a vase on one side, unfolded the calligraphy and painting on the desk, because of the age, the colors of the calligraphy and painting were a bit dull and old.
Although it was a bit strange why Cao Guoxiong asked him to read a calligraphy and painting for him, since Cao Guoxiong said so, Chen Ran naturally would not refuse. After Cao Guoxiong gave up his position, he walked to the desk and looked at it carefully.
In the field of antique appraisal, calligraphy and painting are called "soft films", and their appraisal is almost the most difficult in the field of antique appraisal. Before the 1950s, calligraphy and painting appraisal was divided into three major schools, namely "Wangqi School", "Jianyin School" and "Book of Records".
The so-called style of looking at calligraphy and painting refers to observing the charm of calligraphy and painting, and judging the authenticity based on the style of the times and the personal style of the calligrapher. The so-called style of looking at style refers to judging the authenticity of calligraphy and painting based on the inscriptions, seals, etc. The so-called bibliographic school is based on the connoisseur's imprint and title on the work, and finds the connoisseur's bibliographic book recording the work for verification.
The three major schools each have their own strengths and are not nearly perfect. It was not until modern times that the three major schools gradually merged to form a complete identification method.
That is to say, in order to identify the authenticity of a calligraphy and painting, in addition to identifying the era style and personal style of the work, it is also necessary to identify the inscriptions, inscriptions, seals, and mountings on the calligraphy and painting, and to identify the people who have collected the calligraphy and painting. There are some references to the records of ancient famous people.
However, both the writing style and calligraphy seals of each author are extremely different. Even the same author is different when he is young and old. Moreover, most calligraphers not only write their own, but also copy early works. Calligraphers, as a result, have the most complicated knowledge to identify calligraphy and painting. To identify the authenticity of a calligraphy and painting, you must have a complete knowledge system. In theory, in terms of pen and ink, paper, and font changes, It is necessary to have objective understanding and evaluation to distinguish the authenticity of calligraphy and painting.
Chen Ran did not use the energy aperture, but relied entirely on his ability to identify calligraphy and paintings. The first thing he looked at was naturally the recognition, but he saw a large seal on the left blank page of the calligraphy and painting scroll. Although it was a bit blurry, But I can still barely distinguish the four compilations of "Songxue Taoist" written above.
With almost no thought, Chen Ran knew who this Songxue Taoist was. He was Zhao Mengfu, a famous painter in the Yuan Dynasty and one of the four masters of regular script.
Zhao Mengfu was the eleventh grandson of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin. After King Defang of Qin, he experienced the changes of Song and Yuan Dynasties in his life, and was both an official and a retired person. Although he was a nobleman, he was born at the wrong time. When he was a teenager, the Southern Song Dynasty was like a building about to collapse. He was in ups and downs. After surviving the hardships, he was not reused during the Song Dynasty, but after the fall of the Song Dynasty, he was summoned and reused by Yuan Shizu. After his death, he was even posthumously named Wei Guogong by Yuan Yingzong.
Zhao Mengfu was a very influential calligrapher in the early Yuan Dynasty and the most prominent among the literati of the Yuan Dynasty. Some people in later generations included him among the four masters of regular script. Zhao's achievement in calligraphy was due to his ability to absorb the ideas of others. Their strengths are inseparable. What is especially valuable is that most calligraphers in the Song and Yuan Dynasties were only good at running and cursive styles, but Zhao Mengfu was able to master all styles. Many later generations studied Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy, and Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy is among the best. It is very popular in Korea and Japan.
There are so many calligraphy works of Zhao Mengfu handed down from generation to generation, and correspondingly, there are also a lot of fakes circulating in the market.
While Chen Ran was observing the calligraphy and painting, Cao Guoxiong was sitting on a chair and looking at Chen Ran with a smile. Now he was appreciating Chen Ran more and more, and it was no wonder that he had such an attitude.
When he first learned that Chen Ran was the young man who rescued his granddaughter from the car accident, even though Chen Ran was just passing by and bumped into her, he was still very grateful. Of course, at that time, it was just pure gratitude. , after being grateful, he just thought that when the young man encountered difficulties, he would reach out to help him.
And when he learned that the young man who saved his daughter was also Chen Ran, his attitude towards Chen Ran immediately changed. If Chen Ran hadn't saved him, the consequences would have been unimaginable... He saved him one after another. He hadn't had time to repay his granddaughter and daughter. Of course, the jade carving competition didn't count. He hadn't had time to repay him, but he didn't expect that the other party had sent him another big gift.
Although the position of the Minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee has not been decided yet, after a game, the result has been settled. As expected, the position of the Minister is already his, and he can win it so quickly. Being able to settle down is also related to the young man in front of me.
Although the other party was just a fuse, it was this fuse that kicked his biggest competitor out of the game. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for him to get into this position. After all, it is said that the old man of the Zhou family went to the capital to help himself. The son of the Zhou family is looking for a job. Although the old man of the Zhou family has retreated, his backers are still there and his influence is still there. If he comes to ask for help, the Zhou family's backers will definitely not stand idly by, so his chances will be almost eliminated.
In short, the young man in front of me is simply the lucky star of his family.
Of course, Cao Guoxiong had also suspected Chen Ran, but after investigation, he eliminated that possibility. Of course, the most important thing was that for him, everyone was happy with the result, which was enough.
"Minister Cao, this copy of Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy "Lanting Eleven Postscripts" should be a fake." Chen Ran slowly tasted it while thinking about it in his mind. He has a better memory, and when he saw this Zhao Mengfu, a calligrapher, immediately recalled in his mind all the works and deeds he saw about Zhao Mengfu, and then compared them with this calligraphy and painting, and the result came out.
Cao Guoxiong was noncommittal and said pleasantly: "You said this is a fake, so where is the fake?"
He asked this because he wanted to test Chen Ran. The world only knew that he held a high position, but they didn't know that he was also very knowledgeable in calligraphy and painting appraisal.
Chen Ran thought about his words for a while, then looked at Cao Guoxiong calmly and said, "There are three reasons why I say it is a fake."
"Tell me and listen." Cao Guoxiong said calmly.
"First, judging from the mounting of this calligraphy and painting. The mounting of each era has its own characteristics, but this painting was made by the author Huang Qing in the first year of his life. It belongs to the Yuan Dynasty palace collection, and the Yuan Dynasty palace collection paintings are all selected It was mounted by a special person, with ancient jade and ivory as the axis, and Luan magpie wood, Jinbi Tianxu as the core. Not only is the vertical scroll in front of you not made of ancient jade and ivory, but it also has a poetry hall. This is obviously an imitation of the Ming Dynasty calligraphy and painting mounting. style."
Facing Cao Guoxiong's examination, Chen Ran pointed to the calligraphy and paintings on the table and said calmly: "Secondly, Dong Qichang once commented on Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy, saying that Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy became popular due to familiarity. , but it is saying that Zhao Mengfu's brushwork is mature and thick, showing off the outside and strong inside, but the calligraphy and painting in front of him is impetuous, revealing a vague domineering attitude, the ink color is also chaotic and forced, and the whole painting has an inconsistent atmosphere. It's obviously a fake."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Ran smiled indifferently: "Of course, the most important reason for identifying it as a fake is that this copy of "Lanting Eleven Postscripts" is the Dugu version. The original has appeared in Japan and was later brought to the collection by Mr. Song. After returning to China, it should now be stored in the Palace Museum."
Chen Ran was talking eloquently. Cao Guoxiong couldn't help but nodded repeatedly, his eyes were shining brightly, and he gave a thumbs up in praise. You have to know whether this painting is authentic or fake. It's easy to say, and you can be confused. After all, it's not authentic. It's a fake, but it's not easy to say something like this. If you don't have enough knowledge, it's absolutely impossible to speak so eloquently and accurately, and every word is on point. In addition, the calligraphy and painting were extremely difficult to identify. When he got the calligraphy and painting, he almost had an eye-opening.
Chen Ran only appreciated it for a moment and a half, and to be able to make this comment can already be called an expert in appraising calligraphy and painting.
At this time, Chen Ran released an energy aperture to detect the past... As expected, the energy aperture detection showed no reaction at all on the calligraphy and painting. This was completely a forgery created by a master forger in later generations.
Appreciating it with his own eyesight, he was able to identify that this calligraphy and painting was indeed a fake, which undoubtedly gave Chen Ran an indescribable sense of great satisfaction.
The reason is very simple. The authenticity of this calligraphy and painting can be determined entirely by relying on the antique knowledge he has now, instead of relying solely on his own abilities as before. This feeling makes him feel particularly satisfied.
At the same time, it also gave him the idea to systematically learn the professional knowledge of antiques. Although his appraisal level is not low now, he is not a professional after all. The antique industry involves too much knowledge, including history. , literature, archaeology, art...etc., just like ancient writing, it is his weak point. After all, his major in college is too far away from the antiques field. He didn't learn anything in school. Was dropped out of school.
The path he wants to take in the future must still be in the circle of antiques. Therefore, there is no doubt that only by learning enough knowledge in this area can he go further.
After making this decision, Chen Ran set another goal for himself.
Before Chen Ran could say a few words to Cao Guoxiong, the door of the study room was pushed open with a creak. Both Chen Ran and Cao Guoxiong looked at the door, only to see Ruoruo's bare feet and poked her head in. Come on, stand there, staring at Chen Ran without blinking, wanting to come over, but not daring to come over.
Cao Huiyao stood behind Ruoruo, pushed open the study door, and looked at Chen Ran expectantly.
Chen Ran quickly walked over, knelt down, held Ruoruo in his arms, and said softly: "Ruoruo, do you still know me?"
Ruoruo was held in Chen Ran's arms, and she stretched out a pair of small hands to grasp Chen Ran's clothes tightly, just like she did during the car accident. She looked at Chen Ran blankly with her young face. The look was really distressing, and Chen Ran couldn't help but hug her tightly, hoping that this would give her some sense of security.
"Ruoruo, did you see that your uncle is here to see you? Tell him if you miss him..."
Cao Huiyao stood beside Chen Ran, patted Ruoruo's back gently, and spoke softly.
"think……"
Ruoruo looked at Chen Ran blankly, suddenly opened her mouth, said one word and closed her mouth again, but she hugged Chen Ran's head, kissed Chen Ran's cheek, and took a look
Her mother then leaned her head on Chen Ran's arms, as if she was about to sleep...
Cao Huiyao was stunned when she saw this scene, and then she cried with joy. You must know that during this period, Ruoruo refused to say a word except calling her mother, let alone make such an intimate gesture.
Wiping the corners of her eyes with her hands to wipe away the tears, Cao Huiyao looked at Chen Ran and Ruoruo in his arms with a smile.
Cao Guoxiong, who was sitting on the side, also looked at this scene with joy. Just looking at it, he suddenly felt that his daughter and the young man in front of him were standing together. They really looked like a family of three. But just for a moment, he
Shaking his head, he got rid of this thought.
Ruoruo lay in Chen Ran's arms and fell asleep directly. When she fell asleep, she also held on to the corner of Chen Ran's clothes. Chen Ran could only hold her in her arms all the time. Maybe it was because she hadn't slept peacefully for a long time. Ruoruo fell asleep.
It took a long time, and she didn't wake up during lunch. After all, Chen Ran couldn't stay here all the time, so he had to wake her up. After coaxing her for a long time, her mother hugged her, but she still held on to Chen Ran's arms.
Without letting go of her clothes, Chen Ran waited until she fell asleep again before getting out.
When leaving Cao's house, Cao Guoxiong asked Chen Ran how he planned to develop next, hoping that Chen Ran could stay in the provincial capital and develop, but Chen Ran turned his eyes to the south.
My hometown in Tianzhong.
This is the answer Chen Ran told Cao Guoxiong.
The food has to be eaten one bite at a time, and the road has to be walked step by step. If you rush into Zhongdu now, you may not even have the ability to protect yourself. The water in the provincial capital is deep, and there are too many predators lurking underwater, so there is no room for you to spread your wings.
, rather than that, it is better to lay a solid foundation in Tianzhong City.
Only by building a strong fortress first can the eagle attack the sky!
Cao Guoxiong was a little disappointed when he heard Chen Ran said that he wanted to return to Tianzhong, and regretfully told Chen Ran that the situation in Tianzhong was very complicated, and even he couldn't get involved. Not only him, but even the Zhou family was helpless.
As a result, Chen Ran still insisted on returning to Tianzhong, just because his roots were there, and he had to fatten his roots before they could extend in all directions.
Of course, before leaving Zhongdu, Chen Ran had to go to a place where there was another mystery waiting for him to uncover.
