At the same time, Jin Zhengqing seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Jiang Zhihao and asked, "Are you going to unmount it?"
"That's right." Jiang Zhihao said with a smile on his face: "The surface of this painting is Wang Shimin's copy, but underneath, it is an authentic work by Ren Renfa. If Mr. Jin doesn't believe it, you can wait until I peel off the rice paper and you will know the authenticity.
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"Why do you say so many things, even though I told you to leave, you still..."
"Okay, I'll give you time. I have everything you need here. But don't think that I'm easy to deceive. I have collected Ren Renfa's scroll of Zhang Guo's meeting with Emperor Ming for more than ten years. Every one of them
The details are very clear. Even if the copy is very similar, I can still see the clues." Jin Zhengqing said.
"Since I said it, I naturally have this confidence." Jiang Zhihao replied.
Huang Bingrui looked at the two of them in astonishment and said nothing.
The nanny went to the storage room and brought over the equipment for unveiling. Jiang Zhihao took it and started working.
Taking advantage of this moment, Huang Bingrui pulled the nanny over and asked, "What on earth is going on?"
"This man said he wanted to sell Mr. Jin a painting, but Mr. Jin had already collected the painting, so he thought he was a liar. But now, Mr. Jin seems to believe him again," the nanny replied.
Huang Bingrui didn't know what to say. His uncle always did whatever he wanted, and no one could influence his thoughts.
Now he wants Jiang Zhihao to prove that he is not a liar, and no one can stop him.
Both Huang Bingrui and the nanny could only stand there and wait for the result.
While waiting, watching Jiang Zhihao skillfully playing with various utensils, Huang Bingrui asked curiously: "What is he doing?"
Jiang Zhihao heard this question and replied casually: "Unmounting is one of the techniques for mounting old calligraphy and painting, and it is also a necessary skill for many ancient calligraphy and painting merchants. Because rice paper is made in layers, an ordinary rice paper can be split into two or three layers.
, good and thick rice paper can even be split into dozens of layers. As soon as the ancient calligraphy and painting made on rice paper get into the hands of merchants, they will split the original work into as many layers as possible, and then use rice paper to separate the layers.
Each layer of the support is thickened. In this way, one work becomes two or even more pieces. However, the color of each layer after splitting, even the top layer, is not as good as the original work. The counterfeiter needs to take photos.
The original works were individually traced and supplemented, and then smoked to make them look old, making it difficult to tell whether they were genuine or not. Dishonest framers often use this method to steal other people's paintings and calligraphy."
Jiang Zhihao's explanation was very detailed and easy to understand, and his skillful movements made Jin Zhengqing feel a little uneasy inside.
Judging from Jiang Zhihao's behavior, this person is no novice, especially the spray painting and steaming of the copied paintings.
Jin Zhengqing himself is a collector and has also done the craft of unmounting. Although there is an old saying, calligraphy and painting cannot be mounted by famous hands. Although they are in tatters, they would rather be wrapped in a safe box. Don't use other things, don't be impatient and do clumsy work.
If you are impatient and do poor work, you will destroy your traces.
But when you encounter good ancient paintings and calligraphy, if you want to collect complete works, you must know the art of peeling and mounting. Otherwise, most of the paintings and calligraphy that have been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years are not well preserved, rotten, and stained because of time.
It looks annoying.
The complete peeling process was very long. Jiang Zhihao worked from morning to afternoon before finally peeling off the first layer.
What surprised him was that the second floor was still a painting by Wang Shimin, and there was no genuine one as expected.
This made him realize that the things he had heard in his previous life did not completely represent the truth.
It is obvious that Wang Shimin's copy painting has more than just one surface layer. Think about it, if you want to completely cover up Ren Renfa's mark, the surface must be thick, and one layer of rice paper is not enough.