It is a silk painting, about six meters long and about thirty centimeters wide. The characters in the painting have shaved shoulders and plain waists, and are as elegant as a fairy. The whole picture looks like a comic book. It tells the story of an encounter that has been sung through the ages.
Seeing this painting, Yu Fei's breathing suddenly became rapid.
This is Yu Fei's unbelievable statement on Gu Kaizhi's copy of Luo Shen Fu in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Gu Kaizhi's Luo Shen Fu, together with Han Huang's Five Cows in the Tang Dynasty, Gu Hongzhong's Night Banquet of Han Xizai in the Five Dynasties, Zhang Zeduan's Along the River During the Qingming Festival in the Northern Song Dynasty, and other works are also known as China's top ten famous paintings handed down from generation to generation. However, it is a pity that this The original painting has disappeared, and the current versions are all copies, which are stored in the Liaoshen Provincial Museum, the National Palace Museum in Kyoto, the Freer Museum of Art in the United States, and the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Yu Fei saw this painting when he visited the National Palace Museum, so he recognized it at a glance. Out.
Gu Kaizhi's painting of Luo Shen Fu was created based on Cao Zhi's Luo Shen Fu. The original name of Luo Shen Fu is Gan Zhen Fu, which mainly describes the emotional story of Cao Zhi in his early years and Zhen Mi, the daughter of Zhen Yi, the magistrate of Cai County at that time. Zhen Mi later married Cao Zhi's brother Cao Pi, after giving birth to Ming Emperor Cao Rui, was brutally persecuted to death. Luo Shen is the legendary daughter of Fu Xi. She drowned in Luo water and became a god. The world called her Mi Fei. It is said that Cao Zhi got the pillow of Mi Fei and sighed. I wrote this poem to express my love for him and the melancholy of not being able to fulfill my wish because of the way of man and god.
Gu Kaizhi understood the emotions that Cao Zhi wanted to express in the original text, and continued to unfold the plot in the painting. The affectionate expression of Concubine Mi Gu Pansheng was just right. The characters in the painting were arranged in an appropriate density, showing different aspects in one picture. The transformation of time and space. Like the scene in the painting where the two met for the first time, Cao Zhi stood on the shore, looking infatuatedly at the Luo Shen in the distance on the water. Her fluttering clothes and her beautiful figure gliding in the waves highlighted her fairy spirit. , and her love for Cao Zhi and the dynamics of wanting to leave and stay also fully revealed her contradictory psychology. As the plot unfolds, Gu Kaizhi depicts the many encounters between Cao Zhi and Luo Shen, and finally Luo Shen comes to the scene. The Six-Dragon Cloud Chariot gradually disappeared in the clouds, leaving Cao Zhi reluctant to leave.
Gu Kaizhi was a man of many talents. He was good at poetry and calligraphy. He was known as the most talented painter at the time. He was the originator of Chinese figure painting. His painting style was unique and was called the Gu family style. The characters were thin and handsome, so-called delicate bones and clear portraits. .Smooth lines. It is called spring silkworm spinning. His brushwork is like spring silkworm spinning silk, light and smooth, and is called iron line drawing by later generations. Zhang Yanyuan of the Tang Dynasty commented on Gu Kaizhi's paintings: tight and continuous, continuous circulation, smooth and easy style. , the wind is approaching thunder, the intention is preserved first, and the painting is full of intention. Therefore, the whole mind is there. This work can be regarded as a treasure of Chinese classical painting art in terms of composition, plot, display of characters, and brush and ink painting techniques.
Although he didn't take a closer look, Yu Fei felt that this painting of Luo Shen Fu was more realistic than the Song Dynasty copy collected by the Palace Museum. Could it be that this painting is actually Gu Kaizhi's original work?
As soon as Yu Fei's idea came up, he was immediately rejected by himself. After all, this idea was too absurd.
The paintings of Luo Shen Fu have been lost for a long time. Even the painting of Luo Shen Fu, which Emperor Qianlong called the most wonderful, is only a copy from the Song Dynasty, not an authentic work. That is the one in the Palace Museum, and there is no Luo Shen Fu on it. , also has no name, but based on the painting method, silk color and other aspects, it should be a copy of the Song Dynasty.
Yu, you really have a good eye. Alice said: I like to collect paintings and calligraphy, but because of habit, I still prefer European paintings and calligraphy. Maybe I can't appreciate ancient Chinese paintings, so I don't collect many, but
This one is the only Chinese painting in my collection. I even like it far more than most European paintings.
Although she didn't know much about traditional Chinese culture, Alice still read a poignant love from the scroll, which made her fall in love with the painting.
Of course Yu Fei knew that what Alice said was not a lie, and it could be seen from the position of the painting.
Mr. Bafaya, Yu Fei said slightly embarrassed: Can I borrow your magnifying glass?
Of course there is no problem. Bafaya was stunned. He did not expect that as a collector, Yu Fei did not carry a magnifying glass with him. Is he too confident in his appraisal level, or is he too arrogant?
Of course, Yu Fei did not need a magnifying glass to appraise antiques. The reason why he did this was of course to observe the painting closely so that the two of them would not see the surprised expression on his face.
Yu Fei walked to the Luo Shen Fu Tu, pretending to use a magnifying glass to observe bit by bit, and at the same time secretly released the energy of chaos to investigate. After Qin Yan unlocked the third layer of seals in his mind, the energy of chaos was transforming all the time.
, although there is not much increase in terms of quantity, but because it has been transformed into a part of Xiaoyao Jue, it is more convenient to use.
And because the level of Xu Xun's Golden Touch is very high, Yu Fei can be regarded as having a high starting point. In today's world, the level of Xiaoyao Jue is probably unmatched by anyone.
Therefore, Yu Fei has been very accurate when dating antiques. Although he cannot say which year he can be accurate to, he can still reduce the error to about ten years.
Ten years may sound like a long time at first, but in the long history, it seems too short. Many emperors have been in power for decades, and Yu Fei is unparalleled in terms of the accuracy of dating.
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After the energy of chaos entered the painting, the results he obtained made him doubt the accuracy of the energy of chaos for the first time. He checked it twice more uneasily, but the result was still the same, that is, this painting
The painting dates from the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Could it be said that this painting is the original work of Gu Kaizhi?
You must know that there are many copies of Luo Shen Fu in later generations, but not too many high-quality ones. The one that is recognized as the best copy is the Song Dynasty copy hidden in the Palace Museum. This painting is both in terms of brushwork and expression.
Above the Song Dynasty copy, the possibility of it being a contemporary copy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties is very small. Then 99% of this painting is the authentic work of Gu Kaizhi's Luo Shen Fu.
I didn't expect that one of China's top ten handed down paintings, Luo Shen Fu Tu, would be hidden in a manor castle in the UK. It's really a pearl covered in dust.
Yu Fei put down the magnifying glass sadly and let out a long sigh.
"Yu, I know this painting belongs to China, but I really like it very much, so please forgive me." Princess Alice said. In fact, Princess Alice has made many requests to the Palace Museum in the name of herself or the British royal family.
Antiques have been donated. However, from a personal perspective, many of the most precious antiques have been retained, such as this painting of Luo Shen Fu by Gu Kaizhi. If this painting returns to the country, it will definitely cause as much concern as the original Wang Xizhi
The sensation of the authentic Lanting Preface being released.
I understand. Yu Fei nodded. Although he felt uncomfortable, this is reality. China was weak in modern times, and millions of precious antiques were leaked, most of which were national treasures. Even now there are still many
The unscrupulous descendants smuggled their ancestors' goodies abroad and sold them. Alice had already done a good job. Yu Fei couldn't criticize her like an angry youth.
Your Highness, I have a heartfelt request. Yu Fei suddenly said solemnly. Even the title changed to Your Highness again.
Yu, if you have anything to say, just say it. Princess Alice said.
Yu Fei said with some embarrassment: I would like to ask you to transfer this Luo Shen Fu painting, which is suspected to be Gu Kaizhi's original work, to me.
Yu Fei said in an astonishing voice. You must know that it is very impolite to ask someone to transfer the collection. The reason has been explained before. Faced with Fei's sixteen precious paintings, Alice could not bear it.
Zhu did not make a request for transfer. But the situation faced by Yu Fei was different. After all, Gu Kaizhi's Luo Shen Fu Tu was too precious. As one of China's top ten masterpieces handed down from generation to generation, Yu Fei really didn't want to miss it and let him continue.
Living abroad, he wanted to bring it back. No matter what the cost
Princess Alice had a troubled expression on her face. She really liked Luo Shen Fu Tu very much and had never thought of transferring it. Yu Fei's unkind invitation made her very embarrassed.
Your Highness the Princess. At this time, Mr. Bafaya, who had been silent, spoke. To be continued...