The warm sunshine shone into the room, and Shen Yu couldn't help but stretch.
He had been to Xuande Lu several times, but this was his first time in the back hall, so he looked around curiously.
I'm interested in taking a look at the long-famous painted fragment of the push-back picture from the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty on the wall, but there are so many big shots here that I can't look at it rashly.
You can only look around yourself.
Two meters away, a three-legged xuanlu in excellent condition stood quietly on the tea table. At this moment, smoke was rising, exuding a simple charm.
The top quality Dahongpao has also been soaked.
The scent of tea and sandalwood are intertwined to create a peaceful and elegant atmosphere.
However, at this moment, no one in the room cared about the tea leaves worth tens of thousands of taels and the sandalwood worth hundreds of yuan.
There was an extremely tense atmosphere in the quiet room.
Everyone's eyes were focused on an exquisite small-leaf red sandalwood appreciation table from the Ming Dynasty.
What is placed above is the original painting of Zen Master Muxi that Shen Yu picked up and missed: "Picture of the Return of the Shepherd from Yansi Temple".
At this moment, this ancient painting was like gold, attracting the attention of everyone in the room.
"Xiao Shen, you said that the ink painting on paper you chose is the authentic work of Zen Master Muxi of the Southern Song Dynasty?" Li Bufan, the president of the Binhai Collection Association and the lifelong consultant of the Binhai Museum, looked at Shen with some doubts. Yu asked.
Li Bufan is 76 years old this year, but because he pays attention to health care, he looks only about 60.
His voice is loud, his back is straight, he has very few gray hairs, and he has not lost a single tooth.
Li Bufan's life is full of legend.
Born into a poor family, he became a Taoist monk in a popular local Taoist temple because he did not have enough to eat when he was young.
In the Taoist temple, he read, learned calligraphy, practiced martial arts, and learned the art of appraising antiques from an old Taoist priest.
After returning to secular life at the age of eighteen, he has remained unknown.
Until the early 1980s, when the antique craze began, Li Bufan started from an antique stall and gradually expanded his business with his extraordinary vision and keen business acumen.
Today, the largest antique shop in Binhai, "Shengshi Antiques", is his business.
Li Bufan is no stranger to Shen Yu.
In order to help Shen Yu better understand the calligraphy and painting of the Yuan Dynasty, his grandfather Zhonglou took him to Binhai once.
The purpose was to let Shen Yu take a closer look at an authentic painting of Huang Gongwang collected by Li Bufan.
In return, Chongzhonglou also helped Li Bufan identify several unknown paintings that were said to be authentic works by Yuan people.
After getting along for a few days, Li Bufan became very fond of Shen Yu and even taught him a set of Wu Qin health boxing he learned from the Taoist temple.
Shen Yu often practices this boxing technique and feels that he has benefited a lot from it.
At this moment, Shen Yu, who was sitting on the wooden chair next to him, stood up and said respectfully: "Hello, Mr. Li. After my careful appraisal, this painting is indeed the original work of Zen Master Mu Xi!"
"Oh? In the Izumo Kingdom, Zen Master Muxi's paintings are among the best among the best. They can be said to be divine. If it is true, the value of this painting is really inestimable. It can be said to be a priceless treasure!" Although Li Bufan did not have He directly said that this painting was fake, but his tone clearly did not believe that this painting was the authentic work of Zen Master Mu Xi.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Zen Master Muxi lived in the Southern Song Dynasty, more than 700 years ago. His paintings are somewhat special. There are no clear authentic paintings in China. His authentic paintings are all in the Izumo Museum and Fine Arts Museum. In the museum.
"To put it bluntly, even if there are authentic works of Zen Master Mu Xi in China, how can they be found in antique shops?" Fatty Wei, vice president of the Binhai Collection Association, shook his head and said decisively.
Shen Xiyue, who was live broadcasting on his mobile phone, suddenly became unhappy after hearing this, "Fat Wei, what you said is wrong. Why can't I have the authentic work of Zen Master Mu Xi in my store?"
"It has only been more than 700 years since the end of the Southern Song Dynasty. Let's put it this way, someone once came to my place to sell a painting of "Herding Horses" by Han Gan in the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, I was hesitant and was overtaken by a buyer in the store."
Although he looks calm and calm on the surface, Shen Xiyue's mood is extremely complicated.
The paintings piled up in the store that were unframed or waiting to be reframed were all packed up by him from a colleague and old friend.
The old friend was old, and his business was not very good. He was going back to his hometown to live out his old life, so he packed up all the thousands of antiques in the store, sold them half and gave them to Shen Xiyue.
Among them, there are the most calligraphy and paintings, with more than 600 pieces.
To be honest, Shen Xiyue didn't take a close look at these antiques at all. He just asked the shopkeeper in the store to re-frame the calligraphy and paintings that he couldn't stand.
First of all, his old friend is an expert in calligraphy and painting appraisal. Without even looking at it, the "Picture of Mu Guigui from Yansi" written by Mu Xi himself was identified by his old friend as a copy of the Qing Dynasty.
Secondly, he has recently become obsessed with live broadcasts, explaining antique knowledge to many collectors, which is much more enjoyable than drinking tea and traveling.
Now this painting has been picked up by Shen Yu. According to the rules, this painting already belongs to Shen Yu.
This made him both happy and distressed.
Happily, after word spreads about this matter, his business is bound to become even more prosperous.
What makes me sad is, how could I miss such a priceless treasure?
Depressed, so damn depressed!
When Fatty Wei heard what Shen Xiyue said, he was even more unconvinced, "Old Shen, don't give me these. How can the original work of Zen Master Muxi appear so easily? In my opinion, this painting is at best a Qing Dynasty copy. .”
Other members of the Binhai Collection Association also echoed.
"That's right, Lao Shen. This painting really doesn't look like an authentic one."
"Zen Master Muxi's paintings have a unique style and profound artistic conception. Although the second painting looks good, it always feels like something is missing."
"It is definitely a forgery by later generations. The color of the painting is wrong. It seems to have an inexplicable light."
"This inscription written by Mu Xi himself should have faded a little after seven hundred years, if not blurry. But the ink looks no different from those decades old calligraphy, which makes people doubt its authenticity. .”
According to the rules, when the other party's collection association raises doubts, many bigwigs from one's own collection association cannot speak.
That's right, you can only watch.
Quite simply, the exchange meeting will test the vision of the younger generation of the collecting associations on both sides.
Therefore, Shen Yu can only face it himself.
When Shen Yu heard everyone's doubts, he smiled slightly and explained unhurriedly: "Seniors, don't rush to conclusions yet. Let's analyze this painting carefully.
"First of all, judging from the paper, the paper used for this painting is mulberry paper.
"As we all know, in the Song Dynasty, when literati painted, those who had no money used bamboo paper, and those who had money used mulch paper.
“If inspiration comes to me, even if I have no money, I will sell everything to get enough money to buy paper.
"This is not complicated. Compared with hemp paper and bamboo paper, mulberry paper has a higher bast content and better fiber quality.
"In other words, the paper is thicker and stronger, and can be stored for a longer period of time.
"Although Zen Master Muxi is a monk, he was not poor before he became a monk. It is difficult for poor people to pass the examination.
"When I arrived in the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, I made even more friends and was the guest of many dignitaries, otherwise I would not have offended Jia Sidao.
"Who is Jia Sidao?
"He is the prime minister who is subordinate to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
"He was a famous power minister in the Southern Song Dynasty. Ordinary people wanted to offend him, but they couldn't get in touch with him.
"Just imagine, a beggar, fisherman, peddler and lackey, even if he curses Jia Sidao, Jia Sidao will not know it, and he will not get angry if he knows it.
"Only when someone with the status of Zen Master Mu Xi accuses him will Jia Sidao get angry and order his men to arrest him.
“So, it’s very normal for Zen Master Muxi to use mulberry paper!”
