Shen Yu's words once again made everyone fall into deep thought.
The room became quiet for a moment.
The smoke rising from the three-legged copper stove still exudes a faint fragrance, but at this moment, everyone's thoughts are not at all in this peaceful atmosphere.
Li Bufan nodded slightly, his eyes filled with admiration for Shen Yu.
He has been in the collecting world for many years, has collected countless precious calligraphy and paintings, and has also encountered many fake traps. Shen Yu's analysis just now has clear logic and sufficient arguments, which gave him more insights into this young man. Somewhat approved.
"Hey, Dongjiang produces talents, why don't our Binhai Association have young people like this?"
But Fatty Wei still frowned, making it clear that he was unwilling to be persuaded like this.
In his heart, the reputation of Binhai Collection Association is very important. How can it easily lose in this treasure appraisal battle?
So I still try to think of reasons to refute.
"Whoever makes a mistake must find it. You can't mess around. We are all well-known people in the collection world. Time can't be wasted here. If you can't find the problem in ten minutes, you should just admit defeat!" Dongjiang Collection Association , I don’t know who shouted.
This sentence made the faces of the Binhai Collection Association's bosses look even more ugly.
It is difficult to find any fault with what Shen Yu has said so far.
You can’t even find it at all!
For example, the last point mentioned by Shen Yu, who makes fakes without looking for famous painters?
No one can refute this point of view. One hundred people who make fakes will choose famous painters to copy.
This matter is not complicated. Famous calligraphy and painting are easy to do!
In terms of painting circles, Zen Master Muxi was not well-known during the Song and Yuan dynasties, and could even be said to be mediocre.
It is totally against common sense to use priceless Song Dynasty paper to copy the works of an unknown painter!
In this tense atmosphere, another vice president of the Binhai Collection Association stood up. He cleared his throat and broke everyone's silence. "Xiao Shen's analysis is indeed unique. Your grandfather is a great leader in the world of collection and appreciation." The top boss, your eyesight is also very extraordinary. But we cannot be sure that this painting is authentic based on these alone.
"The works of Zen Master Mu Xi are rarely circulated, and our understanding of him is relatively limited. The appearance of this painting is so sudden that people have to doubt its authenticity!"
Shen Yu frowned when he heard this. He praised himself in the front, but still questioned whether the painting was a fake. In this case, he had to spend a lot of time talking!
After the vice president finished speaking, the eyes of everyone in the Binhai Collection Association shone brightly again.
Indeed, the works of Zen Master Mu Xi are very rare in the collection world, and it is indeed necessary to be more cautious in judging their authenticity.
Fatty Wei immediately spoke again, with a hint of urgency in his voice, "Even as you said, judging from the paper, painting style and historical background, it is unlikely that this painting is a fake forged by later generations. But how can you be sure? This painting must be the original work of Zen Master Muxi? Maybe it was an unknown painter from the Song Dynasty whose style is similar to that of Zen Master Muxi, and who happened to use mulberry paper to draw such a painting?"
As soon as this was said, other members of the Binhai Collection Association nodded, feeling that Fatty Wei's doubts were reasonable.
After all, painters with similar styles are not uncommon throughout history.
Shen Yu remained calm and composed. He smiled slightly and was full of confidence. "Vice President Wei's question is very reasonable. But we can further analyze it from the details of this painting.
"Please see, the architectural style of the temple in this painting has typical characteristics of the Southern Song Dynasty.
"The temple's cornices, brackets, main ridges, hanging beasts, flower tiles, blue bricks, sitting beasts and other details are consistent with the architectural style of the Southern Song Dynasty."
Shen Yu's fingers lightly crossed the picture and continued: "As we all know, Zen Master Mu Xi lived during the Southern Song Dynasty. If it were to be imitated by later generations, it would be difficult to restore the architectural style of the Southern Song Dynasty so accurately!"
Then, Shen Yu pointed to the clothes of the characters in the painting and said: "Look here again, the clothes of the shepherd boy in the painting are also in the style of the Southern Song Dynasty.
"The shepherd boy wears a linen round-neck narrow-sleeved short coat on the upper body, linen trousers on the lower body, a pair of straw sandals on the feet, and a scarf on the head. This set is a typical Southern Song Dynasty civilian costume. From hats to clothes to shoes, every detail is consistent with what we know about the characteristics of clothing in the Southern Song Dynasty. Generally speaking, it is low-cost, strong and wear-resistant, and suitable for wearing when working in the fields and grazing; this further proves the creation of this painting The era is consistent with the era when Zen Master Muxi lived!"
At this time, the viewers in the live broadcast room also expressed their opinions.
"What Expert Shen said makes sense! This painting looks more and more like an authentic work."
"Haha, what do you mean by a resemblance? It's obviously an authentic one!"
"We're not completely sure, right? What if there's something we don't know about?"
"Whether it's authentic or not, this treasure appraisal competition is really exciting! Let's celebrate when we meet each other. This is knowledge that no amount of money can buy!"
Ta, da, da!
Just then, an unexpected situation happened.
A mysterious guest walked into the room. He was wearing a simple gown from the Republic of China, with a slicked back hair and thick, waxed hair.
He has good facial features, neither fat nor thin, and coupled with the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, he appears to be extremely elegant, humble and extraordinary.
He was about fifty years old. For a while, everyone's attention was attracted by this mysterious guest, and they all speculated on his identity.
This person walked slowly to the "Picture of Mu Xi Returning to Yansi", observed it carefully for a moment, and then slowly said: "This painting is indeed the original work of Zen Master Mu Xi!"
When everyone heard this, there was an uproar.
Li Bufan and Fatty Wei, including Lin Qingzhi, Mr. Wu and others from Dongjiang Collection Association, all looked at this man in surprise, waiting for him to give further explanation.
The middle-aged man in robes smiled slightly and said: "I am a scholar who specializes in the paintings of monks in the Southern Song Dynasty. I have been living in Izumo Country for these years. I went home to visit relatives today. I saw Boss Shen's live broadcast on the train. I took a taxi and rushed over directly."
After saying that, he took out his ID, which said he was a professor at a university in Kyoto, Izumo Country: Wei Dongting.
"For many years, I have been looking for the authentic work of Zen Master Makixi in Izumo Country, hoping to find one and bring it back to China.
"I have seen the record of this "Picture of the Return of the Shepherd from Yansi Temple" in an ancient book. The features described in the ancient book are completely consistent with the painting in front of me.
"In addition, the signature of Zen Master Muxi on this painting is exactly the same as an authentic painting of Zen Master Muxi collected by Izumo Kuni Kokugenji Temple."
After saying these words, Wei Dongting directly opened his laptop and enlarged an ink painting inside. The final signature was indeed exactly the same as the one Shen Yu had missed.
The evidence was conclusive. Li Bufan and Fatty Wei looked at each other with helplessness in their hearts. They knew that the Binhai Collection Association had lost this treasure appraisal battle.
