Chapter 062 Do you know how to identify calligraphy and painting?
Looking at the place Shen Yu circled with a dry brush, Fan Shigui hurriedly came over and looked at it for a while, shaking his head, but couldn't see anything, so he could only mutter: "I'll keep looking, you keep talking." ”
Shen Yu suddenly said solemnly: "Before I explain it to you, I would like to briefly explain the steps for identifying calligraphy and painting.
"Identifying calligraphy and painting is a very complicated matter. First of all, we must look at the personal style of the calligraphy and painting author. This is the first point of identifying calligraphy and painting.
"For example, if your painting is said to be from Tang Yin, then my appraisal will be to see how similar it is to other authentic paintings by Tang Yin.
"If you think the personal style of this painting can still be said to be passable, then you need to look at the style of the times."
Fan Shigui scratched his head: "The style of the times?"
"Yes, to use an analogy, a "Portraits of Emperors" that include Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, and Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty would definitely not be painted by a painter of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
"It can only be done by painters from the Ming Dynasty or after the Ming Dynasty."
Fan Shigui was surprised when he heard this and asked: "Why can't it be from the Tang Dynasty or Song Dynasty?"
Shen Yu was startled, wondering who is this?
You can’t understand such a simple truth and still dare to collect it?
However, he is considered a professional appraiser and has met everyone. He still explained patiently: "Because no one in the Tang Dynasty or Song Dynasty knew that there would be a Ming Dynasty later.
"I don't even know that there was Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty."
After hearing this, Fan Shigui moved the corners of his mouth, then smiled and said nothing.
"In addition to what is mentioned above, painter's seals, paper and silk, inscriptions, collection seals, descriptions, decorations, etc. will also be used as auxiliary basis for identification. I think you should know these, Boss Fan, right?"
"I know all this. If you say yours, it doesn't matter if you say it wrong." Fan Shigui said with an air of "I understand everything."
When Shen Yu heard what Fan Shigui said, he knew that he didn't listen at all, "Well, because no one has seen how they made the fraud, I can only tell you my speculation.
"My guess is that the counterfeiter cut out the pavilion, found old paper of similar age, peeled it off, and remounted the remaining painting on the paper. This is the first step.
"Then the forger will find some ink paintings with similar styles to stitch them together.
"For example, this group of travelers, the nearby villages, the temples and pavilions at the top, and the group of people going up the mountain to enter the temple are actually not in one painting."
Fan Shigui glanced at Shen Yu and asked, "Where did you see it?"
Shen Yu said: "Tang Yin was one of the four Ming families. Scholars in the Ming Dynasty mostly wore straight jackets. The first problem lies in this dress!"
Fan Shigui: "I know Zhicheng. In ancient times, monks, Taoists, and scholars all wore it. It was the kind of robe with a slant collar, big sleeves, and knee length.
"I love reading books. The Zhitong appears many times in Journey to the West. Tang Monk also gave Sun Wukong an old Zhitong. In Water Margin, Lu Zhishen wore a soap cloth Zhitong when he became a monk."
Shen Yu wanted to think that the robes worn by Taoist priests and scholars were not exactly the same as those worn by monks such as Elder Tang and Lu Zhishen, but this was very troublesome to explain, so he did not go into details.
After thinking about it, he simply continued what Fan Shigui said, "You are right about being knowledgeable. You can use a magnifying glass to look at this painting.
"Are the styles of clothing of the scholars sitting and lying down in the pavilion watching the water and those who go up the mountain to the temple different?
"Most of the people going up the mountain were wearing long robes, thick-soled boots, and melon-pipe hats.
"This is obviously the costume of the Qing Dynasty, especially the person in the middle wearing a plain gold crown, a rare bird supplement, and a court pearl hanging around his neck. This is the Qing Dynasty's seventh-grade official uniform."
Fan Shigui took the magnifying glass and looked at it, "Can't you see it? Anyway, they are all cloth robes, silk and satin clothes, and wasn't the melon-pipe hat invented by Zhu Yuanzhang?"
Shen Yu looked at the other party, as if he had already known that the other party would say this, "Then take a look at the group of travelers below. Are there any people wearing dongpo scarves and straight skirts?"
Fan Shigui rolled his eyes, "Is it okay for people in the Ming Dynasty to wear Dongpo scarves? The costumes of the Ming Dynasty are inherited from the Zhou and Han Dynasties, and from the Tang and Song Dynasties. The gorgeous patterns, diverse materials, and exquisite tailoring are all far superior to those of previous dynasties. "Fan Shigui obviously couldn't accept what Shen Yu said, and immediately raised a question.
Shen Yu: "Of course there is no problem in wearing a Dongpo scarf, but there is one problem. Wearing a Dongpo scarf while also wearing a Song Dynasty Zhiqi is problematic."
"Is Zhicheng still divided into the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty?" Fan Shigui's tone became a little impatient.
A trace of disgust flashed in Shen Yu's eyes, and he decided to tell the appraisal result directly, "The man on horseback in the business trip is obviously dressed like a scholar from the Song Dynasty.
"So this place should be a piece of replica of a Song Dynasty painting.
"And I have an impression that the original painting I copied is from one of the Four Great Masters of the Southern Song Dynasty. As for whether it is Liu Songnian or Xia Gui, because I saw it when I was a teenager, I can't remember it now."
"The middle is a painting from the Ming Dynasty, the bottom is an early Qing imitation of a Song Dynasty copy, and the top is a painting from the middle to late Qing Dynasty. The three paintings are combined into one, spliced together into a so-called authentic work of Tang Yin. This is the result of my identification."
Fan Shigui suddenly became furious when he heard this, and scolded with an angry face: "Can't remember? Haha, I think you are talking nonsense with your eyes open, right?
"Why can't people from the Ming Dynasty wear clothes from the Song Dynasty? So what if he likes to wear clothes from the Tang Dynasty? Does it say in the Ming Dynasty that people from the Ming Dynasty cannot wear clothes from the previous dynasty?"
Shen Yu raised his eyebrows, showing a hint of undetectable anger, but immediately relaxed, "Boss Fan, it's meaningless for you to say that.
"I pay to appraise paintings. Authenticity is authentic and falsehood is fake. What good does it do me to call a real painting a fake? Are you going to give this painting to me?"
Fan Shigui refused to give in, "Haha, you also know that you are getting money to appraise? Such a good painting without stains or damage, is there any trace of splicing?
"Since you said that paintings can be spliced, let me find some paintings at random and you can piece together a painting of Tang Bohu for me. If you can, I will recognize it.
"If not? Humph, I, Fan Shigui, don't bully me casually." After saying that, Fan Shigui touched the scar on his face, with a cruel look in his eyes.
"It's a naughty thing."
Even though Shen Yurao had a good temper, he was so angry with Fan Shigui that he really wanted to roll up the picture and tell him to get out of here.
But if this is the case, Lao Liu and himself will have a reputation for cheating customers.
It’s not a good thing for future business.
After all, the antique business needs a good reputation.
"Don't be impulsive, absolutely don't be impulsive."
After calming down for a while, Shen Yu took out a long breath and said slowly: "Boss Fan, speaking in a vindictive manner is meaningless.
"If you can really bring me a few ancient paintings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, even if they are fragments, I will really put together one for you.
