"By the way, Xiaodong! Do you have time next month?" Mr. Wu suddenly asked as if he remembered something.
"Next month?... Mr. Wu, I'm going to England next month. I'm afraid I really don't have time!" Liu Dong shook his head.
"Going to England?" Wu Banghan frowned.
"Well, I promised a friend last year that I had to go there, and I might have to stay there for a while. In addition, I might have to go to the United States and Canada before going to the UK. I'm afraid it would take a month to go back and forth.
time, so I really can’t spare the time in July!" Liu Dong said quickly.
"Okay, don't embarrass Xiaodong. If you don't have time, you don't have time! It's just a treasure fight, and it's not a big deal. In the past, when Xiaodong was not here, didn't we also fight with the gang in He*bei?
Is there a winner or loser in a competition?" Mr. Dong said from the side.
After listening, Wu Banghan nodded in agreement, looked at the questioning look on Liu Dong's face, and explained: "In July, people from the He*bei Province Collection Association will come over to hold a conference with our Dongshan Province Collection Association.
A collection exchange meeting! Originally I wanted you to lead a team to participate, but unfortunately you don’t have time, so forget it!”
"Mr. Wu, I really don't have time!" Liu Dong explained again.
"I know you really don't have time! We've known each other for such a long time, and I still trust your character..." After finishing speaking, Wu Banghan stood up.
"Old Dong, now that the chess game is over, isn't it time for us to see the treasure you found? It just so happens that Xiaodong is here today!"
"Haha, come with me!"
As he spoke, Mr. Dong got up and walked towards the main room.
Walking behind, he patted Liu Dong on the shoulder. Wu Lao said: "Let's go! This time Lao Dong found a good thing when he was shopping in the antique street! Let's go and see it together!"
"nice one?"
The two old men have been working in the antique business all their lives. They have seen tons of antiques and treasures in the car. If they can call them good antiques, they must be extraordinary.
Therefore, Liu Dong's curiosity was immediately aroused, and he quickly followed the two old men into the main room!
Like most people who like traditional Chinese culture, the layout of Mr. Dong’s home is also the traditional home layout of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
When you look up after entering the door, the first thing you see is a nave with amazing handwriting!
The painting in the middle of the nave is not a common landscape, but a vivid ox with hair roots visible in every detail. Next to this ox is a pair of vigorous and powerful official script couplets, which read: 'Cultivate oneself in a moral way'
Harmony is the most precious thing, and being patient and self-respecting is the most important thing in life!
The couplets and the black-framed plaque above the painting also have four official script characters: 'Peaceful Zhiyuan'!
This painting of the middle hall in Dong's handwriting attracts his attention every time Liu Dong comes and sees it every time. But every time he sees it, it catches his attention immediately. Dong's calligraphy and painting level is even higher than Liu Dong's own.
!
After entering the door and passing through the living room, the three of them entered the study on the left. The decoration in the entire study was also very retro, whether it was the desk, bookshelf, or a painting vat filled with calligraphy and paintings next to it. They were all common layouts in the study rooms of literati in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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Needless to say, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the desk! Every one of them is a masterpiece!
"I bought this painting from the antique market a few days ago. Please enjoy it. By the way, help me take a look!"
As he said that, Mr. Dong took out an old and yellowed painting from the cabinet under the bookshelf. Although it has not been opened yet, both the exposed sky and ground poles and the exposed backrest have become somewhat discolored or even moldy.
!
The three of them came to the long case placed by the window and watched Mr. Dong untie the straps on the scroll. After slowly unfolding it, a landscape painting with colors on silk appeared in front of Liu Dong and Mr. Wu!
The entire painting is about 183 centimeters long and nearly 45 centimeters wide. The center of the painting is a meandering river. Both sides of the river are dotted with beautiful mountains and rural homes. On the turbulent river, there are fishermen singing and literati and poets.
Pay homage to Linjiang!
Looking at this painting, Liu Dong seemed to have traveled through time and space and saw the quiet and beautiful Chinese-style pastoral scenery with smoke curling up in front of the author's eyes!
After carefully appreciating the contents of the painting, Liu Dong went to look at the promotion on the side. Not to mention the promotion, but the seal surprised Liu Dong, "Is this Ma Yijiao's handwriting?"
Ma Yijiao is Ma Yuan, the famous master of calligraphy and painting in the Southern Song Dynasty!
Ma Yuan was born in a family of painters. During the Guangzong and Ningzong dynasties of the Southern Song Dynasty, he was the painter of the painting academy. The painter of the painting academy was actually the imperial painter!
And Ma Yuan is good at painting landscapes, figures, flowers and birds. The landscape painting is based on Li Tang's style. His brushwork is strong, broad and rough, and the texture is tough. The leaves are often clipped, the trunks are thick, and many are horizontal and slanted. The boundary paintings of the pavilions are exquisite, and they are dyed. He likes to paint.
The small scene in the corner is known as "Ma Yijiao" in the world. Together with Li Tang, Liu Songnian and Xia Gui, it is also known as the "Four Masters of the Southern Song Dynasty".
"Would you like to see it again?" Mr. Dong said with a smile.
Liu Dong, who was moved in his heart, looked at the whole painting carefully again and gradually frowned. He had three authentic paintings of Ma Yuan in his hand, so he also knew the painting techniques of this Southern Song Dynasty master very carefully.
I hadn't paid much attention to it just now, but when I looked at it this time, Liu Dong found that there was still some gap between the level of this painting and Ma Yuan's painting, and there were also some subtle differences in style.
This painting is more elegant and soft in the use of brushes, the chamfering method is delicate, the strokes are thoughtful, and it looks like there is some craftsmanship!
The more Liu Dong looked at it, the more he realized that this painting was full of loopholes and was not Ma Yuan’s painting at all. But if it wasn’t Ma Yuan, whose painting was it?
Liu Dong, who had no use for the relic Yuanguang, frowned and thought hard about the origin of this painting, and the information about thousands of famous calligraphers and painters in Chinese history flashed through his mind one by one.
After a while, Liu Dong, who had gained nothing, inadvertently glanced at the promotion and seal on the painting with the corner of his eye. An idea flashed in his mind, and he blurted out: "I thought of it?"
After Mr. Dong and Mr. Wu looked at each other, the former smiled and said: "Xiaodong, what did you think of?"
"I remember that Zhu Mou'an of the Ming Dynasty once recorded in his "Painting History Meeting": 'Lin did not catch his father. He loved his son from afar, and he loved his son more than himself. He inscribed Lin on his paintings and stamped them.' Then think about it the other way around, this painting
The painting must have been made by Ma Lin, but it still bears the seal of my father, Ma Yuan!"
"Haha, Xiaodong, it seems that your ability in appreciating calligraphy and painting has come to a head!" Mr. Dong stroked the snow-white beard on his chin and said with an appreciative smile.
"Mr. Dong praised me. I thought about it for so long before I came up with it. That's considered an intrusion!" Liu Dong said with a wry smile.
Excluding the factor of Yuanguang's relics, Liu Dong's current level of appreciation of calligraphy and painting is far from being top-notch. For the time being, it can only be said that he is more than better than his inferiors, but not enough than his superiors!
"Okay, at your age, it's not easy to reach your current level. Taking everything step by step is a hundred times better than being ambitious and blindly arrogant! Moreover, in terms of calligraphy and painting appraisal, you are better than this old guy.
There are too many, he didn’t guess it just now!” Mr. Dong finally teased his old friend.
"You old guy, you always compare yourself with me, an appraiser of porcelain, on this kind of thing!" Mr. Wu shook his head angrily.
As old friends who have known each other for many years, their relationship has turned from friendship into a habit after decades of acquaintance. They have no scruples about each other, and teasing each other has become a basic way of communication.
For this kind of friendship with similar hobbies, congenial spirits, and honed over the years, just like Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi, Liu Dong is very envious and longs for it!
But with his current status, it is really difficult to obtain this kind of friendship that has been tempered by years and is sincere and sincere, because the higher you climb in this society, the fewer people are walking with you.
To enjoy the benefits brought by a lofty social status, you are destined to endure the loneliness brought by this status!
There is giving and there is gain, this is the truth that has not changed in the world for thousands of years!
"Mr. Dong, how did you get this painting?" Liu Dong asked curiously after simply calming down.
"It's a coincidence that that day I happened to be walking on the antique street and saw a farmer setting up a stall on the roadside. There weren't many things, but there were about a dozen. He said these were passed down from his family's ancestors.
, because I need to raise money for my children to get married and buy a house, so I plan to sell it. I don’t know whether what he said is true or not, but I saw that this painting is good, so I paid 20,000 yuan but didn’t get it!”
"20,000?" Liu Dong said in surprise.
Unless you are deceived, who would spend 20,000 yuan to buy something when searching for treasures at street stalls?
“I didn’t think the man looked like a rich man, so I gave him some more money. And relative to the value of the painting itself, I still made a profit! So there’s nothing wrong with spending more money!
" Mr. Dong said with a smile.
Liu Dong still quite agrees with Mr. Dong's approach. "If you are poor, you can be alone, and if you are wealthy, you can help the world." While ensuring the quality of his own life, he can do his best to help those around him who are not in a good financial situation but know how to work hard and be grateful.
, or people who are able to persist in their ideals despite difficult circumstances are the virtues that every successful person in life should possess.
"By the way, Xiaodong, last time you wanted us to be teachers, I discussed it with Lao Wu and the others and agreed!" Lao Dong said with a smile.
"real?"
The unexpected news instantly filled Liu Dong's heart with surprise.
Because his Dongchao Group belongs to the category of jewelry and cultural companies, the company's business also involves calligraphy and painting, sculpture, auction, gallery, antique collection and sales and other industries, so it needs a lot of porcelain, calligraphy and painting, miscellaneous items, jade, bronze and other categories.
Professional appraisers also need professional seal cutting masters, calligraphy and painting masters, and engraving masters to enrich the gallery!
ps: Thanks to the book friend 'Zhou Jiayao' (two pieces), 'Anhui Qiang Ge' (two pieces) '141107204943887' and 'Ink Cartridges Yanhuo' for their monthly support, and to the book friend 'Longshengfengxiang' and 'Xiaoyaozizai117' for their rewards