......... "Haha, Brother Qi, I really want you to help me do some appraisals when I take the liberty of visiting you this time. However, these paintings are not mine, but my junior's!"
Seeing everyone's eyes focused on him, Liu Dong quickly put on a look of humility. Among all the people present, including Mu Gang, Liu Dong was the youngest, and Mr. Qi and Mr. Xu were still the real ones.
Among domestic calligraphy and painting appraisers, calligraphers, painters, etc., the prestige is really high.
Seeing Liu Dong's young appearance, Mr. Qi and others, including Fu Kun, all showed surprise. No matter how they thought about it, they couldn't remember what was in the circle of calligraphy and painting, collecting circle, or antique collecting circle.
There is a man named Liu Dong.
However, when seeing Mr. Li bringing an unknown person like Liu Dong to visit him and requesting appraisal of calligraphy and paintings, Mr. Qi did not show any displeasure.
"Then let's go to the study room!" The old man said and slowly stood up.
After hearing the old man's words, the few people, as guests, naturally obeyed the instructions and quickly followed him.
The old man's study room is on the left hand side of the living room. After entering, the first impression that Liu Dong had was that there were many books! Starting from the door, there were a circle of bookshelves surrounding the wall, and they were all four meters high, almost directly on top of the bookshelves.
There are large bookshelves on the roof, and almost every bookshelf is filled with books of all sizes. They are packed to the brim, and judging from the marks on the surface of the books, they have basically all been turned over.
The old man's study is about 70 square meters, and most of the entire courtyard house has been used as a study. If you subtract the living room area, you can imagine how small the old man's bedroom is.
"Young man, take out your paintings!" When Mr. Qi walked to the center of the study room, in front of the nearly five-meter-long mahogany table, he turned around and said.
Hearing this, Liu Dong nodded and took down the backpack behind him.
Then, he took out the earliest of his three paintings that Huang Binhong had imitated, "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" by Wang Ximeng of the Song Dynasty.
"Eh!" Seeing the painting in Liu Dong's hand, Mr. Qi didn't pay much attention at first. But when he saw clearly that Liu Dong had unfolded it one meter and the heart of the painting was half a foot exposed, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Then, he reached into his trouser pocket and took out his reading glasses and put them on himself, and the expression on his face became more and more solemn.
Seeing the change in Mr. Qi's expression, Mr. Xu also took a few steps forward curiously, came to Mr. Qi's side, and looked at the paintings unfolded by Liu Dong.
"This is Wang Ximeng's "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", hey, that's not quite right!" Then Mr. Xu's expression became serious. And noticing the look on the master's face, Fu Kun, who originally didn't pay much attention to Liu Dong, also
I couldn't help but look at the painting.
Seeing the appearance of several people, Liu Dong and Mr. Li looked at each other, and a smile appeared on their faces. Huang Binhong, who is as famous as Qi Baishi, is a true modern master of landscape painting! His authentic work.
Moreover, it is such a huge painting with a length of more than ten meters. Not to mention unique, there are probably not many paintings in the country or even the world, and this in itself represents its value.
What's even more rare is that although this "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is a copy of Wang Ximeng's painting, it has Master Bin Hong's own understanding. Moreover, in terms of the use of pen and ink and techniques, Master Bin Hong's work surpasses the original.
Because the table is not long enough, Liu Dong can only unfold it five meters, and the remaining half can only be temporarily rolled together. But even so, it is enough for calligraphy and painting appraisers like Mr. Qi and Mr. Xu!
"Okay, great! I haven't seen Mr. Bin Hong's masterpieces for a long time!" Mr. Qi said with a surprised expression.
"Well, this painting of mountains and rivers is rich in layers, majestic and shocking; the composition is unified between reality and reality, complexity and simplicity, density and density; the brushwork is like a seal script, powerful and powerful, and the careful use of the brushwork gives it a vertical and horizontal feel.
"It fully demonstrates Mr. Binhong's 'black, dense, thick and heavy' painting style!" Mr. Xu couldn't help but admire it.
The two old men had extraordinary eyesight. Basically, they understood the extraordinaryness of the painting the moment they saw it. Now they have even concluded that this nameless painting is the masterpiece of Master Bin Hong.
Afterwards, the two of them seemed to have forgotten the existence of everyone around them, and were completely immersed in the majestic and beautiful mountains and rivers in the painting.
As the two old men slowly unfolded the scroll and read it all, their brows furrowed.
"Old Qi, you see something is wrong here, it seems to have been artificially sealed!" Although there was no reminder from Liu Dong, the two old men immediately noticed the problem with this painting.
"Well, indeed! Looking at the mounting, it should be done by your Yangzhou workers, and the work is pretty good! Looking at the color of the paper, this mounting must have been thirty years old!" After Mr. Qi finished speaking, he looked at the people around him.
Old friend, smiled and said: "It seems that if this painting by Master Bin Hong wants to see the light of day again, you, an old guy, need to take action!"
Hearing this, Mr. Xu smiled. He was from Shanghai, and the mounting craftsmanship was also learned from Yangzhou craftsmen, and his craftsmanship was even more outstanding.
"Haha, it's no problem for me to re-frame it, but it still needs the owner's consent!" After saying that, the two old men looked at Liu Dong who was standing aside.
"Mr. Xu can take action, Liu Dong is very grateful!" Liu Dong said sincerely.
"You should think about it. It takes less than a month to disassemble and re-frame a painting like this. Moreover, the market value of Mr. Bin Hong's paintings is very high, and yours is even worth tens of millions. If
If something goes wrong, I, the old man, will not be responsible!" Mr. Xu said with a smile.
"Mr. Xu is serious. If there is a problem in the future, I will naturally be responsible for it. I will definitely not blame you!" Liu Dong said firmly.
'Third points for painting and seven points for mounting', the preciousness of a painting and the quality of its mounting also play a decisive role. If people like Lao Xu can help, it will undoubtedly make this Huang Binhong's original work, which is already very precious, even more precious.
How could Liu Dong not be willing to do something like this?
As for the 'mistake' mentioned by Mr. Xu just now, Liu Dong believes that Mr. Xu loves this painting more than he does. Unless someone steals it, the painting will definitely be better in Mr. Xu's hands than in his hands.
Safer in hand.
"If this is the case, then I will take this painting away!" Mr. Xu said with a smile.
"certainly!"
Seeing Liu Dong nodding, Mr. Xu ordered his apprentice Fu Kun to carefully put away the long scroll of Huang Binhong's calligraphy and painting.
Seeing this, Mr. Qi could not help but reveal a hint of envy in his eyes, but he also knew that he was unable to frame this painting.
Although Mr. Xu is also old, he still has disciples. Unlike him, he is almost alone. Of course, if Mr. Qi wants to accept a disciple, the people queuing up will definitely cross the threshold of his family, but the old man likes peace and quiet
, and everyone has caught his eye over the years, so there are quite a few outsiders who say they are his disciples, but none of them can be recognized by the old man.
After putting away the paintings on the table, Liu Dong took out the 'Crane Painting' from his backpack. Although Liu Dong knew that it was an authentic work by Xue Ji, and Mr. Li also agreed with him, the two of them
The identification results are definitely not convincing to the public. It would be different if they could be affirmed by Mr. Qi and Mr. Xu.
"Mr. Qi, Mr. Xu, I have another painting here. Please help me identify it!"
"Oh, there's more?" If at the beginning, the two old men still had a sense of coping, then after seeing the original Huang Binhong just now, they have become particularly looking forward to the painting in Liu Dong's hands.
stand up.
"Quick, take it out!" Mr. Xu said anxiously.
For two calligraphers and painters who have been dealing with calligraphy and painting all their lives, every appreciation of an ancient painting is a rare spiritual enjoyment.
Seeing the two of them, Liu Dongbian hurriedly took out Xue Ji's "Crane Painting" from his backpack, and then carefully unfolded it on the long table.
But at first glance, the two old men frowned, and Mr. Xu was even more dissatisfied: "What kind of framing is this? It's just playing the piano randomly!"
"That's true, but the framing is poor, but the painting is extraordinary!" Mr. Qi nodded.
At this moment, this originally very dilapidated crane painting has been repaired by Liu Dong's relic Yuanguang. Except for some insect infestations, the original mildew spots, water stains, and sweat stains have completely disappeared. Except for the old single silk silk
Except for the yellowing, the hardness and toughness of the silk are almost intact.
So at this moment, the five white cranes in this painting are either pecking at moss or picking feathers, or taking a long stride, or standing tall in a corner, or flying up and down. They are all lifelike, full of tunes, and have both form and spirit. They almost perfectly convey the author's feelings.
The superb skills of painting cranes are displayed in front of several people!
"This painting has both form and spirit. The crane painted is ready to appear, and the skill is superb. Among all the famous artists in modern times, although there are some who are good at painting cranes, there is no one who can achieve this kind of "finishing touch"!" Mr. Qi!
said.
Hearing this, Mr. Xu nodded and affirmed: "In the past two hundred years, no crane painter has such a transcendent and proud temperament!"
"We are not modern painters. There are many famous crane painters in ancient times, but not many can reach this level. Huang Quan of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Kuai Lian of the Tang Dynasty, and Xue Ji of the early Tang Dynasty are all famous crane painters in the past dynasties.
!Xue Ji, in particular, was the pioneer of flower and bird painting. Moreover, Huang Quan and Kuai Lian both learned from Xue Ji!"
After listening to Mr. Qi's words, Mr. Xu nodded and said: "Xue Ji's painting of cranes is indeed very outstanding. At that time, people even regarded Xue Ji's painting of cranes, secretary's fallen star stone (suspected to be a meteorite), He Zhizhang's cursive writing, and Lang Yuling's
Painting phoenixes is also known as the "Four Wonders". Two great poets in the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai, both wrote poems praising Xue Ji's paintings of cranes. Unfortunately, Xue Ji still has no authentic paintings handed down to the world, so we cannot be sure whether this is the painting of the crane.
It’s not his original work!”
After a pause, Mr. Xu continued: "However, this crane painting is five points similar to Huang Quan's original "Snow Bamboo and Wen Bird Pictures" collected in the National Palace Museum in Taipei!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, and the novel will be updated. Good update faster!