"Today's young people are too open-minded. They actually read such things in broad daylight. It's really a declining world!" An old man picking up a book next to him accidentally saw the album in Liu Dong's hand and couldn't help but shake his head.
After shaking his head, he looked at Liu Dong with regret, then turned and left!
After hearing what the old man said, Liu Dong also blushed! He turned around subconsciously and looked around, but he didn't see the other contemptuous eyes. He saw Peng Yuan's widened eyes and the look of relish at this moment.
"This guy!"
After shaking his head secretly, Liu Dong returned his attention to the album.
The content of the album is a thing that must be mentioned in ancient Chinese calligraphy and painting: erotic pictures!
Erotic pictures have always been regarded as a rare thing in ancient China. Basically every family has them. They are taken out on the day when the daughter gets married, or when the son takes a wife, to teach the children the moral principles of husband and wife!
In ancient China, this was a major matter related to the continuation of the family line, and nothing should be done carelessly!
Therefore, there have been many different versions of erotic pictures in ancient times, such as "Sheng Penglai", "Feng Liu Shang", "Huaying Brocade", "Fengyue Agency", "Mandarin Duck Secret Book", "Beauty Scene", "Luxury and Gorgeous"
Brocade", "Spring Summer in the South of the Yangtze River", etc. are among the famous works!
Even many famous painters have painted erotic palaces, and the most famous one is Tang Yin and Tang Bohu, known as the four great talents in Jiangnan. His works handed down to this day include "Meng Gong Shu Prostitute Picture", "Ban Ji Tuan Fan Picture", "Chang'e"
Famous paintings such as "Flying to the Moon"!
At this moment, the album opened in Liu Dong's hand was a fragrant ancient erotic picture. In the picture, on a large carved bed with a tent cover, a half-dressed young woman was lying on the bed, with her white shoulders exposed, looking back.
Her pretty face with curved eyebrows was full of love, and behind her knelt down a man with lower body. The man was strong and strong. He was holding the woman's slender waist and raising his jade pillar forward.
Their lower bodies were tightly connected, and outside the window on one side, there was a pretty maid with her hair in a double bun, looking up secretly!
Although the whole picture depicts an erotic palace, it exudes all kinds of temptations, but it also gives people a sense of elegance favored by literati and officials!
Moreover, the author's writing skills are also quite extraordinary. The subtle expression changes on the characters' faces are well outlined and extremely vivid. Even the hair on each character's body is clearly explained and almost not messy at all.
The colorful meticulous painting and the blending of various subtle colors make the whole picture vivid and natural!
In addition to the picture, there are also poems written next to it: "The Taosheng small supports the east jade, and the red rhizome dyes the spring temples green. The treasure tent hangs carefully, and the coral hooks ring. The flower shade shakes and bows, and the little girl peeks,
Deliberately embroidering the screen made him look red like a silver candle.'
The final presser foot is a thumb-sized Zhu Wen square seal with the four-character seal script ‘The Immortal Lord of the Butterfly’!
Most people may be unfamiliar with this name. But many people who study calligraphy and painting, especially those who are very familiar with Tang Yin's life, basically know this Zhaiguan number!
Xuandie Zhai is the name of the restaurant in Tang Yin's former residence. This Zhu Wenxianzhang often appears in some calligraphy and paintings of the middle period of Tang Yin. However, it is compared with Tang Yin's titles such as Liu Ru Jushi, Taohua Temple Master, Lu Guo Tang Sheng, and Fleeing Zen Immortal Official.
It’s just a lot less, and it’s not familiar to the public!
Turning to the second page, it is still a picture of an erotic palace. This time the scene is no longer a bedroom, but a garden. Adhering to the traditional Chinese thinking, although it is an erotic palace, it is still implicit. The important parts of both men and women are not exposed, but the happy-looking woman sitting on the rockery, leaning against her shoulders, and the man lying on her body, working hard, have conveyed everything the author wants to express!
I think the author is quite satisfied with this painting, so in addition to the poem "The breeze and the bright moon are nowhere to be found, let's explore the spring at the bottom of the Taoyuan Cave", there are also two casual chapters of "The Butterfly Immortal Lord" and "Liu Ru Jushi". !
Continuing to scroll down, there are still four-page erotic paintings. Liu Dong counted a total of 24 paintings!
Basically, every painting depicts a male and female witch on the mountain, or two or three people. Each painting has both pictures and poems and chapters by the author!
Judging from the seal, it must be an authentic work by Tang Yin. Apart from Zhao Mengfu, the most famous ancient erotic painting is Tang Yin! Of course, there are also paintings in the Tang and Song Dynasties, but the time is too far away, so the possibility of being passed down is relatively small.
In addition, the relic Yuanguang in the Mustard Seed Space also gave Liu Dong a positive result!
""The Lovely Smooth Picture", I didn't expect that this erotic album actually exists!" Liu Dong thought to himself.
"Romance and Smooth Pictures" is a set of 24 pages of erotic pictures drawn by Tang Yin. It was very famous in the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the 34th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Huang Yiming, an Huizhou engraver, made a print based on Tang Yin's original work and printed it. In the world.
In the mid-20th century, the Dutch sinologist Goro Pei gave a detailed introduction to this painting in his famous works "An Examination of Ancient Chinese Houses" and "An Examination of Secret Plays".
But it took so long that both historians and connoisseurs and collectors thought the painting had been lost! Unexpectedly, Liu Dong found it at a used bookstall in Macau!
"Fortunately this is an erotic painting!" Liu Dong secretly rejoiced.
This painting of Tang Yin's "Romance and Smooth Picture" does not conceal it at all, and the seal of Tang Yin in the picture is also very clear. Any calligraphy and painting appraisal expert who has studied Tang Yin's paintings can recognize it.
However, these identifiable calligraphy and painting connoisseurs are basically over 30 years old. I am afraid that they still can’t shame it in front of the public, holding a fragrant erotic painting to study, so even if they see it, they will probably just glance at it. Throw it away.
Only Liu Dong, who owned the relic Yuanguang, knew it was a treasure, so he persisted in admiring it for so long under the strange eyes of everyone!
However, the temporary embarrassment was exchanged for a priceless album of Tang Yin's erotic palace. This kind of thing may have been difficult to circulate in ancient times, but in modern times, if it is sold at auction, it will definitely be the object of competition among many rich people. 24 The value of the 4-page album is probably hundreds of millions!
Of course, Liu Dong would not sell this kind of thing. Although he already had a lot of Tang Yin's paintings, this erotic painting was the only one, let alone such an orphan!
"Boss, how much does this picture album cost?"
When Liu Dong asked about the price, the middle-aged boss wearing a gray T-shirt looked at Liu Dong and then raised five fingers: "Fifty Australian dollars!"
Obviously, he didn't even know that this was a painting by Tang Yin, so he just sold this precious painting as an old calligraphy and painting!
Regardless of fifty or five thousand, Liu Dong was not prepared to counteroffer.
“Boss, I don’t have Australian dollars. Can I use Hong Kong dollars?”
Liu Dong only exchanged some Hong Kong dollars after coming to Hong Kong, but did not prepare Australian dollars at all!
"Chinese dollars, Hong Kong dollars, Australian dollars are all fine!" the boss nodded.
It was simple. Liu Dong happily paid fifty Hong Kong dollars, then asked for a big bag from the boss and carefully put the copy of Tang Yin's "Romance and Smooth Picture" he had just picked up into it.
After doing all this, looking at Peng Yuan's face with an expression of 'you and I are all of the same kind', Liu Dong didn't bother to explain to this guy and continued walking forward with his bag in hand. He got an unexpected harvest.
Liu Dong became even more interested in these small streets!
It's a pity, and I don't know if it's because he ran out of luck, but Liu Dong didn't find anything worthy of his purchase until he walked around a few streets!
As Liu Dong's collection became more and more abundant, and there were more and more precious collections, generally worth less than 100,000, and not particularly rare, he no longer liked them!
I bought it before to increase the supply of goods for Chenxiang Pavilion, but now Liu Dong really doesn't like Chenxiang Pavilion's 'meager' income! Therefore, he will still support the development of Chenxiang Pavilion as before, but he will definitely not be too energetic.
It’s too concentrated! Moreover, an antique store that always relies on him for support is destined to not last long! Therefore, if Chenxiang Pavilion wants to develop and grow, the most important thing is to look at its helmsman!
Nearly an hour passed, and Liu Dong, who had gained nothing, returned to the place where several people had agreed to meet. To Liu Dong's surprise, he was the last one to come back!
"Come on Xiaodong, Lei Zi and Lao Lei have bought something good this time!" Fu Kun had already greeted Liu Dong loudly when he saw him.
"Really? Then I want to take a good look!"
After responding with a smile, Liu Dong walked to a few people in a few steps. At the same time, his eyes also saw the jade that Zhong Liangtao was holding and admiring in his hand!
The jade is in the shape of an irregular semicircle, with a length of more than 4 centimeters, a width of more than 3 centimeters, and a thickness of nearly 1 centimeter. The jade is shiny and smooth, with a slight hint of loess. The jade uses deep relief to show the wild geese hiding in the reeds.
In the middle, the scene of the neck passing through the reed leaves is exquisite, vivid and lively.
Liu Dong himself was a jade carver, so his achievements in identifying jade were no less than those of calligraphy and painting, so he could tell at a glance that this was a Yuan Dynasty jade!
As jade developed into the Yuan Dynasty, its style became more secular and decorative. Two types of jade pendants commonly found in folk collections are "Spring Water Jade" and "Autumn Mountain Jade", both of which reflect the hunting life of the nomadic people in the north of my country during the Yuan Dynasty.
The Ruyi inlaid plaque from the Yuan Dynasty that Zhao Lei picked up is a typical Qiushan jade, double-layered relief, vivid and natural! And it is also very valuable. It can easily be sold for two or three hundred thousand yuan on the market!
Noticing Liu Dong's eyes, Zhao Lei inevitably showed a look of pride on his face. Although he knew that his achievements were not as good as those of the other party, but seeing Liu Dong's empty hands and gaining nothing at this moment, he couldn't help but look at Liu Dong.
Show it off in front of you!
But before he could think of what to say, Fu Kun next to him said: "Peng Yuan, what are you holding in your hand? Did you go to Taobao to pick it up?"
"What kind of treasure are you looking for? I don't understand your stuff. Liu Dong bought this thing!" After saying that, he handed the bag to Liu Dong's hands and then continued towards Fu Kun and the others with a somewhat wretched smile, "
Hey, let me tell you, what Liu Dong bought this time is a good thing!" (To be continued.)