Chapter 757: Sending Sons to the Heavenly King (Part 2)
"I didn't expect, I really didn't expect that I... would be able to see the real work of Wu Daozi in this life?"
Looking at this painting, Qin Bing's hand holding the oil lamp trembled a little. You know, to be able to make a master of strength look like this shows his inner excitement.
In fact, not only Qin Bing, but also Qin Feng was like this, but he was unfolding the scroll and could not tolerate any mistakes, otherwise Qin Feng would have rushed to the painting long ago.
"Let me see, is it really the "Picture of the King Sending His Son to Heaven"?" After finally laying out the three-meter-long scroll, Qin Feng threw down the wooden stick and rushed to the square table to examine it carefully.
This painting can be divided into two sections, both of which are drawn using line drawing techniques.
In the front part of the painting, there are two gods riding auspicious beasts galloping towards each other. The king of heaven has his hands on his knees, looking majestic, the maids accompanying him are calm, and the general is about to draw his sword to prevent any unexpected events.
Although there are many characters in the painting with different expressions, they are relaxed and rhythmic.
In the latter part of the painting, King Suddhodana is holding the newborn Sakyamuni. Judging from his posture, King Suddhodana is very careful, for fear of hurting Sakyamuni.
The queen followed closely behind King Suddhodana, and a god greeted her in panic. The entire painting depicts the identity, psychology, and appearance of the characters in extremely subtle ways, which well reflects the conflicts and contradictions between the characters.
There are a total of more than twenty characters, ghosts, gods, and auspicious animals painted in the two pictures before and after.
The characters are majestic kings, dignified ministers, kind ladies, humble maids, ghosts and gods showing their teeth and claws, and auspicious animals flying nimbly. They are very imaginative and full of charm.
The unique "Wu family style" line drawings are thick and thin, and flow freely. Whether it is expressing the clothing patterns of characters, the ferocity of ghosts and gods, or depicting the flickering of fire, they are all expressed vividly and appropriately with ease.
"Yes, it is indeed "The Picture of the Heavenly King Sending His Son," and it is definitely written by Wu Daozi..."
Qin Feng once saw the album of "The Picture of the King Sending His Son" in the Palace Museum, and this so-called only authentic work of Wu Daozi is hidden in the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art in Japan.
However, after research in recent years, it has been found that the "Picture of the Heavenly King Sending His Son" in Osaka, Japan, is actually a copy of Li Gonglin of the Song Dynasty. In other words, there is not even one handed down work of Wu Daozi in the world.
But no matter how rich his imagination Qin Feng had, he never imagined that he could actually see Wu Daozi's "Picture of Sending His Son to the Heavenly King" in this space, as well as Wang Xizhi's "Preface to the Lanting Collection" that he had yet to see.
Qin Feng believed that if his teacher Qi Gong knew about the two works here, he might be asked to jump into a whirlpool in the sea. Mr. Qi would jump down without even making a click.
"The inheritance of the painting saint is immortal!" While Qin Feng was pondering the authenticity of the Japanese painting of Wu Daozi, Qin Bing's loud shouts came to his ears.
"It's truly worthwhile to see Wu Daozi's authentic works!" Qin Bing has seen countless works by digital painters in his life, but Wu Daozi is the only one missing. Seeing Wu Daozi's authentic works today almost brought tears to his eyes.
Qin Feng can still understand Qin Bing's excitement. After all, Wu Daozi's position in the history of Chinese painting is too important.
Wu Daozi was born in the Tang Dynasty and was good at painting Buddhist and Taoist figures. He studied under Liang Zhang Sengyao of the Southern Dynasty far away and Zhang Xiaoshi more recently. His handwriting is upright, majestic, vivid and three-dimensional.
Wu Daozi spent more than 300 years painting Buddhist and Taoist religious murals in temples in Chang'an, Luoyang and other places. The situations were different. He started from his arms or from his feet first, all without losing the scale.
When painting Buddha statues, pillars and beams, or bending bows and swords, Wu Daozi never used circles or rulers. He did everything with one stroke.
The characters he drew make good use of lines shaped like orchid leaves or water shield strips to express the pleats of clothes, making them appear to be floating. He is known as "Wu Dai Dangfeng". He also likes to use burnt ink to outline the lines, and slightly adds light colors. Called "Wuzhuang."
During the Song Dynasty, Wu Daozi was canonized as a painting sage. Emperor Huizong Zhao Ji of the Song Dynasty admired Wu Daozi. His thin gold calligraphy and paintings all have the shadow of Wu Daozi's line drawing skills.
Therefore, in front of Wu Daozi's paintings, the so-called Four Great Talents of Jiangnan, the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, Zhao Mengfu, and Dong Qichang were all juniors among the juniors. Wu Daozi was definitely a figure who made them look up to him.
However, Wu Daozi mainly engaged in the creation of religious murals throughout his life. The most recognized painting handed down from generation to generation is this "Picture of the King Sending His Son to Heaven", which shows that it is precious and rare.
Qin Feng believed that if he could bring this painting out of this space, it would probably cause an unprecedented earthquake in the domestic calligraphy and painting circles.
If Qin Feng is willing to auction it, then the price of this painting will definitely surpass the most expensive paintings in the world today. I am afraid that even the prices of works by Van Gogh, Picasso and others will be refreshed by it.
"Qin Feng, come here and take a look..." Qin Bing spent longer looking at the painting than Qin Feng. When he saw the inscription and bell seal on one part of the painting, he immediately called out to Qin Feng.
"Brother Qin Bing, what's wrong?"
Qin Feng quickly moved over. The length of this painting was more than three meters. It was impossible to look at it at a glance. Now Qin Bing, Qin Feng and Qin Jun were standing in three positions respectively.
"Although Zhao Mengfu does not have the moral integrity of a Han man, he has finally done a good deed!"
Qin Bing pointed to the inscriptions and said: "It turns out that the hidden painting in the painting was intentionally done by Zhao Mengfu. If it hadn't been for him, this "Picture of Farewell to the Heavenly King" would have been lost in history long ago. It’s…”
"Huh? It's true..." After hearing what Qin Bing said, Qin Feng focused on those small regular scripts that were exactly the style of Zhao Mengfu's writing style.
Zhao Mengfu's inscription tells a secret from nearly a thousand years ago. When he took this "Picture of Sending His Son to the Heavenly King" into his hands, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty summoned him to Beijing to serve as an official.
In order to prevent mistakes, Zhao Mengfu spent a lot of effort to draw the worst painting in his life, and then hid the "Picture of a Gift to the Heavenly King" inside.
Zhao Mengfu lived a smooth life and encountered few ups and downs. When he was dying, he called his descendants to his side and solemnly passed this painting to his son.
It was just that Zhao Mengfu was afraid that future generations would sell the painting for money, so he did not tell the secret of the painting. After the painting passed through the Ming Dynasty, it unexpectedly ended up in the hands of Shopkeeper Zhou in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Human hands.
Shopkeeper Zhou's ancestor was a great scholar of the Ming Dynasty and refused to serve as an official in the Qing court. Later, under the guidance of the royal family of Qindu, he entered this paradise, and that was how the store and Qin Feng met.
The following are all speculations by Qin Feng and others, but they are basically the same.
"Qin Feng, your luck is indeed so great!" Qin Bing looked at Qin Feng with a strange look. He was thinking in his heart, are the legends about the emperor being blessed with luck all true? ?
"It's just good luck..."
Qin Feng smiled and waved his hand. In fact, he just suspected that there was a painting in the painting and was not sure. In addition, the currency unit of this space was worthless in Qin Feng's eyes, so he bought it.
If in Qin Feng's world, five taels of fine steel were equivalent to hundreds of thousands of dollars, Qin Feng might not be willing to take the gamble. Speaking of which, it was really a coincidence.
"I used to go to Lao Zhou's store for a walk when I had nothing to do, and I never noticed this painting..."
Qin Bing shook his head sadly. Seeing that Qin Jun had almost put his eyes on the painting, he slapped it and said: "Pay attention to your breathing, don't breathe on it, it will harm the painting."
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Qin Bing's ability to restore calligraphy and paintings is not very good, but he does an excellent job in maintaining calligraphy and paintings. He knows that paintings like this, which have been passed down for thousands of years since the Tang Dynasty, are easily affected by the surrounding environment. If you are not careful, they will be damaged.
Arrived.
"Brother, you were closer than me just now." After hearing what his eldest brother said, Qin Jun couldn't laugh or cry. The posture of Qin Bing just now made him want to take out his eyeballs and put them on the painting.
"Brother Qin Bing said, we should put the paintings away first!"
Qin Feng knew what Qin Bing meant. This painting was hidden among Zhao Mengfu's paintings and should have been around for nearly a thousand years. Fortunately, the Yuan calligraphy paper was breathable. Otherwise, if it were taken out at once, it might rot on the spot.
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"Tomorrow I will paste this painting with my own hands. I will also apply some antiseptic agents to ensure that it will not be damaged..."
Seeing Qin Feng rewinding the "Picture of the Heavenly King", Qin Bing's eyes were full of reluctance. According to his temperament, he would not get bored even if he watched it for three days and three nights.
"Qin... Qin Feng, this... after this painting is mounted, can you show it to me for a few more days?" Qin Bing said calmly. He knew that with his status, he should not make demands on Qin Feng.
"Okay..." Qin Feng nodded and said, "I can't take this painting with me. Brother Qin Bing, please keep it for me first. When I come out in the future..."
Speaking of this, Qin Feng quickly stopped talking. He originally wanted to take it out when he wanted to go out, but he almost let it slip.
"Okay, I will keep it safe. Whoever dares to miss this painting, I will fight to the death!" Fortunately, Qin Bing was just immersed in happiness and did not notice Qin Feng's language disorder.
"Master, you can't eat this painting, and you can't drink it. Why are you so nervous?"
Zhang Hu was dumbfounded by the actions of Qin Feng and others. He was the only one still in the room at this moment. Zhang Xiaotian had already taken Jinxuan back to the room to sleep.
"Can't eat or drink?"
Qin Feng laughed when he heard this, pointed at Qin Bing and said, "Ask Brother Qin Bing, if he is the head of the Qin clan, would he be willing to exchange half of the Qin clan's wealth for this painting?"
"Yes, except for "The Preface to the Lanting Collection", I would also be willing to change everything else!"
Qin Bing was still somewhat sober, and while speaking, he picked out the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" which was not as valuable as the "Picture of Farewell to the Heavenly King".
"Is it so expensive?"
Zhang Hu stuck out his tongue, but stopped talking. He had only learned to read from his grandfather since he was a child, and he didn't understand the value of these calligraphy and paintings at all.
"Brother, let's put the painting aside first."
Compared with Qin Bing's fanaticism, Qin Jun was slightly better. At this time, he had regained consciousness. "There will be elders from the clan arriving tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Let's solve the problem of Qin Feng's tattoo first..."
"Yes, yes, I almost forgot about the business!" Qin Bing nodded repeatedly: "The paint has been mixed, Qin Feng, how about we start now?"
For ordinary people with the surname Qin to recognize their ancestors, it is enough to have an elder from Qin Bing as a witness. However, for a monster like Qin Feng who has only half-grown up in his early twenties, the clan will definitely send another elder to check.
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