This Mr. Zhong is tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He looks like a majestic person.
His name is Zhong Yuansheng, he is very famous in the antique circle, and he is a very famous collector.
It is said that his collection is so large that it can open a small museum.
Today's exhibition is sponsored by him.
The person Jiang Yixue just interviewed was also him.
When they saw Zhong Yuansheng coming, several experts also stood up and greeted him politely.
Zhong Yuansheng was very accommodating, waving his hands to a few people and beckoning them to sit down.
Then, he said to Xia Xiaoyu:
"Little brother, experts have determined the value of this painting. I just took a few glances, and I still agree with the experts. I advise you not to be motivated and spend such a high price to buy it. And Qin
Just say this to the girl, and the matter will be over..."
Just as Xia Xiaoyu was about to speak, Qin Xiaoman immediately said to Zhong Yuansheng:
"What do you think you do for food? When did it become your turn to take the lead here?"
Qin Xiaoman is sure of winning, she will definitely not let Xia Xiaoyu go today.
Facing Qin Xiaoman's behavior, Zhong Yuansheng helplessly shook his head and sneered, and said lightly:
"Little girl, go back and ask your grandpa if he dares to talk to me like this?"
Upon hearing what Zhong Yuansheng said, Qin Xiaoman also felt a little guilty.
Although the Qin family is not a famous family, it is still quite famous in Jiangcheng. But the other party doesn't seem to take the Qin family seriously at all.
But in front of so many people, she refused to give in easily.
Still deliberately pretending not to care, he said:
"My grandfather is my grandfather, and I am me!"
When Zhong Yuansheng saw Qin Xiaoman like this, he couldn't help but sigh, secretly thinking why the Qin family was so rude!
Xia Xiaoyu, on the other hand, immediately said:
"Isn't it just one hundred thousand yuan? I'll transfer it to you now and give me your card number!"
Although one hundred thousand yuan is not much, it is at least enough for Qin Xiaoman to buy two mid-range bags.
He gave his card number to Xia Xiaoyu. After a while, Qin Xiaoman's mobile phone received a text message saying that one hundred thousand yuan had been credited.
Qin Xiaoman also didn't expect that Xia Xiaoyu could actually come up with 100,000 yuan.
Although she took the money, her words were still harsh and she curled her lips and said:
"I don't know which bitch made this money from me! I'll give this painting to you, you can keep it and appreciate it..."
With that said, he threw the painting to Xia Xiaoyu.
After taking the painting, Xia Xiaoyu looked at it a few more times with satisfaction.
When Zhong Yuansheng saw it, he felt something was wrong. He had met too many people in the antique circle, but he had never seen Xia Xiaoyu like this.
He obviously spent a high price to buy junk goods, but he seemed quite happy.
Zhong Yuansheng couldn't help but ask:
"Is there anything fishy about this painting?"
Xia Xiaoyu smiled again, handed the painting to Zhong Yuansheng and said:
"Mr. Zhong, are you watching..."
Zhong Yuansheng took the painting and slowly opened the scroll. He looked left and right, but couldn't see any clues.
I had no choice but to ask Xia Xiaoyu again:
"Little brother, Zhong is very talented and has little knowledge. I don't see any difference in this painting. If you have any insights, please give me some advice. But if you just want to spend money and get angry with the girl of the Qin family, then you should just take it for granted.
I didn’t say anything…”
Xia Xiaoyu smiled slightly, pointed to the mounting area on the painting and said:
"Mr. Zhong, look here..."
Zhong Yuansheng took a closer look, and there seemed to be something wrong, but he still couldn't tell what was wrong.
Seeing that Zhong Yuansheng still couldn't tell, Xia Xiaoyu turned to Jiang Yixue and said:
"Bring me a glass of water..."
As soon as the water was brought, Xia Xiaoyu gently moistened the mounting area of the scroll with water.
Wait for a while and watch the water seep in completely.
He carefully opened the framed area.
With this unveiling, Xia Xiaoyu unexpectedly removed the outer painting as well as the mounting area.
No one understood Xia Xiaoyu's purpose for doing this.
But when Xia Xiaoyu unveiled the entire painting, everyone exclaimed.
I saw that there was actually another painting hidden under the uncovered painting.
“A painting within a painting!”
Even though Zhong Yuansheng had seen countless things, when he saw Xia Xiaoyu uncovering this painting, he couldn't help but be surprised.
Xia Xiaoyu nodded without waiting to speak.
Zhong Yuansheng immediately stepped forward, picked up the painting, and looked at it carefully. As he looked at it, he sighed:
"The style of painting is rough but subtle, thin and thick. The pen and ink are vigorous and dripping, with dry brush scratches and whitening of calligraphy. The brushwork is fine and dense, slightly jerky, and childish in the sophisticated. The colors are mostly green and heavy,
Apply light crimson occasionally to see elegance in the fresh beauty. This is the characteristic of Ming Dynasty landscape painting..."
As he said that, he didn't care about Xia Xiaoyu or the people watching.
He took another look at the inscription and postscript next to it, as well as the private seals of previous collectors.
"The signature is Hengshan layman, Hengshan layman! This is actually "Spring Source Landscape" by Hengshan layman..."
Seeing Zhong Yuansheng so excited, Jiang Yixue couldn't help but ask:
"Mr. Zhong, which master of calligraphy and painting is Hengshan layman?"
Zhong Yuansheng did not hide his excitement at all, and immediately said to Jiang Yixue:
"You don't know about the Hengshan layman, but you must know the four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River, right? The Hengshan layman is one of the four great talents in Wuzhong, and is the nickname of Wen Zhengming. Because his ancestors lived in Hengshan, he called himself Hengshan layman..."
Wen Zhengming and Jiang Yixue are known to the Four Great Talents in Jiangnan, who are as famous as Tang Bohu. After all, they often appear in movies and TV dramas.
Zhong Yuansheng was extremely excited.
You know, Wen Zhengming was best at landscape painting. Not many of it have been handed down.
Therefore, it has become the object of pursuit by many collectors.
After watching for a while, Zhong Yuansheng turned back to Xia Xiaoyu and asked:
"Little brother, how did you find out that this is a painting within a painting?"
Xia Xiaoyu smiled slightly and replied:
"Actually, it's very simple. When the expert group opened this painting, I saw that the mounting area on it was slightly thicker than other paintings and calligraphy. At first, I thought it was just because the mounting technique was unskilled. But later I discovered that this painting
It turns out that it is not rice paper, but Yuan calligraphy paper. You know, Yuan calligraphy paper does not bleed when ink is applied, and it will not be damaged after being stored for a long time. And most of the paintings during the Republic of China were made of rice paper..."
"I guess the owner of this painting was afraid that using rice paper would cause the ink to seep into the hidden painting below. Based on these two points, it can be concluded that this is a painting within a painting. But I didn't expect that the painting below
, it’s actually Wen Zhengming’s…”
As soon as Xia Xiaoyu finished speaking, Zhong Yuansheng immediately gave a thumbs up and praised Xia Xiaoyu:
"The younger generation is to be feared, the younger generation is indeed to be feared! I, Zhong, am ashamed of myself!"
After saying that, he said to Xia Xiaoyu:
"Little brother, are you willing to part with this painting? As long as you agree, the price is easy to negotiate!" (To be continued)