Antique Dealer

Chapter 90 ask for advice
Fang Hao just made a small performance, which greatly changed many people's impressions of him. However, due to time constraints and the fact that there were many experts who came to participate, Li Jikai was fine. Why should he monopolize the stage as a junior? ?
Fang Hao also stepped back in a timely manner to let other experts show off.

At the end of the symposium, Fang Hao gained a lot. Even Xu Zheng, an expert present, had real materials and expressed some opinions, which greatly inspired him.In terms of information, he is richer than anyone on the scene, but it is another matter if he can master it.

After the symposium, it was time for the exchange of real objects of calligraphy and painting. In addition to masterpieces by famous artists, some people also brought their own paintings to ask experts for advice. It also popularized some calligraphy and painting knowledge, and at the same time talked about my experience in creation, so that everyone can understand it more easily.

However, such experts are in the minority after all, apart from Li Jikai, Jiang Lan couldn't be more careful.

Jiang Lan is also an old expert in the industry. An old man in his 70s looks like he is in his early fifties with an elegant temperament. He has always said that this is the benefit brought to him by learning calligraphy and painting, so he also regards spreading traditional calligraphy and painting culture as a priority. Do it yourself.

Because of this, when someone asks him for advice, he often explains everything in detail, and he must let the other party figure out the problem. If he thinks you don't understand, he will hold on to you.

It must be said that Jiang Lan's intentions are good, but it is also because his affairs are so detailed that those who ask him for advice feel that he is paranoid and his speech is long-winded. Except for one or two people who really want to learn, no one will talk about it again. went to him.

In contrast, with Li Jikai's identity and his concise and clear speech, there are many people looking for him. Some people ask him to give advice on their own creations, and others ask him to comment on the collections they brought. If Xing Shu didn't maintain order, even There is no time to rest.

"Mr. Fang, can you please comment on the work I brought today?"

Fang Hao was planning to continue to appreciate the collection brought by today's guests with Li Mingchao, when he saw a middle-aged man asking him for advice with a painting.

This made Fang Hao feel a little surprised. It is true that he did behave just now, and many people took away the contempt for him, but he was still too young, and he did not have a prominent background or record. I lined up to ask several experts, but no one came to him. This middle-aged man was the first to come to him for advice.

"What's your surname, sir?" Fang Hao asked politely.

The middle-aged man introduced himself: "Miangui's surname is Wu, Koutian Wu, Wu Qiliang."

Although Fang Hao was curious why Wu Qiliang came to him, he didn't delve into it, and asked directly: "Mr. Wu, hello, I don't know which painting you want to comment on?"

Wu Qiliang said: "What I brought today is Tang Yin's "Landscape in Imitation of Ni Zan"."

After Fang Hao heard this, he felt a little strange, why did Tang Bohu still imitate Ni Zan's landscape?
As we all know, Tang Yin's early paintings were "distant attack on Li Tang" and "inbred Shen Zhou".In the early days, Shen Zhou, the founder of the Wumen School of Painting, and Zhou Chen, the painter, were his teachers.Shen Zhou took the paintings of the Yuan people as his master, while Zhou Chen took the paintings of the Southern Song Academy as his teacher.Tang Yin, who is also his director, merged Yuanren's brushwork in the style of the Southern Song Dynasty, and made rapid progress in a short period of time, even surpassing his teacher Zhou Chen, and became famous.

In other words, if Tang Yin imitates the paintings of his predecessors, he should most imitate the works of Li Tang, and there are related auction records, and the imitation of Ni Zan's painting style is generally created by painters who admire Ni Zan, such as those who are keen on learning Ni Zan Shanshui, Bada Shanren, etc., Tang Yin is not among them.

This is exactly where Fang Hao was puzzled.

Of course, whether this painting is real or not can only be known after seeing it.

Wu Qiliang took out the painting and unfolded it, and people gathered when they saw it.

I saw an old tree on the shore of the lake in the close-up of the painting. Its roots are placed on the slopes, while the trunk bends into the water, and the crown of the tree is raised upwards. , The length is uneven; a leaf boat is moored on the shore.

The meandering direction of the gentle mountains in the distant view echoes the various elements in the foreground, and the spirit of the picture runs through.But the large blank space in the middle is used to show the vast and calm water surface, with a small beach and several clusters of reeds interspersed.

The trees and rocks in this painting have slightly sideways parallel folds, dry ink and other techniques, all of which are closely related to Ni Zan's style.

Fang Hao observed the painting carefully, and the more he looked at it, the more interesting it became.

Regarding imitation, there are no more than two situations, celebrity imitation and counterfeiting.

In the first case, the painter is also a famous person. For example, Tang Bohu imitated Li Tang's works, and his inscription is "imitating Li Xigu's painting method, Gusu waiter Tang Yin, and presenting Wen Boss, Mr. Yajia."

However, there is no inscription left by Tang Yin on this painting, only seals left by several connoisseurs in the Qing Dynasty. The inscription left by the family.

This Gao Shiqi was a very famous collector in the early Qing Dynasty, and his collection was very rich.

Among them, there are three volumes of "Jiangcun Xiaoxia Lu", which record the paintings and calligraphy seen. Each volume is sequenced by time, examines its origin, records size, texture, seal, inscription, picture content, etc., and adds comments at intervals. All bibliography imitated.However, the authenticity of the works has not been evaluated, and many fake copies that the authors know are also filled in, which seems to be intentional to confuse the public.

The "Catalogue of Jiangcun Books" was hand-booked by Gao Shiqi and published by later generations.Because it is my own secret book, the authenticity, pros and cons, and evaluation of each work are very clear.

For the works without any description in "Jiangcun Xiaoxialu", there are appraisal comments in "Calligraphy and Painting Catalogue". This book is divided into nine categories in one volume.Among them, the two categories of "introduction" and "send" for presenting to the inner government and gifts to relatives and friends are all marked as counterfeit and of low value, while the eternal secret play is genuine and expensive, which is a special boutique.Therefore, almost all of his calligraphy submitted to the emperor was fake, and he was impeached by the speech officials at that time.

Therefore, Gao Shiqi left an inscription to confirm that the author of this painting was Huang Tang Yin.

"Why does Gao Shiqi think this is Tang Yin's work?"

"Gao Shiqi is a great collector, right? There must be some basis for what he says, otherwise, how could he have such a great reputation?"

"Hey, what's the matter with the big collector? Let's not mention that the big collector also punches holes. Even the paintings and calligraphy he pays tribute to are fake. Is it impossible to just write like that?"

"It's not like he's full, why should he write casually?"

The onlookers were immediately divided into two factions, and the fight was irresistible.

Wu Qiliang asked Fang Hao, "Teacher Fang, what is your judgment?"

Fang Hao thought for a while, and was about to speak, when a voice came from beside him: "The mouth is hairless."

Fang Hao turned his head and saw that it was Ji Dacheng who spoke. Seeing Fang Hao looking at him, he deliberately turned his head, as if he didn't say the words just now.

"Is Ji Dacheng out of his mind this time? He came here to provoke himself for no reason."

Fang Hao felt very baffled, but now he was too lazy to worry about it, and kept it in his heart, and said: "Looking at the whole scroll, there is no Tang Yin's pen and ink style. If the author is Tang Yin, this is obviously impossible. For example, the previous auction Tang Yin's "Landscape in Imitation of Li Tang", although using Li Tang's brushwork, still has Tang Yin's own style."

Ji Dacheng sneered: "You are stronger than Gao Shiqi!"

Fang Hao glanced at him indifferently: "If Gao Shiqi says you are a pig, do you think you are a pig?"

"You!" Ji Dacheng was so angry that his face turned red, but he suppressed his anger forcefully when he saw everyone looking at him: "Slick tongue, can't Tang Bohu copy it?"

"If you don't understand, go back and read a few more books. Don't just talk nonsense if you don't understand anything!"

Fang Hao glanced at Ji Dacheng, and then said: "This painting imitates Ni Zan's style very well, but in terms of brushwork and other aspects, it still shows some of the author's own style. This style has nothing to do with Tang Yin. How can it be done?" Do you think the author is Tang Yin?"

(End of this chapter)