Antique Dealer

Chapter 74 Analysis
If Cheng He told the truth, it would indeed save a lot of expenses.

Generally speaking, if a lot is successfully auctioned, both the buyer and the seller have to pay the auction house a commission.The percentage of commission is different, some are 15% for both buyers and sellers, and some sellers are cheaper than buyers.

15% is the standard, that is to say, if a lot is auctioned for 100 million yuan, the seller will pay a commission of 15 yuan, which is undoubtedly a lot of money.

Of course, Li Jikai was also a little moved, but he didn't know anything about this Huayou. Who knew what his strength was, or whether there was anything tricky about it.

"If I have a need, I must contact you."

Cheng He didn't have extravagant expectations when he saw Li Jikai for the first time, but he was very interested in the painting on the table, and Li Jikai was very concerned about the painting, which made him even more interested. Want to find out.

Therefore, Cheng He gave Ji Dacheng a timely look.

Ji Dacheng's ability to observe faces is quite strong. He noticed Cheng He's eyes and said to Li Jikai: "Brother-in-law, Mr. Cheng has studied calligraphy and painting for many years, and old Mr. Zhushi from Xiangjiang has a high level of appraisal of his calligraphy and painting." Praise, let's sit and discuss together when we have time, how about it?"

Cheng He waved his hand modestly: "It's all the old people's absurd praise. In this regard, I have to learn more from Teacher Li. I don't know if Teacher Li can give me this opportunity!"

Li Jikai thought for a while and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Mr. Cheng to be a fellow. It just so happens that a friend of ours is going to hold a calligraphy and painting salon this Friday. I wonder if Mr. Cheng has time to attend?"

Ji Dacheng knows his brother-in-law too well, sometimes he is bad, he can't believe how much Li Jikai has a good impression of Cheng He, and now he invites members to the salon, it is probably not a good thing, he hurriedly congratulates Cheng He Give a hint.

When Cheng He heard that there was such a good thing, he didn't notice the hint Ji Dacheng gave him, so he hurriedly agreed.

Ji Dacheng sighed in his heart: "Yes, whether it's a blessing or a curse depends on your own destiny."

Li Jikai said to Fang Hao again: "Fang Hao, don't you mind letting President Cheng take a look at this painting?"

Fang Hao said with a smile: "Of course, maybe Cheng Zong's opinion can confirm my judgment."

Cheng He looked up at Fang Hao, feeling a little surprised. He thought these two were Li Jikai's juniors, but it didn't seem to be the case, and the painting belonged to this young man.

So, he was polite again, and sent his business cards to Fang Hao and Li Mingchao.After that, his eyes turned to the picture scroll on the table.

"Hey, why does this painting look familiar to me? Have you seen it somewhere?" Cheng He had some doubts when he saw the content on the scroll.

As soon as Ji Dacheng heard this, he pointed to Fang Hao and said, "I heard that Mr. Cheng has a famous memory. He said he has seen it, so he must have seen it. Brother-in-law, you will not be caught by this The boy was lied to!"

Li Jikai became furious, and scolded: "How can you talk! I have not only seen the original painting of this painting, but also know when it was auctioned, so do you think I am a fool!"

Ji Dacheng was dumbfounded, what do you mean?Now that you know, why do you still attach so much importance to this painting?
Li Jikai scolded again: "Quickly apologize to Fang Hao, or get out of here!"

Ji Dacheng touched his nose and had to apologize to Fang Hao in embarrassment.

Fang Hao didn't bother to know Ji Dacheng as well, but he didn't give Ji Dacheng a good look, so he nodded slightly, and the matter was over.

It's just such an attitude that made Ji Dacheng angry again, and he was very annoyed.

On the other side, Cheng He stared at the scroll for appraisal, and after a while, he raised his head: "This is indeed a copied work by a master, but it's not easy for me to decide who the author is."

Li Ji smiled at Fang Hao and said, "Fang Hao, how about we play a game?"

Fang Hao became interested: "What game?"

Li Jikai said: "How about each writing their own inferences on a piece of paper and opening them together?"

Fang Hao smiled and said, "Yes."

Cheng He said, "Can I participate too?"

Li Jikai nodded: "No problem."

Ji Dacheng hurriedly went to the waiter for paper and pens, and then the three of them wrote down their respective authors on the paper.

"one two three!"

Li Jikai counted three times, opened the paper with Zhu Hao and Cheng He at the same time, and saw that it said Zhao Zuo, Zhao Zuo and Shen Shichong respectively.

The great painter Dong Qichang, because of his high position and great power, his attainment of calligraphy and painting and appreciation, can respect the country's first-class, and naturally there are not a few people who come to ask for calligraphy and painting.In this way, Mr. Dong's elegant interest in calligraphy and painting was disturbed. In order to keep the mansion quiet and undisturbed, he often closed the mansion door to thank guests.

Many of the people who asked Dong Suo to paint were colleagues and high-ranking officials. If they were all beaten to death with a stick and refused to write or paint, they would be afraid of being gossiped. Thinking that there were many disciples with superb painting skills in the room, in order to avoid some people coming to the door They are entangled in asking for paintings, and often ask them to write and draw for themselves.Among them, Zhao Zuo and Shen Shichong are one of the ghostwriters in Dong Qichang's paintings.

Seeing that the name he wrote was different from theirs, Cheng He felt that he must be wrong, and he scratched his head: "It seems that my research on Dong Qichang is still far behind!"

Li Jikai was not surprised by this, and just smiled when he heard it, Fang Hao became more curious: "Fang Hao, why do you think it is Zhao Zuo's work?"

Fang Hao said: "Zhao Zuo's landscape paintings are based on Song Xu, tracing back to the source, tracing the brushwork of famous artists in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, good at using dry brushes to burn ink, good at drying and dyeing, ink is moist, and full of charm. In addition, he was influenced by Dong Qichang's landscape paintings The theory and practice of Dong Qichang's landscape painting influenced the development of landscape painting in the late Ming Dynasty and even the Qing Dynasty.

Since Dong Qichang was born in Songjiang, many painting schools in Songjiang at that time followed Dong, emphasized imitating the ancients, and paid attention to brush and ink as the trend. Zhao Zuo was among them, and it was inevitable that he was influenced by Dong's painting creation.

Just like this painting, its composition is three-stage, the rocks in the foreground, and the steep shape are common Dong family landscapes, with an ancient charm.The closest part of the picture is a few miscellaneous trees on the hills. Basically, it is first sketched and then textured. After the light ink, the thick ink is applied, and the spirit of the tree directly jumps out of the picture.

A flat boat is between the rocks and miscellaneous trees, and there is no one on the boat. It is a poetic picture of "the spring tide brings rain and comes late, and the wild crossing is unmanned".

The treatment of the rocks in the middle section is not complicated. The cracking method is all designed for the image, but the appearance is quite different from the current flow.There are several houses in the mountains, but it is also "no people in the empty mountains".Although the method of cracking the distant mountains is simple, it is also appropriate in shades, which strengthens the sense of depth in the picture.

These all show that the author has studied Dong's techniques deeply, while Zhao Zuo has devoted his life to painting, especially antique paintings, and lacks his own style.Although many of Dong's paintings are "substituted" by brush and ink, compared with Dong's brush and ink skills, his brush and ink skills are slightly weaker. It's shown in this painting. "

(End of this chapter)