Almighty Appraiser

Chapter 129
"Now, Shi Tao is the only one left and you haven't said yet." Lei Jinxin said with a smile.

Shen Yunfeng chuckled, and said with something in his words: "If there is fate, we will meet again, and the good things will come later."

Lin Hongzhen was drinking red wine, seemingly calm and listening to Shen Yunfeng's analysis, but his face still twitched imperceptibly.

As for Zhang Qiyue, he had already pulled a few tissues, and was about to wipe the sweat off his face.

What shocked the two big owners of the collection was not only Shen Yunfeng's familiarity with the deeds and creative characteristics of these painters in the early Qing Dynasty, but also Shen Yunfeng's eloquence from the time he approached the ancient paintings to the sitting on the sofa. But 10 minutes, this is a bit unbelievable.

You know, when Jiang Dehou saw the ancient paintings brought back by Lin Hongzhen and began to appraise them, he carefully examined them inch by inch with a magnifying glass for two or three hours, and finally dared to assert that they were indeed among the "Four Monks" in the early Qing Dynasty. The authentic work of one person.

Lin Hongzhen and Zhang Qiyue were secretly startled, and over there, Shen Yunfeng started talking again.

Naturally, just like what Lei Jinxin "reminded" with a smile to Shen Yunfeng, Shi Tao was the only one left, and what Shen Yunfeng said next was definitely related to Shi Tao and Zhu Ruoji.

"Shi Tao's creation advocates that 'brush and ink should follow the times', landscape painters should 'be born out of mountains and rivers', 'search all the strange peaks to make drafts', and then 'establish themselves by the law', the landscapes, orchids, bamboos, flowers, fruits, and figures painted, Emphasis on novel style, good at changing composition, unrestrained brush and ink, wild and novel artistic conception, contrary to the style of antique at that time."

"When it comes to the people who eat melons, Shi Tao says he is the second person, and absolutely no one dares to say that he is the number one," Shen Yunfeng said with a smile, "Moreover, Shi Tao's family still eats bitter melons. It is said that someone has researched and said that history The most famous person who eats bitter gourd in the world is the great painter Shi Tao. "

"Shi Tao is a pioneering master of the generation. He calls himself a monk of bitter melon, and he never leaves bitter melon. He even enshrines bitter melon on his desk for worship. His feelings for bitter melon are inseparable from his experience and state of mind."

Having said that, Shen Yunfeng picked up his wine glass, took a sip, looked at Lin Hongzhen and Zhang Qiyue with a smile on his face, and finally fixed his eyes on Lei Jinxin's face.

When Lei Jinxin was looked at by Shen Yunfeng, for some reason, a sense of heroism naturally arose in his heart. He felt that he could see a kind of encouragement in Shen Yunfeng's eyes.

"I know who is the real owner of this painting by Boss Lin." Lei Jinxin quickly winked at Shen Yunfeng, then looked at Lin Hongzhen and Zhang Qiyue, with an extremely proud and determined expression on his face .

The ancient painting that Lin Hongzhen brought over today is strange because on the paper, apart from the landscape manor, small bridges and flowing water, and a few shadowy figures on the bend of the mountain road, there is no inscription or signature of the painter.

For this, Lin Hongzhen took a lot of thought, and specially invited a well-known master of mounting to cover up the inscriptions and seals on the original painting without leaving any traces.

So when Shen Yunfeng came here today, it was tantamount to jumping into the hole Lin Hongzhen dug on his own initiative.

Lin Hongzhen's move also had his own purpose and ideas.If Shen Yunfeng can't identify the authenticity and who painted it, then his reputation as a rising star in antique appraisal in HZ City is not worthy of the name. If Shen Yunfeng can identify which master's authentic painting is only based on the brushwork and composition of the painting, then it is true. There is no more batches of cows.

In the end, Lin Hongzhen wanted to see whether Shen Yunfeng's appraisal was correct or not. In fact, he was also full of contradictions in his heart.

This is all due to one thing, Lin Hongzhen is too ignorant of Shen Yunfeng's character.

This is actually the root cause of Lin Hongzhen's inner conflict.

As for the inscriptions and seals on the ancient paintings that Lin Hongzhen deliberately concealed, they are actually very interesting.Just as modern people often use likes to express their approval and love for a certain event or a certain person, in many ancient paintings, in addition to the inscriptions and signatures of the painters, there are also many traces of later collectors.In other words, the ancients relied on stamps to give likes. When they saw a painting they liked, they stamped it. This is equivalent to saying that this painting has been collected by me.

In the history of Huaguo, as a well-known "like" madman, Qianlong is unprecedented in this regard, and there will be no one in the future. "Qianlong Baosou" records that there are more than 1000 seals of Emperor Qianlong!He especially likes to use inscriptions on calligraphy and painting works to create a sense of presence, expressing the meaning of "like" or "I have read it".

Take Wang Xianzhi's "Mid-Autumn Posts" as an example. There are only more than 80 characters in total. As a result, more than [-] chapters have been stamped by "Shiquan Old Man".

The seal originally appeared as a keepsake, and its role was to confirm.It should be after the Song and Yuan Dynasties that calligraphers and painters paid more attention to the inscriptions and signatures of calligraphy and painting, so they gradually realized the artistic role of seals, and paid attention to playing this role in their own works, so that the art of combining calligraphy, painting and seals was formed. .

The calligraphy, painting and printing complement each other, which not only adds color to the work, but also enliven the atmosphere, and has the effect of "icing on the cake".Signing and stamping on the work can not only show the artist's solemnity to the work, but more importantly, it can also prevent forgery.Therefore, calligraphers and painters have always attached great importance to the use of seals, and even engraved their own seals to organically combine, calligraphy and seals to produce more beautiful and stronger artistic appeal.

Wu Changshuo, a famous painter in the Qing Dynasty, believed that "to be elegant in calligraphy and painting, the seal must be the most important thing. The exquisite calligraphy and painting will be better printed." One of the characteristics that distinguishes Chinese calligraphy and painting from foreign paintings is that the author not only signs the title, but also It needs to be affixed with a seal carved by a seal. The calligraphy and painting are like dragons, and the seal is the finishing touch. This is unique to China, and there is no other branch.

As mentioned above, the way the ancients liked was to affix a seal, which was a seal called Jian Zang, which was a special seal for appreciation and collection.According to historical records, Jianzang chapters also began in the Tang Dynasty, and only became popular after the Song Dynasty.Li Shimin's self-written "Zhenguan" is used as a lianzhu seal, and Tang Minghuang's "Kaiyuan" is used for the imperial collection of paintings and calligraphy.Later, the titles of connoisseurship gradually became more abundant, such as collection, review, appraisal, treasure and secret, appreciation and so on.

Therefore, compared with the predecessors, the way of likes today is much paler, and there is no technical content.Just imagine, "Old Iron 666", "Double-click 666", and the word "Like", how can it be compared with the various pleasing seals.

Of course, Lin Hongzhen also knew the significance of the inscriptions and seals to an ancient painting, so he deliberately asked someone to cover it up, but the so-called hundred secrets inevitably have some omissions. The content of seven seven eight eight is not good?
Therefore, even without inscriptions and seals, Shen Yunfeng can still identify the authenticity of the painting only by relying on the painting.

The reason why he said so many things about the four kings and four monks in the Qing Dynasty at the beginning was completely intentional. He knew that Lin Hongzhen was digging a hole for himself. What else can Lin Hongzhen do to me.

(End of this chapter)