Appreciation of treasures

Chapter 8 Mr. Gu

Old Song turned his head and glared at him, "What are you talking about?! Didn't you see that there were guests?!"

Only then did they notice that there was also a silver-haired old man sitting at the tea table with Old Song Tou.

Zhao Gang observed the old man, and saw that he was wearing a cotton snow-white robe and a light ink coat, and his silver hair was combed back meticulously.

Looking at him, Zhao Gang couldn't help but think of Gandalf in the movie "The Lord of the Rings". They both have the aura of a fairy.

At this time, he saw that Li Chao beside him bowed to the old man and said, "Hello, Mr. Gu."

Mr. Koo?
Could it be that this is Gu Qingyuan, who is known as one of the three masters in the antique circle.

The three tasters are influential figures in the antique circle.In their hands, there is almost nothing that they are not sure about.

These three people have their own specialties.Mr. Jin Chang is good at pearls, jade and jadeite, curator Su Qiming Su is good at porcelain and bronze, and Gu Qingyuan Gu is best at calligraphy and painting on inscriptions!
If it can be verified by Mr. Gu, then his "Orchid and Bamboo in the Wind" will not worry about realizing it.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly nodded to Mr. Gu as a salute.

Gu Qingyuan nodded gracefully to the two, and said to Old Song Tou:
"Xiao Song, Li Chao is a guy in your store, I know him. Who is this young man, and is he also your apprentice?"

Zhao Gang couldn't help laughing. In front of a master of literature and entertainment like Mr. Gu, the old Song head was also downgraded and became "Xiao Song".

Old Songtou pointed to Zhao Gang and introduced: "He used to be my buddy here, but now he has changed his career. However, he is still very interested in antiques, and now he often comes to communicate."

"Oh, that's it." He greeted Zhao Gang and Li Chao very kindly: "Don't stand up, sit down quickly. I just heard that you just collected a calligraphy and painting, can you show me?"

Gu Qingyuan has a habit, whenever he sees calligraphy and painting, whether it is the work of ancient famous masters or the hands of modern new schools, he can't help but taste it.

Hearing what he said, Zhao Gang was really looking for it, and quickly took out the picture from the wooden box, unfolded it and put it on the wooden table.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Gu, as a leading figure in the literary and entertainment circle, would be so kind, with no airs at all, which made Zhao and Li sincerely admire him.

As the painting unfolded, Gu Qingyuan's eyes lit up after just one glance. He took out a magnifying glass from his arms and stepped forward to look at it carefully.

Old Song also leaned over to take a look, and soon he found the inconspicuous watermark, and couldn't help frowning.

This flaw is too obvious!
He still knows the level of his apprentice. It stands to reason that such an obvious flaw should not be noticed.

He couldn't help looking at Zhao Gang with some doubts.I saw him calm and composed, very confident.

He looked at Mr. Gu again, and was still carefully examining every detail of the painting with a magnifying glass.

Compared with calligraphy and painting, Lao Songtou is actually better at appreciating porcelain.He looked at Gu Lao so carefully, and couldn't help but feel puzzled.Could it be that I missed something, this "Orchid and Bamboo in the Wind" has another mystery?
It took a long time before Gu Qingyuan's eyes shifted from the painting.He put away the magnifying glass, looked at Zhao Gang and said, "Can you tell me, where did you get this calligraphy and painting?"

Zhao Gang told Gu Lao everything about what happened in the morning.Li Chao added on the side, mainly emphasizing Zhao Gang's abnormal behavior when he was buying paintings, and his earnest dissuasion.

Gu Lao listened and nodded.

"Well, it's about the same as I guessed." He continued, "I'm afraid that most of the shopkeepers in this antique street saw the watermark on this painting and thought it was a fake in their hearts."

Then he turned to Old Song and asked, "Just now, did you think so?"

Lao Song was taken aback, Gu Lao said so, could it be that this "Orchid and Bamboo in the Wind" is actually the real thing? !

Full of doubts, he nodded with complicated emotions.

"Old Gu, what do you mean is that this painting is really the authentic work of Monk Bitter Gourd?" Li Chao also dropped his jaw in shock, "Impossible, it is a fake painting, it even has a watermark from the printing factory, how could it be real……"

"Heh, what if the watermark was accidentally printed by later generations?" Old Gu said with a smile.

"what?"

Li Chao gasped.

If this is the case, Gangzi has picked up a great treasure!Just now, I was afraid that he would be deceived, so I kept stopping him. Fortunately, he hinted in time, so I didn't do anything wrong.

Could it be that just now in the Antique Street, Gangzi has already seen that this picture is the real one? !

This is so surprising!
Even the master just looked away.Could it be that Gangzi's attainments in calligraphy and painting appraisal are already so high, even more accurate than the master's vision?
Thinking of this, he looked at Zhao Gang with more complicated eyes.

"Little friend, your eyes are very vicious!" Mr. Gu praised.

Even Mr. Gu praised Zhao Gang so much, and changed his name to Xiaoyou, which shows his affirmation of him.

"There is just one thing I don't know. I have had a relationship with this "Orchid and Bamboo in the Wind" before, and I am familiar with some details of this painting. Therefore, I can judge that this painting is authentic."

"Dare to ask my friend, how did you realize that this painting is the real work of Shi Tao?"

This stopped Zhao Gang from asking.How to tell that this painting is not a fake, how to answer this question?You can't tell Mr. Gu that you opened your eyes by virtue of your supernatural powers, right?

I'm afraid no one will believe me.

But just now, Li Chao exaggerated his abnormal behavior when he bought the painting that he was determined to win. It would be unreasonable to say that it was pure luck.

He had no choice but to say vaguely: "Actually, I'm not entirely sure that this is Shi Tao's authentic work. I just feel that this ink bamboo has an indescribable charm. I just feel that the spirit of this painting is very refined and extraordinary, so I like it very much. It’s not really identified as Shi Tao’s authentic work.”

Unexpectedly, Mr. Gu gave him a thumbs up after hearing this: "It's really tall! Young man, I didn't expect you to have reached the realm of 'hopefulness' at such a young age!"

"Many so-called experts in the industry always like to summarize many ways based on the characteristics of each type of antiques, or to sum up some tricks through the details of certain characteristics, and use these sayings and tricks as a judgment of authenticity. In fact, this is a very low-level identification method, fundamentally speaking, this method is largely responsible for the fact that so many people are being fooled when they buy antiques today."

"The most essential and accurate method of appraisal is actually 'Wang Qi'. The so-called "Qi" is "Qi Yun". It is the spirit of an era, and it captures the breath of the whole.”

(End of this chapter)