Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

After the break appeared, Lin Ran did not continue to use the blade, but carefully opened it with the handle of the knife.

As the cracks appeared, large amounts of dust reappeared.

"Ahem." The inside had obviously not been cleaned for a long time, leaving a lot of dust and dirt.

But compared to the dust in the air before, it was still nothing.

After a while, the clues of a picture scroll can be seen.

Tong Yang gathered around excitedly. Although he had nothing to do with him, it was interesting to watch him pick up the leaks.

There are no clues from the surface traces of calligraphy and painting.

"Mr. Lin, take it out and take a look?" Tong Yang rubbed his hands back and forth and asked excitedly.

The current crack was not enough to take out the painting. Lin Ran took the knife and gently slid it down along the direction of the cut. All his eyes stayed on the surface of the wood, for fear that there would be a slight flaw that would damage the calligraphy and painting inside.

You can already see the paper on the surface of these calligraphy and paintings, with irregular shapes and fan-shaped textures.

Finally took out the first calligraphy and painting.

The outermost lines of writing were blurred, but Lin Ran took a closer look and judged that it should be ancient regular script.

Below the regular script, there are a few lines of small characters, and the handwriting looks very sloppy and inconsistent. It doesn't look like it was written by a famous artist, but more like some civilian graffiti.

Lin Ran tried to unfold the scroll, but the result was that the inside was similar to what he expected, and the surface was blurry.

"Hey, what a pity." Tong Yang looked at the painting, and the ink on it was already scrawled.

They are stacked together, and the possibility of other calligraphy and painting being spared is not high.

If this is not a fake, it should be a collection of ordinary people. Mixed together, it is more difficult to distinguish the true from the false.

"Mr. Lin, can you determine the age of these calligraphy and paintings? Are they authentic?" Tong Yang asked.

Lin Ran took out the magnifying glass in his pocket, and then carefully observed the words on the painting he took out.

The font is regular script, but the one below is actually official script.

Mixing two different styles of fonts together, a famous artist would not make such a stupid mistake.

"The dynasty cannot be confirmed yet, but this calligraphy and painting is just a folk work. It has certain research value, but it is not high." Lin Ran nodded and threw the calligraphy and painting aside.

Its value was obviously not worthy of him taking it back for repairs, and he planned to throw it away as waste paper.

The next step is to take the second calligraphy and painting.

"Huh?" Lin Ran was slightly startled after taking out the painting. The calligraphy and painting was not too damaged, and the paper was still relatively dry.

But since it was rolled up like this and not framed, the situation inside was probably not optimistic.

He carefully took out the calligraphy and painting, placed it on the table, and slowly spread it out.

Tong Yang had forgotten his goal and came over to watch.

Lin Ran picked up the magnifying glass, observed it carefully for a moment, put it down again, and sighed.

Tong Yang thought to himself that it was probably judged to be a folk work again.

Lin Ran frowned slightly, with a puzzled expression on his face.

I saw him picking up a corner of the calligraphy and painting again and studying it. Tong Yang had only seen this treasure appraisal technique in books, and this was the first time he had experienced it personally.

After a long while, after Lin Ran's thoughts calmed down, he asked carefully: "Mr. Lin, what do you think of this calligraphy and painting? Is it authentic?"

From the look on his face, he seemed to dislike this calligraphy and painting.

But from his point of view, the preservation of this calligraphy and painting is relatively complete, and it may be a work from the Song Dynasty. Even if it is not very famous, some people will be willing to spend money to buy it.

You should know that not all collectors have high aspirations. Someone once asked Tong Yang to buy imitation bronze statues of the Song Dynasty, but Tong Yang did not agree.After all, if someone makes something like this and uses it for illegal purposes, he has nothing to do with it.

This is why counterfeiters usually set up stalls instead of going to stores.

Lin Ran looked at Tong Yang and showed a smile.

"Boss Tong, what do you think of this calligraphy and painting?" He asked Tong Yang's opinion. It seemed that he had some research on calligraphy and painting.

"How dare I show my shame in front of Mr. Lin." Tong Yang waved his hand quickly.

"There is no such thing as showing off one's ugliness. To put it bluntly, treasure appraisal means everyone expresses his or her own opinion. As long as you think it is beautiful and the price is right, this antique is suitable for you." Lin Ran explained.

When Tong Yang was doing business with Zhuang Sheng in the past, he was always looked down upon by him, so he didn't have a very good impression of the people in the Chinese Language and Culture Department. Lin Ran had completely overturned his opinion.

"Then..." Tong Yang paused and said, "There is something wrong with the handwriting of this calligraphy and painting."

"Oh? What's wrong?" Lin Ran was intrigued when he heard Tong Yang's words.

Since Lin Ran saved face for himself, Tong Yang directly pointed out the problem of calligraphy and painting.

He pointed at the chick above with his finger in the air and said: "The way to draw this chicken is wrong."

"Tell me about it?" Lin Ran raised his eyebrows. Tong Yang didn't seem like a pure layman.

In fact, Lin Ran already had the answer in his mind, but he was too tired now. He wanted to take a rest while continuing to appraise the treasure, but someone happened to be discussing with him next to him.

As the saying goes, brainstorming and listening to other people's opinions will also help you to look at things objectively.

Tong Yang smiled bitterly and said hurriedly, "The flowers on this chick are so beautiful. It must be incompatible with the culture at that time."

Lin Ran nodded and gave him some encouragement.

Tong Yang was encouraged and dared to continue.

"I first assume that it is a calligraphy and painting from the Song Dynasty. Whether it is the Southern Song Dynasty or the Northern Song Dynasty, there is a saying that the chicken has five virtues."

"They are respectively Wen, Wu, Yong, Ren, and Xin. Therefore, in the calligraphy and paintings of the Song Dynasty, roosters are usually full of energy, with bright eyes, and a kind of aura that is not angry but powerful."

"Unlike modern comparisons, in the Song Dynasty, the image of a chicken was usually considered to be a monk."

"So even if it is a chick, it will not be painted so gracefully, which will damage the image of the chicken."

And its image seems to be that of a Zen monk who attained enlightenment at the fifth watch.

Tong Yang's tone was calm, and he pointed out the problem in a bloody manner.

Being able to open a bronze products store in a scenic area, the owner is indeed of a certain standard.

Lin Ran nodded in agreement.

Then he rolled up the calligraphy and painting, "Boss Tong, don't you have some research on calligraphy and painting? Why do you still say you don't understand?"

He rolled up the picture and threw it aside.

Obviously, this is a genuine work, just a painting by ordinary people following the trend. It does not have the style he mentioned, and it is also because of the low skill of the painter.

This kind of calligraphy and painting neither represents the artistic level of the time nor is it helpful for studying ancient painting styles.

Therefore, even though it was still well preserved, Lin Ran threw it aside without any happy expression.