Chapter 14: The Arabian Nights

Shi Xiaolin walked to the first storage shelf suspiciously, and Tang Xin pointed to the Qinglong Tianqiu bottle with his hand: "In the porcelain, only this Tianqiu bottle is real, please Miss Shi take it out." ”

Shi Xiaolin saw that he was very sure and the result was right, a trace of surprise appeared on his face, and he took out the porcelain vase and placed it on a table padded with flannel.

Huang Jianli didn't believe that one person could identify all types of antiques, let alone that the young Tang Xin would have such comprehensive skills.

Therefore, when he saw that Tang Xin correctly identified the genuine porcelain products, although he was also a little surprised, but after thinking about it, this kid may be good at identifying porcelain, and he will definitely be ugly in other categories......

After arriving in front of the shelf where the bronze ware was placed, Tang Xin pointed to one of the "Cupola Ear Gold Sheet Three-legged Furnaces" and said: "This three-legged furnace is a genuine product in the Chongzhen period of the Qing Dynasty, and it is pasted with gold plates, which should be worth a lot of money." The rest of the Xuande furnaces, Boshan furnaces, and Han Dynasty bronzes are all modern imitations. ”

This time, not only Shi Xiaolin was surprised, but even Huang Jianli and Lao Li were so shocked that their eyes were bulging: because Tang Xin's words just now were exactly the same as the appraisal conclusion of Zhang Jingen, a bronze appraisal expert invited by Shi Xiaolin.

Chen Yunhan saw the surprised look on the faces of Shi Xiaolin and the others, and knew that Tang Xin's conclusion was right, so she couldn't help but be happy, and looked at Tang Xin with a smile, feeling that he had earned face for himself in front of his best friend Shi Xiaolin, so he felt very comfortable......

Next, Tang Xin found two old objects in the "miscellaneous" category, which were a "Yongle Sword" of the Ming Dynasty and a genuine Shoushan stone seal of Emperor Jiaqing.

At this time, Huang Jianli was completely convinced, and said to Tang Xin: "Mr. Tang, the four things you just found are exactly the same as the appraisal results of several experts, and Huang is full of admiration. The reason why I spoke ill of you just now is because I think that no matter how knowledgeable a person is, it is impossible for him to be proficient in all types of treasure appreciation skills. But now, this impossibility has been realized in you, which is really in response to the old saying: There is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the world!"

Shi Xiaolin also gave a heartfelt thumbs up and praised: "Mr. Tang, it is indeed a very amazing skill that you can correctly find these four genuine pieces from so many kinds of collections. I also said some disrespectful words to you just now, I hope you don't take it to heart. ”

Tang Xin smiled and waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay! Miss Shi, don't be busy praising me first, you still have real treasures in this collection that you haven't taken out! According to my judgment, the four genuine antiques you take out now, all of their market prices, are not more than one-third of the other treasure!"

Shi Xiaolin was stunned for a moment, and asked a little puzzled: "There is another genuine treasure, in which category?"

Huang Jianli also stared at him with surprised eyes, and said: "Brother, Miss Shi asked experts to appraise these collections, and Mr. Li and I also invited several other experts to come over and estimate the price, which is equivalent to passing the eyes of two groups of experts." They came to the same conclusion, only assuming that the four objects you just identified were genuine, and the rest were fakes and high imitations. How do you say there's another treasure worth a lot of money?"

Tang Xin pointed to Wen Zhengming's painting "Colorful Moon Flowing West" with his hand and said: "This painting of Wen Zhengming is the genuine work created by himself. The size of this painting is relatively large, and according to the current market price, it is worth at least 15 million yuan. If it is sold at an auction house, it may fetch a high price of more than 20 million yuan. ”

When Huang Jianli heard him say that this "Colorful Moon Flowing West" was Wen Zhengming's genuine work, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, shook his hand and said, "Mr. Tang, you may be an eye-catcher." To tell you the truth, when I first saw this painting, I was also very interested, and specially invited Mr. Su Chuping, a famous calligraphy and painting appraisal expert, to come and see it. Mr. Su believes that there are several obvious errors and omissions in this painting, and it cannot be Wen Zhengming's genuine work. ”

Shi Xiaolin also said: "Mr. Tang, I also asked another calligraphy and painting expert to look at this painting, and he agreed with Mr. Su Chuping that there are obvious flaws in this painting. And Wen Zhengming is a very stable and meticulous person, who has pursued perfection in calligraphy and painting all his life, and it is impossible for these flaws to appear. Therefore, this painting cannot be his original work, at most it is a forgery created by later generations to imitate his brushwork and style, although it is also of some value, but it is not high. ”

Tang Xin smiled and said, "This painting does have a few flaws. First of all, in the text of the self-inscription above, it is indicated that he made this painting on the night of August 16 in the year of Gengchen. I have just calculated according to the heavenly stems and terrestrial branches, and the year of Gengchen should be 1520, that is, the fifteenth year of Zhengde of Ming Wuzong. At this time, Wen Zhengming was exactly fifty years old. According to the records, after the age of 44, when Wen Zhengming inscribed his own calligraphy and painting works, he generally titled it 'Wen Zhengming'. But the title of this painting is 'Wenbi'. This is one of the mistakes. Isn't that right?"

Although Tang Xin has only been in school for two years, but after he became an apprentice in Gu Xinzhai, he studied hard, in addition to learning textbook knowledge, he also likes to delve into traditional culture and historical knowledge, and is very proficient in things such as the heavenly stems and earthly branches, so he can quickly calculate the era in which Wen Zhengming is located, and the specific year corresponding to the "Gengchen year......

Shi Xiaolin saw him talking eloquently and pointed out the first mistake and omission of this painting, and couldn't help but be surprised and excited, and hurriedly urged: "Yes, yes, the first mistake and omission you said is exactly the same as what the teachers said." What about the second mistake?"

"The second mistake is in these small block letters. We all know that Wen Zhengming is a steady and meticulous person, and his small block characters are generally very neat and rounded, which is an important criterion for identifying his font. However, the small block font on this painting is unbridled and elegant, which does not conform to his usual style. Isn't that right?"

At this moment, Huang Jianli was also shocked, and nodded again and again and said, "That's right, the two expert teachers said so." Mr. Su, whom I invited, also said that there were several failures in this painting, the most obvious being the bamboo flute, which looked relatively dry and had no sense of roundness at all, and it was also very inconsistent with Wen Zhengming's painting style, so he thought it was a fake. ”

Tang Xin said with a smile: "Let me explain to you why these mistakes and omissions appeared! First of all, Wen Zhengming made this painting in a drunken state, so he inscribed 'Wen Zhengming' as 'Wenbi', and changed his style when inscribed the poem, and wrote a small block script wantonly.

"Secondly, there is a reason for the dull-looking failures in the paintings. Because he was staying at the inn called 'Yingfeng Pavilion', he made this painting while drinking. However, in the middle of the painting, the ink in the inkstone ran out, and there was no scholar waiting beside him, so he did not notice it at the time, so he drew the strokes with a pen that had not been stained with ink, so the brush was dry. ”

Shi Xiaolin, Huang Jianli and others listened to him tell this story that was a bit like a fantasy, and their faces showed expressions of disbelief.