Shen Ge hurriedly waved his hand, "It's an antique thing, don't you want to hear about it?" I just saw a customer go, and there is something quite special." ”

"Sit down and talk!" Yu Yao raised his hand.

The three of them sat down at the table of the Eight Immortals.

"What is it?" Yu Yao asked

"It's an album. Shen Geying.

"Album?" Yu Yao looked at her, "Aren't you in the porcelain miscellaneous department? And didn't you Mr. Chen come to take your vacation? Even if you go back, you should arrange idle work, why did you change departments?"

"Yes, it was supposed to be a holiday, but I didn't mention it and went to work as usual. It's not a change of department, he said let me exercise in a mobile rotation, and I went to the calligraphy and painting department first. I went with Director Zang for this thing. ”

Yu Yao, director of the painting and calligraphy department of Tianhe Auction, saw that the painting of Fu Qingzhu by his upstairs neighbor Tu Wenhai was from him.

The batch of porcelain on Hong Kong Island is going to be auctioned in the spring, and the spring auction is about to start, and the so-called mobile rotation is nothing more than to let Shen Ge avoid the auction process of that batch of porcelain.

"It's a good thing, focus on training and rotation. Pu Jie didn't know the reason, so he said casually.

Shen Ge smiled, and Yu Yao said, "Is this album a person's work, or a collection?"

Albums, in the form of calligraphy and painting mounting, are the easiest to preserve and appreciate. Of course, the works that can be framed into albums are not large in size and are all sketches, so they can be framed into books, one by one.

The album first appeared in the Tang Dynasty, when some people adopted the method of breaking up the whole into parts in order to solve the problem that long scrolls were inconvenient to appreciate, and after cutting them, the pages were framed separately and then assembled into a volume.

At that time, it was not called an album, it was called a page. This primitive way of dealing with things is a bit violent, so the promotion is not high.

However, the method of cutting long scrolls is not recognized, but the method of collecting them into books has been borrowed, and sketches of similar size can be framed in this way.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, albums began to become popular, and it was easy to lose calligraphy and painting sketches, which was conducive to both preservation and appreciation.

Moreover, it also gives collectors of calligraphy and painting more opportunities to exert their subjective initiative, and can be collected according to the author or theme. It's like stamp collecting, a book on people, a book on animals, a book for a certain designer, and so on.

"One person's, Tang Shen's work in the Ming Dynasty, there are not many pages, there are only twelve in total, and the paintings are of the twelve zodiac signs. Shen Ge introduced, "The paper and pen and ink look like they are old, and the overall style is the same." ”

"Tang Shen?" Pu Jie was slightly stunned.

Yu Yao asked, "Is it Tang Yin's younger brother Tang Shen? It's hard to say whether he is good at calligraphy and painting, and it seems that there are no heirloom works!"

Judging from the album itself, it should be Tang Bohu's younger brother Tang Shen. First, the year is right, and there are 'three years of Zhengde' and 'Wuzhong Tangshen'. In addition, on the zodiac sheep, zodiac tiger, and zodiac monkey, there are also labels, indicating that it is the father, brother and his own genus. Shen Ge responded.

Tang Yin, born in the sixth year of Chenghua, belongs to the tiger in the year of Yin, so he is named Tang Yin. There is a false rumor here that Tang Yin was born on the day of the month of Yin, but in fact, he was born on the fourth day of the second month, which is the ugly day of the month of the year of Yin.

Tang Yin's younger brother Tang Shen, born in the twelfth year of Chenghua, is six years younger than Tang Yin, Shen Nian is a monkey, so his name is Tang Shen. The twelfth year of Chenghua is 1476, the third year of Zhengde is 1508, and the thirty-second year of Tang Shen can indeed be matched. Moreover, Tang Yin's paintings also fell behind "Wuzhong Tang Yin".

Tang Yin and Tang Shen's father is called Tang Guangde, and it is difficult to find historical information about his birth year. However, if you look at this zodiac album, if it is a sheep, it should be roughly Tang Yin, who was born in 1451 and is nineteen years old. Because Tang Yin is the eldest son of Tang Guangde, if it is twelve years later, Tang Yin, who is thirty-one years old, seems to be too late in the Ming Dynasty.

Yu Yao asked Shen Ge again, "Is there anything else besides these?"

In addition to Tang Shen's inscription and seal, there is another place on the last blank page of the album, which may have been left by the collector. Shen Ge introduced, "The title is: very interesting, and the inscription is: Jinghua Sanren." However, this inscription is also too arbitrary······"

"Jinghua Sanren?" Yu Yao couldn't help but interrupt Shen Ge's words, "Where is this album now?"

"Director Zang brought it back to the auction house. ”

"Signed an auction agreement?"

"No, just with the consent of the cargo owner, I signed an appraisal agreement first, and brought it back for a consultation. ”

Yu Yao nodded and groaned.

This album is really difficult to identify. Because Tang Shen has no works that have been handed down, it is difficult to find historical materials about calligraphy and painting. Therefore, it can only be identified from the paper and mounting.

But even the old paper and ink of the Ming Dynasty may not really be Tang Shen's. It may be a forgery from the Ming Dynasty, or a forgery from the Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China, or even the modern era.

Tang Bohu's name is so big, it is possible to make a fortune by ingeniously making an album of his younger brother, opportunistically, and using his strength to build momentum.

"What does Director Zang think?"

Director Zang said that there is no problem with the paper and ink of the album painting, but it is not the original mounting, and it should be re-framed during the Republic of China. ”

"With Director Zang's eyesight, this shouldn't be wrong. Yu Yao tapped on the table, "In this way, even if it is a forgery, it is from the Republic of China period, not modern." ”

"Yes, at least some years. Shen Ge nodded, "But if you want to judge Tang Shen in the Ming Dynasty, Director Zang also has a headache." ”

"The old paper and old ink, after the painting, as long as the old skills are masterful, there is almost no way to confirm it. Yu Yao sighed, "I guess it's enough, the key is who knows Tang Shen's painting and brushwork!"

"You can't help it?" Shen Ge couldn't help but sigh.

"But we have to see. Yu Yao looked at Shen Ge, "Does Director Zang agree?"

Of course, Yu Yao has to go and see it! This "Jinghua Sanren" has actually "emerged" again, how can he miss this opportunity?

"He can't ask for it!" Shen Ge said, "This thing is very pleasing in all aspects; the theme of the 12 zodiac signs is liked by many people; Tang Yin's younger brother is another gimmick; it is still this album, which is convenient for appreciation and preservation! If it is genuine, it may be able to fetch an unexpectedly high price!"

At this time, Pu Jie suddenly laughed.

Yu Yao and Shen Ge couldn't help but look at him together, "What are you laughing at?"

Pu Jie lit a cigarette and shook his head, "Didn't you find a way?"

"The way?" Shen Ge looked puzzled.

Yu Yao touched his nose, "You mean the way of imitation or forgery?"

"Yes, it's not easy to imitate Tang Yin, so imitate Tang Shen. And so on, if you find a brother or nephew of a famous artist, the kind that is not very famous and has poor historical materials, as long as the paper and ink are used correctly, and the brushwork of the ordinary painters of the same time is borrowed, and then the old ones are made—wouldn't it be difficult to identify such works, but they are likely to sell for a high price!"