Chapter 262: Zhao Mengfu's Copybook

Mr. Zhang's chagrin does not resonate with Zhou You.

When I was a child, no one was confused, let alone the elders at that time, let alone children. It's just that in retrospect, my heart hurts.

Everyone didn't pay attention to Mr. Xiao Zhang, and the middle-aged man with glasses hurriedly showed the painting in his hand and said: "Mr. Zhou, these are the oil paintings that my father collected before, and they are the works of the oil painting master Feng Gangbai, I hope to get into Mr. Zhou's eyes!"

"It's Old Feng's masterpiece!"

As soon as Zhou You heard Feng Fenggangbai's name, his eyes immediately lit up.

Feng Gangbai, alias Bailian, Junshi, is a native of Xinhui, Guangdong. He devoted his life to the creation of oil painting, mainly portraits, with simple brushstrokes, focusing on capturing the effect of color under the change of light and acting on the production of modeling, so that the colors are real, the images are full of vividness, the scenery is natural, the scenes are blended, and the artistic charm is rich. His masterpiece "Horseman" has been collected by the China Art Museum, and his representative works include "Portrait of a Young Woman", "Young Worker", "Middle School Student", "Guzheng Artist", "Self-Portrait", "Bighead Carp" and so on. Since 1954, he has successively served as a librarian and deputy director of the Guangdong Provincial Research Institute of Culture and History, a member of the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, a director of the Guangdong Branch of the Chinese Artists Association, and a member of the 4th and 5th Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In 1979, he attended the Fourth National Congress of Literary and Art Workers, and joined the China Artists Association after the conference.

From the perspective of collection, Feng Gangbai has a strong collection value.

A few years ago, Chinese oil painting was not very popular, but with the continuous advancement of social civilization, the masterpieces of Chinese local oil painters have repeatedly set new high prices, which has raised the market price of Chinese local oil paintings in disguise.

Zhou You said: "Feng Lao's oil paintings are figurative and realistic, with a distinct personality, and there is no kitsch at all, which is a rare clear stream in the oil painting world at that time. It's a pity that the mainstream modern oil painting market is the works of Xu Beihong and others, and their auction prices have climbed to tens of millions of yuan or even nearly 100 million yuan, while Feng Gangbai and other pioneers who have played a great role in promoting the development of Chinese oil painting have not been recognized by today's market, and the auction prices have not been able to go up, if I remember correctly, Feng Lao's market auction prices are basically hovering around 150,000 yuan, for example, "Dusk" was auctioned for 160,000 Hong Kong dollars, but there are also nearly one million works auctioned, such as "The Scavenger" and so on. Mr. Wei's three oil paintings by Feng Lao are of great significance, and the total price should exceed two million. ”

The middle-aged man with glasses surnamed Wei nodded and said, "A few years ago, a well-known oil painting enthusiast also proposed a purchase price of one million yuan, but I refused. Now in order to get the floating glass species in Mr. Zhou's hand, he has to transfer it if he can't give it up. ”

One million before, now two million, the middle-aged man with glasses is already very unexpected, where can he not accept it, what he said just now is just a façade.

Mr. Xiao Zhang reminded: "Old Wei, although your three oil paintings are a little valuable, there is still a lot of gap between you and you want to buy this piece of floating glass jadeite." ”

A fat boss with a bit of tonnage also echoed: "Mr. Zhou's two pieces of jadeite, the small one is at least worth tens of thousands, and the big one is even doubled, but it is not a mere two million that can be exchanged." ”

"Of course, I'm still prepared!"

I didn't want Lao Wei to come prepared, so he quietly took out a rather delicate and small Benba pot from the bag he was carrying.

A Benba pot is a type of pot. Mill mouth, thin neck, curved and flowing, bulbous belly under the flared foot. This type of vessel is derived from Tibetan metal vessels, and porcelain imitation has been around since the Yuan Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, there were exquisitely made blue, white, red and green color gold paintings, which continued until the Qing Dynasty. The mature Benba pot is a palace offering vessel created during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and the heirlooms have red color, gold color and various colors of pastel.

"It's the first time I've seen such a small Benba pot!"

Zhou You didn't expect to encounter such a small and delicate Benba pot, and he was really a little overjoyed.

Emperor Qianlong believed in Huangjiao and demanded that the shape of Tibetan artifacts be applied to enamel products. Some are copied as before, and some are made with new ones. It's a pity that the production and circulation of cloisonné enamel in the Qing Dynasty was limited, not to mention the shape of Tibetan utensils, so the copper cloisonné enamel pot belongs to a very rare type.

But the interesting thing is that compared with other palace royal-level copper cloisonné enamel porcelain, the shape is strange, not in line with the mainstream of the Benba pot is not so eye-catching, the auction price is difficult to go up, even the best Benba pot is auctioned to the price of several million, in the copper cloisonné enamel porcelain is relatively low.

Zhou You did not think about its price, but analyzed it from an artistic point of view: "The production is fine, the style is gorgeous, the dignified is elegant, the atmosphere is not lacking in fineness, and it draws on the theme of the flower pattern of the eight auspicious patterns of the more popular entwined branches and lotus on porcelain, adding a lot of luxury, and directly raising its value to a higher level." ”

When Lao Wei heard this, he said very confidently: "This copper cloisonné enamel cardi pot was collected by me with a momentary interest, and it was praised by my father at that time, and it has always been regarded as the biggest leak in my life." And there are some collectors who heard about this and wanted to buy it, but the price was not ideal, so they have been treasured until now. ”

Zhou You nodded and said: "Since it is the biggest leak in your life, I believe you have also evaluated the price of experts, and you have an approximate bottom line of its price." Well, my estimate of it is 2.8 million, I don't know what you think?"

"It's over!"

Lao Wei originally planned to get the price of two million, because the price quoted by the expert was only one million and three million.

Although the price of antiques has been rising in recent years, not all antiques have risen in the end, and some have decreased in value because of the bubble. Now it is an unexpected surprise to be able to get a price of 2.8 million.

There is no shortage of money now, but there is a shortage of antiques.

Now everyone believes in him and is willing to take out his treasures, which is naturally a kind of recognition and trust for Zhou You. Naturally, he is also courteous, and the prices offered to everyone are basically close to the limit price.

"It adds up to five million, and there's still a gap!"

Mr. Xiao Zhang was already attracted, and he didn't want to appear with a continuous big killer or couldn't take down the expensive floating glass jadeite. Mr. Zhang, who was a little disappointed, looked at the hesitant and helpless expressions of the others, and vaguely lost confidence.

Before they came, they all said that if they couldn't buy the jadeite of the tour alone, they couldn't sit still and watch. In the end, everyone agreed to join forces to buy, that is, to put all the antiques together and exchange them for as many mid-to-high-end jadeite as possible.

It's just that they underestimated, but they didn't expect that what Zhou You took out was not the mid-range jadeite of hibiscus seeds, egg white seeds, and glutinous seeds, but the unavoidable floating glass species.

The fat boss with a bit of tonnage suddenly asked, "By the way, I don't know if Mr. Zhou can accept modern high-imitation products?"

"Look!"

Zhou You replied lightly.

Although modern high imitation has a certain artistic value, but it is still more criticized, the best way to deal with it is to learn Mingyuan Building, in the Longque Building to open up a special area for everyone to learn and communicate.

The fat boss obviously didn't bring it, but just took out a bag for Zhou You.

The bag is full of high-definition photos, and they are carefully categorized, so that the speed of travel is much faster. After spending about three or four minutes, Zhou You nodded and said: "These high-imitation items do deserve the word boutique, and they are estimated to be the masterpieces of a modern master, and they have a certain collection value." Unfortunately, none of these are worth much, unless they are in large quantities. ”

"That's right, it's a lot!"

The fat boss was most afraid of not agreeing, so he hurriedly replied: "This batch of high-imitation boutiques was specially collected by a friend of mine who does foreign trade." He originally wanted to open a small museum to let friends in the circle exchange and learn, but there were unforeseen circumstances, and he was a little nervous about money recently, so he wanted to sell a batch to cash out. ”

Zhou You knows that there are many private museums in Guangdong with various names, but there are only a few that really have museum qualifications, so he doesn't doubt the words of the fat boss.

Zhou You asked: "Such a high-imitation boutique, if there are no more than 100 pieces, or even hundreds of pieces, I am afraid that I will not be able to exchange it for the smallest jadeite in my hand." ”

"But he's only willing to sell thirty pieces!"

The fat boss thought that thirty pieces was enough, and he didn't want to travel so much that his appetite was so outrageous.

Hearing this, Zhou You began to be a little disappointed with today's exchange party. He just took out an ordinary piece of floating glass, and it was difficult for the several bosses in front of him, and if he wanted to exchange it for more advanced or more antiques in the future, I am afraid that this method would not work.

"Mr. Zhou, why don't you take a look at these ancient books first. ”

The last short member of the Jade Association also took out his family's treasure.

"Zhao Mengfu's copybook!"

Zhou You saw the most broken book on the top, and his face changed.

Zhao Mengfu was a famous painter in the Yuan Dynasty and one of the four masters of regular script. Zhao Mengfu is erudite and talented, can be good at poetry and literature, understands economics, works calligraphy, fine painting art, is good at gold and stone, and understands Lu, and understands appreciation. In particular, calligraphy and painting have the highest achievements, creating a new style of painting in the Yuan Dynasty, and are known as the "crown of the Yuan people". He is also good at seal, subordinate, true, line, cursive, especially in the regular and line calligraphy.

Because calligraphy and painting are one of the most difficult antiques to preserve, Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy and painting, which has a history of nearly 1,000 years, are extremely rare in the market. Zhao Mengfu's paintings and calligraphy have become so famous that modern copies can be sold for a good price.

Zhou You clearly remembers that Zhao Mengfu's paintings and calligraphy are almost not in circulation in the market, and they are either carefully collected by large museums or lost to the treasure trove of a large collector. Interestingly, there is a calligraphy that cannot be completely identified whether it is from Zhao Mengfu's handwriting, and it was sold for more than one million.

"If this is true, I'm afraid it will be a national treasure worth tens of millions!"

Zhou You smiled wryly and muttered.