Shu Ze continued: "Anyway, it's nothing, why don't we go and have a look together?" It's in one of our villa areas, and it doesn't take a few minutes to walk over." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Meng Zitao said yes.

Because Sima Yuelan said that she didn't want to go, He Wanyi, who was more negotiable with her, also stayed.

Meng Zitao followed Shu Ze to the villa a few minutes away, and after ringing the doorbell, the owner learned that it was Shu Ze, and hurriedly came out to greet him.

The owner of the villa is named Li Qingchen, a man in his fifties, with a relatively ordinary appearance, but he is very imposing, and he should have been in a high position for a long time.

Shu Ze made an introduction to the two sides, and Li Qingchen learned the identity of Meng Zitao, but he was a little surprised, and he returned to normal in an instant.

After learning the intention of the two, Li Qingchen was very happy, took them directly to his study, invited the two of them to take a seat, and carefully took out a calligraphy and painting scroll from the box under the bookcase and put it on the table.

During this period, Li Qingchen introduced to Meng Zitao: "This painting was actually obtained by my father from a scrap yard in the early 80s, and he has always regarded it as a treasure. It's just that he lacks professional knowledge and is not clear about the collection of ancient paintings and calligraphy, and the preservation has become worse and worse over the past 20 years. ”

At this time, he put on his gloves, took out the work, and gently unfolded it, revealing the whole picture scroll in front of Mencius.

When Meng Zitao saw the scroll, his brows couldn't help frowning, the preservation of this painting was really bad, not only there were traces of insects, but also traces of rat bites. In addition, the dampness and mildew were also very serious, which had a very negative impact on the painting. In addition, there are many problems such as the lack of luster in the decorative pictures.

In this way, with Meng Zitao's current ability, he feels that it is extremely tricky, and the difficulty of repair can be imagined.

Li Qingchen saw that after Meng Zitao glanced at the painting, his expression became solemn, and he couldn't help asking, "Teacher Meng, do you think it is more difficult to repair?"

Meng Zitao nodded and said, "To be honest, the quality of this painting is really poor, and it is not easy to restore it." ”

Li Qingchen smiled bitterly: "I also found a number of experts before, they all have the same opinion, and some experts also said that if the level is not at home, not to mention that the repair is not good, it will cause other damage, so I don't dare to take it out to repair." ”

Meng Zitao agreed: "This is indeed the case, if there is no certain level, this painting will definitely not be restored." ”

Shu Ze asked, "Zitao, how did this painting come to be like this?"

Li Qingchen was also a little puzzled: "Yes, my father has been very careful about the preservation of this painting, why did it become like this?"

Meng Zitao said: "Let me ask you a question first, did your father always hang the paintings?"

Li Qingchen said: "Yes, can't the painting be hung all the time?"

Mencius said: "Yes, calligraphy and painting should not be hung unprotected for a long time. If the calligraphy and painting are hung from the first day of the new year to the end of the year on the 30th night, or even for several years, the wind and sun will blow and shine for a long time, and it will be easy to weather, and over time, the paper will be brittle, easy to break, and the picture will be eclipsed. ”

Li Qingchen said: "But the main function of calligraphy and painting is to appreciate or decorate the environment, if the calligraphy and painting are not hung like this, what role can it play? If an antique has no appreciation value, it cannot have a collection value, right?"

Meng Zitao said: "You are right, but because of the particularity of calligraphy and painting, there are many points to pay attention to in preservation, such as the calligraphy and painting can be framed, surrounded by silk or silk borders, and then equipped with a frame according to the size of the calligraphy and painting, so as to avoid weathering and dust pollution." ”

Li Qingchen scratched his forehead and said suddenly: "Yes, this is indeed a good way, it seems that we still lack professional knowledge." ”

"This is not a problem for you alone, a calligraphy and painting, especially for precious calligraphy and painting, there are many places to pay attention to in terms of maintenance, some buyers spend a lot of money to buy the painting back, but do not know how to do it properly, it will cause irreparable damage to the calligraphy and painting in a few years. ”

Meng Zitao said: "Like this painting, no matter how high the level is, it is impossible to restore it to its original appearance. ”

"How much can that be fixed?"

"Let me take a look before I speak. ”

Meng Zitao carefully put on his gloves, took out a magnifying glass, and began to carefully observe the magnificent landscape painting in front of him little by little.

I saw that the mountain peaks in the distance are made of dry and moist ink method, and the side peaks are hooked, which are integrated with the mountain method, and the mountains are rich and elegant, with characters to the houses in the mountains, to the streams and waterfalls to the distant mountains, so that the viewer's sense of visual space extends with the scenery in turn.

The content of the paintings is distinct, far and near, virtual and real, rich and varied. Near, middle and far, layer by layer, so that the viewer involuntarily yearns for it, from the traditional way of being brought into the painting to actively entering the painting, as if immersive, truly the unity of human painting. It also makes the whole picture not only stay at the visual level of the viewer, but also further sublimate to the spiritual realm, whether it is the grasp of brush and ink or the use of color, the technique can be called vigorous and skillful.

From an artistic point of view, the painting is undoubtedly quite exquisite, however, from an appraisal point of view, Mencius felt more and more that the painting was not quite right.

Ju Ran is the ancestor of the Southern Landscape Painting School, in terms of composition and brushwork, Ju Ran borrowed from the works of landscape painter Dong Yuan, but the interest and realm expressed in his paintings are in a class of their own.

On the basis of traditional Jiangnan paintings, he has incorporated some unique compositional styles of northern landscape paintings, the brushstrokes are relatively rough, although he does not make the smoky scenery, but the moist air revealed in the painting is not negligible, he is especially good at using heavy large ink spots, depicting the mountains and rivers of the south of the Yangtze River with a bright and old spicy technique, so his paintings are more light ink and rough.

From ancient times to the present, Juran's paintings are deeply loved by painting professionals and collectors, and there are many people who study landscape painting who have studied Juran's paintings, but no one has ever been able to reach his height, in today's words, "has always been imitated, never surpassed".

As far as this painting is concerned, it has a Juran style in all aspects, but no matter how similar it is, it can only be said to be similar in shape and not like a god, and it cannot reach the height of Juran.

Therefore, there is no doubt that this painting is an ancient painting, but it is doubtful whether it is a work of Juran.

Of course, in any case, this is indeed a high-level painting, and even if it is not a work of Juran, its value is not low, and it has the value of restoration.

Therefore, after Meng Zitao learned that this was not Juran's authentic work, he also looked very carefully and did not let go of every part of the scroll.

But it is precisely in this way that Mencius unexpectedly found a message near the framed sleeve.

After more than twenty minutes, Meng Zitao straightened up again: "Mr. Li, this painting is very difficult to repair, and the time is not short......"

"How long will it take?"

Meng Zitao pondered for a moment: "Because your painting is too badly damaged, the steps such as filling holes, sticking broken lines, full color, and taking the pen must be done carefully, and it takes a lot of time, if I am asked to repair it, it will take at least half a year, and if the repair process is not smooth, it will take more time." ”

Mencius did not say that he was not a full-time person, and it was impossible to spend all his time on the restoration of paintings, which would undoubtedly delay a lot of time.

Li Qingchen asked, "What about the effect after repair?"

Meng Zitao said: "At least ordinary people can't see that this painting has been restored. If you think it's too long, or if you want to fix it better, you can consider another expert. ”

If the effect of the restoration can really reach the level that Meng Zitao said, Li Qingchen thinks it is acceptable, but the restoration of calligraphy and painting is not such a simple thing after all, not to mention that this painting is still Juran's work, and it is his father's treasure, so of course he has to be cautious when treating it.

So, after thinking about it for a while, Li Qingchen said, "Teacher Meng, let me think about it for a few more days, and then I'll call you again, what do you think?"

This was exactly what Mencius wanted, and of course he said that there was no problem, and then he asked if he could let him take a few photos of the work, and the reason given was to consider the restoration of the work.

Li Qingchen also had no opinion.

Meng Zitao took a photo, and he and Shu Ze sat here for a while in Li Qingchen, and then made a farewell.

When he went out, Shu Ze couldn't help but ask about the authenticity of the work.

Meng Zitao said: "The style is very similar to Juran, but it is not yet to the extent of Juran, it should be a high imitation, and the creation time may be in the Song and Yuan dynasties." ”

As he spoke, he asked Shu Ze to explain.

"That's what happened, it's a pity. Shu Ze was a little surprised at first, but after listening to Meng Zitao's explanation, it was a pity that he was left.

"This painting is still good, and it is not easy to be able to circulate from the Song and Yuan dynasties to the present. ”

"So what, it's not because of poor preservation that it has become what it is now, if you want me to say it, even if Li Qingchen wants you to repair it, don't agree, it's not Juran's work, it's not worth your hand at all. ”

Meng Zitao laughed when he heard this: "In that case, why are you still bringing me here?"

Shu Ze smiled: "Didn't I think it was Juran's work before. ”

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "This painting is also remarkable, and when I was observing just now, I also found a piece of information. ”

Shu Ze was stunned: "What information?"

Meng Zitao said: "I found eight small characters on the mounting shaft, 'The tiger falls in Pingyang, and returns to his hometown'. ”

Shu Ze was stunned again: "What do you mean? And these two idioms are antonyms, right?"

The tiger fell to Pingyang because of the loss of power, and the return of glory to his hometown is to gain power, and the words with opposite meanings are written together, which are completely incompatible.

Meng Zitao said: "I don't know why I wrote these two idioms, but it should be interesting to write them so hiddenly." ”

Shu Ze said: "It's not necessarily, what if it's just written that people want to joke?"

Meng Zitao said: "This possibility is not too big, the idiom is written on the inside of the mounting scroll, if it is not broken, it is impossible to be discovered." Besides, even if he wanted to make a joke, how could he write such words?"

Shu Ze thought about it and felt that this was the reason, if the other party really wanted to do some pranks, he could write it clearly, what is going on now?

"Let's go, let's go in first. ”

The two walked into the living room, only to see He Wanyi and Sima Yuelan chatting energetically, and Meng Zitao heard a little that it was all a woman's topic, so he quickly put away his ears.

He Wanyi looked at Meng Zitao with a smile, and then asked, "Why did you come back so soon?"

Meng Zitao didn't understand what He Wanyi's expression meant, and replied: "He didn't let me fix it, why are we staying there?"

"Do you think you're young and don't believe you?" asked Sima Yuelan.

Meng Zitao said: "There is this factor, but this is just right. ”

Shu Ze diverted the topic: "Don't mention this, you should talk about those two idioms." ”

"What an idiom. He Wanyi and Sima Yuelan both showed curious looks.

"That's what happened. Meng Zitao said the matter briefly.

Sima Yuelan said suspiciously: "'The tiger falls in Pingyang and returns to his hometown'? What does this mean, could it be that there are exactly these eight words on the materials used for framing, and it is just a coincidence?"

He Wanyi felt that it was wrong: "It's impossible, what Zitao said is all small characters, if you can't see it without a magnifying glass, who would be so bored to write such words on it? If you want to say a coincidence, it is too coincidental, and it is really not in line with common sense." ”

"Then what do you think?" Meng Zitao also thought so, but because he gave too little information, he could only ponder.

He Wanyi asked a rhetorical question: "Can you determine the time of framing?"

Meng Zitao said: "The painting is certainly not the original mounting, but the last mounting should be at least a hundred years old." ”

He Wanyi thought for a moment: "It was a turbulent period at that time, could it be that someone hid a treasure somewhere, so he wrote these two code words?"

Meng Zitao smiled: "It's entirely possible what you said, but then again, how can we know the meaning of the code word?"

He Wanyi said: "Since the code words appear on the picture scroll, will it have anything to do with the content?"

Meng Zitao laughed: "Wanyi, you are too smart, in fact, I also mean this, before leaving just now, I also took a few photos." ”

He Wanyi glanced at Meng Zitao: "Then don't you know to say it earlier? next time you do this, be careful that I beat you." ”

Meng Zitao's neck shrunk, and he didn't even dare to say anything, which made Shu Ze and Sima Yuelan smile knowingly.

Next, the four of them studied the content that Meng Zitao had just photographed, but after observation and discussion, they did not find anything equivalent to these two idioms at all, and they were suddenly at a loss.

"You say, could it be that the idiom has nothing to do with the content of the painting?" asked Shu Ze.

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