Generally speaking, it is extremely difficult for Tang paintings to be passed down to the present day, and there are basically very few of them, and the works of famous artists that can be handed down are all national treasures, as for Li Sixun's hand-me-down works, it is said that there is no one. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The "Jiangfan Pavilion Map" now hidden in the Treasure Island Forbidden City is actually not the original work of Li Sixun, but a copy of the Song Dynasty. Of course, "Jiangfan Pavilion" belongs to the Li Sixun school in terms of the content of the subject matter and the presentation of techniques, and it is an important work for the study of Li School's landscapes.

Therefore, to be able to find a true painting of Li Sixun, the excitement in Meng Zitao's heart can be imagined.

Control his emotions, so as not to be seen by Pang Xiaotao, Meng Zitao then pretended to appreciate the whole painting again.

Putting down the tools in his hand, Meng Zitao pretended to hesitate and said: "This painting looks okay, but I don't know who destroyed it, which has a great impact on the author's judgment." ”

"I don't think this painting is a masterpiece. The old cow immediately sang and harmonized.

"You're saying that, isn't it? Pang Xiaotao stood on her own position, of course she disagreed with this statement.

Lao Niu smiled: "If it were you, if you had a famous painting in your hand, would you deliberately give the money away? Generally, only unknown little painters occasionally have a masterpiece that can barely be compared with a famous artist, so the traitor will remove the money from the painting and sell it as a famous master's work, this situation is relatively big." ”

Meng Zitao also nodded, agreeing with this statement.

Pang Xiaotao actually agrees with this statement, for example, it is obviously Tang Bohu's authentic work, and no one is bored enough to remove the signature of the authentic work, which increases the difficulty of identifying the author.

But in the same way, from Pang Xiaotao's standpoint, you must not say this: "According to common sense, what you said is possible, but then again, the Song Dynasty has been going on for hundreds of years, and there have been countless wars, plus there are still some mental illnesses in the world, no one can say what happened when the payment for this painting was removed." In my eyes, this is a beautiful Song Dynasty painting. ”

"But if you don't make a payment, it will definitely affect the value, Ms. Pang, you should understand this. ”

Meng Zitao said: "Of course, let's not say anything superfluous, please make a price." ”

"A million!" Pang Xiaotao replied.

Meng Zitao smiled: "Ms. Pang, I can't say anything at your price, please take back this painting." ”

Pang Xiaotao saw that Meng Zitao didn't mean to make a bargain, so he was slightly stunned, and then said: "This is a Song painting! One million is not expensive." ”

Meng Zitao said lightly: "Whether it is a Song painting or not, everyone has a judgment in their hearts, let's take this painting alone, there is no inscription, there is no payment, there is no Tibetan seal, you say that such a painting costs one million, I forgive me for not agreeing." ”

"And how much can you give?"

"Three hundred thousand. ”

"Impossible, how can the heirloom works of the Song Dynasty be only 300,000. Pang Xiaotao shook her head again and again.

"Do you have conclusive evidence that this painting is a work of the Song Dynasty?" asked Lao Niu rhetorically.

Pang Xiaotao was stunned, and did not answer this question, and said directly: "At least 700,000, if you still think it's expensive, then forget it, I'll put it away." ”

Meng Zitao was silent for a moment, pretending to be embarrassed and said, "Can't it be cheaper?"

Pang Xiaotao's attitude was very resolute: "No, not a penny is missing." ”

After waiting for a while, Meng Zitao pretended to reluctantly agree.

"I don't know, Ms. Pang, do you have any other collections that you want to transfer?" Meng Zitao asked.

"No more. Pang Xiaotao said.

Meng Zitao said: "Well, I am a businessman, and I have the habit of signing a contract when doing business, so let's sign a transfer agreement." ”

"Antiques are not in the business of antiques. Pang Xiaotao was not happy, worried that something would go wrong and find him.

Lao Niu immediately said: "I won't tell you, Qian Shao used to buy antiques had trouble, he bought a thing with someone, but he didn't expect it to be the seller's father, the seller's father did not agree to sell, and then he looked for less money and wanted to go back, but the money was unwilling to give it truthfully, and it took a long time to settle it." ”

Meng Zitao nodded and said: "Yes, so I'd rather not buy something now, and I must sign an agreement, and the agreement only needs to be written simply, even if it is my business, unless your things are dirty, otherwise I don't know what to worry about." ”

Since Meng Zitao said so, Pang Xiaotao finally agreed, even if he was not very happy in his heart.

When he signed the agreement and was about to ask how to pay, Pang Xiaotao took out the credit card machine, which just saved Meng Zitao the trouble of transferring.

Leaving Pang Xiaotao's house, Meng Zitao first asked the driver to send the distant cousin of Lao Niu's wife back, of course, the red envelope must be given, this is not only out of the rules, but also as the old saying goes, people are divided into groups, what kind of character will be those who can become friends with Pang Xiaotao.

During this period, the two kept chatting about some innocuous trivial matters, and when they got out of the car, Lao Niu couldn't wait to ask: "Does that painting say anything?"

For Lao Niu, Meng Zitao did not hide much: "This painting is indeed very good, but how it is, it still needs to be carefully studied, and now it can only be said that its painting style has the style of Li Sixun." ”

"Li Sixun?" Lao Niu pondered for a while, and his eyes widened: "That Li Sixun in the Tang Dynasty?!"

Meng Zitao smiled: "Can't be sure of its authenticity?"

The old cow said: "Come on, with your eyesight, can you still have no purpose?"

Meng Zitao smiled: "I'm not an immortal, how can I say anything." ”

The old cow smacked his mouth: "Anyway, you have to treat you today." ”

Meng Zitao laughed and said: "This is a trivial meaning, as long as your stomach can fit it, you can eat whatever you want." ”

"No, if that's all it takes, it's too cheap for you. "To be honest, it is impossible for Lao Niu to be a little jealous in his heart, but fortunately, he has an open mind and some self-knowledge, so he doesn't go much psychologically.

"Haha, as long as I can do it, you can mention it. ”

"Let me think about it, and I'll tell you when I'm done. ”

At this time, Lao Niu's mobile phone rang, and he picked up the phone and answered: "Who?"

"Is it Boss Liu, I'm Pang Xiaotao, where are you now?"

Lao Niu was about to answer, but when he saw Meng Zitao giving him a look, he immediately changed his words: "Qian Shao and I are on the way back to Shanghai." ”

"Ah, why is it so urgent. ”

"Qian Shao has an urgent matter to go back to deal with, what is your business?"

"That's the case, I thought about it just now, and now I am still missing some money in hand, and I am ready to transfer a piece of Xuande blue and white porcelain, I wonder if the two of you are interested?"

"Hmm......" Lao Niu looked at Meng Zitao with a smile, and said: "Ms. Pang, I'm really sorry, the matter of less money is more urgent, and I really can't go back, otherwise, we will come again the day after tomorrow, do you think it's okay?"

"It's too late the day after tomorrow, why don't you wait a minute, I'll bring something right away?"

Meng Zitao almost laughed when he heard it next to him, this Pang Xiaotao obviously didn't know what to do, and realized that the painting was selling at a loss, otherwise how could he be so impatient.

"Ms. Pang, don't be so troublesome. ”

"What's the trouble here, tell me where it is, I'll come right over. ”

"I really don't have to bother...... Oops, the phone is out of battery, Ms. Pang, let's see you next time!"

"Hey...... You ......" When Lao Niu hung up the phone, he also heard Pang Xiaotao's angry voice.

"Haha, I think that fat woman must be half angry, and I guess I can't even sleep well during this time. ”

Lao Niu turned off the phone directly and replaced his mobile phone card, because there is usually a demand, he has several different mobile phone cards in his hand, and this time he also changed to a mobile phone card that he usually does not use, and now it seems that he is indeed prescient, otherwise there will be trouble in the future.

"She's not going to trouble your wife's distant cousin, is she?" said Meng Zitao.

"In these days, who is afraid of whom. The old cow smiled disdainfully.

"Okay, if you have something, call me, and I'll help you out. Meng Zitao said.

"This little thing is drizzling. The old cow waved his hand and didn't care.

Back to the antique street, because Lao Niu has some things to deal with, the treat will be changed to the next time.

Meng Zitao drove back to the villa, took the painting to the master's side, and found that there were still guests.

The visitor Meng Zitao also knew that he was one of the judges of the Beijing competition at the beginning, and Tong Weike, a famous domestic calligraphy and painting appraiser.

"Hello Tong Lao. Meng Zitao greeted respectfully.

Tong Weike said that he was not polite, looked at the calligraphy and painting brocade box in Meng Zitao's hand, and said with a smile: "Yo, what treasure did the boy get again?"

Meng Zitao smiled: "I just got a painting, bring it over and ask the master to taste it." ”

Tong Weike laughed and said, "Oh, then I'm here at the right time, and I can feast my eyes again." ”

Zheng Anzhi beckoned to Meng Zitao: "Zitao, do you think this painting is a Tang painting or a Song painting?"

Meng Zitao put down the brocade box in his hand, stepped forward to appreciate it carefully, this is a picture of a lady, he looked at it for a while, and he knew it in his heart.

"This is at most a Song painting, the thread-bound book only began to appear in the Song Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty is all hand-scrolled, and the beauty in this painting is holding a thread-bound book, so it is definitely not a Tang painting. ”

Zheng Anzhi and Tong Weike both smiled and nodded, and listened to Meng Zitao continue: "And I don't think this is a Song painting, it should be a Ming painting." ”

"How so?" asked Tong Weike immediately.

Mencius Tao said eloquently: "Because of the silk material, the silk material in the early and middle Ming Dynasty was relatively rough and thin, because the warp and weft density of the silk was too low and it was not easy to fall ink, so calligraphers and painters often put it on the paper first, and then carried out calligraphy and painting creation." After a long period of time after mounting, due to dampness and other reasons, the paper and the silk are very easy to detach, and the silk itself is also black because of obsolescence, and it basically disappeared during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. The silk material of this painting conforms to such characteristics, and from the perspective of natural oxidation, it should not be a Qing painting. ”

"Haha, that's a good point. Tong Weike smiled and applauded.

Meng Zitao hurriedly humbled himself.

Zheng Anzhi was very satisfied with Meng Zitao's performance, and said with a smile: "Zitao, come and see your painting." ”

Meng Zitao said: "Then let's change places, there are some things that can't be opened here." ”

The two elders had no opinions, and they were even more curious about what kind of painting Meng Zitao was brought, so solemn.

Mencius put on gloves, carefully took the scroll out of the brocade box, and then slowly unfolded it.

As the content of the scroll was revealed, the expressions on the faces of the two elders froze a little, and they leaned directly over to the scroll.

"Phew!"

"Ouch!"

The two old men were too focused and didn't pay attention, and their heads collided.

Tong Weike raised his head and looked at Zheng Anzhi: "Elder Zheng, the visitor is a guest, should I appreciate it first, right?"

Zheng Anzhi said: "This is what my apprentice brought to appreciate, of course I did it first, and then again, the master has not seen it, how can there be a reason for the guests to see it first?"

"Since it was your apprentice who gave you appreciation, then it should be me first. ”

"Why?"

"If you can always appreciate it in the future, can I stay at your house every day?"

"You can live if you want, you want to see it first, no way!"

"Hey......"

Seeing that the two elders were arguing, Meng Zitao was secretly happy next to him, but he couldn't fight for a reason if he continued to fight like this, so he proposed to guess the boxing decision.

The second elder also agreed, and in the end, Zheng Anzhi won the victory.

Tong Weike was very unhappy: "No, such an important thing has to win two out of three games." ”

"Isn't it that if you lose again in a while, you still have to have a best-of-five game?" Zheng Anzhi sneered, pushed Tong Weike aside, and took a magnifying glass to observe carefully.

Fortunately, this is not a small work, Tong Weike can also enjoy it on the side, but he can't see some details with a magnifying glass, his heart is like an ant on a hot pot, and he keeps urging Zheng Anzhi to watch it faster.

Zheng Anzhi ignored him and admired the painting from beginning to end at his own speed, and Tong Weike couldn't wait to take over the position.

Zheng Anzhi asked, "Zitao, where did you get this painting?"

When Meng Zitao told him about the afternoon, he smiled and asked, "Then who do you think the author of this work may be?"

"I think it should be the work of Li Sixun. ”

"Tell me about it. ”

Meng Zitao pondered his words for a while, and then said: "Everyone knows that Li Sixun's paintings are influenced by Zhan Ziqian, who paints pine instead of pine needles, only dyes with green dots, and the painting method is simple. In this work, the work is first dyed with stone green dots, and then with stone blue with two crossed lines to show pine needles. ”

"This painting method, compared with the 'needle-saving' method of depicting pine needles pioneered by Li Cheng in the Northern Song Dynasty, will naturally seem more archaic, which is in line with the characteristics of Li Sixun's succession. ”

In addition, the depiction of trees in this painting has paid attention to the intersection of the momentum, which appears to be lush and heavy, but the branches, stems, and leaves are still filled with neat double hooks; The characters in the painting give people a kind of artistic conception of 'transcendence'...... All of these things are in line with Li Sixun's painting style. ”

"Moreover, whether it is the style or artistic conception of this painting, it is only stronger than the "Jiangfan Pavilion Map" in the Treasure Island Forbidden City, who else can it be except Li Sixun himself?"