Meng Zitao felt a little funny when he heard this. Last week, the two of them completed the previous gambling contract, but I don't know if it was his luck or Cheng Qiheng's bad luck, and the final result was that his things were slightly better.

This result made Cheng Qiheng depressed enough, if Meng Zitao's things were thousands of yuan more expensive than him, then not to mention, the result was only slightly better, how could he be willing?

There may be friends who want to say, the price of antiques is not certain, the value depends on the buyer's heart, how can Meng Zitao still win by a slight advantage?

Of course, Wang Zhixuan also talked about this when he was judging. The main reason is that the thing Cheng Qiheng bought is relatively unpopular, and there are few people who buy it, and the market value and collection value are not as high as Meng Zitao's, and it is precisely because of this that Meng Zitao's things won by a narrow margin.

But in this way, Cheng Qiheng was very unconvinced, so he said that he would compete again this Sunday. The money also changed from one thousand to five thousand.

It's just that Meng Zitao's mind is now on the two treasures in his hand, and the matter of gambling has long been forgotten on Java Island, and it wasn't until Cheng Qiheng appeared in front of him that he thought about it.

Meng Zitao looked at the things in Cheng Qiheng's hand and said, "Don't tell me, you want to win with this work in your hand in a while." ”

"Of course. Cheng Qiheng looked proud: "This painting will definitely brighten your eyes!"

Meng Zitao smiled: "Come on, I've never heard of it, you are also proficient in calligraphy and painting, but don't look away." ”

Meng Zitao's words are not a joke, because among the many categories of antiques, the identification of calligraphy and painting is the most difficult. It is said that collectors of all generations have bought fakes, including emperors, famous ministers, great artists, big merchants, great literati, and scholars, which shows the difficulty of painting and calligraphy identification.

Why is that?

For example, judging the authenticity of ancient paintings and calligraphy, according to common sense, of course, the artistic level of the work should be used as the main basis for judging. However, in fact, the forgeries of ancient paintings and calligraphy are not only simple imitations of later generations, and sometimes it is difficult to accurately identify.

This point can be illustrated from the story of the Ming Dynasty calligrapher Dong Qichang.

It is said that a businessman wanted to buy a copy of Dong Qichang's book, but he was afraid of buying a fake, so he bribed Dong's family. The man told him to prepare a lot of money and go to see Dong Qichang. Dong Qichang grinded ink and paper in front of the businessman, and waved it. After the merchant got the word, it hung in the middle hall, and the guests were all amazed when they saw it.

In the second year, this businessman passed by Dong's mansion because of something, and happened to meet a person who got off the sedan chair and entered the mansion, and heard the people on the road say that this is "Dong Zongbo" returning home.

As a result, this made the businessman stunned, because he found out that this person was not the "Dong Qichang" he saw last year, and he couldn't help but shout aggrieved.

When Dong Qichang saw this, he stepped forward to inquire, and after asking what had happened, he wrote a new letter to the businessman. The merchant was overjoyed, and when he returned home, he boasted everywhere, but anyone who knew some calligraphy thought that the previous book was better written.

Some people may think that this story should be exaggerated, but in fact, Dong Qichang himself also wrote in the inscription "There are many fakes and more than more than comic writers", which means that among those imitations, there are indeed some people whose calligraphy is better than his. It can be seen that there is some truth in these accounts.

From this story, it is not difficult to see that some fakes were already difficult to judge at that time, let alone now, hundreds or thousands of years later.

For example, when the Forbidden City appraisals some ancient paintings and calligraphy, the opinions of experts are sometimes different, and it is difficult to reach a unified conclusion, so they can only organize and record their views and leave them for future generations to use as a reference for identification.

It is precisely because the appraisal of calligraphy and painting is too difficult, and there are also high requirements for the accumulation of one's own knowledge, so although Meng Zitao was also interested in calligraphy and painting, he still gave up when he thought of the difficulties. Of course, there are also reasons why good calligraphy and painting works are too expensive and he can't afford to play.

Getting back to the point, after listening to Meng Zitao's words, Cheng Qiheng smiled and said: "I am indeed not very proficient in calligraphy and painting, but how can I not see the authentic works in front of me?"

When Meng Zitao heard this, he didn't know what to say, this black light was blinding, who knew whether it was true or false?

However, he didn't want to hit Cheng Qiheng's confidence now, so he said: "Then let's go, where do you say we are going?"

"It's Uncle Wang's shop. Cheng Qiheng said.

Meng Zitao said, "Is Uncle Wang here?"

Cheng Qiheng took out a key from his pocket and said, "I haven't met Uncle Wang, but I'm here." ”

"Zhengyixuan's key?"

Seeing Cheng Qiheng nodded, Meng Zitao said, "Where did you get the key?"

Said as he walked. ”

Cheng Qiheng took Meng Zitao and walked to Zhengyixuan and said, "I forgot to tell you, a few days ago, my parents met with Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang. ”

Meng Zitao was stunned when he heard this, turned his head and said: "Your tone is really tight, you don't even know to tell me about such news afterwards." ”

Cheng Qiheng smiled and said, "Don't you know now?"

Meng Zitao smiled: "I don't care, you have to treat this matter." ”

Cheng Qiheng waved his hand: "No problem, let's go to the Lingshi Hotel today for a meal." ”

Meng Zitao smiled: "Then I have to empty my stomach." ”

Talking and laughing, the two came to the door of Zhengyixuan, and after opening the door, the two walked in.

Cheng Qiheng wiped the table clean before putting the scroll on it: "By the way, what did you get today?"

Meng Zitao said: "I'll talk about this later, let me appreciate your painting first." ”

"Then let you see. ”

Cheng Qiheng put on gloves and carefully unfolded the circle, and a picture of ink and bamboo slowly appeared in front of Meng Zitao's eyes.

Looking at it roughly, I saw that there are a total of five bamboos in the picture, with different heights, thin branches and thick leaves, clear and beautiful, wanton and vigorous, chic and natural, and it looks like it has a unique flavor.

That's not all, when Meng Zitao saw the inscription and the seal, his eyes couldn't help but glare: "Zheng Banqiao's ink bamboo drawing!"

Zheng Banqiao must be familiar to everyone, the master Xu Beihong once commented on him: "Mr. Banqiao is one of the most outstanding people in China in the past 300 years, and his thoughts are strange, his writings are strange, and his calligraphy and painting are especially strange." Looking at his poems, calligraphy and paintings, not only want to see the elegance, but also its benevolence is wonderful, especially the rare ones in ancient and modern times. ”

Because of this, the price of Zheng Banqiao's paintings in the art market is also rising, if the one in front of him is genuine, at least more than 3 million.

Cheng Qiheng smiled proudly, and was about to speak, but he heard a surprise from the door: "What Zheng Banqiao?"

The two looked towards the door and saw Wang Zhixuan walking in with a blue vase in his hand.

After saying hello, Wang Zhixuan stared at the ink and bamboo picture on the table, took out the tools, and carefully appreciated it, and he exclaimed: "It is indeed a good painting." ”

Cheng Qiheng was a little excited when he heard this: "How about it, I'll just say that I won today." ”

Meng Zitao pursed his lips secretly, and said in his heart: "This painting is indeed a good painting, but it is said to be Zheng Banqiao's, hehe......"

Wang Zhixuan saw that Meng Zitao seemed to be a little disapproving, so he asked with a smile: "Xiao Meng, what do you think?"

Meng Zitao scratched his head and said: "Then I'll tell you the truth, I think this painting is indeed a good painting, but I always feel as if there is a lack of arrogance, I don't know if I feel right." ”

Cheng Qiheng's heart suddenly burst when he heard this, he hurriedly looked at it, and said with some hesitation: "I think I have arrogance." ”

Wang Zhixuan said quietly: "Xiao Cheng, can you completely recite Zheng Banqiao's style of painting bamboo?"

Cheng Qiheng thought about it, shook his head with a wry smile: "No." ”

"You, since you can't recite it, you dare to do it. ”

Wang Zhixuan glanced at Cheng Qiheng with a critical gaze and said: "Zheng Banqiao planted a lot of bamboo in his hometown residence and Yazhai, benefiting from his careful observation, he knows bamboo very well and has accumulated a lot of materials, so when he paints bamboo, he can 'I have 100,000 rods in my chest, and I will fly into ink for a while'." ”

"From the many of his surviving works, we can see that the rules and shapes of his bamboo are all the same. The bamboo created is not the same as others, and it calls itself 'Zheng Zhu'. Speaking of which, let's take a look at the bamboo in the painting in front of us, what do you think of it?

Cheng Qiheng carefully looked at the painting in front of him, it can generally reach the level of Zheng Banqiao, but in terms of details, it is not so good.

Wang Zhixuan continued: "Let's look at it again, Zheng Banqiao painted the section casually, not more knots, added the main branch, and omitted a large number of small branches, although the pen was broken and connected. The leaves are few and highlight the strength of the bamboo, and the leaves are fertilized to enhance the verdant feeling of the bamboo. Break the taboo of the bamboo family, and paint bamboo as peach and willow leaves, but without losing the meaning of bamboo. ”

"Zheng Banqiao paints bamboo, the shade is suitable, dry and wet, and the middle and side forwards are used. Painting with calligraphy, the thin leaves in the bamboo are written in Huang Tingjian's 'fluttering and thin' calligraphy brushwork, and the fat leaves in the bamboo are written in Su Shi's 'short and fat' calligraphy......"

Wang Zhixuan talked about the characteristics of Zheng Banqiao's bamboo painting one after another, and Cheng Qiheng smiled bitterly when he heard it, and his expression was very depressed.

Seeing this situation, Wang Zhixuan shook his head and said: "Xiao Cheng, just like you, I think you really haven't touched the calligraphy and painting works yet, I said so much, don't you see the characteristics of this painting?"

"Characteristics?" Cheng Qiheng looked at the painting in front of him, thought for a while, and said: "If you want to talk about the characteristics, it is very similar to it." ”

Wu Zhixuan turned his head and asked Meng Zitao, "Xiao Meng, what do you think?"