Chapter Fifty-Six: A Big Joke
Meng Zitao didn't want to deal with this kind of bastard who didn't know what to do, but just as he was about to turn around and leave, he heard the sound of the door opening, and then saw Qian Dexiang's parents walking in from the door with happy faces.
Meng Zitao sighed secretly, if he left right now, it would definitely be a blow to the old couple, he was a little unbearable, and after thinking about it, he could only stay a little reluctantly for a while.
"Forget it, let's take a look, just give Uncle Qian and them a face. Meng Zitao comforted himself.
Feeling that the atmosphere in the room was a little wrong, the old couple paused: "What are you doing here?"
Meng Zitao said with a smile: "We just came out, and Brother Qian was about to show me the few things in his collection." ”
Qian Dexiang also nodded yes again and again.
"Really?"
The old couple obviously didn't believe it, and Meng Zitao could only hypocritically say that there was really nothing wrong.
Although Meng Zitao said this, considering his son's character, the old man still pointed at Qian Dexiang and reprimanded: "You kid dare to bully Xiao Tao, I will definitely beat you!"
Then, he smiled at Meng Zitao and said, "Xiao Tao, if he says any nonsense, you tell me, and I will clean him up." ”
"Dad, what are you talking about, can I bully Xiao Tao?" Qian Dexiang said in his heart: "He bullied me almost the same!"
If Meng Zitao heard this, he probably wouldn't even give face to the old couple, and just turned around and left.
Next, Qian Dexiang went back to the room to get things, and this time he brought a total of four boxes, including a calligraphy and painting brocade box.
This made Meng Zitao speechless, thinking that he had stepped into this industry for four years, and if he didn't have a special ability, he wouldn't dare to buy calligraphy and painting works. As for Qian Dexiang, a guy who doesn't know how to learn, he dares to start, and he is really bold.
Qian Dexiang pointed to the calligraphy and painting brocade box in his hand, and said with a smile: "Xiao Tao, you can help me look at this painting first." ”
To be honest, with Qian Dexiang's eyesight, Meng Zitao wanted to refuse directly, but in the end he endured it and said, "It's inconvenient here, let's go to the table to see it." ”
"Okay, okay. Qian Dexiang nodded again and again, and took the things to the table of the Eight Immortals on the side.
"Who wrote this?" Mencius asked as he opened the scroll.
"It was written in cursive by Zhang Boying. Qian Dexiang said excitedly.
"Oh. Meng Zitao nodded, feeling a little reliable in his heart.
This Bo Ying word spoon garden, a word less Pu, Guangxu years to raise people. He is good at the six methods, and is a famous calligrapher in modern times.
Zhang Boying was one of the "four great calligraphers" in the capital at the beginning of the Republic of China, and was as famous as Fu Zengxiang, Hua Shikui, and Zheng Xiaoxu. He took the essence of Wei stele and obtained the essence of Tang Kai's "Boying calligraphy" at the time, and had in-depth contacts with famous domestic artists Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi, Rong Geng, etc., and was famous for being proficient in appreciating gold and stone calligraphy and painting.
At the auction, his works with Zhang Daqian and Qi Baishi all had high transaction prices, and calligraphy works also appeared at a price of hundreds of thousands, but these are generally calligraphy and regular script works, and in cursive script, he is not well-known.
Since the price is not high, it is generally unlikely that anyone will cheat. Therefore, Meng Zitao felt that the probability of this work being genuine was still very high.
When I opened it, what made Meng Zitao a little speechless was that this was not cursive at all, but cursive. Xingcao is a calligraphy style and calligraphy style between Xingshu and cursive, which can be said to be the cursive or cursive Xingshu. It is fundamentally different from cursive writing.
Qian Dexiang was able to admit his mistake in cursive and cursive, and Meng Zitao felt a little drunk. However, thinking of Qian Dexiang's lack of learning and skills, he was also a little relieved.
Since Meng Zitao had studied calligraphy for a period of time before, he still had some understanding of several famous calligraphers in the Qing Dynasty, so he carefully recalled Zhang Boying's calligraphy style and continued to read it.
Zhang Boying's calligraphy, based on the North Monument, is rooted in the soul of the Han Dynasty and turned into Su and Huang, and the pen is dignified. The structure of the regular script is tight and not formal, the font is regular and upright and free and easy, with the pen both square and round, broad and eloquent, compact and tight. The book is simple and elegant, ancient and natural, and has a snatching effect. Cursive writing can also see its strong bones.
Like this calligraphy work in front of him, it can reflect the characteristics of Zhang Boying's cursive writing, and Meng Zitao thinks it should be a genuine product. However, what made him feel a little puzzled was that there were traces of digging and patching in the place of the payment date, which could affect the value of the work, and he really couldn't figure out why anyone would do this.
With this strange discovery, Meng Zitao hurriedly used the ability, but the result made him stunned.
After a while, seeing Meng Zitao raise his head, Qian Dexiang hurriedly asked, "Xiao Tao, is this painting genuine?"
Meng Zitao nodded and said, "It is indeed Zhang Boying's authentic work." ”
When Qian Dexiang heard this, he was excited, and said with a smile: "I'm going to get rich, I'm going to get rich now!"
As he spoke, he squeezed Meng Zitao away and carefully prepared to put the scroll away.
Qian Dexiang's performance made Meng Zitao really confused, if it was usual, he wouldn't bother to care, but this calligraphy work was identified by him, he didn't want to affect his reputation because of Qian Dexiang's misunderstanding, not to mention that he had some discoveries just now.
So, he spoke: "I said Brother Qian, you can't be mistaken, this thing is worth about 30,000 yuan at most, did you buy it for a few hundred yuan at the beginning?"
"What!"
Meng Zitao's words made Qian Dexiang's movements stop immediately, he slowly turned his head and said expressionlessly: "I said do you understand, this is Zhang Boying's calligraphy work, can you buy it for 30,000 yuan?"
At this time, Qian Dexiang's father happened to come out of the room, and when he saw this scene, he reprimanded: "Speak well!"
Qian Dexiang was also angry, and said loudly: "He said that my priceless treasure is only worth 30,000 yuan, and I didn't scold him politely enough!"
When Meng Zitao heard this, he was no longer polite, and sneered: "You give me 30,000 yuan, and I will immediately buy you one, and it will be true, how about it?"
Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of a possibility, and said in surprise: "You don't think that this Zhang Boying is Zhang Zhi, right?"
When Qian Dexiang heard this, he also realized that there was something wrong in his heart: "Isn't it?"
Meng Zitao said: "Aren't you talking nonsense? Who is Zhang Zhi, that is the grass saint of the Eastern Han Dynasty, so far, not even a single ink has been handed down, if there is a work of his inheritance now, it is a national treasure-level cultural relic, and no one can say that it is expensive if it can be sold for more than a billion yuan." ”
Qian Dexiang said unconvinced: "I can't pick up the leak!"
"Of course you can pick up the leaks, but are you reliable?"
Meng Zitao sneered: "This work was written on rice paper, do you know what the calligraphy work was written on at that time? At that time, rice paper had not yet been invented, could it be that you could send it? Besides, do you know what is written on it? Reading the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" testimonials. ”
"This "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" was written during the Southern Dynasties, and it is hundreds of years different from the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhi can still write after reading, has he crossed over, or has he lived for hundreds of years? What a big joke! I said that if you buy something, no wonder you can't check the information, this kind of thing is really going to be laughed to death!"
Speaking of this, Meng Zitao saw Qian Dexiang's eyes on the other side glazed, and the whole person seemed to be a little stupid, which made him a little worried in his heart, and said in his heart, this can't be because of himself, and his spirit is wrong again, right?
Qian Dexiang's father was also worried, he hurriedly stepped forward and slapped his son, and reprimanded: "Why are you standing stupidly! How many things have you lost, and what else can't you think of!"
Fortunately, Qian Dexiang did not get sick again this time, he cried with a sad face, and said: "However, they are so bastards, I really can't swallow this breath." ”
The old man scolded angrily: "Phew, those who cheat on you are really hateful, but if you weren't stupid, they wouldn't be able to cheat even if they wanted to, so you would honestly open a shop for me, and sell me all those things that were valuable, and lose all the rest for me." I'm telling you, if you touch this line again in the future, I'll break your legs!"
Qian Dexiang saw that his father was really angry, so he didn't dare to say more, so he quickly diverted the conversation and asked Meng Zitao: "Xiao Tao, who is Zhang Boying in this painting?"
After listening to Meng Zitao's introduction, he continued: "Since he is a famous artist, his words should be more than 30,000 yuan, right?"
"If I hadn't discovered it just now, I wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to you!"
Meng Zitao sneered in his heart, and then said: "If your calligraphy is intact, it doesn't matter how expensive it is, now that it has been repaired, it will definitely not be at the original price." ”
Seeing that his son wanted to say more, the old man said angrily: "What's the matter with you, Xiao Tao can still make you suffer! Xiao Tao, don't care about him, you can do as much as you want, don't treat yourself badly." ”
Of course, Meng Zitao couldn't talk about this kind of thing, so he smiled and passed it like this.
Next, Meng Zitao took a look at the rest of the things, but the two of them were fake at a glance, which made Qian Dexiang want to cry without tears, and the whole person looked very depressed.
Just when Meng Zitao thought that the last one would not be a good thing, he didn't expect the contents of the box to make his eyes light up.
This is a small piece of work.
"Small utensils and big samples" is a popular saying in the antique shop to evaluate a piece of artifact. The so-called "small utensils" often refer to small gadgets suitable for playing at hand, while "large samples" refer to small but extraordinary objects. Such utensils, their shapes are often incarnated from large vessels, although small and exquisite, but not lose the solemn atmosphere.
The works of "small utensils and large samples" are usually made for playing at hand, so they pay more attention to craftsmanship and texture, pursue perfection in all aspects, and play with friction for a long time, so that the utensils form a unique "pulp", full of charm, so they are very favored by collectors.
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