Kowloon carefully observed the marble paintings on screens, murals, and carved shelves, which were wide in subject matter, unpredictable, rich in color, rich in content and form, and inlaid with decorative borders, which were roughly divided into six categories:

The first is the scenery and landscape pictures such as wind, flowers, snow, moon, mountains, water, clouds, and smoke;

the second is the pattern of god-like figures, immortals, and Buddhas;

The third is the totems of dragons, phoenixes, luans, cranes, golden pheasants, peacocks and various animal patterns that people worship;

the fourth is flowers, trees and various plants;

The fifth is hazy and chaotic, implicit in freehand, seemingly like non-like, wonderful between similar and dissimilar, but the connotation is timeless, meaning a deep abstract pattern.

Some marble paintings also appear in the coexistence of the above-mentioned contents, such as landscapes and landscapes with people and animals, and the scenery complements each other and renders each other.

Kowloon looked at it and asked, "Where did this marble painting come from?"

"It's our Dali's. ”

When Boss Lu said this, he deliberately paused and looked very proud, "In the west of Dali City, there is a peak with an altitude of more than 4,100 meters - Diancang Nineteen Peaks.

"On the Diancang Mountain, which stretches across the screen, there are rich calcium carbonate metamorphic rock formations, which are famous for marble mines at home and abroad.

"The stone is named because of the place, and the land shines because of the stone.

The name marble is recorded in historical records during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty more than 400 years ago.

"At that time, marble was specifically used to refer to marble natural paintings.

At that time, in the recital of the ministers and the emperor's edict, it was originally called Dali Ping Stone, and later called Marble. ”

Boss Lu then finished speaking in one breath.

"What do you mean by natural?"

Kowloon asked.

Boss Lu patiently explained: "Natural marble painting refers to the natural picture presented by the polished surface of the marble after it is cut.

"All kinds of traditional and Western painting styles can be found in marble paintings, the style is changeable, the weather is myriad, marble paintings are formed naturally, so each one is a godsend, the only one in the world, and it is not renewable. ”

Boss Lu couldn't stop as soon as he said: "Marble painting, the beauty is natural, the beauty is in the absence of artificial carving, and the beauty is in the strange show and harmony that cannot be imitated by artificiality."

"The marble picture is formed by the mutual penetration and blending of the color-causing elements in the veins due to geological movement, and there is no decorative change to the color and composition of the picture in the process of artificial processing, so it is called natural. ”

"How do I know if a marble painting is good or bad. ”

Kowloon is in hot pursuit.

Boss Lu also seemed to be tired, so he hurriedly went to drink a sip of tea, and came back again: "The appreciation of marble paintings, first of all, is to look at the painting, in view of the artistic conception characteristics of marble, it is very close to the freehand in the painting, and this is precisely the high realm of Chinese painting, the meaning is endless and the rhyme is endless, which makes people think about it."

"Therefore, in terms of texture, shape, color, demeanor, rhythm and texture, texture is the first choice, after all, the color shade formed by the texture is the key to highlighting the harmony of the pattern, and it is also the essence of the painting that makes the painting fascinating and full of charm.

Therefore, the painting is exquisite and exquisite, that is, it is the best quality.

"The second is to look at the stone species, that is, the color, the stone species are scarce, the collection value is higher.

"Secondly, it depends on the size of the picture and the gloss of the picture.

"The size is large, the texture is delicate, and the color is round and transparent.

"If you get all three, you will be the best product!"

"You say it so well, who is optimistic about it?"

Kowloon thought to himself, who would say that what he played was bad.

"You are asking the right person, if it is someone else, you may not be able to answer, playing with stones, not only to make money, but also to understand it and know its cultural heritage.

"Generations of literati who love marble painting have given a very high evaluation to the art of stone painting, and once said that after seeing the stone paintings, 'from now on, the Danqing family is a vulgar brush, and the painting garden can be wasted!'

"The modern literary giant Guo Moruo was full of emotion after visiting the marble factory, and said in a poem: 'Cangshan rhymes with wind and moon, and strange stones spit clouds and smoke. ’

"Stone painting is not Danqing is better than Danqing, and there are countless poems of praise. ”

Boss Lu said with a smile on his eyebrows, very proud.

"What is the use of this marble painting?"

Kowloon asked further.

"Dali natural stone paintings have many uses, including home decoration, handicrafts, gifts, collectibles, etc.

"It can be made into screens, murals, carved frames, etc., which are used in homes, hotels, hotel halls, conference rooms, auditoriums, homes and other places, and can also be made into various handicrafts for ornamentation. ”

When it comes to use, Boss Lu said it very smoothly, and almost all guests who come here will ask about it.

"Is this kind of painting selling well now?"

This time it was Joe's turn to ask.

"Marble paintings are now the new favorite of the collecting world, and the prices of some good marble paintings have risen all the way in recent years, from thousands of yuan to hundreds of thousands of yuan, and even millions of yuan.

"At present, in addition to the mainland market, Southeast Asia and Baodao are the most important places for the collection and circulation of marble paintings. Boss Lu said.

"Wow, this business is so good, Boss Lu has made a fortune. ”

Little Joe said enviously.

Boss Lu hurriedly waved his hand: "How can it be so good, the painting rate of a marble painting with artistic value is only 5/1000 of that of stone, and the probability of appearing colorful and beautiful natural marble painting treasures is only about 1/10000, and some excellent products can not be found."

"Due to the very low rate of painting, and a few years ago Dali in order to protect the environment, Cangshan has no longer allowed to mine marble, so the resources of marble painting are more scarce, and we are difficult to encounter high-quality products, so the store earns a little bit. ”

"How can you tell the price of a marble painting?"

Xiao Qiao is more and more interested, when Boss Lu came to Jinling, Xiao Qiao thought he was interested in Yuhua Stone, it turned out that he came to touch the market, Yuhua Stone is always symbolic to buy some, and they are all boutiques.

Come over today, in addition to accompanying Jiulong, she really wants to understand the marble market, if the marble painting is really good, she can also enter some, she has this question.

"The factor that determines the value of marble painting is first of all the pattern, most of the marble paintings are like landscapes, so the most precious is the figure and animal patterns, the more realistic the form, the more rare, the higher the market value. There was once a 4.5-meter-long, 1.65-meter-high "Tiger Roar" auction price reached more than 8 million yuan, and its picture was sought after by collectors because it resembled a tiger descending from the mountain. ”

Boss Lu is also a smart person, and he saw that Xiao Qiao was interested, so he introduced him more carefully.

"Shopkeeper, how do you sell this painting?"

A very thin voice came out, it was a woman, tall and tall, wearing a black cheongsam, pointing to the wall. Kowloon followed the prestige, and it turned out to be a natural figure painting.

Boss Lu hurriedly said sorry, stopped first, and greeted him, "Are you talking about this great portrait?"

"Yes, how?"

The woman didn't say much.

"200,000. ”

Boss Lu said unceremoniously.

"Up to 100,000, I want it. ”

"No, if you are sincere, let you have 20,000. ”

Boss Lu relieved.

"It's too expensive!"

No one said much, and left.

"This 'great man style', I didn't sell it when someone offered 100,000 yuan. ”

Boss Lu watched the woman walk away and said to Xiao Qiao.

He killed two birds with one stone, which was not only the truth, but also told Xiao Qiao that if he really wanted to buy a good marble painting, the price was not cheap.

"Wow, this painting is too fake, why is it so much like a dragon's head, the mouth is so wide, the teeth are all there, the dragon's horns are also imaged, and the eyeballs seem to be about to jump out. ”

A small couple next to them looked at a painting and commented while looking at it.