Chapter 399 Shocking Ancient Paintings

………… The appearance of Yuan Qinghua naturally made Boss Li excited, and by the way, he took this porcelain to give a few people a lesson in appreciating Yuan Qinghua, but in addition to Liu Dong listening carefully, Mrs. Li and Li Yuncong were basically coping.

Next, Liu Dong took out more than a dozen precious antiques of national treasure level that he had dug up in Quancheng last time and showed them to Li Lao, which caused the old man to praise again and again, and he couldn't stop talking.

"It's a pity, you didn't bring Lei Gongqin's 'Nine Heavens Ring Pei' this time!" the old man sighed.

"Old Li, Lei Gongqin is more than a meter long, and it's not easy for me to take it alone, so I'll bring it over to you next time I come!" Liu Dong said with a smile.

"Then I'll just wait!" As he spoke, the old man looked at the box next to him, and there was still a box that he hadn't taken out, "Hey, what's the good thing in here!"

"You'll know just by looking at it!"

Looking at the smile on Liu Dong's face, the old man smiled: "Pretend to be mysterious with me!"

As he spoke, the old man reached out and took out the long wooden box from the box, then found a free place, opened the box, and then an old painting scroll appeared in front of the old man's eyes, and when he carefully took out the painting scroll, and then unfolded it little by little, especially when the old man saw the heart of the painting, the expression on his face suddenly became stern.

Because he found that the heart of this painting is actually silk, people who like to collect know that painting with silk was popular before the Song Dynasty, and after the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the technology of making zuò rice paper has been very mature, the most famous is the 'Chengxintang paper' used by Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Pure as jade. It is known for its thinness and smoothness. Because of its excellent quality, it was rated as the best paper in the history of Han national papermaking. Known as the 'King of Paper'.

And silk painting is also different. The silk paintings before the Sui and Tang dynasties were generally monofilament silk, and the silk paintings from the Five Dynasties to the Southern Song Dynasty have become warp and weft silk made of double silk. From the Five Dynasties to the Southern Song Dynasty, it was also the only period when silk and paper were prevalent in the calligraphy and painting circles, and by the Ming and Qing dynasties, silk was rarely used for painting.

The understanding of these calligraphy and painting materials is the knowledge that every calligraphy and painting connoisseur and collector must master, and Mr. Li is no exception.

So as soon as he saw that the material of the heart of the painting belonged to monofilament, he understood that if the painting was correct. It should be an ancient painting of the Sui and Tang dynasties.

The ancient paintings of the Sui and Tang dynasties that can be handed down to the present, even if the level is not top-notch, the value is also very high, after all, there is a history of more than 1,000 years in it, and it is not easy to preserve it until now.

Moreover, in addition to the texture of the heart of the painting, the old yellow color of the silk is also naturally aged, and it is not made. Seeing this, Old Man Li's expectations were naturally higher.

At this time. Old Lady Li and Li Yuncong next to him also noticed the abnormality of Old Li's expression, and naturally looked at the painting scroll that was slowly unfolding in his hand.

"Huh!" waited for Old Man Li to see that the heart of the painting was unfolded less than half a foot. The look on his face was suddenly shocked. Because the silk cloth he unfolded was full of seals of different shapes, as well as different handwritings such as seal script, cursive script, and regular script. Among them, there are many "Zhenguan", "Kaiyuan", and "Xuanhe Palace Treasure", which can represent the Tang and Song Dynasty royal treasures and promotions.

Because the habits of modern people are different from those of the ancients, Li Lao opened the painting scroll from the beginning to the left, so at first he saw the end of the painting, and did not see the name of the painting, but soon he saw a line of regular script 'Yinqing Guanglu Doctor Wu Xing Taishou Zhang Seng Xuan'!

As soon as he saw the payment of this line, Old Man Li's eyes suddenly widened to the extreme, his chest rose and fell, and his breathing suddenly became short.

"Old man, what's wrong with you?" the old man's appearance startled the old lady who was looking at the painting next to him. made Li Yuncong and Liu Dong's nerves tense.

Especially Liu Dong, if Old Man Li really has a good one, then he will be finished.

"Whew, whew!" After Li Laolian took a few breaths, his mood finally stabilized, and after waving his hand to the boss to signal that he was fine, he turned his head with infinite expectation and asked: "Xiaodong, this is really the authentic handiwork of Zhang Seng Xuan, who was respected by later generations as one of the 'Six Dynasties and Four Families' in the Liang Dynasty during the Southern Dynasties?"

"Old man, you know that my current level of calligraphy and painting appraisal is limited, judging from the promotion above, this is indeed the true work of Zhang Sengqiu!"

Hearing this, Li Lao also nodded, although he has not seen the specific content of the painting, but whether it is the material of the painting heart, or the natural aging of Cheng dù, or even these promotions and seals, all show that this painting is indeed genuine. However, the more precious the antique, the more cautious it must be when appraising, even if it is 99% positive, but as long as there is 1% doubt, then it cannot give a positive appraisal result.

Therefore, at this moment, Old Man Li is extremely cautious in his heart.

"Old man, don't look at it yet, and when you calm down, let's watch again! Anyway, Xiaodong won't be able to leave for a day or two. ”

Facing the boss's worries, Old Man Li waved his hand firmly, now if he doesn't see what is going on, then he still has the heart to do something else, let alone rest.

"Don't worry, old woman, I know my own body, it's okay!"

And the old lady who knows Li Lao's personality very well naturally knows that she can't persuade this stubborn old man. I think that at the beginning, during the Cultural Revolution, the four olds were broken, and many people were imprisoned in the cowshed because of these things, but Li Lao did not give up at all, which shows his infatuation.

However, although she knew that she could not persuade Li Lao, the old lady was still ready to call the emergency number immediately if something happened.

At this time, Li Lao had already begun to continue to unfold the painting scroll, and with Li Lao's careful movements, a god man riding a strange beast, a beast head and a human body, and holding a weapon appeared in front of him.

"Xiaodong, who is this monk, I have never seen the old man so excited as today, and it is not his favorite porcelain!" Noticing Li Lao's increasingly excited expression, Li Yuncong, who was puzzled, slowly walked to Liu Dong's side and asked quietly.

"You don't know Zhang Sengqiu?"

Looking at the look of surprise on Liu Dong's face, a trace of embarrassment flashed in Li Yuncong's eyes. Although he also has a slight hobby of collecting, he prefers jade, which is fascinating and valuable at first glance. I basically don't know anything about porcelain, calligraphy and paintings, bronze miscellaneous and the like.

For calligraphy and painting, the only thing Li Yuncong knows is Wang Xizhi, Zhan Ziqian, Yan Liben, Tang Bohu, Zheng Banqiao, etc., these characters are often performed on TV and highlighted in history textbooks.

Looking at Li Yuncong's expression, Liu Dong also understood what he was thinking, and after a little thought, he asked: "What do you think is the most famous and expensive Chinese painting and calligraphy works?"

Of course, it is the original work of the book saint Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Preface", the first book in the world, a priceless treasure! Primary school students know it!" Li Yuncong immediately said.

After listening, Liu Dong nodded, "The value of this authentic painting of Zhang Seng is the same as that of the "Orchid Pavilion Preface", a priceless treasure!"

After Liu Dong finished speaking, Li Yuncong's mouth immediately turned into an O-shape, and his face was full of shock.

Of course, this is not Liu Donghu's words, not to mention Zhang Sengqiu's position in the history of Chinese painting, as well as the length and exquisiteness of this painting, just the only authentic work of the Northern and Southern Dynasties that has been handed down to the present, which means that it is the earliest existing Chinese painting. It's a national treasure, a priceless treasure.

Before Li Yuncong could ask in detail, he listened to Old Man Li muttering to himself from low to high: "The True Form of the Five Elements and Twenty-Eight Nights, this is Zhang Sengqiu's "Five Elements and Twenty-eight Nights True Form Map"!"

"Xiaodong, this is Zhang Sengqiu's "Five Elements and Twenty-Eight Residences True Form Diagram"?"

Seeing that the old man was excited and couldn't control himself, Li Dong hurriedly said: "Yes, old man, this is indeed Zhang Sengqiu's "Five Elements and Twenty-Eight Nights True Form Diagram", but we said it was not possible, and we had to wait for everyone to admit it!"

This must be the authentic work of Zhang Seng Xuan, whether it is from the material, natural aging process, as well as handwriting and promotion, all of which means that this is the orderly inheritance of the "Five Elements and Twenty-eight Suzhou True Shape Diagram". Hmph, wait for this painting to come out, see what the little devil has to be proud of! A copy of Liang Lingzan, and only half of it, how can it compare to this authentic painting!"

Of all the countries in the world, Japan is undoubtedly the one that is most hated by the Chinese people. Especially the older generation of Li Lao, who fought in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, is especially strong.

"No, I'm going to make a phone call, and I'll correct the name of this real painting of Zhang Seng Jiao!" he said, took out his mobile phone from his pocket and dialed it out.

"By the way, Xiaodong, do you have no opinion?" To be honest, there was still a hint of embarrassment in the old man's tone at this time, after all, this painting was still Liu Dong's collection, and he didn't even ask, so he made his own opinion, which made the old man a little embarrassed.

"No opinion!" Now, in this case, how can Liu Dong still have an opinion.

To be honest, Liu Dong was still a little hesitant to make this Zhang Seng Xuan's "Five Elements and Twenty-Eight Residences True Shape Map" public now, but if it is made public, it can enhance his reputation and status in the antique collecting world, of course, it is also a trouble for buyers from all directions. It will even attract national and international art thieves.

Liu Dong had been weighing the pros and cons before, but now that Li Lao is a factor, he doesn't have to worry about it anymore.

After getting Liu Dong's permission, Li Lao made more than a dozen phone calls in one go. The invitees are basically the top calligraphy and painting appraisal masters in Beijing. Among them are Qi Gong and Xu Bangda, who Liu Dong is familiar with.

"Okay, Xiaodong, let's clean up these antiques first! Otherwise, if there are too many people, bumping into any of them will be irreparable losses!" (To be continued......)