Chapter 422 Qi Lao Settled

............ "Please come in!" After receiving an affirmative answer, the strong man in black got out of the way.

Seeing this, Liu Dong smiled and strode in.

And when he just turned the shadow wall, he saw a middle-aged man who was not very tall, but had an honest appearance, walked out of the main house, looked at Liu Dong and asked with a smile, "You are Mr. Liu, right?"

"Oh, I am!"

"Uncle is waiting for you inside, please come with me!"

After listening to the middle-aged man's words, Liu Dong also guessed his identity.

Anyone who knows Qi Lao knows that the old man has no children, and after his wife passed away, although many people came to the door to protect the media, the old man never renewed the strings! Only Zhang Jinghuai, a nephew, took care of the old man for nearly 25 years. Obviously, the middle-aged man just now should be Qi Lao's nephew.

"Thank you!" For this loyal and honest middle-aged man who is extremely filial, Liu Dong expressed his respect from the bottom of his heart.

Perhaps seeing Liu Dong's mood at the moment, Zhang Jinghuai smiled, did not speak, but turned around and walked into the house.

As soon as Liu Dong, who was following behind, entered the door, he saw Qi Lao, who was sitting in a wheelchair in the living room, greeting him with a smile.

Seeing this, Liu Dong didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly crossed the threshold and greeted respectfully, "Old Qi, I'm here to disturb you again!"

The world's evaluation of the old man is 'Mr. is loyal, respectful, virtuous, humble, cautious, gracious, indifferent to fame and fortune, pampered and humiliated, never complained, Mr. has a peaceful temperament and never takes it lightly and angrily, is easy-going, humorous, likes to joke, and can get along with all kinds of people. 'Put it before. Liu Dong was still a little skeptical. Because few people can have so many advantages in them. But after really coming into contact with Qi Lao, he really understood why everyone said that Qi Lao was a good Mr. with good knowledge, good character and good popularity.

"Hehe, it's not a matter of disturbing, I hope you can come and disturb me often, and I can enjoy a few more good paintings when the time comes!" the old man smiled.

"Wow, as long as you don't bother me!"

"That's right. Xiaodong, I don't want to take anything here in the future, otherwise I won't be able to put it in my study!" "People know that Qi Lao is indifferent to fame and fortune, simple by nature, although he is the leading calligrapher and painter in China, but the money from the sale of paintings is all donated, so the people who come to visit are basically holding pen, ink, paper, inkstone, these four treasures of the study. After so many years of accumulation, it is estimated that it is enough for the old man to use it for decades!

"I know, Qi Lao!" said yes. However, Liu Dong didn't plan to come to the door empty-handed in the future.

"Xiaodong, follow me. I've already framed your painting, I'm not satisfied!" With that, Liu Dong followed the old gentleman into the study.

As soon as he entered the door, Liu Dong saw the "Five Elements and Twenty-Eight Residences True Form Diagram" placed on the central case of the study at this moment.

Noticing Liu Dong's eyes, the old gentleman smiled: "I just took it yesterday, and I haven't had time to frame it yet!"

"Old Qi, don't worry about framing, you have to take care of your body, if you are tired, then my sin will be great!" Liu Dong hurriedly said.

"Hehe, don't worry, although the old man is old and in poor health, he is not so delicate!" After finishing speaking, the old man continued: "Jinghuai, you go and take out the painting I put in the safe!"

"Oh, I'll go now!" After agreeing, Zhang Jinghuai turned around and walked out of the study.

After a short time, he walked in with a cardboard drawing box in his hand, "Uncle, is this it?"

"Yes, give it to Xiaodong!" ...... "Xiaodong, are you still satisfied?"

Listening to Qi Lao's words, Liu Dong smiled and said: "Your old craftsmanship is well-known in the industry, how can I not be satisfied!" Saying that, Liu Dong opened the painting box, and a picture scroll tied with a white tassel and exuding a light and elegant fragrance appeared in front of Liu Dong's eyes.

"Old Qi, you really don't know how to frame it, it's amazing!" Liu Dong walked to the side of the free desk and opened the scroll, looking completely new, without the slightest wrinkles and bumps, the pale yellow painting heart and the back of the abdomen are simply one! If it weren't for the slight difference in color, the naked eye alone would not have seen that this painting had been framed.

"Hehe, it's good if you're satisfied! By the way, at the beginning and end of this painting, I have a blank space of one and a half feet, and if someone promotes and seals in the future, there will be enough space!"

After listening to Qi Lao's words, Liu Dong nodded, and then said, "In that case, Qi Lao might as well let you leave Mobao first, right?"

"Hehe, are you willing?" asked the old man with a smile.

"Your old Mobao daughter is hard to find, I can't ask for it too late! How can I be reluctant!" Liu Dong said sincerely.

"Then you're welcome!" For this painting of Xue Ji's only authentic handiwork of Xue Ji among the four families of the early Tang Dynasty, Qi Lao also likes it very much in his heart, but the old man has his own principles, and he will not pay for it without the permission of the master.

After finishing speaking, Qi Lao took out a thumb-sized bloodstone square seal from his pocket, and then sighed, solemnly pressed it on the blank space on the left side of the scroll, and when the old man picked up the seal, the four italics of "Yuan Bai Zhen" had been clearly imprinted on the scroll!

The seals on calligraphy and painting are mainly divided into three categories: 1. The seal of the author himself. 2. The seal of the inscription. 3. Collector's and connoisseur's seals. Among the seals used in these cases, they are divided into three aspects: first, the name, the font size, the hall number, and the second, the idle text, the auspicious language, and the aphorism. 3. Collection and appreciation seals.

Name and font size stamp: generally stamped below or to the left and right of the author's name. The seal of the hall and hall is generally stamped around the word or below the word, and it is also used as the head of the house, which is covered in the upper right corner. Idle texts, auspicious words, and aphorisms are generally stamped in the lower left and right corners of calligraphy and painting, as a rhyming corner, and are also used as a head. The collection and appreciation seal is generally stamped in the left and right lower corners of the painting and calligraphy, or in the blank space that does not hinder the painting and calligraphy work itself, and can also be stamped on the mounting other than the painting and calligraphy.

And at this moment, Qi Lao's seal of 'Yuanbai Treasure' is an appreciation medal.

However, it is just an appreciation medal, Liu Dong is not satisfied, after all, Qi Lao's ink treasure is hard to find, and for an ancient painting, whether it is inherited in an orderly manner is too important for its value, with Qi Lao's promotion and seal, it undoubtedly proves the authenticity of Liu Dong's Xue Ji's authentic handwriting, and further enhances its value.

"Old Qi, a single chapter is a little too lonely, can you make another one more when you are old?" Liu Dong hurriedly said.

"Hehe, okay, as long as you don't dislike it!" In Qi Lao's opinion, it is a supreme honor to be able to inscribe and seal on this national treasure-level picture scroll as a calligrapher and painter.

Next, Liu Dong sharpened the ink, Qi Lao moistened the pen, and after a little muttering, he wrote on the left side of the scroll: "There are many people who paint cranes in the world. Its attitude of flying and drinking pecking should be detailed. However, there are few fine people who paint cranes, where the top is shallow and deep, the mucuna is light, the beak is long, the shin is small, and the knee is high, and there is no one who can sketch. As for distinguishing between male and female, it is especially difficult to distinguish between north and south. Although the name is called a good painting, and the painting of the crane to support the claws of the earth, it is also lost. Therefore, (Xue) Ji is here, quite wonderful, and it should be named in ancient and modern times. ”

Liu Dong is no stranger to the words praising Xue Ji in the Song Dynasty's "Xuanhe Painting".

"This is the praise of later generations to praise Xue Ji's painting of cranes, let me, an old man, write it today, and return these honors to him! Alas, thousands of years have passed, and Xue Ji's true handwriting may only be left today!" After sighing, Qi Lao wrote down the time next to him and stamped his private seal!

"By the way, Xiaodong! I heard Brother Li say that your calligraphy is also very good! Just take this opportunity today, you yourself are also working on this painting!" said the old man, handing over the brush in his hand.

"Old man, although I know calligraphy, I am far worse than you! I don't dare to be ugly now!" Liu Dong waved his hand again and again.

"Eh, what's polite, anyway, this painting history is your own, and it's not easy to get praise from Brother Li!" said Qi Lao, stuffing the brush in his hand into Liu Dong's hand.

Seeing this, Liu Dong did not shirk again, otherwise he would really be looked down upon by others. What's more, he is also very confident in his calligraphy level, especially after taking the national art to a higher level, the control of the strength is more accurate, and the feeling of natural foreign objects is clearer. This may be the relationship that people often say, 'three thousand avenues, all the same way'!

After raising the pen and brewing for a while, Liu Dong wrote two lines of italic characters on the blank space next to Qi Lao's promotion, 'Calligraphy and painting are unique, and crane painting is unique'!

People say that words are like people, Liu Dong's italic calligraphy is full of atmosphere, walking like a dragon and snake, without dragging mud and water. It shows a very high level of calligraphy.

After writing, Liu Dong examined it, nodded with satisfaction, took out his private seal from the mustard seed space, and then stamped it.

After finishing this, he turned his head and saw the look of surprise on Qi Lao's face.

Noticing Liu Dong's eyes, the old man looked him up and down before he smiled: "In the past, I also agreed with a sentence, 'There is no absolute genius in the world, only people who work hard', and now it seems that this sentence may not be true!"

"Old Qi, you are holding me up too high......" Liu Dong hurriedly said.

"Hehe, good is good, don't be modest!" the old man said after waving his hand to interrupt Liu Dong's words.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (To be continued......)