Chapter 233 Shen Zhou and "Fuchun Mountain Residence Map"

"Elder Wu, I'll paint 3.5 million yuan!"

"Three and a half million!?" Old Man Wu frowned, "Boss Zhang, this price is a bit high!"

At present, the calligraphy and painting masterpieces of Bada Shanren on the market are generally about 3 million, and this is still the price of the auction, deducting the handling fee, it is generally appropriate to be around 2.5 million.

As the owner of an antique shop, Zhang Weihan naturally knows these things. But he doesn't raise the price a little, how will he bargain later. Fight for the greater good for yourself.

"Why don't you say a number, Old Man Wu?"

Seeing Zhang Weihan kicking the ball to his side, Old Man Wu frowned, he really liked this painting, it was equivalent to being picked up by others, and it was impossible to buy it at a low price.

"Two million! This price is already very fair!" "Two million is indeed a lot for this painting, after all, this landscape painting of Bada Shanren, although the painting is good, and there is also a sense of style, but the size of the painting is a little smaller, only a little more than two square feet.

"Two million is a bit less, why don't you mention it again, old man?"

Although two million is indeed a lot, no business is not greedy, who doesn't want to make more.

"Two million and one million, if you add more, I don't want this painting!" Old Man Wu raised his eyebrows, and there was already a hint of sternness in his tone.

Seeing this, Zhang Weihan nodded hurriedly, Old Man Wu is the vice president of the Quancheng Antique Collection Association, and he has a wide range of contacts in the circle, and he doesn't want to offend more. So, after the price is satisfied. Zhang Weihan naturally did not add more. Soon an agreement was reached.

Next. The three old men also wanted to enjoy the fine paintings of the Bada Shanren here, but Liu Dong, who had something to do at night, planned to leave.

"Mr. Liu, please wait a while, I still have a good thing here, I don't know if Mr. Liu likes it!" Just as Liu Dong stood up and was about to leave, he was stopped by Zhang Weihan.

was so cheap to Liu Dong, Zhang Weihan was really unwilling to let him go. Whatever you say, you have to earn some money back from Liu Dong.

"Oh!"

After hearing this, Liu Dong turned around and said with a hint of fun on his face: "Boss Zhang, even if you take it out, as long as I like antique treasures, I will naturally not be stingy with money!"

"Hehe, make sure Mr. Liu likes it, please wait!" he turned around and hurriedly walked into the next room.

"It seems that this surnamed Zhang still has something good hidden?" Qin Lao, who heard the conversation between the two, couldn't help but smile and said.

"Hehe, it's rare to meet a big financier like Liu Dong. If he didn't make some money from him, how could Zhang Weihan be willing to let him go! Moreover, he lost three antiques just now!"

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Listening to the talk and laughter of the three old men, Liu Dong himself smiled, no matter what attention this Zhang Weihan paid attention to, as long as the things he took out could really impress him, it would be okay to buy it.

However, thinking of Zhang Weihan's sworn appearance just now, Liu Dong was a little curious. I cast an ability right now and wanted to see it in advance. However, before the aura in his eyebrows could spread, the sky-high aura that suddenly rose around him shocked Liu Dong's heart.

But soon, another powerful aura appeared in his mind. When Liu Dong turned his head to look, he saw that Zhang Weihan had already walked out holding a black wooden box about 40 centimeters long, 20 centimeters high and 20 centimeters wide.

Facing the concerned eyes of several people, Zhang Weihan put the wooden box on the table, took out the key from the keychain on his waist, opened the small lock on the box, and after opening the lid of the box, it was another picture scroll, but compared to the landscape painting of the Bada Shanren just now, this painting looks much older. Moreover, from the width of this ancient painting, it can also be seen that this must be a huge masterpiece.

Looking at Zhang Weihan's cautious face, holding this painting, it was like holding a holy decree, and the curiosity in the hearts of the three old men was also aroused.

Wu Lao hurriedly put away Zhu Qi's landscape map on the table, and then asked Zhang Weihan to put this ancient painting, which was already very old at a glance, on the table.

However, as Zhang Weihan unfolded the painting, everyone was stunned after seeing the contents clearly. Including Liu Dong is no exception.

"This is Huang Gongwang's "Fuchun Mountain Residence Map"?" After finishing speaking, Wu Laoyou quickly shook his head.

"Fuchun Mountain Residence Map" is a famous painting of the Yuan Dynasty, is the work of the famous painter Huang Gongwang of the Yuan Dynasty, is painted by Huang Gongwang for the useless teacher, with the Fuchun River in Zhejiang Province as the background, the whole picture is light and elegant with ink, the arrangement of mountains and water is sparse and dense, the ink color is dry and wet at the same time, it is very varied, it is the representative work of Huang Gongwang, and is known as one of the "top ten famous paintings in China".

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was passed to the collector Wu Hongyu, who loved this painting very much, and even ordered the painting to be burned and buried before his death, and Wu Hongyu's nephew was rescued from the fire, but at this time the painting had been burned into two sections, one large and one small.

The first section is called "Leftover Mountain", which is now in the Zhejiang Provincial Museum, and the second section is called "Useless Master Scroll", which is now in the National Palace Museum in Taipei.

It is precisely because it is so famous, and everyone knows where the authentic work is, so when they suddenly saw this "Fuchun Mountain Residence Map", everyone thought it was a forgery.

"However, although this painting is not a copy, the brush and ink are rough and bold, majestic, and the skill is not inferior to Huang Gongwang's real handiwork!"

And his words also won the unanimous nod of the three old men.

At this time, as Zhang Weihan unfolded more and more paintings, several people also found a few places that were different from "Fuchun Mountain Residence".

At this time, because the scroll was too long, the table was no longer enough. Seeing this, Liu Dong volunteered, and hurriedly ran to the side and moved four two-meter-wide Eight Immortal Tables side by side in a row, and then added a one-meter-wide table before letting this huge painting be put down.

And at this time, who the author of this painting was, several people also understood.

"I didn't expect this to be Shen Zhou's real handiwork!" Seeing the promotion and style at the end of the painting, Wu Lao's face showed a look of amazement.

Shen Zhou, an outstanding calligrapher and painter in the Ming Dynasty. The word Qinan, the number Ishida, Shiraishi, Yutiansheng, and the owner of the bamboo house. He was the founder of the "Wumen School" of literati painting in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and was known as the "Four Ming Families" with Wen Zhengming, Tang Yin, and Qiu Ying. Since the Yuan and Ming dynasties, it has played a role in the field of literati painting.

In terms of his status in the Chinese painting and calligraphy world, Shen Zhou even surpassed Huang Gongwang.

According to historical records, Shen Zhou is indeed one of the many collectors of "Fuchun Mountain Residence Map". However, during the Ming Dynasty, Shen Zhou encountered a "clever taker" when he hid this picture.

At that time, Shen Zhou asked someone to write an inscription on this map, but it was hidden by this person's son and lost. Later, this picture appeared on the market and was sold at a high price, and the honest Shen Zhou was difficult to calculate and unable to buy, so he had to memorize a volume to comfort him.

Therefore, Shen Zhou's copy of "Fuchun Mountain Residence Map" is indeed true. I just don't know how it fell into the hands of Zhang Weihan.

"Sure enough, it's no wonder that this "Fuchun Mountain Residence Map" is faked at any time, but it is full of everyone's style, it turns out to be Shen Zhou's authentic handiwork!" Old Man Qin exclaimed.

"Yes, it is rare to have such a huge Shen Zhou authentic handiwork, and it is possible to copy Huang Gongwang's "Fuchun Mountain Residence Map" at any time, but it is also rare, although it is not a national treasure, but it should be very easy to evaluate a first-class cultural relic!"

Listening to the admiration on the faces of the three old men, looking at Liu Dong with a look of interest, Zhang Weihan, who was standing on the side, couldn't help but feel complacent.

If he hadn't seen Liu Dong, the big financier, he would have been reluctant to take out the things at the bottom of his box. However, looking at the looks on the faces of several people now, it is clear that his goal has been achieved.

"Liu Dong, there is no doubt that this painting is indeed Shen Zhou's authentic work, but if you want to buy it, I'm afraid it's worth a lot of money!"

After listening to Wu Lao's words, Liu Dong nodded, this painting of Shen Zhou, although it is a copy of Huang Gongwang's "Fuchun Mountain Residence", but the whole painting is only eight points similar, and there are many Shen Zhou's own understanding in it, which is definitely the real masterpiece of all his paintings.

But from this painting, you can find Shen Zhou's seven promotions and qualifications, and there are also many famous court painters in the Ming Dynasty, Xie Huan, one of the eight eccentrics in Yangzhou, Zheng Banqiao, and Ji Xiaolan, a university scholar. And Huo Shan's own identification is not wrong. This is indeed Shen Zhou's authentic work, and there is no doubt about it. For such a masterpiece, Liu Dong does not want to give up.

However, in terms of value alone, this painting is not inferior to his "Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains" imitated by Huang Binhong, and I am afraid that I will not be able to take it without tens of millions.

"Boss Zhang, can you make a price, but if you ask for too much, then I'm sorry!"

Hearing Liu Dong's words, Zhang Weihan couldn't help but nod with a smile on his face.

"Since Mr. Liu is fast-talking, then I don't want much, 40 million!

"Hehe!" Liu Dong shook his head and smiled.

"Although 40 million is indeed possible, but that is the price after the auction, and the real value is not so high. ”

"I'm willing to pay 30 million!" paused, "Boss Zhang, this price is not low! We are buying and selling privately, we don't need to pay taxes, and we don't need any handling fees, this money should be very fair!"

"Huh!"

"Mr. Liu, why don't you do this, how about the two of us make a discount in half, thirty-five million?"

Hearing this, Liu Dong nodded, this price is not excessive, and he still remembers another treasure next to him, its value is not much worse than the value of this painting.

"Okay, just 35 million according to what Boss Zhang said!" Liu Dong nodded.

"Hehe, Mr. Liu is really arrogant!" After hearing this, Zhang Weihan was immediately overjoyed. (To be continued......)