At that time, when Dong Lao and Boss Murong exchanged, they said that they were exchanging one thing for another, but because the two were friends, Boss Murong was unwilling to take advantage of Dong Lao, so he finally made up another million dollars.

In fact, even if he doesn't make it up, Dong Lao won't say anything, this barter, this is a game that is willing to fight, a willing to suffer, it is normal to suffer losses, if you want to get what you like, then you have to suffer a loss.

After all, the painting that Dong Lao wanted at that time couldn't be bought anywhere else, let alone three million, even if it cost 10 million, you couldn't buy something, that thing was just that.

Boss Park listened to Zhang Tianyuan's words, and he could only give up, thinking about what object to exchange for.

At this time, Boss Du had already put away the two good words.

"By the way, Boss Du, can you frame the characters here?" asked Zhang Tianyuan.

"I'm afraid it won't work here, but if Chairman Zhang, don't worry, I have a friend who has opened a framing and framing shop in Panjiayuan, I can take it to him to help frame it, how about you come back in a few days?" said Boss Du.

"That's okay, Boss Du will take it first, please help me frame it, this is my phone, just call me when the time comes, thank you." Zhang Tianyuan said with a smile.

"If you hadn't come here today, my little shop wouldn't have been able to attract so many people. Boss Du said happily.

"Yes, Mr. Zhang, I think it's up to you to write the couplet, after reading your words, I'm really ashamed, I don't dare to write anymore. "Boss Park's couplet hasn't been finished yet, but he doesn't want to write it anymore at this time. Because the contrast is too obvious, I feel a little ashamed of myself.

"That's fine. Just that couplet, what do you think, Boss Du? I wrote it in Yan Gong's regular script. It's easy to recognize, and it's beautiful. Zhang Tianyuan asked with a smile.

"I also have to trouble Chairman Zhang to write the three words 'Yaren come', otherwise it won't match. Boss Du rubbed his hands and said.

"That's it!" Zhang Tianyuan quickly started to write the couplet and banner, and then went to wash his hands, looking quite accomplished.

Boss Du said at this time: "Chairman Zhang is here to buy the four treasures of the study today, you can pick any of the things in my store, and it will be free." ”

"Isn't this good?" Zhang Tianyuan said with a smile, letting him pick it. This Boss Du will definitely cry to death.

"You just have to pick, I don't want money. "Boss Du is very persistent.

"That's fine. Zhang Tianyuan smiled and said: "The four treasures of the paper room, the most important thing is naturally the pen, the pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and the pen are ranked first, I don't know what Boss Du has to say, I don't know much about this." ”

"If you use it, then the natural pen is in the first place, but if you want to talk about collection. That is still the inkstone in the first place, after all, it is easy to preserve, in fact, the name of "scholar" originated in the history of our country during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Specifically referring to the literati's study, pen, ink, paper, and inkstone are used in the study, and are known as the 'four treasures of the study'. Except for the four treasures, the stationery utensils. There are also pen holders, pen holders, ink beds, ink cartridges, arm rests, pen washes, book holders, water cakes, water spoons, inkstones, inkstones, inkstones, printing boxes, cutting knives, stamps, rolls, etc., which are also essential items in the study. Chairman Zhang should just buy it all, I have it here. Boss Du said with a smile.

"That's fine. I will pick the pen, ink, paper and inkstone by myself, and the rest will be helped by Boss Laodu, I don't want to collect it, I want it to be practical, okay?" Zhang Tianyuan asked.

"That's not a problem. Boss Du nodded.

"Thank you very much. ”

Zhang Tianyuan smiled, and went to pick out the four treasures of the study by himself, and Boss Du began to choose the rest of the study utensils for him, Zhang Tianyuan bought these things If you give them away, you only need to choose one of them, the key is that he buys these things for his own use, so it must be practical, and it must be complete, after all, he not only has to write, but also paint.

Ouyang Xiaodan was a little bored, because she didn't understand this, so she simply sat aside and played with her mobile phone, while Mu Ying picked it up with Zhang Tianyuan, she seemed to be very proficient in this.

The brush most commonly used by the ancient literati has always been the first of the four treasures of the study, and now it has gradually become an antique for people to collect and appreciate.

Today's appraisal pen is mainly collected, and the appreciation is more appreciated. The pen can be mellow for the beauty, and the ancient brush system is important in the milli, and the milli is easy to destroy, now most of the pen tube remains, so, the focus of the brush collection and appreciation, or those decorative meaning of the pen tube.

The main points of the collection value of the brush: lacquer to see the process, porcelain to see the pattern, jade ivory to see the carving, whether the folk system or the imperial system, whether there is a pen maker carving, whether there is a celebrity inscription, combined with these, in order to accurately judge the age of the ancient pen.

"The brush is a traditional writing tool in ancient China, and it is a weapon for the ancient literati to make a name for themselves, win the first place, and take the champion. The brush making process has gone through thousands of years of improvement, and has become more and more perfect and exquisite, but with the continuous renewal of social life, it has gradually withdrawn from people's daily life, and now it has gradually become an antique that people collect and appreciate. Zhang Tianyuan said while choosing.

"Mr. Zhang still knows how to collect brushes?" Boss Park never left, he also sat aside and drank tea, at this time hearing Zhang Tianyuan's words, he couldn't help but say: "What should this brush collection pay attention to?"

"This has to start with the composition of the brush, which is mainly composed of two parts: the pen and the barrel. The ancients appraised the pen to be practical, often to the pen of the merits, where the head of the pen hair color is smooth, round and strong, the tip of the pen is sharp, beautiful and straight, pointed, Qi, round, Jian four virtues are equipped for the wonderful pen; and the pen tube, regardless of the jade of the Song Dynasty, the porcelain of the Ming Dynasty, the ivory of the Qing Dynasty, although the carving is exquisite, but the gravity is uneven, in the writing are not as suitable as the bamboo. Nowadays, people appreciate the pen mainly to collect, and appreciate the fine more. The pen can be mellow for the beauty, or like the spring bamboo shoots that break the ground after the rain, or like the magnolia that is about to be released, the pure beauty can give people a pleasant pleasure; And it is easy to destroy, and now it is mostly left over from the pen barrel. Nowadays, the focus of brush collection and appreciation is still those pen barrels with strong decorative meaning, brilliant colors and rich contents. "Zhang Tianyuan has a good memory, so he has seen things. That's basically unforgettable, and now with the transformation of the body by the earth's qi, now the memory is better, and it really means that you can remember it completely after watching it once.

"There are so many other famous halls here?"

"That is, throughout the ages, since the pen barrel became the object of appreciation and treasure, people often used the treasure jewel jade to make the pen barrel zuò, to obtain the beauty of decoration or to boast of its wealth and status. Most of the pen barrels that have survived today are made of porcelain, jade, lacquer, and a few of them are metal and ivory. Because the materials are relatively expensive, and the amount of survival is not large, the collection value is not low. In addition, the ancient craftsmen skillfully engraved the figures, flowers, birds, bamboos and stones, pavilions and pavilions on the circumference of the brush tube, showing a unique decorative taste, comparable to the fine paintings and calligraphy. Zhang Tianyuan nodded and said.

"The first thing you have to do is whether the material is rare. There are many kinds of materials for pen barrels, jade is expensive, and porcelain is sought after. It is easy to preserve, but the price is relatively high, and ivory and lacquer are also expensive due to their scarcity. Secondly, it depends on whether the zuò is exquisite. The lacquer looks at the process, and the porcelain looks at the pattern. Only by combining these characteristics can the jade ivory carver accurately judge the age of the ancient pen, and at the same time distinguish whether it is a folk system or a court imperial system, and then focus on the decoration of the pen barrel. See if it has the engraving of a famous pen maker and whether there is a celebrity inscription. These are indispensable for the collection value of the brush.

It is also worth mentioning that the appreciation of the brush has to look at the damage of the pen in the end. Although the original pen is rarely well preserved. Even a lot of pen is later matched, but the impact of pen on the price cannot be ignored. If the barrel is good and the pen is good, it will be perfect and the collection value will be greatly improved. The brush is used to write culture, and it also contains culture, and the pen is actually identifying culture. If the collector happens to collect a brush of an ancient literati and celebrity, it can really be regarded as a blessing for three lives. ”

"I see, I didn't expect this small brush to have so many collections, and today I can be regarded as taught. Boss Park nodded.

When Zhang Tianyuan spoke, his hand did not stop, because the brush is not easy to preserve, so it is not easy to keep the ancient good things until now, so Zhang Tianyuan didn't think about any antiques at all, he chose a few modern made brushes, the production is very sophisticated, although it cannot be used as a collection, but there is absolutely no problem with writing.

Once you've chosen your pen, it's time for ink.

Ink may seem a little simple, but it is indispensable in ancient writing. With the help of this original material, the fantastic and wonderful artistic conception of Chinese calligraphy and painting can be realized. The world of ink is not boring, but rich in connotation. As a consumable, ink can be presented in its original condition, which is very precious. The production of ink is very particular, the selection of materials is pure and the processing is fine, and the high-quality ink is extremely delicate and mellow.

Nowadays, children practice calligraphy, using ink, that thing is actually not good, people who really understand calligraphy, that is naturally to choose a piece of good ink.

There are two types of ink used in calligraphy and painting: pine smoke ink and oil smoke ink.

Mrs. Wei of the Jin Dynasty said in the "Pen Array Diagram": "The pine smoke of the mountain of the ink is taken from the shop, and the deer glue of the county is as strong as a stone for more than ten years." Jia Sixian's "Qi Min Yaoshu" of the Northern Wei Dynasty also described in detail the process of making ink. Oil smoke is different from the material used to smoke pine smoke. In the case of insufficient oxygen, the oil can not be fully burned to form soot, and the ink processed from this soot is oil soot ink. Song Zhao Yanwei talked in "Yunlu Banknotes": "The ink workers used a sink to hold water, a thick bowl in the middle column, burned with tung oil, and a bowl on the top, and a special person swept the coal, and cow glue, kneaded it. The method is the fastest and convenient, which is called oil smoke. Shen Kuo also described the situation of oil production ink produced by Yan Yan Road in "Mengxi Writings", and the "Yanchuan Stone Liquid" ink was created by him. The famous oil smoke ink of the Song Dynasty was the "Tonghua Smoke" ink made by Hu Jingchun.

"Mu Ying, do you know how to choose good ink?" Zhang Tianyuan didn't know much about ink, so he asked.

Mu Ying thought for a while and said, "Actually, the answer to this question has been given to us by the ancients. Painters and calligraphers have always attached great importance to ink selection and have provided us with a wealth of experience. (To be continued......)