At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the painting was transferred to the palace for preservation, and in 1900, the Eight-Nation Coalition sacked the Forbidden City, and the "Five Oxen Picture" was robbed abroad, and has not been heard from since. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In the early 50s of the 20th century, Wu's enterprise was on the verge of bankruptcy, and Wu Xinsun knew that he could no longer preserve this famous painting, so he decided to sell the "Five Ox Pictures".

After the news broke, the rising prime minister received a letter from a patriot, in which he said that Han Rong's "Five Ox Pictures" of the Tang Dynasty appeared in Hangkang, and the owner of the painting asked for 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, and he could not afford to buy it, hoping that the government would pay to recover the national treasure as soon as possible.

The rising prime minister immediately issued instructions to the Ministry of Culture to verify the authenticity and buy it back at all costs, and instructed to send reliable personnel to escort it to ensure the safety of the cultural relics.

After receiving the instructions, the Ministry of Culture immediately organized experts to go to Hong Kong to authenticate the "Five Bulls", and after many negotiations, it was finally sold for HK$60,000.

Although the famous paintings returned to the motherland, they have experienced upheaval and displacement, and the pictures are covered with dirt and scars, and there are hundreds of large and small cavities.

On January 28, 1977, the volume of "Five Oxen Pictures" was sent to the Cultural Relics Restoration Factory of the Palace Museum, and was restored by Mr. Sun Chengzhi, a painting expert.

After washing the dirt, washing, peeling, scraping, mending, making a bureau, cutting, supporting the heart and other steps, and then the color of the hole in the heart of the painting is completed, and then after inlaying, covering, calendering, etc., it is framed into a volume with Xuanhe-style edge impact.

Eight months later, the acceptance of the expert group gave a high evaluation, that the picture scroll in the full color of the supplement and the pen does not show the slightest trace, and the original painting to maintain unity, the mounting is excellent, the mounting is smooth and beautiful, and has reached a high level of mounting and restoration.

Such a famous painting, naturally, no one dares to steal it, and Mo Ye has never heard of the theft of the Palace Museum, but this painting is really genuine!

After comparative analysis, the painting paper is definitely thousands of years old, plus the time of Indonesia and ink, Mo Xie can be sure, so this is not a fake.

Of course, if the time is right, it may not be the original work of Han Rong, and it may also be someone else's work, but just look at the five cows on this painting, who can paint this level except Han Rong?

The five cows deliberately depicted on this painting have their own characteristics, the image is vivid and real, it can be said that "the song is in its best state", the heavenly machine is wonderful, the spirit is radiant, and the whole picture has a moving revelation because of the deliberate expression of personality in the static form.

It can be said that the whole painting is dynamic and quiet, vividly showing the artistic conception of cattle grazing on the banks of the mountains, and the whole picture does not paint the background, leaving a large blank space, leaving room for the viewer's imagination.

Not to mention the demeanor of the cow, simply to talk about the penmanship, since the Tang Dynasty Han Fang, how many people can have this level? Who still has this kind of spicy skills?

The brushwork of this painting is bold and spicy, with very simple lines, summarizing the shape and structure of the cow, the line organization is sparse and dense, the line is steady and there is no weak pen to seek work, but in the twisted turn of the body muscles and bones, quite a frustration change and round and free wind.

Would such a painting be a high imitation? Not to mention the history of more than a thousand years.

"This villa was originally used as a private collection pavilion, you see, the living room, the corridor, and even the bedroom and study, were originally full of calligraphy and paintings, but now, with the original owner paralyzed in bed, his disdainful children and grandchildren have sold most of the collection.

Now the rest can't be sold, why can't it be sold? It's because other people are not optimistic, once or twice it may be possible to make a mistake, but every time someone says it's a fake, it's unlikely to be genuine. The intermediary said.

Mo Ye is speechless, this picture of five cows is a fake? He doesn't read much, so he really can't understand it!

"You like this painting so much?" Li Shengnan hated iron a little, and she reminded her so clearly, why did Mo Ye still insist on buying this five-cow picture.

Of course, Mo Xie is not a fool, so at this time, Li Shengnan was wondering, is there really something wrong with this five-cow picture?

"Like, if it weren't for this painting, how could this villa be worth eighty million?" Mo Xie doesn't hide it, since everyone says it's a fake, he doesn't have to hide it.

"Really? Written into the purchase contract, all the items in the room are sold along with the villa, and the painting is now yours. The intermediary said with a smile.

Anyway, the house has been sold, and he will definitely be able to get the commission he should get, as for whether the five bull pictures are real, what does it matter to him?

Since Mo Xie likes to say that it is true, then it is really good.

"Junior brother? This painting is a fake, right? If it's genuine, I'm afraid I won't be able to buy it for 80 million! Zheng Xiang said at this time.

"Yes! Are you so confident? There must have been quite a few people who have identified it! Li Shengnan was worried again, this is a loss of more than 20 million!

The intermediary said at this time: "I have found a lot of antique appraisal experts, and the masters of Liuli Factory and Panjiayuan have been here!" ”

Mo Xie laughed twice and said, "It's hard to buy money and it's good!" If this is a fake painting, I will admit it to 80 million. ”

"Haha, Mo Gongzi is really a person who loves painting, antiques, calligraphy and painting are like this, in the eyes of those who like it, it is very good, and those who don't like it feel uncomfortable to wipe their butts.

However, I still have to remind Mo Gongzi that this painting is not real, or it is a fake, and I have not brought people to see the house once or twice, and in the end it was not sold because of the price.

If this painting is genuine, the house should be easy to sell, not to mention 80 million, 180 million people are willing to ask for it, but all the people who have seen the house finally think that this picture of five cows is a fake, so the house will remain until now! ”

"Oh? How do those people think it's fake? I look at this painting very well. Mo Xie asked curiously.

The intermediary smiled and said: "This is too easy, after all, the five cow pictures are very famous, not to mention anything else, go to the Palace Museum to verify it, and you will know that this one must be a fake!" ”

Mo Xie was speechless, just because the five ox pictures in the Forbidden City Museum are genuine, and this one is a fake? What kind of logic is this? When was an antique so authenticated?

"Of course, this identification is a bit sloppy, but, undeniably, this is the fastest way, besides, there are many problems with this painting, such as the age, the age of this painting is not more than a hundred years!" The intermediary broke the news again.

Mo Xie kept nodding, he agreed with what the intermediary said, but the intermediary didn't think so, he thought that Mo Xie didn't believe what he said at all.

"Don't believe me? I've done carbon 14 dating of this painting, so you still don't believe it? In fact, there are many things that are wrong, such as this painting does not have any damage, and, here, see no, there is actually the author's signature, you know, the real Wuniu picture is not the author's signature. ”

The intermediary gushed about the flaws of this painting, as long as you know a little about ancient calligraphy and painting, you can see many flaws in this painting.

Mo Ye frowned slowly, this intermediary is quite level, and what he said is also very right, for example, there is indeed no damage on this painting.

For more than 1,000 years, it is difficult to do without insects eating books, but who said that this painting scroll has also been preserved for more than 1,000 years?

Mo Xie was very careful in his identification, and he naturally knew that the framing time of this painting was definitely not more than a hundred years, so he believed that what the intermediary said was true.

"Actually, these are nothing, after all, there is another possibility, that is, Han Rong made two pictures of five cows back then, this one is more satisfied, so he kept the money, and the other one was accidentally lost to the people, and this possibility is still very big, so many people will look at this painting.

However, after careful identification, you will find more flaws, such as the collection seal on it, which can't stand scrutiny at all, and it's all like goods! The agent sighed.

He also knew how to draw Braille, and when he saw this painting, his heart was full of surprise, thinking that he was about to pick up the leak, but this surprise was soon extinguished.

There are too many things wrong with this painting, such as framing, such as collection seals, such as inscriptions.

"The age of the framing is wrong, the inscription is wrong, the collection seal, the inscription and the poem are not right!" Mo Xie looked at the painting, analyzing the possible situation, and felt that these were indeed wrong.

Although there are many things that are wrong, there is one thing that the intermediary said correctly, that is, Han Rong may have drawn more than one picture of five cows, because it is not easy to draw domestic animals such as cows and horses, and one is not careful, and his efforts may be wasted.

It is said that once Han Yun was talking to a friend about painting, and the friend asked: "Recently, when critics talk about donkeys, cows and horses, they all think that they are common animals, and they are the most difficult to look at. ”

After thinking for a while, Han Yun replied: "There is some truth in this statement, because cattle and horses are familiar to people, and they are common in ordinary times, and people can find out if the painter is careless, or occasionally makes a mistake, so ordinary painters do not involve this kind of subject." ”

Speaking of this, he paused and said, "However, I think that since ancient times, farming has been the foundation of the world, and ploughing cattle have been the treasure of farmers. As long as the painter can observe carefully, he can still paint characteristics. ”

Friends listened and admired his unique insights very much.

Therefore, on a sunny day, Han Yun led his entourage to the suburban field path, where the spring breeze was warm and the trees were shady, which was refreshing.

Han Chao saw a few ploughing cows bowing their heads and grazing, two or three shepherd boys playing, and a shepherd boy riding on the back of a cow playing the flute, enjoying himself.

In the distance, I saw a ploughing ox running up, and several ploughing oxen chirping.

Some turned their heads and licked their tongues, while others looked down for grass.

In the open field, several farmers are plowing the soil with oxen.

Han Yun could see it, and hurriedly ordered his entourage to take out a pen and paper, and concentrate on sketching out pictures of ploughing cattle.

After more than a month of repeated revisions, five cows with different shapes were finally drawn.