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White sketch works, just like tai chi, are easy to learn and difficult to master.

Throughout the ages, there are only a handful of people who can be called masters of white drawing.

Of course, it can also be called a number of famous masters, such as Gu Kaizhi, Wu Daozi, Li Gonglin, and Zhao Mengfu, all of whom are famous masters. Anyway, in Wang's view, a real master can use simple strokes to express the emotions of the work vividly, with the effect of turning decay into magic.

I just don't know if this white painting has such skills.

At this time, Wang Guan also looked closer, and saw that the painting was a human figure, and it was not just a person, let alone a single scene, but a long scroll composed of many people and many scenes. Many people and multiple scenes, it is very common in ancient paintings, similar to this layout, you can refer to the Qingming Riverside map, or Han Jaexi night banquet picture and so on.

However, among these white figures, there is a burly old man with wide clothes, white beard and hair, and a clumsy appearance. Not only because the old man is the core of the picture, which is very conspicuous, but also because when he sees this old man, Wang Guan has a very strong sense of familiarity, as if he has seen it somewhere.

"Confucius."

At the same time, Qian Lao exclaimed: "Confucius holy miracle map." ”

"Ah......h

Wang Guan was stunned, suddenly reacted, and immediately realized, no wonder he felt that the old man in the painting was familiar, and it turned out that the painting was Confucius. Big head...... No, it should be said that the heavenly court is full, symbolizing wisdom. The sleeves are very wide and long, which is the style of the ancients, or many details, which are very in line with the image of Confucius in the imagination of literati in the past dynasties.

There is no way, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the painting level of the ancients was only in the embryonic stage. Moreover, there is no suitable carrier, even if someone wants to paint, they can't paint Confucius's voice and smile. It was not until after the Han Dynasty that the painting level of the ancients gradually matured, and there were things like silk brocade silk as the painting carrier, and the conditions were also very mature.

However, at that time, Confucius had been dead for hundreds of years, and there were only a few adjectives left, and it was impossible to know what Confucius looked like. Therefore, the world had no choice but to draw the appearance of Sage Kong according to their own imagination.

Gu Kaizhi, a famous painter of the Jin Dynasty, once painted a portrait of the ancestors, known as the small shadow of the master, it is said that the small shadow is the most true of the portrait of Confucius, the closest to the original appearance of Confucius.

However, the most widely circulated statue of Confucius was created by Wu Daozi and then copied by Li Gonglin to circulate the work. It is the image of Confucius that often appears in primary school Chinese textbooks. That's the most common work.

Especially now, when Wang Guan took a closer look, he found Confucius in the long scroll, his clothes and hair fluttering. The lines are very smooth, quite a bit of Wu with the wind, is it the real work of Wu Daozi?

Wang Guan guessed and asked Qian Lao for advice.

"It's kind of like ......"

At this time. Qian Lao had already spread out the long scroll in half, and the long table was already full, but look at the remaining length. It seems that only a fifth of the length is laid. Of course, this is not the point, the point is that in this fifth of the space, it is a very clear description of the life and deeds of Confucius.

is just a few scenes, depicting the experience of Yan's mother praying for Confucius in Nishan, and then Confucius growing up, and becoming an official in the Lu country. The brushwork is very smooth and detailed, similar to the comic strips of the seventies and eighties.

Of course, the artistic appeal of a picture must be hundreds of times higher than that of a rough comic strip. It's just a collusion with the simplest ink line, but the artistic conception is very far-reaching and long-lasting, which makes people have endless aftertaste.

At this time, Wang Guan found a few stacks of thick newspapers, and then spread them one by one on the ground, from the hall to the outside of the hall, and spread them down the corridor. After the newspaper was laid out, the long scroll was carefully unfolded.

After a few moments, the scroll was fully unfolded. At a glance, I saw that the life and deeds of Confucius were all displayed in the long scroll. After becoming an official, he abandoned the official to teach, opened an altar to teach, and then traveled around the world with his disciples, entered the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to ask Lao Tzu for advice, and finally returned to Lu to concentrate on teaching.

Among them, all kinds of classic allusions are very detailed, without the slightest omission. For example, if the harsh government is fiercer than the tiger, the Song people cut wood, etc., as long as you look at the whole long scroll, you can have a comprehensive understanding of the life and deeds of Confucius.

However, as long as you study the Chinese classes in primary and secondary schools carefully, you will have some understanding of the deeds of Confucius. The real key is to return to the essence of pictures. Like, whose work is this?

"From the point of view of style, especially the details of the clothing texture of the characters, it is indeed very similar to Wu Daozi's handwriting." At this time, Qian Lao muttered: "However, it's just a likeness, not necessarily his work." ”

"Why?" Wang Guan asked for advice, but his eyes looked at the seals at the front and end of the volume.

But where there are long scrolls, the first and the scroll are the places with the most seals. Since there is a picture in the middle, there are few blank spaces, so it is not easy to stamp. In this case, everyone must be desperately trying to seal back and forth. Judging by the different shades of color of the seal, things should have been passed down through many generations. Otherwise, the seals would not have been so dense.

However, Wang Guan also noticed that most of these seals are idle seals, and many of them are academic words. On closer inspection, it looks like an excerpt from the Analects, which looks very charming, but in fact it has no meaning.

Of course, the so-called meaninglessness means that it is not helpful for the identification of long scrolls. Because unless it is a very famous idle seal, it is difficult to know who the owner of the seal is through the words of the idle chapter. At least Wang Guan does not have this ability, and can deduce the origin of the inscription from many idle chapters.

However, Qian Lao was thoughtful and very convinced: "Who is the author of the long scroll, this will be studied slowly, but there is no doubt that the thing must be the collection of the Confucian Mansion." ”

"Huh?"

Wang Guan was stunned, and suddenly reacted. Qian Lao said this, not only because the long scroll was found in the beam of the house of the steward of Kong Village, but it was determined that it was related to the Kong family. The most important thing is the idle chapter in the long scroll, but it is the best evidence.

It should be said that it is not uncommon to use excerpts from the Analects as idle chapters, but there are thousands of people in the world who read books, and due to the difference in aesthetic tastes, it is impossible for everyone to use the Analects as a printed text. However, the excerpts from the Analects in the long scroll are so concentrated, and considering that the things were found in the Confucian village, it is natural to determine that the long scroll has a close connection with the Confucian house.

It is certain that the long scroll must be the old collection of the Kong family, and I don't know what the reason is, it was secretly stored in the beams of the house, and then it has not been taken out. It wasn't until I met Wang Guan that I saw the light of day again.

"Moreover, this is not a Tang painting, it should be a Song painting."

At the same time, Qian Lao touched the long scroll of silk paper, and then gestured: "You should also know the difference between Tang Juan and Song Juan, and I don't need to explain more." Judging from the quality of silk, it has not yet reached the point of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Wang Guan hurriedly observed and immediately agreed. This is due to the coarse and thick silk of the Tang Dynasty, with a single shuttle. The silk of the five dynasties is as thick as cloth, and the silk of the Song Dynasty is relatively uniform. This is the simplest judgment and one of the bases for dating the dynasty.

"Song Painting."

At the right time, Wang Guan also groaned: "In the Song Dynasty, there should be many authentic works of Wu Daozi, and there should be many famous masters who copy Wu Daozi's paintings. ”

"No, it's not copying."

However, Qian Lao shook his head directly: "This is not a copied painting, but a manuscript." ”

"What?"

For a moment, Wang Guan was stunned. What the manuscript is, he must know it clearly. It should be noted that the manuscript is not a draft, but a final draft, just like the design blueprint of a modern project, which belongs to the final approved drawing.

However, compared with blueprints, manuscripts on calligraphy and painting refer to the patterns of murals. When the ancients depicted murals, it was certainly impossible to scribble them as they wanted, and they also needed a certain pattern reference, and then they were carefully painted on the wall with reference to the pattern.

It is for this reason that manuscripts are generally not signed, because strictly speaking, manuscripts are only drawings and semi-finished products. It is not until it is painted on the wall that it can be considered a finished product. For semi-finished things, there is no need to make a payment.

Of course, it is undeniable that the manuscript itself is a delicate work of great ornamental value, so some people carefully collect it and frame it. In other words, this long scroll is likely to be obtained in this way.

When Wang Guan was stunned, Qian Lao suddenly asked: "When you were in Lu Province, did you visit the Confucius Temple in Qufu?" ”

"Nope." Wang Guan shook his head and said, "I'm too busy, I don't have time to go over." ”

"It's a pity." Qian Lao shook his head and said, "Otherwise, you should also know the origin of this long scroll." ”

"What do you mean?" Wang Guan naturally humbly asked for advice.

"In the Confucius Temple in Qufu, there is a holy miracle hall." Qian Lao said: "There are 120 holy pictures in the hall, which depict the life and deeds of Confucius in detail......"

"Money always says." Wang Guan's eyes lit up: "The long scroll is the manuscript of the painting in the palace?" ”

"Nope."

Qian Lao smiled and shook his head and said: "The painting in the temple of holy miracles, that is the Ming Dynasty Wanli years, the patrol according to the imperial history He Zhuguang presided over the construction, the original Confucian Temple reflects the deeds of Confucius, he suggested that it be changed to stone carvings......"

"This is a manuscript of a woodcut drawing?" Wang Guan's reaction was extremely fast, and he immediately guessed: "The woodcut pictures are things from the Song Dynasty?" ”

"Almost."

Qian Lao nodded lightly: "According to the research of experts and scholars, woodcuts and stone carvings should be similar, and there is no difference, so there is nothing wrong with your guess." ”

"Who is the author of the woodcut drawings?" Wang Guan grasped the key: "Maybe who provided the manuscript?" Then let the wood carver carve it according to the gourd painting scoop......"

"It's really hard to say who the author is." Qian Lao muttered: "However, in addition to the life and deeds of Confucius, there are two paintings in the Hall of Sacred Miracles that are not praising Confucius. ”

"What's that?" Wang Guan asked curiously.

Qian Lao smiled lightly, and then said slowly: "It is the painting and engraving ......of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and Zhao Heng of the Song Zhenzong to sacrifice Confucius with the gift of the ether prison" (to be continued......