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"Write it down, this one will be ...... too"

At this time, Zhou Lao signaled, looking satisfied.

"No problem."

Mr. Anderson also simply nodded, it wasn't his thing anyway, and he certainly didn't feel distressed. In other words, even if it was his, he was willing to exchange it for the holy relics of Judaism.

To put it bluntly, this is a matter of value orientation. No matter how proficient Anderson is, it is impossible for him to consider the problem from the standpoint of traditional Chinese culture. On the contrary, he has been deeply rooted in Jewish culture since he was a child, so in his opinion, no amount of ancient paintings and scrolls can be compared to a single text on a Jewish holy relic.

In this regard, everyone knows that Mr. Anderson is refreshing, and Wang Guan and others are also at ease. The so-called value, in the final analysis, is still a shot in everyone's heart, as long as you feel that it is worth it, it is really worth it.

"Let's see what else there is to treasure."

At the same time, after Zhou Lao and others discovered two rare treasures, they also had a bit of a long-term look. However, it may be that the good luck ran out, and in the following appraisal, no more treasures of the same level were found.

Wang Guan felt sorry, but Zhou Lao and the others were very calm. This is the experience, the wind and waves have come, and they understand more the truth that treasures can be met but not sought.

"Moreover, these things, although they cannot be called treasures, are not exaggerated at all." Zhou Lao was relieved: "Besides, now I just looked at a safe, and there are a few others that I haven't seen." ”

While speaking, Zhou Lao and the others looked at Mr. Anderson, which was no longer a hint, but a direct urging.

"I don't want to say much else, but I know about sketching rare birds, and they must be hidden here." Zhou Lao said bluntly: "Let's come over today." A lot of it was for that. ”

"Sketching a picture of a rare bird?"

Hearing this, Wang Guan also felt a little surprised: "Huang Qian's sketch of rare birds?" ”

Huang Zhen, who was a court painter in Western Shu during the Five Dynasties, successively served in the former Shu and later Shu, and finally entered the Northern Song Dynasty Painting Academy. He is good at flowers and birds, and is famous for his fine brush paintings. The birds painted are in correct shape, with both flesh and bone, plump image, rich color, and fine hooking. There is almost no handwriting, and it seems to be dyed with light color, which is called the sketching method.

Huang Zhen is best at using the outline method to paint, using thin ink lines to outline the outlines of the flowers and birds he paints, and then filling in the colors, giving people a sense of richness and ingenuity. At the same time, he loves famous paintings of different plants, rare birds and beasts, which has the meaning of wealth and auspiciousness. After returning to the Song Dynasty to serve in the court, his painting style became the standard for the selection of the merits of the Hanlin Painting Academy in the early Northern Song Dynasty. It is known as the courtyard and has a great influence.

If it is really Huang Qian's sketch of rare birds, the value must be extraordinary, but ......

"Still. Isn't Huang Qian's sketch of rare birds in the Forbidden City? ”

At the same time, Wang Guan frowned and said: "I have also seen the work, a total of 24 insects, birds and turtles are painted on the small size of silk, and the shape of these animals is accurate and rigorous. The characteristics are distinct, the brushwork is fine, and the tones are soft and harmonious. It can be seen that the skill of sketching is very profound. ”

"No, it's not Huang Zhen's sketch of rare birds."

At this time, Zhou Lao smiled and shook his head: "It's a sketch of Song Huizong Zhao Ji." ”

"Huh?"

For a moment, Wang Guan was stunned, and then reacted: "In the Guardian Spring Auction in 02, the sketch of rare birds was auctioned away at a high price of 23 million? It seems that this price at that time seemed to set a record in the history of Chinese painting and calligraphy auctions. So much so that it caused a sensation and boiled over ......"

"Eleven or twelve years ago, you still remember, it's rare." Zhou Lao smiled, and also acquiesced to Wang Guan's words.

"I saw it when I was studying the auction items from previous years."

While speaking, Wang Guan pondered: "After the picture was taken away, there was no news, could it be that it was taken away by overseas collectors and crossed the ocean to settle here?" ”

"Almost." Zhou Lao nodded lightly: "After the thing was photographed, we immediately contacted that person, but unfortunately that person was just an agent." And we are determined not to reveal the information of the buyer behind it, but after years of attention, we finally determined that the thing is here. Mr. Anderson, am I right? ”

"Mr. Zhou, you shouldn't ask me about this matter."

At the right time, Mr. Anderson smiled and shook his head, "If there is one in the safe, then there must be, if not, I can't help it." ”

As he spoke, Mr. Anderson opened the other safes, revealing the contents in full view. The other safes are more miscellaneous. There are not only calligraphy and painting scrolls, but also objects such as gold, silver, copper, jade, tooth horn wood carvings.

"Let's keep an eye out and see if there are any drawings of rare birds."

Under the greeting of Zhou Lao, everyone hurriedly walked over and picked up the scrolls one by one to look at the calligraphy and paintings. Wang Guan was lucky, picked up a long scroll, opened it and saw that it was actually a famous work, but it was not a sketch of rare birds.

"Here."

At the same time, Expert Chen's surprise summoned him, and after carefully placing the picture on the table, he beckoned everyone to come and watch.

As we all know, Zhao Ji of Song Huizong is not good at being an emperor, but his attainments in calligraphy and painting are world-famous artists. Anyway, in China for 5,000 years, among the emperors, his calligraphy and painting claim to be the first, and I am afraid no one dares to stand up and refute it. Even if it is Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, at most he is better in poetry, but calligraphy and painting have to bow down.

Speaking of which, Zhao Ji can be good at writing and painting. In calligraphy, he created his own thin gold body. In painting, no matter the landscape, the figures, all of them are fine, especially good at flowers and birds. However, due to the collapse of the country and the destruction of his family, many of his works were destroyed in the war. According to the research of later generations, there are not many of his surviving works, about more than 20 pieces.

Among the more than 20 pieces, there are some works written by court painters at that time, and there are only a handful of works that belong to Zhao Ji's own efforts, and the sketch of rare birds is one of the rare autographs. As long as you are aware of this, you should understand how precious this sketch of rare birds is.

More than 20 million years ago, now the bid of 200 million, it is estimated that some people are willing to pay. Just think about it, even the imperial pen of the Ming and Qing dynasties is now being chased and rushed, not to mention that Zhao Ji's artistic accomplishment is very high, and his works themselves are full of ornamental value. It's only 200 million, maybe in the eyes of some people, this is a cheap sale.

Of course, this is off topic. At this time, no one thought about how much the painting was worth, but looked at it carefully, and saw that the picture was a handscroll on ink paper, which belonged to the model of Song Huizong's sketch of flowers and birds.

If you look closely, you can know that the scroll is divided into 12 sections, and the seams of each section have the double seal of Song Huizong, a total of 11 squares. These include his Zhenghe, Xuanhe and Shuangqi seals, which are divided into the seams of each paragraph, and there are still small half of the residual seals on the edge of the paper. These are small details that also provide a basis for the identification of the drawing.

In addition, the painting itself, the twelve sections of flowers and birds, without one color, only depict different perched birds in ink, the shade of brush and ink changes, extremely rich in layers and textures, showing the rigorous realistic painting style and elegant aesthetic taste of Chinese painting in the Song Dynasty.

The feathers of the birds in the picture are lightly rubbed out with light ink, then over-dyed with thicker ink, and then dyed with thick ink on the key parts of the head, tail, and feather tips, which are depicted in layers, reflecting the soft texture, rich thickness and colorful colors of the bird feathers.

All in all, these flowers and birds, both in form and demeanor, are exquisite and unforgettable.

"That's right, it's the painting."

At the right time, an expert sighed slightly: "I appreciated it back then, but unfortunately I missed it." It's been twelve years, and now it's time to meet again, and you can't miss it. ”

"That's right." The people next to him thought so.

Hearing this, Wang Guan realized that it was time for him to go out, and immediately said, "Okay, write it down." ”

"There's no hurry."

At the right time, Zhou Lao was more cautious: "Take a look first, and then talk after reading it." ”

"Well, you really have to take a good look at it...... others don't object, the reason why they are so cautious is because there is some controversy in the industry about this painting.

In fact, there are very few ancient paintings that are not controversial. The main thing is that every appraiser has his own criteria for identifying things. If you find that some details are different from your perception, you will naturally feel that something may not be right.

This sketch of rare birds is also like this, some people think that the birds in the picture are accurate, the demeanor is different, vivid and expressive, but some people think that the brush and ink of the picture are mediocre, there are many failures, and the wonderful points are not seen. Whether it is the form and spirit, or the sluggishness and roughness of the pen, each has its own opinion, due to the difference in aesthetic taste, there is really no way to unify.

However, judging from the seal, in addition to the seal of Song Huizong himself, in addition to the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he played to the fullest, not only stamped the emperor's seal 21, but also made 12 sentences inscribed in the heart of the painting.

According to people's research and research, I feel that there is nothing wrong with the seals and sentences of Emperor Qianlong. However, considering that Emperor Qianlong's ability to identify things is not very reliable, some people think that this painting may be an imitation of the Yuan and Ming dynasties.

However, in the process of the circulation of things and things, whether it is the great collector Zhang Congyu of the Republic of China, or the modern connoisseur Mr. Qigong, as well as many top experts in the appraisal of ancient paintings and calligraphy, they have also determined that this painting is the authentic work of Song Huizong. In other words, the vast majority of people think that this picture scroll is genuine, and only a few people doubt it.

The minority obeys the majority, so everyone thinks this should be the real thing. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to fetch a high price of 23 million at the spring auction in '02. But the minority is not convinced, they feel that the truth is often in the hands of a few. So it's really hard to say whether it's true or false.

However, after a moment of study, an expert took the lead in saying: "I think it must be genuine, not to mention the paper and seals, just in terms of painting style, it is exactly the same as another authentic painting of four birds by Song Huizong." In particular, the feathered eyes of birds are very expressive ......" (to be continued......