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Let's say that when he was looking at the scroll, Qian Lao seemed to have discovered something, and suddenly stood up.

"Old Qian, what's wrong?" Wang Guan was naturally a little surprised: "Did you find anything?" ”

"No, this painting is not right...... Qian Lao stretched out his hand and touched the painting, immediately frowned, and there was a rare serious expression on his face: "Wang Guan, how did you get this painting?" ”

"Qiao Yu was sent by her teacher." Wang Guan was a little puzzled: "Is there something wrong?" ”

"No, it's so wrong, this painting is not a depiction painting, but a rubbing painting." Qian Lao frowned and said: "Didn't I tell you before about a way to steal the sky, this painting is ......"

"Hehe, I said what's going on." When Wang Guan heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "Old Qian, it's all because I didn't make it clear, I know that this painting is a rubbing, but things are not as ...... as you imagined."

While speaking, Wang Guan hurriedly explained his experience in Jinyang clearly, which could be regarded as dispelling Qian Lao's doubts.

"I see."

Qian Lao sat down again, and a smile appeared on his face: "I have admired the name of Jinyang Taobi for a long time, but unfortunately I have never dealt with it. It's a rare opportunity for you to be able to make friends with him. ”

Tao Bi is naturally not Tao Lao's name, it is a kind of name, but also an honorific title. It shows that Tao Lao's murals are very powerful, and they are recognized by everyone, so they have such a title.

"Tao Lao is indeed very respectable, and he is also very kind." Wang nodded and smiled: "It's just that I'm a little worried about what happened twenty years ago, so I just gave the painting to ...... I did. ”

felt that there was no need to make extraneous branches, so Wang Guan simply omitted to exchange that section with Qiao Yu, which further highlighted Tao Lao's bearing. Bai Ye and Qiao Yu are also ice and snow smart, so naturally they will not debunk it.

"It's good to be able to put it down."

At the same time, Qian Lao also said with a smile: "It's not necessarily a good thing to be too obsessed. It is even more detrimental to self-cultivation ......"

"Hmm."

Wang Guan agreed, but also led the topic back: "Qian Lao, I feel that the painting should be a mural in the Tang Dynasty, and the person who painted the mural at the beginning may also be a famous Danqing artist at that time." ”

"Oh, let me see ...... again"

Qian Lao continued to watch intently, and even took out a magnifying glass to study it little by little.

This look is more than ten minutes passed, during which I saw Qian Lao's preoccupied appearance. Wang Guan and the others naturally held their breath and didn't dare to disturb loudly, just drinking tea cautiously.

"This painting...... It's really not simple. After a long time, Qian Lao raised his head again, with a thoughtful expression: "Wang Guan, why do you have a familiar feeling?" There should be a reason. ”

"How so?"

Wang Guan hesitated, and said after careful wording: "The main thing is that the painting style is beautiful, especially the characters in the painting, Tao Lao said that it was Wu Zetian." I thought at the time that Wu Zetian was also the emperor. Ordinary painters have never had the opportunity to see them, and they dare not scribble at will, so I guess that the drawings may have been made by court painters. ”

"There's some truth to that." Qian Lao recognized this reason, and then smiled: "But you may have guessed wrong." The painter may not have been a court painter, but a great calligrapher. ”

"What?"

Wang Guan was taken aback at first, and then overjoyed: "When Qian Lao said this, did he see something?" ”

"A little bit of a gain."

Qian Lao smiled slightly: "Have you noticed the decorations on the clothes of the characters in the painting?" ”

"Huh?"

Hear this. Wang Guan's eyes widened a little, he really didn't pay attention to this. Knowing that he was wrong, he immediately picked up a magnifying glass and observed it in his clothes. I saw that the ornamentation was very gorgeous, especially the six cranes were particularly conspicuous.

In ancient times, the crane was an auspicious one that could be ranked alongside the dragon, phoenix, turtle and unicorn. In ancient times, cranes have been used in literature, and the image of cranes can be seen on existing bronzes. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a record of domesticating cranes, and Wei Yigong died because of raising cranes, which is a famous historical story.

It is even more common for literati to raise cranes and play with cranes, and cranes occupy a certain position in their lives. Many people think that it is customary to burn the harp and cook cranes, and they think that the plum wife crane is the real elegance.

Under such circumstances, it is only natural that crane painting appeared in the field of painting, and it developed rapidly and widely, so it is not surprising that there are crane patterns on clothes.

"Surely the crane pattern is not strange."

At this time, Qian Lao smiled and said: "But you must know that the crane as the subject of painting, although it can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty, there are few traces of painting, until the beginning of the Sui and Tang dynasties, there are no mature techniques." ”

Wang Guan said that he has been studying Tang painting recently, and this is not lying, but really learning. So at this time, when I heard Qian Lao's words, I suddenly said thoughtfully: "I remember that during the reign of Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, there was a person who was very famous for painting cranes, and he was a great calligrapher, one of the four great calligraphers of the early Tang Dynasty. ”

The four major calligraphers of the early Tang Dynasty were Yu Shinan, Ouyang Xun, Chu Suiliang, and ......

Finally, I am afraid that many people will not be able to say his name for a while, because compared to the previous three great calligraphers, this person's reputation seems to be half lower, giving people the feeling that he is forced to make up the numbers.

After all Chinese seems to prefer even numbers, and prefers numbers like four and eight, such as the four masters of the early Tang Dynasty, the eight immortals in the drink, the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, the four great talents of Jiangnan, the four families of Wumen, and the eight monsters of Yangzhou...... And so on, and so on, the four and eight rankings are countless. Then it is a matter of course to get another of the four great calligraphers of the early Tang Dynasty to come out.

Of course, it's not that it's bad to make up the numbers, after all, if you can make people deadlift them together, then it also shows that the person who makes up the numbers must have several brushes, at least it makes sense to convince people that he is included in it. Otherwise, people are embarrassed to put him on a par with others.

Speaking of which, many people must also understand that Qian Lao and Wang Guan's great calligrapher and famous crane painter are the same person.

"Xue Ji!"

At this time, Wang Guan muttered: "One of the four major calligraphy in the early Tang Dynasty, although he was taught by Chu Suiliang, while learning to inherit Chu Suiliang's calligraphy style, he also developed and created and formed his own style. The world spoke highly of him, so there was a saying at that time that he would buy Chu Dexue without losing his integrity. ”

"Xue Ji's achievements in calligraphy are not mentioned, and compared with the other three great calligraphers, he is better at painting, and is good at painting figures, Buddha statues, flowers and birds, especially crane paintings, which has reached the point of having both form and spirit." Wang Guan chuckled and said: "He is good at figures and good at painting cranes, so it's no wonder that Qian Lao suspects that this painting is his work." ”

"It's not just suspicion."

Qian Lao shook his head and said: "You know Xue Ji's crane paintings, then you should also know that his crane paintings are very successful and have a far-reaching influence." In the famous paintings of the past dynasties, there is a description of 'the screen with six cranes, since the beginning of (Xue) Ji'. ”

"The so-called sample is the model in the picture." Qian Lao explained: "The Six Crane Diagram was formed at the beginning of Xue Ji, and it has continued since then, until modern times, there are still Six Crane Screens. ”

"But in that case, it's a bit of a contradiction."

Wang Guan hesitated: "Since the Six Cranes Diagram is Xue Ji's first creation, how can it appear in the ornamentation of clothes?" It can't be said that even Wu Zetian's clothes are decorated with his paintings as a style. ”

"It's not impossible." Qian Lao said with a smile: "After all, Xue Ji's crane paintings were very influential at that time, and it is reasonable for court technicians to use his patterns as decorations. In addition, this is his work, and it doesn't matter whether the clothes have crane patterns or not, the important thing is that he has already drawn them. ”

"Qian Lao, are you so sure that this is his painting?" Wang Guan was somewhat skeptical. After all, there is no name on the painting, and due to the long period of time, Xue Ji's works have not been handed down at all, and it is difficult to make a judgment due to the lack of direct comparison.

"I know what you're trying to say." At the same time, Qian Lao smiled mysteriously: "Wang Guan, didn't I tell you just now, many times many things depend on chance." Just because you can't find it doesn't mean it doesn't exist......"

As he spoke, Qian Lao walked out of the living room, and after seven or eight minutes, he walked back, but at this time he also had an extra scroll in his hand.

Seeing this, Wang Guan immediately understood a little, and said with some surprise: "Old Qian, is this Xue Ji's painting?" ”

"Almost." Qian Lao chuckled, then carefully spread out the scroll in his hand, and took two steps back for Wang Guan to see.

"Huh!"

At first glance, Wang Guan found that the painting was relatively sparse, and the brushwork was not very good, and there was a sense of incongruity. But after looking at it for a while, his face changed, and he was shocked: "The person in the painting seems to be ......."

"Looks like it's the same person, right?" Qian Lao smiled and said, "Have you seen it clearly, don't be mistaken." ”

Wang Guan compared, and said categorically: "I can't be wrong, the difference is that one character is several times smaller and the brushwork is rougher, and the other is not only several times larger, but the brushwork is delicate and realistic, and the color is more beautiful." ”

"It's not just that." Qian Lao smiled again: "Why don't you say that my painting is a panorama, and your painting is just an afterimage." ”

"Yes, yes, that's it."

Wang Guan was a little excited, and looked at it carefully, only to see that Qian Lao took out the painting, there are more pattern figures, on both sides of the graceful and luxurious woman, there is also a group of palace maids and samurai and other servants, or holding a long fan, or crossing the knife in front of the road, the gorgeously dressed woman set off more majestic.

At the same time, Wang Guan also remembered that Tao Lao once said that the murals he restored were somewhat damaged, and only the portrait of the woman was relatively well preserved. Now that a comparison has been made, Wang Guan can naturally be sure that Qian Lao's painting is the whole picture.

Of course, the whole picture is not the key, and there are a few lines of text on the key full map, explaining the origin of this painting. When Wang Guan looked at the text carefully, Qian Lao smiled next to him: "This is a copy of an anonymous painter during the Five Dynasties period. ”

"At that time, the war was in chaos, the painter hid in the monastery of Tianlong Mountain to avoid trouble, and happened to see this mural, and liked it very much, so he copied it......" (To be continued.) )