Chapter 60: Dying Struggle?
"Thank you all the big bosses for coming to this private party today, I ......"
Just when everyone arrived, Xie Rongcheng was about to say two opening remarks, when suddenly Boss Zhou interrupted loudly: "Old Xie, we are all busy, hurry up and take out the painting!" ”
"That is, you are not as famous now as you used to be! If it weren't for Wen Zhengming in the Ming Dynasty, I wouldn't have time to come to you. ”
Xie Rongcheng was embarrassed for a while, and his heart was very sad, it was really a phoenix that lost its hair and was not as good as a chicken! But he still had to smile and say: "No problem, don't delay everyone's time, thank God, let everyone have three pictures!" ”
More than a dozen people gathered around and carefully studied the treasures that Xie Rongcheng claimed to have treasured for many years. No one is stupid, now that Xie's situation is not good, Xie Rongcheng is also a senior collector, and no one will believe that he has no private goods in his hand.
Wen Zhengming is a big name, and his authentic works are rarely circulated in the market, and once they are auctioned, they are tens of millions of heavy weapons. If you can get one, it will definitely save face, so everyone brings people to participate.
"Boss, this is Wen Zhengming's plum blossom writing intention! Style: imitation Mei Dao pen, signifying. Lingyin: Wen Zhengmingyin, Zhengzhong. A rare treasure. ”
"There is also this collection seal, which is the private collection of Xu Bingyi, a great collector in the Qing Dynasty, and it is definitely inherited in an orderly manner."
Hu Jianmin saw a calligraphy handscroll at a glance, and excitedly studied it with Song Lao. This is Wen Zhengming's book West Lake in 1551.
"Old Song, what do you see?"
Hu Jianmin was excited, Wen Zhengming is one of the four great talents of the Ming Dynasty, and he is good at calligraphy, his calligraphy has always been haunted by his dreams, but he didn't expect to see it today.
"I think it's true! Both the knowledge and feeling are right, especially the Yulantang appreciation chapter: Cao Zheng's character Lu Zai Shuyuan, Mo Youzhi Book Seal. ”
Song Lao was also very excited, took out the seal rubbings saved in his mobile phone, and compared them carefully, the more he looked at them, the more sure he became.
There is also a picture of Song Xu's Yun'an visiting friends, which is his masterpiece at the age of seventy-eight. Lingyin: Song Xu's seal, a native of Shimen Mountain. ”
Several senior experts discussed together, the bosses are eager to try, the Ming Dynasty genuine is absolutely rare, a calligraphy and painting can go through more than 700 years of vicissitudes of life, passed down to this day, who collects is a great fate and blessing.
"I think it's true, the inheritance is orderly!"
"No doubt about the authenticity!"
"Old Song, what do you see?"
Song Lao looked at it again, nodded, and said, "I didn't find any flaws, and I personally prefer the authentic work." ”
Xie Rongcheng looked at the people present, and his heart was secretly refreshed, worthy of Tan Jingfang, even a few appraisal masters in the Forbidden City had deceived back then, not to mention a few of you half-!
"Boy, take a look?"
Wu Tianyuan saw that all eyes were focused on himself, he had become famous recently, and everyone present knew about his grievances with the Xie family. Since you're here, can you not talk about it?
Xie Rongcheng looked at Wu Tianyuan with disdain, this time he was very confident, he asked Hu Jianmin to anticipate that Wu Tianyuan might come. But this time is a good opportunity for revenge, Tan Jing seems to be seamless, and it is impossible for him to find a flaw even if he is killed with a small hairy head!
Even if you can't slap your face in public, you can see your rival Wu Tianyuan slapping his eyes and deceiving Hu Jianmin's tens of millions, and his heart is very happy.
"Brother Wu, can you talk about it?"
Wu Tianyuan looked at Xie Rongcheng with a sincere look on his face, and asked: "They are all good paintings with years, I don't know if they are the treasures of Boss Xie?" ”
"Of course, I, Xie Rongcheng, am also a senior collector, and I got these three genuine works of the Ming Dynasty in my early years, and I have always been the most cherished collection. If something hadn't happened to Xie's family, it was estimated that he would never have it in his life! ”
The people present looked at Xie Rongcheng very reluctantly, and they were even more convinced that it was common for business turnover to be ineffective. Even the six major collectors of the Republic of China had a shortage of money, and it was normal to sell their collections.
"That's a pity, these three copies of Tan Jing are imitations!"
After Wu Tianyuan got the answer he wanted, he laughed and said, as long as you dare to admit it yourself, you will die without a place to be buried!
"What? Tan Jingfang? ”
"You said it's Tan Jingfang?"
Everyone was shocked, especially the expert who confirmed the authenticity, his face changed drastically, and he hurriedly reconfirmed it again. However, this time, no one questioned Wu Tianyuan for the first time, and it seems that he began to have his own prestige.
Xie Rongcheng stared at Wu Tianyuan incredulously, and said tremblingly: "Don't talk nonsense! What Tan Jingfang? Don't listen to him, everyone! ”
Wu Tianyuan smiled lightly and said slowly: "Tan Jing, the word and the nunnery, the number of Zhai District." His ancestor was one of the famous Thirteen Banks in Guangzhou, mainly engaged in overseas trade, operated for decades, and became a wealthy man in Shanghai. ”
"From 1939 to 1949, in just 10 years, Tan Jing suddenly grew from a cutting-edge business to a collector in Shanghai, and collected many historical masterpieces on a par with old collectors such as Pang Laichen, Wu Hufan, and Zhang Heng."
"This is due to three things: first, due to the constant wars and social unrest, collectors began to continue to ship in order to make a living; second, Tan Jing's business is smooth and wealthy; The third is that he received great help from Mr. Zhang Heng, a giant eye collector in modern times, for his long eyes, and because of the influence of Zhang Heng, Tan Jing's collection also focuses on Song and Yuan calligraphy and painting. ”
"On the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival in 1947, Tan Jing, the leader of the Shanghai collecting industry at that time, found the famous counterfeiter Tang An, and asked him to make a copy of Zhao Mengfu's "Shuangsong Ping Yuantu" in the Yuan Dynasty for his collection, and the two hit it off, so Tan Jing provided the venue, and Tang An took the lead, organized Xu Zhao, Zheng Zhuyou, Hu Jing, Wang Chaoqun and other people, all of whom were the most outstanding counterfeiters in Shanghai, and began the most famous calligraphy and painting counterfeiting activities in modern history.
With Wu Tianyuan's introduction of Tan Jing, Xie Rongcheng's face became more and more pale, and seeing that everyone present was attracted by Wu Tianyuan, he hurriedly scolded loudly: "You said it's Tan Jingfang?" What is the evidence! ”
Xie Tian hid behind his father, looking at Wu Tianyuan's confident appearance, as well as the words of warning just now, his heart was even more nervous, and he couldn't even speak.
"Brother Wu, although we have all seen your eyesight, we still have to have real evidence, right?"
"yes, do you have any evidence for what you said?"
Several experts who were sure to be genuine naturally couldn't admit that they were blind, and they all stood up and asked Wu Tianyuan to tell the flaws.
"I have read a lot of memoirs about Tan Jing, and Chen Julai, a Shanghai seal carver who was familiar with Tang An at that time, exposed Tang An's fraud in his "Trivia of Characters", pointing out that there are three types of counterfeit antiques made by Tang An. One is the seal, the counterfeit has similar to Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming, Tang Bohu, Qiu Ying and other Ming Dynasty Wumen four masters, as well as Wen Shui Daoren, Jin Junming, Fang Xiaoru and a large number of celebrities of the past dynasties of the seal, these fake seals are made of rhino horn, ivory, etc., and the fake moth-eaten and cracks are particularly realistic. ”
"The second type is the purple sand pot, which once borrowed Wu Hufan's purple sand pot from Chen Mingyuan in the Ming Dynasty, and Wu Hufan couldn't distinguish the authenticity after imitation; The third category is calligraphy and painting fraud, and Chen Julai also personally visited Tang An's counterfeiting workshop. ”
Wu Tianyuan said: "Mr. Zheng Zheng has an in-depth study of Tan Jing's counterfeiting, and he wrote "The Story Behind the Fake Painting That Has Been Sleeping for Sixty Years": "Tang An found Xu Zhengbai, Zheng Zhuyou, Hu Jing, Wang Chaoqun and other people to divide labor and cooperate. ”
"However, it is not easy to imitate ancient paintings, and it is impossible to make the vicissitudes of calligraphy and painting that have been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years in a very short period of time. They first finished the drawing, mounted it on the board, and washed it with water. After it is finished, it is repeatedly unveiled and framed like the old painting is circulated, and it is necessary to repair the old painting like the brush to make up for the remnants, and finally carry out the full color to make it full of ancient appearance. ”