Hearing Wang Dachuan asking for a couplet, the old lady glanced left and right, and said with a smile:

"I'll just say it, the old neighbors all say that this Tongruibao store has a high level of identification, oh, even this painting is equipped with couplets, two sons, hurry up and show it to Mr. Zhang."

Another middle-aged man heard the words and handed over two painting tubes, Zhang Yongwen and Wang Dachuan took one by one, and then carefully took out the scroll and spread it next to the painting.

Li Yi stretched his neck and glanced at it, it was really the eight words of "Longevity Life, Taiping World" in the seal book, and these words looked vigorous and natural, dignified and atmospheric, it was this glance, the unique simplicity and clumsiness of the seal character almost came to the face, could it be that even this is imitation?

He stood up, quietly moved to Wang Dachuan's side, looked at it condescendingly, and then pretended to take a closer look, squatted down and touched the edge of the paper with his fingers, and then froze again!

Nima, is it retribution? I just picked up a genuine painting of Wen Zhengming, and laughed at the collection of the Forbidden City, and you sent Lao Tzu a painting of Qi Baishi's work with fake characters? What are you trying to do here?

He rubbed his sideburns with a headache, more than 400 million! More than 400 million actually took back such a work, if the collector who took it, that is, the old lady's husband, knew, he was afraid that he would jump out of the coffin immediately in anger, right?

At this time, he heard Wang Dachuan ask,

"Auntie, do you remember when the auction for this work was held, where and what auction company held it?"

The old lady hesitated, and the second son who handed over the paintcartridge just now suddenly said:

"I know that in November 2011, at the Yellow Crane Hotel, the autumn auction of Yanjing Jiamei Auction Company, at that time, including commissions. The old man spent a total of 3.62 million, and there are certificates! ”

I'll go! This Nima is not the same thing at all!

Li Yi and the three of them listened to the words of the second son, and couldn't help but look at each other for a few seconds. Wang Dachuan suddenly coughed violently, and the original work was auctioned for the highest price in the history of Qi Baishi's work in May. But only six months later, also in Yanjing, an imitation was sold for a high price of more than 3 million...... If this is normal, then the collector who photographed the imitation swears that his collection is genuine...... What should he say?

Wang Dachuan and Zhang Yongwen glanced at each other, and they could already be very sure at this moment that this was an imitation of a very high level. The next step is to identify whose imitation it is.

But Li Yi is different, he also has an even more terrifying information, that is, in the couplet of this painting, the character couplet, it is a genuine work!

Since the authentic work is here, what about the other couplets in the calligraphy and painting that sold for more than 400 million? Old man Qi, he will never be so boring, the same word is written twice, one is used to match his real painting, and the other is used to match the imitation painting, right?

It's scary just to think about. More than 400 million, I actually took back a half-truth and half-fake work! No, now that painting has gone through that auction. Even if it's fake, everyone will recognize it as real! However, what is false is false, it is considered true by everyone, and it is also false!

I'll go! I'm going to die!

Do you watch this true couplet be recognized as a copy, or do you struggle to try to unravel the mystery that is likely to set off a stormy wave? Li Yi was entangled. Then he was depressed, because, even if he could raise his eyebrows and point coldly at Qianfu, he had the courage to uncover this mystery. He doesn't have the ability to do that either!

In this situation now, it is estimated that even Zhong Haoqing will stand up. It is estimated that it is an endless war of words, not to mention that he is a little appraiser who has just entered the industry! And. The most important thing is, what evidence can he use to prove that this painting is genuine? Not only did he not study the old man's handwriting, but he also didn't know the ins and outs of the handwriting, and he didn't even have the ability to verify the authenticity of the seals and inscriptions on it......

What to do? Seeing Wang Dachuan and the two whispering while appraising the works, Li Yi decided that it would be better to call the master first.

He walked into another empty reception room, dialed the phone, and told Zhong Haoqing about the situation and his judgment, but he didn't expect Zhong Haoqing to laugh when he heard it,

"Xiao Yi, the seal couplet that was auctioned last time is definitely the authentic work of Master Qi, there is no doubt about it! Because the people who have appraised that work include not only those of us who have made small achievements in calligraphy and painting, but also experts like Liu Lao who have studied Qi Baishi all their lives. The most important thing is that all the collection seals on the character couplet can be traced, which can be called an orderly inheritance! ”

Orderly inheritance? Li Yi touched his chin, this is a very important clue, there seems to be a collection seal on the word just now, if it can be traced back one by one, most of it can prove its authenticity!

In addition, Zhong Haoqing said that Liu Lao also knows that this old man himself is a master of painting, and what is even more commendable is that he has an extraordinary background, so he has been in contact with Qi Baishi's works since he was a child, and has been studying for more than 60 years.

In this way, it seems that this matter is not as troublesome as I thought before. Especially Zhong Haoqing confirmed that the sky-high price of calligraphy and painting is no problem, then, no matter how this matter develops in the end, it has nothing to do with that side, in fact, the biggest resistance is gone.

But what about the other resistance?

Before thinking about it, Zhong Haoqing's phone called again,

"Xiaoyi, the fact that two or more pieces of the same master's work are genuine is theoretically preserved, and it has also happened in practice. But only for calligraphy, you should know why. ”

Li Yi nodded, it is easy for a person to write two words with a high degree of similarity, but it is a little difficult to draw two paintings that are almost identical.

"This happens a lot because there is a long time between the two characters, and the author himself has forgotten about it. Or they are not satisfied with the original one and write a new one, but the unsatisfactory work is not destroyed in time for some reason. But there is another situation, which is more egregious. ”

Worse? Li Yi's mind spun quickly, and he immediately thought of a possibility, could it be that he was imitating himself? But if that's the case, such a character can't become a recognized master, right?

Zhong Haoqing on the other end of the phone couldn't help crying and laughing when he heard Li Yi actually give such an answer, what is he thinking about every day? Shaking her head, she then asked:

"Have you ever heard of unraveling?"

Unveiling? Li Yi shook his head slowly.

"Unveiling the painting, in fact, should be called unmounting, some of the calligraphy and paintings that have been framed because of the age, when re-mounting, you need to remove the heart of the painting from the old mounting, this is unmounting."

Zhong Haoqing paused, and then said:

"But the unveiling I'm talking about here is completely different from that unmasking. This unveiling is about directly revealing the heart! Some people can uncover the heart of the painting layer by layer, and the legendary masters can reveal up to seven layers in total, and each layer can be independently painted! ”

Li Yi was stunned, I'll go! How could there be such a thing? If you master this kind of craft, not to say that one can become seven, as long as one can become two or three, then it will not be a big deal right away?

"Hehe, it's not as simple as you think, unmounting is to separate the framing and the painting heart, because it is originally two different things, so it is relatively easy, and many masters of framing will. But the unveiling of the painting is different, although the rice paper is indeed layered, but the situation between the layers is very complicated, and it is definitely not so easy to uncover! Moreover, if a painting has really been revealed, there are still many clues to be found, at least the thickness of the paper and the color of the ink, so it is not as magical as you think. ”

Li Yi nodded, the reason why Zhong Haoqing sued him for this was actually to deny the possibility that the previous couplet was unveiled, so now there is only one answer left, that is, Qi Baishi's couplet, he really wrote it twice!

Since it was written twice, most of the one was flawed, but it was not destroyed in time. Li Yi decided to go back and take a look, if this is the case, then this is most likely the flawed one. Moreover, the collection seal of the two characters is definitely not the same!

As soon as I walked to the door of the reception room, I heard the noise and bustle in the reception room. He stood at the door and listened for a while, and found that Wang Dachuan and Zhang Yongwen decided to accept this imitation, but the offer price was only 400,000, which was less than one-ninth of the original auction price.

Li Yi thought about it, but pushed the door and walked in, the room suddenly fell silent, and when he saw that it was him, the young man in a suit continued,

"This is Qi Baishi's work, not to mention how much it has appreciated in recent years, but according to the depreciation of the soft sister coin, our original price pawn is not too much, right? Grandma also said that you have a high level here and good service, I see...... The world is as black as a crow! ”

Li Yi saw that Wang Dachuan and Zhang Yongwen were very angry, so he shook his head and handed the phone to the middle-aged man named Erzi,

"Take a look, this is a report I found on the Internet, this painting was auctioned for more than 400 million yuan in 2010, I think, it shouldn't be your ......"

"Impossible! This report must be fake! Our old man has played with antiques all his life, and you say that he will spend more than three million to buy a fake painting? Besides, this was bought at an auction, and the auction will auction fake things? ”

Not to mention this kind of high-quality imitation that has collectible value in itself, even if it is really fabricated, some auction companies with a black conscience dare to auction it off as genuine! However, Li Yi didn't bother to explain to him, took the phone back and fiddled with it, and handed it over,

"This is another report, you can all search for it, this was a very sensational thing back then, and there were a lot of reports on the Internet."

Seeing that they took out their mobile phones one after another and began to search, Li Yi frowned, what should he do next? (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please visit wènhttp://mnet

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