Chapter 241 of the main text volume has a picture in the painting

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Qin Yanpei and Zhou Lao studied the calligraphy and painting hanging on the wall for almost two cups of hot tea, Qin Yanpei frowned slightly and looked at Zhou Lao and whispered, "Brother Zhou, do you see something?" ”

Zhou Lao frowned, and said thoughtfully: "I feel that the portrait of Kou Shen has been reframed, but if you look closely, it doesn't feel like it, but it's ......."

"But what?" Qin Yanpei asked.

Qin Yanpei is the oldest of the three, and his position at retirement is also the highest, and he enjoys ministerial-level treatment.

The title of Beiyang Nanzhou is not blown out, it is praised by peers with unique eyesight.

Don't look at Qin Yanpei is the old director of the Palace Museum, after all, he is mainly engaged in administrative work, although the level of antique appreciation is also remarkable, but it is still a little worse than Yang Yiyan and Zhou Fushi.

Zhou Lao pondered for a moment, wrinkled his brows and said: "The paper used for Kou Shen's calligraphy and painting is Jiajiang paper square fine soil, it stands to reason that Fang fine soil is light and delicate, but this calligraphy and painting is very heavy, unless it is ......"

Zhou Lao and Qin Yanpei's eyes lit up at the same time, and the two elders said in unison: "Unless it's a legendary picture-in-picture!" ”

The two elders turned to Yang Yiyan who was sitting at the table of the Eight Immortals at the same time, and at this moment, Yang Yiyan was carefully groping for the painting scrolls on the table, but he replied in an inaudible voice: "It's not too stupid......

Qin Jie twisted Yang Yan in disgust, didn't Yang Yan scold Yang Yan with him.

If it was before she and Yang Yiyan got married, Yang Yiyan and Qin Yanpei were friends, and it would be harmless to tease each other for a few words, but now, ......

Yang knew that he had lost his words again, and with a dry laugh in disguise, he continued to unfold those scrolls and grope in turn.

Yang Deng smiled at Tang Dou, just now his father was still quibbling and not scolding his grandfather, and he also accused Tang Dou of hearing it wrong. Now that Qin Jie has heard it with his own ears, this time there is no quibble.

Qin Yanpei and Zhou Lao walked back to the Eight Immortals table, and did not sit down, Zhou Lao looked at Yang and said, "Mingyuan." You mean to say that the picture is a picture-in-picture? ”

A picture-in-picture is a way in which a collector mounts a painting of low value on the surface of the original work in the collection, covering up the original appearance of the original work, and preserving the original work in this way.

The picture-in-picture format is first and foremost full of mystery and suspense, and no one knows what kind of painting the collector wants to hide until the surface of the painting is removed.

But there is no doubt about it. Most of the paintings that are eligible to be concealed by collectors in the form of picture-in-picture are rare heirlooms.

However, picture-in-picture generally only exists in legends, and many collectors may not have the opportunity to see a real picture-in-picture once in their lives, but more just word of mouth, which adds a bit of mystery to the picture-in-picture.

In the face of Zhou Lao's inquiry, Yang frowned, stroked the other scroll in his hand, and muttered with some confusion: "Could this one be too?" ”

And also? Zhou Lao and Qin Yanpei looked at Yang in disbelief, and the painting in his hand was unbelievable.

The two of them had already seen this painting just now, and although the painting was neat, it lacked some charm. Both the inscription and the seal show that the person who painted the painting was an unknown person, and they did not pay attention to it at the time, and they did not even bother to evaluate it, so they simply discarded the painting.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Yang Yiyan suspected that this painting was also a mysterious picture-in-picture, and two picture-in-pictures appeared in a box of scrolls, which was incredible.

Yang stood up at a glance and ordered the people on the side, "Clear the table." ”

Tang Dou quickly took the stack of scrolls away and put them back in the box, and Zhou Lao, Qin Yanpei and the others also started together, and in the blink of an eye, they had already cleaned up the wide Eight Immortals table.

Yang Yan spread out the painting scroll in his hand on the table of the Eight Immortals, and ordered without looking back: "Bring half a bowl of water." Take another piece of clean pure white cotton cloth without a hint of variegation. ”

Yang Deng rushed away, and in the blink of an eye, he called half a bowl of water, and held a piece of pure white cotton cloth in his hand.

At this time, Yang reached out and stroked the edge of the painting and the framed part on the table of the Eight Immortals. After stroking it slowly, he pointed his finger at the lower left corner of the painting and asked, "Is the seal in this corner?" ”

Yang couldn't tell whether the painting was placed correctly or not, so he could only ask.

"Yes", Zhou Lao replied on the side, he already knew what Yang Yan was going to do.

Yang nodded with a look. He took a step back, gave up his position in front of the Eight Immortals' table, and said, "Who are you?" ”

In addition to Tang Dou's children's shoes, even Qin Yanpei and Zhou Lao were eager to try.

Zhou Lao smiled to hide his nervousness and said: "This is not a painting, it is the same for anyone to come, or let this stinky boy come." ”

Tang Dou hurriedly waved his hand, and said with a smile: "What, I'm nervous, it's better for the master to do it himself." ”

Zhou Lao smiled: "It's okay, just use a cotton cloth dipped in some water, avoid the inscription on the surface of the painting, soak the rice paper, and see if there will be a seal under this painting, there is not too much difficulty." ”

Yang interrupted Zhou Lao and Tang Dou's apprentices who had given in to each other with an unhappy look, and said to Yang Deng: "Grind, girl, you come." Note that after the cotton cloth is dipped in water, the water should be squeezed out, and the moisture should be retained, not wiped, but gently dipped in it. ”

Yang Deng did not hesitate to squeeze out the cotton cloth in his hand dipped in water according to Yang Yiyan's instructions, and gently pressed it on the blank space in the lower left corner of the painting.

"Sure enough, it's a picture-in-picture, oh my God, the seal is so big, who would use such a big seal?" Zhou Lao exclaimed.

Yang Deng, who was standing, was unceremoniously pushed aside by Qin Yanpei, and the magnifying glass in Qin Yanpei's hand had already probed above the **** rice paper, and he greeted Zhou Lao without raising his head: "Principal Zhou, come and see." ”

The surface of the seal is also covered with a layer of rice paper, which is vague, and what can be seen by looking at it? It can only be confirmed that this painting is indeed a painting within a painting.

His inference was confirmed, and Yang said with a little slight: "Boy, take down that painting for Lao Tzu, and follow the method just now to see if there is a hole behind that painting." ”

"Okay". Tang Dou responded and walked to the Kou Shen landscape painting hanging on the wall, as for whether this painting is also a picture-in-picture, no one knows better than him, because these two picture-in-pictures were concocted by him, in order to let those two peerless unique pieces reappear in front of the world in a justifiable way.

Proven. The first picture of Kou Shen's landscape that Yang Yiyan picked out was indeed a picture-in-a-picture.

There were two picture-in-pictures in a box of calligraphy and paintings, and the third elder concluded that the collector who sold calligraphy and paintings probably didn't even know this secret himself, otherwise how could he package this box of calligraphy and paintings to Tang Dou at such a low price.

Tang Dou's explanation for this is also reasonable, and an immigrant theory also makes the source of this box of calligraphy and paintings lose the root of the pursuit.

The attention of the three elders was attracted by the picture-in-picture. Who really cares about the root cause, just casually asking.

Yang Yiyan regretted his impulse to self-harm at this time, otherwise he would have taken action to get rid of the truth himself.

Under the urging of the three elders, Tang Dou personally drove to Yangzhou the next day, and picked up the framing master who was familiar with Zhou Lao from Yangzhou.

The two calligraphy and paintings are unique products, one is the only heirloom of the Buddha painting master Cao Zhongda during the Five Dynasties period "Nanhai Guanyin Buddha Statue", and the other is the "First Layer of Yaotai" filled in by Zhao Xu, Song Shenzong, the seal that is several times larger than the ordinary seal is the imperial seal of Song Shenzong Zhao Xuan, although it is not the national seal used in the edict. But it is also magnificent.

The three old men stood side by side in front of the wall, staring at the two heirloom masterpieces hanging on the wall, and Zhou Lao whispered Song Shenzong Zhao Xu's "The First Floor of Yaotai":

Feast by the West Mother Pool, give Nanzhi and Bu Yuxiao. The wind and the fan, the ice is beautiful, and the snow is lonely. Han Pi showed a practice and asked who it was, independent Jiang Gao. Then he stared, the pot was beautiful, and the world was Qiong Yao. Clearance. He once accompanied the victory, sat back and watched the sorrow, and relieved the dust. Shuangcheng and milk dye with dots, all pay incense. The longevity makeup is cold. Yingyun admires, musk cirras silk. Happy and happy. On the side of the phoenix platform, take the second memory.

Compared with Cao Zhongda's unique painting "Guanyin Buddha Statue in the South China Sea", this "First Layer of Yaotai" by Zhao Ji of Song Shenzong is even more precious.

Tang Dou tentatively inquired about how much these two calligraphy and paintings would sell for if they were sent to auction. The result can be imagined, the three old men almost beat him up together.

Little rabbit cub, such a national treasure-level unique product dares to sell it for money, isn't it a bad beating?

As for why these two calligraphy and paintings have been handed down in the form of picture-in-picture, it is now impossible to speculate.

Yang guessed at a glance that these two paintings may have been in the private collection of Kou Shen, the prefect of Guangping, based on the fact that the surface of the "First Layer of Yaotai" was covered with poems and paintings made by Kou Shen himself. In addition, after Li Zicheng's peasant army captured Chang'an, Li Zicheng's army once captured and imprisoned Kou Shen, who had returned to his hometown, and later learned that he was an honest official, so he let him go home.

Yang speculated that Kou Shen might have feared that the two heirlooms would be destroyed or confiscated by Li Zicheng's army, so he framed the two paintings into a picture-in-picture before Li Zicheng's army arrived.

Of course, Yang Yiyan's speculation is no longer verified, but it can be regarded as a clear sight, and it has been recognized by Qin Yanpei and Zhou Lao.

In the face of the speculation of his father-in-law and son-in-law, Tang Dou's shoes hurt with a smile, the ancients have no way to verify it, so they can be deduced little by little by relying on clues, which may be contrary to the truth, but as long as the basis is sufficient, it can still be recognized by some people, who would have thought that Tang Dou, the 'ancient' who made the picture-in-picture, was standing in front of everyone at this moment?

Presumably, the more confusing it is, the better, to attract people's attention, but not too many people notice who took these two picture-in-pictures back. (To be continued.) )

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