In Japan, there is a kind of interior decoration mural called "barrier mural". After the screen painting of the Tang Dynasty was introduced to Japan, the www.biquge.info of the brush and the ink painting were combined with the Japanese wall paintings, and after improvement and development, they formed a kind of screen paintings with unique Japanese characteristics, which is now called the barrier murals.

In the history of Japan, the era when barrier painting was most popular and achieved the most was the Azuchi-Momoyama period, which is said to be splendid. And the culmination of the obstacle mural is the pioneer of the teacher style of Kano Yongde.

Kano Eitoku has a high status in the history of Japanese painting, and few people can compare with him.

Such a character, if it is really a real work, would Kant be willing to hang it here so casually? So no matter what other people's attitudes are, Li Yi doesn't believe it anyway.

Moreover, although Li Yi is not proficient in Kano Yongde's paintings, in his opinion, since he can be praised to such a high position, his level must be quite good. And this picture, although it also has a certain level, always feels like it is a little bit worse.

However, reasoning is reasoning, and he has never been stingy with the use of spirit cards for things that he is not sure of.

"Mid-eighteenth century, flowers and birds, Kang Yongzhinan, authentic."

Mid-eighteenth century? It must have been the Edo period, right? However, Kano Eitoku was a painter in the Azuchi-Momoyama period, and there was a difference of more than 200 years and nearly 300 years between the two.

However, who is this straight man?

Li Yi thought back to the trace of cool air he absorbed, and felt that this guy seemed to be a little famous, so he asked:

"Mr. Kant, I don't know if you've ever heard the name Kang Yongzhinan?"

"Kang Yongzhinan? Is it Mr. Lee's friend? ”

Li Yi smiled and shook his head, forget it, the boss who deals in Japanese calligraphy and painting has never heard of it, even if this guy is famous, most of them are very limited, not to mention that Kant also sees this painting as the real work of Kano Yongde, so the price can't be said at all.

He turned his attention to another painting on the side, which was a print depicting the famous Japanese yokai kappa, which was lifelike, but it looked a bit like a print.

"Is this painting the so-called ukiyo-e?"

Before coming to Japan, Li Yi had worked some Japanese art, so he knew about ukiyo-e as a genre of painting.

Actually, it's a bit far-fetched to say that ukiyo-e is a painting, because in modern Japan, ukiyo-e should represent color-printed woodblock prints, and the content of the painting mainly depicts people's daily life, landscapes, and some dramas, which is often referred to as genre paintings.

But Li Yi knows that in ancient Japan, ukiyo-e did not just refer to printed products, or even to woodblock prints. It should also include some hand-painted works, and paper manuscripts created by artists to make woodblock prints should also be counted in the ukiyo-e category.

Ancient ukiyo-e are very valuable in Japan, but after all, they are prints, and their collection value is not comparable to that of the artist's original manuscripts.

Therefore, ukiyo-e Li Yi will not collect it unless it can be confirmed that it is a unique piece. But if he comes across a manuscript drawn by a famous ukiyo-e artist for ukiyo-e, he will try to buy it anyway, and those are really rare treasures.

"That's right, this is ukiyo-e, and it's also the work of the famous Toriyama Shiyan."

"Oh, no wonder ......"

Li Yi nodded, no wonder even a print is so lifelike, Toriyama Shiyan should be the most famous yokai painter in Japanese history, and many of the traditional yokai shapes that the Japanese are familiar with today were created by him.

"Mr. Kant, do you have any manuscripts from ukiyo-e artists in your collection?"

Kant shook his head and said with a smile: "Not to mention a manuscript, now even a ukiyo-e of the Edo period is available but not sought, how can there be a manuscript?" ”

Li Yi smiled, it is indeed a little greedy, if it is a manuscript of a famous artist like Toriyama Shiyan, not to mention a national treasure, it is not much worse, even if it is collected by Kant, most of them will not be easily given to him as a customer who meets for the first time, not to mention that he is still a Chinese!

Chinese people are willing to pay a lot of money for Japanese art that they have never looked up to, who believes?

"Huh? Mr. Kant, can you take down that scroll and show it to me? ”

"Which one? Oh, Mr. Li Yi, I have to say, you are indeed very appreciative of Japanese painting and calligraphy, how long has it been, and you have found out these few masterpieces in my store. ”

Kant laughed as he moved a small bench, and the space was limited, so the handscroll hung a little high.

Li Yi smiled and didn't speak, if you believe this, you will be stupid, since it is a boutique, then, either it is a separate collection and not easy to show, or it is hung in a very conspicuous place, how can it be hung in a high place, so that it is not even convenient for people to look at it?

It seems that Kant has indeed lived in China for a long time, and has also been with the antique industry in China for a long time, otherwise how could he even learn all this?

The handscroll was connected to the outer frame, and the case that was put aside by Kant, Li Yi leaned over, lowered his head and began to look.

This handscroll depicts a Japanese lady dressed in a red checkered kimono with several large flowers embroidered on it. The angle chosen for this painting is characteristic, depicting a back, while the woman with the long hair pendant leaves only a side face.

"How do you sell this painting?"

Li Yi feels that even if the level of this handscroll is not as good as that of Toriyama Shiyan, it is definitely better than the straight man just now, and it should also be the work of a famous artist.

"48 million yen."

3 million soft girl coins? Li Yi nodded, if you can't recognize whose work this painting is, just by virtue of the level of the painting, this price is not a little high, but if you figure out its author and age, then this price is too low!

Therefore, this Kant is really not an honest guy, he is clearly deceiving him! He can't be like those Japanese, he must bargain fiercely!

"12 million yen, help me tell Mr. Kant, if he can clearly tell me who the author of this painting is, and there is evidence to prove it, then I will agree with his price, otherwise, it is the price I said."

The scroll was not signed, and Kant could not have seen its true origin, otherwise he would not have sold it if it was multiplied by ten.

"Hehe, Mr. Li Yi, your price...... Why don't I give in a little more, and you add more? ”

This guy even has the same bargaining style as those bosses in Panjiayuan!

"No, the main reason why I chose this painting is because the angle of this painting is very peculiar, and for the level of this painting, to be honest, I really don't have a special fancy for it."

Kant smiled bitterly and pulled Li Yi aside, he was now a bit difficult to ride a tiger.

Just now, he did have the idea of knocking Li Yi on a lump sum, because he thought that Li Yi would never be able to purchase Japanese art at all, so there was no need for him to give him an honest offer. The reason why the price is high is to improve the grade of his store, and on the other hand, if Li Yi really wants it, he will earn it.

But unexpectedly, Li Yi really wanted it, but he grasped the price very accurately, and did not take into account the Japanese habit of bargaining. If it was just Li Yi present, he would have descended, but there was still Aida Misa here, and if it was spread, his reputation would be ruined.

Difficult English mixed with Chinese to explain the matter in general, Li Yi couldn't help laughing, nodded, didn't you just ask Gu Feng to come over to get the goods later? No problem!

In Li Yi's view, although the level is not very good, if the identity is verified, it is definitely a work that Japanese collectors are vying for, because its author is Hishikawa Shixuan.

In Japan, Hishikawa Shinobu is known as the founder of ukiyo-e, and his painting level is indeed inferior to some ukiyo-e masters in later generations, but the founder is the founder, not to mention the ukiyo-e he made himself, even if it is produced by his studio, some of the works completed by his students are quite sought-after collectibles in Japan today.

The extant works of Hishikawa Shigen in Japan are more of his illustrations for some literary works, and there are very few real ukiyo-e works.

Not to mention that this one is still a manuscript drawn by his own hands!

Now that a big leak has been discovered, Li Yi will look at the next work more carefully. Unfortunately, although there are still two very good paintings in the remaining works, neither of them is of the level of rarity.

Moreover, Kant knew very well where these two works came from, and it is difficult to say whether they would suffer or take advantage if they were bought at regular price in exchange. Rather than this, it is better to honestly collect a few pieces of Chinese cultural relics, how about the price of another matter, at least, the probability of finding treasures here is much higher than the Chinese market.

After reading Japanese calligraphy and paintings, Li Yi came to the room where he collected oil paintings. Compared with the Japanese calligraphy and paintings collected by Kant, his vision of oil paintings is not half the same, and the collection of these is not only of poor overall quality, but there is not even a real one that is more than 100 years old.

"Mr. Li Yi, I have been staying in Asia for more than ten years, and these works are still entrusted to my friends in Europe to help me collect, but there is no way, the current oil painting market is too hot, and the price of those real famous works is not affordable by businessmen like me."

Li Yi nodded very understandingly, indeed, in addition to those ancient galleries with great heritage, even in Europe, many galleries mainly deal in some cutting-edge works of the academic school, and those famous works are too expensive, even one is more expensive than the entire gallery!

"I'm looking forward to your collection of Chinese works, Mr. Kant, and I hope to see one I like."

"There should be, Mr. Li Yi, please wait a moment."

He turned around and said a few words to this Aida Misa, meaning that he should ask her to help take a look at the store, and he wanted to go back and get two real masterpieces.

"It seems that Mr. Li Yi is very popular wherever he goes, and as far as I know, Mr. Kant should have a real Chinese national treasure-level famous painting in his hand." Kant left in a hurry, and Misa Aida came over and began to give Li Yi a thorough explanation, which was the main reason why she selected Kant into this list.

"Oh? National Treasure? Whose work? ”

"It's hard to confirm who the work is, but it's very likely to be a real Tang painting."

"Tang painting?" If it is really a painting of the Tang Dynasty, as long as the quality is not too bad, it can indeed be called a national treasure.

In China, the number of calligraphy and paintings of the Tang Dynasty that can be handed down is very rare, and the total number of calligraphy and paintings that are difficult to distinguish between true and false may not exceed 20.

But there are many famous painters in the Tang Dynasty, and there are even the founders of landscape painting like Wu Daozi, the originator of the northern school of landscape like Li Sixun, the "deification of Danqing" like Yan Liben, and the "five generations of solitary pressing" like Gu Hongzhong......

"If you can meet these authentic hand-me-downs, this trip to Japan will really have no regrets."

Li Yi did not have much expectations for the future exhibition, because Japan's research on China is too profound, and because there are too many Chinese cultural relics in the collection, the level of appraisers to identify Chinese cultural relics is not only much higher than that of Europe, but in some aspects can even compete with some top appraisers in China!

Just like Zhong Haoqing, even if Li Yi has a spirit appraisal card, she doesn't dare to say that she can pick up the leakage of calligraphy and painting from her hands, and such an appraiser, it seems that Japan also has it, although the number is definitely not much, but even if there is only one, so many years of operation is enough to block most of Li Yi's leakage road.

Ten minutes later, Kant hurried back, holding a long box in his arms, and the expression on his face was solemn.

"Mr. Li Yi, this is the most valuable piece of the collection in my collection, you can take a look at it first, and we will talk about it later."

Li Yi nodded, opened the box, and saw that the canvas was the kind of linen cloth commonly used in the Tang Dynasty, and he couldn't help but be happy, there was a door!

Opening the canvas that had been carefully rolled into a virtual scroll, Li Yi found that this was a rare ghost picture, but the difference between it and Toriyama Shiyan could be seen at a glance from the painting method.

"This painting does look a lot like a Tang painting, but ..... But the level of painting, but Erl! It shouldn't be a masterpiece. ”

"Hehe, it's good to have a Tang painting, where do I dare to ask for a masterpiece? How about it, Mr. Li Yi, do you like this work? ”

"Hehe, I have the same opinion with Mr. Kant, indeed, even if Tang paintings are not famous, they are also treasures, you can make a bid!"

Li Yi opened the spirit card as he spoke, and then, a terrifying light flashed from his eyes, and he couldn't help but have a little sincerity in his eyes when he looked at Kant.

To be able to find this painting and preserve it so well, no matter what, this guy is a hero! (To be continued.) )