In addition to the above-mentioned reasons, some calligraphers and painters themselves also bear a large part of the responsibility for the chaos in the ancient painting and calligraphy market.

Famous calligraphers and painters in the past dynasties, such as Wen Zhengming, Dong Qichang, etc., would ask someone to make calligraphy and painting works on behalf of them for entertainment, and then inscribe the name in person. Because such ghostwriters can be recognized by them themselves, the level of their calligraphy and painting can naturally be imagined, and after a long time, it will be more difficult for future generations to identify such works one by one.

Therefore, encountering precious ancient calligraphy and painting is definitely a very tangled thing, so before the scroll was opened, the sound of discussion on the scene suddenly became much louder.

However, Li Yi noticed that Xu Ling's eyes suddenly lit up, and after a little pondering, he understood that most of this senior brother had also learned some of Zhong Haoqing's calligraphy and painting appraisal skills, and some calligraphy and painting works that were difficult to identify for ordinary people should not be a problem at all for him who was a master of famous artists.

The scroll was hung on the wall behind Wang Laojiu, he first looked at it himself, and after finding that there was nothing missing, he motioned for everyone below to come up and inspect the goods.

At this moment, almost everyone stood up at the same time, and when everyone found out that it was so neat, they couldn't help but look at each other, not knowing whether to go up or not.

Wang Laojiu laughed twice and said:

"Don't worry, everyone, there is still time, in this way, we will come up two at a time according to the order of seating, what do you think?"

Naturally, everyone had no opinions, and lined up to look at the paintings on stage in turn. Li Yi and the others sat in the center, and it had been twenty minutes when it was his turn.

This time Li Yi went up with Xu Ling, and when he looked at the content of the picture, the two of them frowned almost at the same time, Xu Ling first looked the painting up and down, and then twisted the drawing paper with his fingers, and then looked at Li Yi.

Li Yi finished the work one step ahead of him, and when he saw that his senior brother had also been identified, he made a gesture to go down.

"What do you think, junior brother?"

As soon as he sat down, Xu Ling couldn't wait to ask.

"I think it's Wen Zhengming's authentic handwriting, and the thick brushstrokes in the painting are vigorous. It also has a dry brush rubbing and a technique similar to calligraphy flying white, and the thin pen is densely furnished, the shape is regular, and it is slightly jerky. See clumsiness in mastery. This painting is decorative, lyrical, and childish, and is the standard style of the Wu School. ”

Xu Ling shook his head and said in a low voice:

"Actually, you don't need to look at this painting, it's 100% imitation, and it's still an old imitation. However, whether it is a professional counterfeiting workshop or a famous imitation, I am a little uncertain. ”

Tan Moxuan was about to come to the stage, and when he heard them discuss, he motioned to the people behind him to go first, and he listened first.

"Oh? I see that this painting is quite fine, why does my brother say that he doesn't need to look at it to know that it is an imitation? ”

"This painting is called "Shencuixuan Picture", I have seen the real work for a long time, and the real work is also a heavy treasure, how can it not be circulated and fall into the hands of Wang Laojiu. So I don't even have to look at it to know that this one is an imitation! ”

Li Yi was still pondering, but Tan Moxuan said tentatively:

"Could it be that Mr. Xu is talking about the collection in the Palace Museum? I remember that it was also called "Deep Cui Xuan Tu". ”

Xu Ling nodded,

"That's right, there is a painting named Wen Zhengming in the Forbidden City, "Shencuixuan Map", the calligraphy and painting are not the same thing, they are made by later generations, and the painting is fake and true. So as soon as I saw this, I knew it was a forgery. However, the value of this forgery is not low, because I suspect that it was made by Wu Yingmao, a master counterfeiter in Pingjiang Prefecture at that time. ”

When Tan Moxuan heard this, he became interested. I happened to see the person he had just asked him to come down, so he stood up and hurriedly went to the stage to look at the painting.

Li Yi lowered his head and pondered, he also knew that Wu Yingmao, Xu Ling said, was an unknown academy painter in the late Ming Dynasty. But its name is definitely famous in another field, that is, calligraphy and painting. He was especially good at imitating the style of the Wu School represented by Wen Zhengming.

After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, with the revival of the economy, the calligraphy and painting market also became more and more prosperous. Some Hui merchants, Jin merchants, Fujian merchants and other wealthy people collected famous paintings everywhere to show off in order to be vassals and elegant, and even frantically competed for purchases regardless of authenticity. As a result, the wind of counterfeiting in the market is very rampant.

Among them, the most counterfeit goods are Qiu Ying. The facsimile of his work "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" is the object of imitation by everyone, and the version that has been circulated to the market has reached dozens of volumes. In addition, there are a lot of pseudo-Wen Zhengming works, at that time, only in Pingjiang Mansion, there were hundreds of workshops for the works of pseudo-"Wen, Shen, Tang, and Qiu" Ming!

In the Ming Dynasty, those who forgered calligraphy and painting were generally incognito, and it was difficult to leave their real names. However, these falsifications have been noted in the history of Ming Dynasty paintings and some notes, so the names and even brief descriptions of some forgers are still recorded. Wu Yingmao is one of the masters.

"The Forbidden City's "Shencuixuan Picture" was originally a combination of Wen Zhengming's authentic inscriptions from other places to the painting, which means that in fact, Wen Zhengming has never painted this painting at all, and now the imitation is actually imitated on the imaginary painting, which is really a big joke in the world!"

Li Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head, but he didn't know where to start, why did he have to think that Wen Zhengming had never painted this painting, senior brother? Why can't the Forbidden City be an imitation of Wen Zhengming's original work?

Judging from the reaction of the senior brother, even if he picked up the omission and took this painting, he is afraid that it will take a lot of work to correct the name of this authentic work in the future.

That's right, the Jianling tablet told him that this painting is Wen Zhengming's authentic handiwork!

After a while, Tan Moxuan walked back to his seat with a strange smile on his face,

"Brother Xu, Li Yi, do you feel that this painting seems to be better than the one in the Forbidden City?"

Hearing Tan Moxuan say this, Xu Ling suddenly laughed,

"I'll tell you a joke. Among the calligraphy and paintings written by famous masters in the Ming Dynasty, in addition to Wen Zhengming, Dong Qichang is the most. He is famous, and there are many people who ask for calligraphy and painting, so he often uses the ghostwritten works of Zhao Zuo, Ye Junshan, Wu Zhen and others to entertain guests, and once made a joke. ”

"I forgot which book I saw it in, it is said that there was a businessman in Xin'an who admired Dong Qichang's calligraphy and painting at that time, but he was afraid that it was a ghostwriter, so he personally went to Dong's mansion with a lot of money to ask for paintings. How did he know that Dong Qichang happened to go out, and the servants of the Dong Mansion asked a person who looked similar to Dong Qichang to splash ink on the spot. Xin'an businessmen were overjoyed after getting calligraphy, and people all admired the wonder of this calligraphy after returning home! ”

A few years later, the businessman passed by the Dong Mansion again, and accidentally saw Dong Qichang himself, the businessman was very surprised, and after inquiring, he learned that the person who wrote to him was not the real Dong Qichang in front of him, and he couldn't help but cry out. Later, Dong Qichang personally wrote a picture for him, and the merchant happily returned home, and often put the two words together for people to look at. As a result, in the end, many people thought that Dong Qichang's handwritten calligraphy was not as good as that ghostwritten work! ”

Li Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head, the more he said it, the closer he got to the truth, but these people didn't think about it at all, how did you let him explain?

However, this is also a good thing, if other people can have the insight of senior brother, then today's big leak is only going to be picked up!

Not only a few of them whispered, but almost all of the people in the room who had companions were communicating, and those who were alone also stood up with their ears open, trying to find some inspiration from the judgment of others.

Seeing that everyone has seen it, Wang Laojiu announced the starting price, the New Year celebration price, 800,000.

"You see, even Lao Jiu, who knows the roots, doesn't think it's true, otherwise this painting will start at least 2 million!"

Looking at the expressions of everyone in the audience, Xu Ling was definitely not the only one who thought so, Li Yi shook his head and asked softly:

"What if I don't have enough money and end up grabbing the lot?"

"It's more troublesome, they are very careful in this regard, basically do not go to the bank, and usually let the person's relatives and friends send the money to the designated place. However, if the amount is too large, it will also take the risk of using a foreign account. How, do you want to buy this painting? ”

Li Yi nodded, this kind of size of Wen Zhengming's authentic handwriting, the auction price should generally be five or six million, although this is not a special boutique, and it is an underground auction, but if you really want to grab it, the 1.2 million that he and Tan Moxuan combined is not enough to see at all, not to mention the 120,000 that he spent on buying the fragments of the Song engraving just now?

He unconsciously turned his gaze to the big bag at Xu Ling's feet, I don't know how much senior brother brought?

"Hehe, don't look at me, I know it's fake and still support you to buy it, do you want me to be scolded to death by the master?"

Xu Ling noticed Li Yi's movements, and directly interrupted his thoughts without thinking about it.

Li Yi rolled his eyes, what should I do? Why don't you bet Lao Tan, an acquaintance, here later, and he will go back to get the money? Anyway, he is only ready to sell this painting up to 2.6 million, more than 1 million, and it should be no problem for Lao Tan, an acquaintance who has dealt with them seven or eight times, right?

At this time, the price in the field just crossed the threshold of 1 million, and when it reached 1.02 million, Li Yi thought about it and directly quoted 1.1 million.

Wang Qingwu of Hengyuan Real Estate had not spoken before, and after hearing Li Yi's offer, he groaned for a while, and directly raised the price by 200,000 yuan, 1.3 million!

Before the two quotes, each quotation was an increase of 30,000 or 20,000, but as soon as these two people came on the field, they did not follow the rules, and the two quotations soared by nearly 300,000!

At this moment, the others immediately stopped quoting and turned their eyes to Li Yi to see how he would respond next.

Unexpectedly, at a glance, a middle-aged woman who had not bid since the beginning of the auction raised her hand, 1.4 million!

I'll go! Why does it feel like you're coming at me? Li Yi scratched his head and decided to take a look at the shape before quoting. Tan Moxuan kept frowning and looking at the woman's back, and suddenly said softly as if he remembered something:

"Li Yi, I'm afraid that Teacher Xu told them to recognize it." (To be continued.) )