Fang Ming was also quite nervous, he was also staring at Zhou Yafang staring at the inkstone in Zhou Yafang's hand, every time Zhou Yafang picked it up, it was as if he had picked it on the tip of his heart

"Whose words will it be?"

Fang Ming was most concerned about this question now, and this question would soon come to light, how could he not be excited?

The inkstone is one of the four treasures of the house, and it is a calligraphy tool used to sharpen ink, so the biggest possibility is that this inkstone is a calligraphy name that has been used and inscribed on it, or it is a famous person in history.

This kind of speculation is not unfounded, this inkstone in Zhou Yafang's hand is a rare Xuelang Venus, such an inkstone is not affordable for ordinary people - ordinary people can't keep it, once it comes out, it will often be "snatched" away.

Judging from the pricing of Pixiu, the value of the inkstone in front of him is 400-5 million, which also indirectly shows that this inkstone is definitely used by celebrities, if it is not impossible to be worth so much money.

So, the remaining question is to see which celebrity it is.

With high concentration, everyone forgot the time, and four hours passed in the blink of an eye.

"Smack!"

There was a soft sound, this time it was not Zhou Yafang who picked something off the inkstone, but she put the knife in her hand on the table.

Fang Ming's spirits perked up and said, "Okay? ”

"Alright."

Zhou Yafang's voice was full of tiredness, and her long-term concentration made her consume a lot of energy, but more than that, she was excited, all the places on the inkstone that had been "repaired" had been cleaned up, and the words on it were really exposed!

"What's on it?"

The inkstone was still in Zhou Yafang's hand, so Fang Ming couldn't see what kind of words it was.

"High books do not enter the vulgar eye, and those who enter the vulgar eye are not high books. However, this can also be said to those who know, and it is difficult to say to the laity. ”

Zhou Yafang sighed, and continued: "I really didn't expect it to be him." ”

Fang Ming snatched the inkstone, and when he looked at it in turn, he saw a few lines of words on the back of the inkstone, with a lot of momentum, but no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't tell what the words were.

"This ...... Wild grass? ”

"Yes, it's the Wild Grass."

Wild grass is a kind of cursive writing, but also the most presumptuous kind of calligraphy, it is further developed on the basis of cursive, the gestures are connected and turned, the glyphs are wild and changeable, as if it is a storm, it is the famous "one-stroke book". Such characteristics of wild grass are also destined to be not visible to ordinary people, but must be a person with a certain degree of attainment in calligraphy to recognize what words are to be able to appreciate its beauty.

On this, Fang Ming knew that he didn't have such a skill, so he said directly: "Sister Avon, the sentence you just said was engraved on this?" Whose words is that? ”

"Xu Chang, this is what he said in "Inscription from the Book of a Branch."

When cleaning up the things on the inkstone, Zhou Yafang didn't expect that it would be the words left by Xu Chang.

Xu Wei was a native of Shanyin, Shaoxing Prefecture (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang). The first word is clear, and then the word is long, the number Tianchi Mountain people, the old man of Qingteng, the Taoist of Qingteng, the monk of Qingteng, etc., is the most famous calligrapher, painter and military strategist of the Ming Dynasty, and Xie Jin, Yang Shen and called "the great talent of the Ming Dynasty".

In the legend, when he was a teenager, he had already shown extraordinary talent, and when he entered Xu's private school, he was able to "receive the "Big" at the age of six, and recite more than 1,000 words a day", "the book is a number, no longer eye, and the reciter listens", which is also the legend of the unforgettable. However, after becoming a student at the age of 20, he went to high school without one of the eight exams, and his life was full of twists and turns, because Hu Zongxian captured the white deer and wrote "Into the White Deer Table", "Then into the White Deer Table", "Then into the White Deer to Give a Thanksgiving Table" and so on, dedicated to the imperial court, and then, after Hu Zongxian committed suicide because of the Yan Song case, Xu Wei went crazy, and later was imprisoned for seven years for killing his stepwife Zhang, but instead completed the annotation of "Zhou Yi Shen Tong Deed", and figured out the art of calligraphy and painting. In the first year of Wanli (1573), when the world was amnesty, he was rescued from prison by the champion Zhang Yuanchen and others, and he was 53 years old after being released from prison.

After being released from prison, Xu Wei lived a down-and-down life, hated dignitaries and nobles, wandered all over the place, after returning to Shaoxing in the fifth year of Wanli (1577), he had annotated Guo Pu's "Book of Burial", as for his later years, he was selling paintings for a living, and finally, when he died at the age of 73, there was only a dog with him by his side, and there was even a seat on the bed.

"Huh? Xu Chang? When I checked the information just now, I found that he admired the inkstone made of stone stone, and said that 'stone and stone are real', if this inkstone is used by him, it is not surprising. ”

"Well, that's true."

Zhou Yafang nodded and said, "Xu Chang has indeed praised the inkstone made of the surface stone as you said, so it is not surprising that this inkstone has been used by him. And, more importantly, the words on it are definitely written by him in terms of style. ”

In the identification of antiques, it is important to trace back to the source. For example, if the inkstone in front of you wants to prove that Xu Chang used it, in addition to the content of the question related to him, it also needs to be engraved with the words engraved on it that he wrote, and the inkstone in front of you can meet these two requirements.

There were many talented people in the Ming and Qing dynasties, but there were few people who could stand at the top of poetry, drama, calligraphy and painting like Xu Chang. His poems were recommended by Yuan Zhonglang, the leader of the "Public Security School", that is, Yuan Hongdao, as the first in the Ming Dynasty, and his drama was praised by Tang Xianzu, who was famous for "The Peony Pavilion" and was called the "Shakespeare of the East", and as for painting, he was one of the most outstanding figures in the history of art in China.

Zheng Banqiao was very respectful to Xu Chang, and once engraved a seal, calling himself "the lackey under the Qingteng Gate", and Qingteng is one of Xu Wei's numbers. Not only in the Ming and Qing dynasties has a huge influence, until the modern people are still like this, Qi Baishi once said: "Qingteng snow is a big painting, can be painted horizontally and vertically, and the rest of the heart is convinced, hate not to live the previous year, for the monarchs to grind ink and paper." The kings do not accept, and the rest is outside the door, and if they are hungry and do not go, they will soon have an accident. Wu Changshuo also said: "Qingteng is a saint in painting, and calligraphy is more than Lu Gong." ”

In calligraphy, Xu Chang is best at wild grass, with a pen wolf, unrestrained pen like a big river, and in the vigorous posture jumped out of the coquettish style, a change in the dull atmosphere of the early Ming Dynasty calligraphy, full of depression and a sense of vastness. You see, these lines of words are exactly like this, what is even more rare is that there is a small painting next to the inscription of this inkstone, a broken thatched house, a few broken chrysanthemums and lotuses, a person standing with his hands behind his back, facing the cold sky, what he said is those few sentences 'high books do not enter the vulgar eye, and those who enter the vulgar eye are not high books.' However, this can also be said to those who know, and it is difficult to say to the laity', how lonely is this? What a downfall? And this is exactly the words of his generation. ”

Zhou Yafang sighed, Xu Chang in history is a typical representative of the grief after death, although there is an inkstone in front of him, it seems to carry a portrayal of the life of a historical figure, which cannot but be sighed.

The room was silent, Fang Ming, Zhou Yafang and Jiang Wen did not appear, they all felt the heaviness of history.

"Fang Ming, if this inkstone is taken out, countless people will definitely fight for it, not to mention 400-5 million, more money is willing to be paid."

Zhou Yafang's words are definitely not an exaggeration. This inkstone has never appeared in the historical records, but whether it is from Xu Chang's appreciation of the stone or from the style and content of the calligraphy and painting on it are consistent with Xu Wei, it can definitely be determined that he has used it, and at the same time, because Xu Wei's unique life has fascinated many people, so its value is therefore high - as long as a person, whether it is a poet, painter, calligrapher or novelist, etc., they are extremely eager to get such an inkstone.

"Heh, I decided, I will never shoot this inkstone. Even if one day I shoot the Song Jun kiln begonia safflower bowl and the Chenghua bucket color, I will not shoot this inkstone. ”

He has been in contact with antiques for a while, and there are a lot of treasures, such as the Song Jun kiln begonia saffron bowl and so on, but Fang Ming has never had the idea of really wanting to collect it, and today's square inkstone made him have this idea for the first time.

It's not that it's worth a lot, but for the first time, he feels a heavy sense of history and transformation from antiques.

Perhaps, this is the true meaning of antiques.

Such a thought flashed through Fang Ming's mind, so he made such a decision.

Zhou Yafang smiled, didn't say anything or ask why, she was not surprised at all by Fang Ming's choice, but felt that this was a matter of course - who would be willing to do it after getting such an inkstone? I'm afraid only a fool would do such a thing.

Antiques are not only valuable because of their rarity, but also because they have a large amount of historicization condensed on them, which is something that cannot be copied and can never be reproduced, and it is also the most valuable thing.

Even, people will find a spirit to find a kind of sustenance on it, and the inkstone used by Xu Chang in front of him is undoubtedly exactly that.

"However, I will tell Sikong Zhe Zheng Bai and the others about this matter, I think they will definitely annoy you to death."

A strange smile suddenly appeared on Zhou Yafang's face, and it fell into Fang Ming's eyes like a demon.

"Oh my God! Sister Avon, isn't it? You're not going to do such a thing, are you? ”

Fang Ming was stunned for a moment, and then let out a miserable scream!