Chapter 20: Narrowly Passing the Three Hurdles (Part II)
There are those who are confident and those who are nervous and sweat all the time, but time does not give people a chance to think, and soon everyone has three paintings in their hands.
In order to give everyone a chance to compare, the staff specially moved the table, and soon the whole courtyard was filled with 21 tables, and the candidates spread out the three paintings on the table, which can be described as majestic.
As soon as Zhao Zhuo spread out the first two paintings, he was taken aback, this was actually the painting of Zheng Banqiao and Jin Nong. You know, these two are the two of the famous Yangzhou Eight Monsters.
These two paintings, signed by Zheng Banqiao, are called "Mo Lan Tu", between several mountains and rocks, Mo Lan is born leisurely, and a small poem is written next to it.
Signed by Jin Nong, it is a calligraphy in block letters, the lines are hard, as if each stroke has exhausted its strength, and it looks very profound.
Mo Ling tilted his head and looked at it, bowing his head slightly from time to time, as if he had already understood the authenticity.
When the third picture is opened, it is a few branches of plum, which are put in winter, and several famous bell seals are engraved on it to show the collection.
Zhao Zhuo frowned, it stands to reason that in the third scene, it is natural to take the paintings of famous artists to appreciate them, but the author of the third painting is named An Shaoming, but he can't remember this name, it seems that during the Qing Dynasty, there was no famous painter named this name.
He couldn't help but look towards Mo Ling, but he saw that Mo Ling was actually frowning at the painting.
Zhao Zhuo was shocked, could it be that even Mo Ling couldn't recognize this person? The basic work of painting appreciation is to understand the painters and painting styles of various eras, whether it is a famous painter or a small famous painter, understanding is basic.
Mo Ling is erudite and knowledgeable, it stands to reason that everyone should understand, if there is no understanding, then there is only one possibility, that is, this person appeared after Mo Yu's burial!
At this time, I heard Mo Ling say: "Big brother, I don't know this author, what should I do?" I'd love to help my big brother get through this! ”
Seeing Mo Ling's anxious appearance, Zhao Zhuo hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry, big brother will definitely be able to pass the test." Tell me first whether these two works are genuine or fake. ”
Mo Ling said: "These two are fakes. Zheng Banqiao's painting should be made by ghostwriting, he is good at calligraphy, so when painting orchids, he often uses strokes to paint, and the orchids that come out of the flowers are stubborn and stubborn, and they are full of pride. This requires a lot of skills, so looking at this orchid, you can see that someone ghostwrote it. As for this golden farmer's, it should be Zheng Banqiao's copy. ”
"You mean, Zheng Banqiao also imitates calligraphy?" Zhao Zhuo was a little surprised.
Mo Ling said: "Not only Zheng Banqiao, many people actually have the experience of imitation, but these imitations belong to the literati ink fun, and it is not the same as using fraud to make profits." ”
Knowing that both paintings were fakes, Zhao Zhuo also smelled something from them, he looked up at Zhang Xiangdong and found that there was an unfathomable smile on his face.
At this time, the examiner was also whispering, and Yu Weiyang said lightly: "Xiangdong, your third question is difficult enough, even if you are the eight monsters in Yangzhou, you actually took out that, I think it is not easy for candidates to turn the corner." ”
"President Yu, identifying this thing must be brainless, if the brain is not flexible and can't think of ideas, then it will be troublesome to encounter real problems." Zhang Xiangdong said disappreciatively.
At this time, 3 minutes have passed, and the candidates are anxious like ants on a hot pot, and many of them are at a loss for the third painting.
Zhao Zhuo took a deep breath to calm himself down, and when his eyes fell on the three boxes containing the paintings, he suddenly had an idea, the three paintings in each candidate's hand were obtained from the three boxes.
In other words, two of the boxes contain paintings related to the Eight Monsters of Yangzhou, so the third box contains things related to An Shaoming.
As soon as he thought of this, Zhao Zhuo raised his eyes to look at the others, and after he absorbed the aura, his eyesight was already extraordinary, and after a few glances at the surrounding tables, he saw the other third paintings.
What is strange is that in addition to one of the paintings of the four people around, there are still two authors.
Zhao Zhuo frowned slightly, what kind of person can be mentioned with Yangzhou Eight Monsters in terms of fame, could it be a painting of princes and nobles?
But how could the princes and nobles draw so well? If you draw it, you can only ghostwrite.
Suddenly, as if a spiritual light appeared in his mind, Zhao Zhuo suddenly understood, and at this time, Mo Ling also finished the appraisal of the drawing paper, and the two said almost in unison: "Court painter!" ”
Hearing Mo Ling also call out these four words, Zhao Zhuo couldn't help laughing, yes, he was a court painter.
The so-called court painters are a group of people who specialize in ghostwriting for the emperor's concubines and concubines, and they have excellent painting achievements and extraordinary status, but the names signed on the paintings are not their own, so sometimes they will take their own signed paintings to the glaze factory to sell, which has been handed down.
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