Chapter 20: Narrowly Passing the Three Hurdles (I)
Once it is a fake, then its price is obvious, but it is a pity that the counterfeiter's work is done. It's just that in ancient times, even food and clothing were a problem, and making fakes in this way has become a means of livelihood for painters, and I am afraid that no one has ever thought of passing on their names through the ages.
Mo Ling didn't answer, but tilted his head and said, "Big brother, turn this painting over." ”
Zhao Zhuo flipped over the painting, and saw some faint gray spots on the back, and said strangely: "What is this?" ”
Mo Ling's eyes lit up and said: "Sure enough, this is a fake painting of Suzhou films." ”
Zhao Zhuo suddenly realized that according to records, in Suzhou's Shantang Street, Zhuanzhu Lane and Taohuawu and other market squares, there were many painters who made a living by copying antique paintings, and formed the most famous and largest counterfeiting place in the country in the Ming Dynasty, known as Suzhou film.
The fake paintings of Suzhou films are rich in subject matter, and most of the signatures are famous, and many of the forgery painters are very skilled, and the fake paintings and real paintings are almost the same, and the circulation of Suzhou films is almost all over the country, and many collectors of the Qing Dynasty will be difficult to distinguish the authenticity of the Suzhou film fake bell seal and add it to the collection description.
But he wondered: "Why do you know by looking at the back, could it be these white dots?" ”
Mo Ling explained: "Most of the production of Suzhou films is made on fine silk, which is produced in Suzhou Huqiu, Shantang and other places, there are many impurities, and the original white is not easy to see, but the painter in order to facilitate the fraud, it is processed and dyed into ochre yellow, and after a long time, after the yellow on the back gradually recedes, you can see some variegated spots. ”
Although the people outside the venue didn't know why Zhao Zhuo turned the painting over and looked at it, the examiners knew that the fraud of the regional surname had the characteristics of the regional surname, but if you want to think that what you are holding in your hand is a fake of Suzhou film, you need rich experience in identification, once you understand that it is a fake of Suzhou film, then it is easier to distinguish.
After all, at that time, in addition to Henan, Hunan, Suzhou, such as Yanjing Houmen, Guangdong, etc., there were counterfeits in almost all parts of the country, and the characteristics of counterfeiting in each region were not the same.
In fact, this second level is a test of rich knowledge and an appraiser's intuition, and this intuition can only be refined after long-term exploration and training.
Zhang Xiangdong couldn't help but nodded, quite appreciative, and Professor Luo's face was full of self-satisfaction, as if he was the one who identified the painting.
As Mo Ling said, the second painting is still a fake of Suzhou films, but the painter can indeed confuse the real with the fake, whether it is the painting style or the decoration of the whole painting, he is very careful.
After Zhao Zhuo finished appraising the two paintings, he did not rush to submit them, but listened to Mo Ling talk about some knowledge about Suzhou films, and only after 5 minutes had passed that he handed over the notebook with the answers.
At this time, some candidates suddenly reacted and smelled the shadow of Suzhou film, which is like a math exam, if you don't think of that point, it is easy to get into the tip of the horns, and once you think of the point, all the problems will be solved.
After another minute, another candidate turned in.
Seeing that Zhao Zhuo won the first place again and passed the test, the candidates on the periphery began to discuss.
In fact, it is not that no one has two categories of archaeological money and calligraphy and painting at the same time, just because Zhao Zhuo was shaken out of the collection of money by Professor Luo at the first level, which made everyone pay more attention.
After passing two levels in a row, Zhao Zhuo's performance is already amazing, but whether he can really pass the test depends on the third level.
As soon as the 10 minutes arrived, the results of the second level of the exam were also announced quickly, and 8 of the 29 people were eliminated, leaving 21 people.
The people who left shook their heads one by one and sighed, and it seemed so cruel to test several years of hard work in half an hour.
Regarding the 21 people left after the second game, Bi Lao couldn't help but smile and said: "It seems that this year's candidates are quite good, I remember that less than half of them are left after the second game last year, especially this Zhao Zhuo, I am looking forward to his performance." ”
Wang Lao said: "Isn't it, but it depends on the topic of Vice President Zhang's third level, and it will only be considered a real pass after the third game." ”
Zhang Xiangdong smiled faintly, and after the 21 people were reorganized by lot, he said: "Now there are only 4 groups of people left, and the staff will send three paintings to each person." ”
I saw the staff bring up three large boxes, take one from each box, and hand it to the candidates.
After everyone got the three works, Zhang Xiangdong said lightly: "The rules of the third scene are also very simple, you only need to identify the authenticity of the three paintings and point out the fakes. ”
The more Zhang Xiangdong said it so easily, the more unstable the candidates' hearts became, no one knew which of the three boxes was full of genuine works, and the fakes had to tell the fakes, which was a test of real skills.
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