Lang Shining is an Italian, born in Milan, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty 54 years as a Catholic Jesuit monk to China missionary, then entered the palace into the Ruyi Pavilion, became a court painter, participated in the design of the Western building of the Old Summer Palace, successively served in the Kang, Yong, Qian, three dynasties, engaged in painting in China for more than 50 years. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Lang Shining painted in the court and received many honors, not only surpassing other European missionary painters, but also many Chinese painters worshiped by the court.

In the creation of paintings, Lang Shining integrates Chinese and Western techniques to form a fine and realistic effect, creating a new style of painting, presenting a novel appearance and unique style that is different from the court paintings of previous dynasties. His greatest contribution was to show the charm of European chiaroscuro to the emperor and many court painters, and won recognition.

In Chinese painting, there are not just one but several points of view of objects, and the angle of sight is not fixed, so the painter can express different perspectives and angles on the landscape or garden in the same painting. The subject matter of Lang Shining's painting was designated by the emperor, and the portrait must be painted on the front of the tablet, not on the shadow, and people thought that the shadow on the portrait was "like a spot on the face". Lang Shining borrowed from Chinese portrait portraits to make people's faces accept frontal light as much as possible and avoid side light, and at the same time, on both sides of the character's nose, nose, and neck, slightly heavier, so that the facial features are clearer and three-dimensional. This is exactly how the maid in this picture of a lady is presented.

Wu Di looked at it for a while, closed his eyes and thought for a while before closing the scroll and opening another one.

The scroll is smaller, and the content is not a painting, but a calligraphic script. The work is nameless, it is a comment on the paper of Chengxintang, signed with the year of the year, the inscription is "Xiang, book", there is a collection of imprints, there are "magical", "ink wonder", "An's Yi Zhou calligraphy and painting chapter",

"Xue's Family Collection" and so on.

This work is beautiful and tranquil, and it has the charm of the Jin and Tang dynasties. The full text is written in block letters, the font is upright and slightly flattened, thick and dignified, simple and graceful, self-contained, the word spacing between the lines is wide and tight, and the strokes are very rich in posture, workmanship and grace. The combination of words is handy, extremely natural, and the writing is like flowing water, showing a beautiful and energetic state. It is the representative work of Cai Xiang of the Northern Song Dynasty who advocated a dignified calligraphy style in his later years!

Cai Xiang is the ancestor of the famous minister Cai Jing, that is, the brother of Cai Jing's grandfather, and is respected as one of the four masters of calligraphy in the Song Dynasty. With Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and Mi Fu are equally famous. Of course, some people think that among the four major families of "Su, Huang, Mi, and Cai", the word Cai should refer to Cai Jing, but it is only because most of the calligraphy and painting circles despise him as a person, so Cai Xiang is added to the four families.

Wu Di used his fingers to copy Cai Xiang's handwriting in the void, and after a while, he shook his head and looked at the work again before opening the fifth scroll.

Zheng and Wen shook their heads when they saw him, nodded again but didn't say a word, and they didn't know what this kid was doing, so they had to wait patiently for him to look down. Zheng Zhuya didn't know when she came to Wu Di's side, followed by a piece of appreciating paintings, judging from her slightly frowning eyebrows, she was obviously trying her best to think.

This one should be Zhao Mengfu's bamboo map, and the full name should be called "Dead Wood, Bamboo and Stone Map".

Zhao Mengfu is the 11th grandson of Zhao Kuangyin, the grandson of Zhao Defang, the king of Qin. In particular, calligraphy and painting have the highest achievements, creating a new style of painting in the Yuan Dynasty, and are known as the "crown of the Yuan people". According to records, since the age of five, Zhao Mengfu began to learn calligraphy, almost every day, until his death, he still watched calligraphy and wrote calligraphy, which can be said to have reached the point of love for calligraphy. He is good at sealing, li, true, line, cursive, especially in Kai, line of writing is famous in the world, his style of writing is charming, Xiuyi, the knot is rigorous, the penmanship is familiar, and the world is known as "Zhao Ti". Together with Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, and Ouyang Xun, they are known as the "four masters" of regular script.

Zhao Mengfu has a lot of handwriting, and his representative works include "Thousand Character Text", "Luo Shen Fu", "Words of Return", "Thirteen Treks of Lanting" and so on. He is the author of 12 volumes of "Notes on Shangshu" and "Songxuezhai Anthology". Relatively speaking, there are only a few paintings handed down, such as "Self-Portrait", "Strange Stone and Clear Bamboo", "Bamboo and Stone", and "Dead Wood and Bamboo and Stone".

The work in front of me is on silk, ink pen, 100 centimeters in length and about 50 centimeters in width. The picture is composed of two dead trees, a mountain rock, and several clumps of green bamboo. Among them, green bamboo grows from two directions under the stone, with a natural form and vitality. The author only used a few brushes, and the tenacious and hard-working spirit of green bamboo jumped on the paper, which formed a sharp contrast with the dead wood behind the stone.

On the left side of the scroll, the signature "Song Xue Weng" is three words. In the upper left corner, "Zhao Ziang's" and "Songxuezhai" are printed on two sides.

Zhao Mengfu painted dead wood, bamboo and stone, on the basis of inheriting Wentong and Su Shi, the brush of calligraphy was integrated into the painting, he advocated "calligraphy and painting of the same origin", that is, the book into the painting, its well-known ancient and modern painting famous poem "Stone such as flying white wood such as a tree, writing bamboo is also in the eight laws." This picture embodies this theory, using the "flying white" of calligraphy to write stones and dead tree trunks, the chapter is concise, the brushwork is vigorous and free, revealing the strength. Bamboo with a smooth tone, with the word "individual" or "jie", stroke by stroke, both powerful and subtle, rich in pen and ink taste, embodies the elegant charm of literati painters.

Wu Di has been looking at this painting for the longest time, and judging from his frowning brows, it is obvious that he has encountered a lot of problems. On the other hand, Zheng Zhuya on the side, but it seems more relaxed, this painting is her family, I don't know how many times I have seen it since I was a child, I frowned just now, because I have always had doubts about that work, this moment is relaxed, presumably it has been decided a long time ago, and I am full of confidence.

After reading this picture, Wu Di took a sip of tea, and by the way, he looked at the time, and more than two hours had passed!

Old Zheng waited for him to put down the teacup and asked:

"Little Five, how's it going?"

"This ...... Let's wait until I've read them all. ”

Next, Wu Di obviously accelerated the pace, and there were still two bamboo drawings in the remaining five scrolls, one of which was actually the "Thin Bamboo Picture" by Zhu Qi, a Bada Shanren! Wu Di looked at this painting for half an hour, second only to Zhao Mengfu's. The other is a modern work by Ren Bonian, in Wu Di's opinion, even if it is true, it is his early practice work, and its collection value is not comparable to that of the other nine works.

After reading the ten scrolls, it was already dinner time. After rolling up the last work, Wu Di did not speak, but sat on the sofa and closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and then opened and browsed all ten scrolls in turn in the expectant and strange eyes of Zheng and Wen before saying:

"That's it."

Wen Yaru smiled:

"You kid, if you can't make a name for yourself later, I won't rely on you! Look, everyone has been sitting with you for four hours, should you explain? ”

Lao Zheng glanced at him dissatisfied, and said with a smile:

"Xiao Wu, don't listen to Lao Wen's nonsense, this appreciation collection, of course, you have to be cautious. We are appreciating, if we really help others identify, a painting is normal for a few days! Hehe, Xiao Wu, after reading it, let's talk about it?

"Hehe, it's hard to say, and I don't dare to say it."

Zheng Zhuya smiled:

"When I started to learn to paint, I saw these ten scrolls, and I thought they were all real, and I was amazed that they were all masterpieces. Later, when I grew up, I had a little eyesight, but I still couldn't distinguish the truth from the fake. After studying with the teacher for a few months, I came back this time, but it looked like five falsehoods and five truths. I asked my dad full of doubts, and my father's answer was the same as before, let me read it myself, saying when I could fully understand it, and I would be out of school. But just now I watched it with Brother Wu Di, and I felt that it was six false and four true, and I didn't know what his judgment was, so I couldn't wait. ”

Wen Yaru smiled:

"These ten scrolls are very famous in Panjiayuan, and many old friends are still arguing about the authenticity of several paintings to this day. I don't know if Xiao Wu can let the answer be revealed this time. ”

Wu Di smiled bitterly:

"You also think too highly of me, but since it's studying, I'll say some of my opinions, but it may be a little hurtful, I hope Uncle Zheng won't be weird."

"It's okay, just say. These paintings have been pointed at for more than ten years, and there is nothing to say, and I also want to hear the opinions of Chang Lao Gaozu. ”

Wen Yaru smiled:

"Lao Zheng has been friends with me for decades, you don't have to scruples, you can say whatever you want, anyway, he has suffered enough blows, and he doesn't care about any more of you."

"Well, how do you speak? Are you here to see the paintings or are you here to make trouble? ”

Lao Zheng looked at Wen Yaru.

"Okay, okay, I won't say it, let Xiao Wu say it, it's all done, right?"

"Okay, then I'll say it directly, in my own opinion, Uncle Zheng is not to blame."

"I told you to say it, what's the wonder? If you are young, don't learn from those old men, cherish your reputation one by one, look forward to the future, and don't worry if you say it, just say it! ”

Zheng Zhuya suddenly interjected:

"Why don't I talk about my opinion first, it's also a brick throw, how about it?"

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