Chapter 21: Authenticity
"So what are the differences?" Dong Ziyun was so anxious that she was about to go berserk and pinched her father's neck, "Don't you have something you can say at once?" ”
Yu Fei didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, put the water cup in front of Dong Dechang and said, "Uncle Dong, you drink saliva to moisten your throat." ”
Dong Dechang nodded with satisfaction and took a sip of water slowly.
Dong Ziyun had complained about Yu Fei thousands of times in his heart, as if this painting was not yours, and he didn't care at all. In fact, Yu Fei didn't care, but he had already concluded through his right hand that even if this painting was an imitation, it was an old imitation. The so-called old imitation refers to the imitation before the Republic of China, although it is also an imitation, but the value is not low now.
It was easy to wait for Dong Dechang to finish drinking the water before continuing: "The first difference is Fu Sheng's sitting posture, the picture in the Osaka Museum, Fu Sheng Kei sits with his feet open, his knees slightly bent, and the shape is like a kei. It is an informal way of sitting, which generally carries the meaning of arrogance and contempt. And Fu Sheng in this picture is sitting on his knees. The second difference is that in the picture in the Osaka Museum, Fu Sheng is holding a piece of paper, while in this picture Fu Sheng is holding a bamboo slip. ”
"So which picture is right?" Dong Ziyun asked.
"To judge the authenticity, you have to know what the painting records. Yu Fei, do you know the content of this painting? Dong Dechang intends to take the test for Yu Fei.
Yu Fei said humbly: "I probably know a little bit about the way." ”
"Oh?" Dong Dechang said in surprise: "Let's talk about it." ”
"Then I'll have the courage to say it, if it's wrong, Uncle Dong, you have to correct it in time." Yu Fei said.
"If you want you to say it, just say it, what kind of rambling." Dong Ziyun muttered dissatisfied.
Yu Fei smiled slightly and didn't care, "Fu Sheng in the painting is a person from the Qin and Han dynasties, Qin Shi Huang burned books and pit Confucianism, Fu Sheng hid the "Book of Shang" in the wall of the house, after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, he took out twenty-nine suicide notes, and taught in Qilu, which is today's Shandong, and Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty sent his minister Chao Cuo to study. It is this allusion recorded in the Fusheng Sutra Teaching Diagram. Uncle Dong, I don't know if what I'm saying is right? ”
"It's rare, it's rare." Dong Dechang said with admiration: "There are not many young people like you who still know this knowledge. ”
Yu Fei was embarrassed for a while, and said in his heart: Don't you know that Lu Dao is undecided to ask Baidu? Before coming to Ningdu pawnshop, Yu Fei specially went to the Internet café to check the relevant information.
"Cut! Isn't it remarkable? Dong Ziyun whispered unconvinced, followed by a loud voice that suddenly realized: "I know the truth!" If Fu Sheng was a person from the Qin and Han dynasties, then the posture he made should be kneeling, not sitting with a bang; At the same time, the books of the Qin and Han dynasties were all bamboo slips, and they should not be paper at all. Dad, am I right? ”
Dong Dechang nodded and said, "That's true." Papermaking originated in the Han Dynasty and is so precious that ordinary people simply can't afford it. It was not until Cai Yong of the Eastern Han Dynasty improved papermaking that paper was gradually widely used. And Emperor Wen of Han was the early emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, and there was a difference of two or three hundred years in the middle! Dong Dechang's expression looked a little excited.
However, Yu Fei said suspiciously: "Uncle Dong, if you want to say that these two points are already obvious flaws, why do so many people think that the one in the Osaka Museum is genuine?" ”
"That's right!" After being reminded by Yu Feiyi, Dong Ziyun also found out that something was wrong, so he couldn't help but echo it. As soon as the words came out, he realized that he had unconsciously agreed with Yu Fei's point of view, and couldn't help but snort coldly.
Dong Dechang glanced at Yu Fei approvingly, now he likes this young man more and more, not only calm, but also quick thinking, often seeing the most critical points at a glance.
These two points have also been questioned by many people before. However, there are not many of Wang Wei's paintings in existence, and most of them are landscapes, which is too difficult to verify. Second, there are some people who have found a lot of excuses for it, for example, some people say that Fu Sheng was nearly ninety years old when he taught the scriptures, and it seemed more natural to sit with a basket; After all, the Han Dynasty also used silk books, so it may not be true enough to replace the bamboo with paper; Of course, some people say that Wang Wei pays attention to his demeanor and does not seek to be similar, that is to say, Wang Wei did it intentionally. However, these reasons clearly do not stand up to scrutiny. First of all, Fu Sheng is a cautious person, otherwise he would not have succeeded in preserving the Han book. How can a person with such a personality sit arrogantly in the face of others? After all, he was facing Emperor Wen of Han's important minister, Chao Cuo. To say, it would be even more unreasonable for Wang Wei not to seek resemblance. In this painting, Wang Wei in order to concentrate on the depiction of Fu Sheng's demeanor, the individual details have also been very carefully arranged, even the case table, futon are painted very neatly, the shape is also very accurate, especially the small case with a straight brush, very textured, let me ask Wang Wei to paint the shape of the unimportant cases so realistically, so will the action of the characters and the things in the hands not seek to be similar? So there was some debate about the painting, and although there were suspicions that it was a forgery, but—"
Dong Dechang shook his head, he had also joined the debate at the beginning, and was inclined to believe that the picture of Fusheng's teachings in the Osaka Museum was a forgery, but in the end he could not produce strong evidence.
However, the appearance of this painting can be concluded that the one in the Osaka Museum is a forgery. Yu Fei, not to mention the artistic value of this painting, the significance of the national dignity alone is very significant! Dong Dechang said a little excitedly, Feiyang's expression seemed to be more than ten years younger, Yu Fei believed that if he was now in the Osaka Municipal Museum, he would definitely throw the real Fusheng scripture teaching map on the face of the other museum's director, and said mockingly: "Look!" What you've been carefully cherishing for decades is just a pair of Xibei goods! ”
Dong Dechang saw Yu Fei's calm face, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" Don't you think so? ”
Yu Fei nodded and said: "Uncle Dong, I think that Japan is arrogantly exhibiting the artworks stolen from China in the museums of its own country, which is already a great insult to us, no matter whether he snatched the authentic works or fakes, even if he snatched the Qing Emperor's urinal and took it back to be used as a teapot, it can't change the humiliation of China's defeat!" And the act of recovering a trace of dignity by arguing whether the artwork stolen by the other party is true or false is nothing but Ah Q's spiritual victory method, which is a kind of sour and rotten behavior. If we really want to restore our dignity, there are only two ways, one is that we are strong enough to let Japan obediently send back what it had stolen from us before, and if we are not willing to accept it, he will tremble and be even more afraid; The other is to come and not be rude, we also go to their homes and bring their art back to our national museum for exhibition. But I doubt that the country has its own artwork. ”
Yu Fei's words are not unharmed, nor are they not heavy! This is equivalent to pointing at Dong Dechang's nose and scolding him for being sour and rotten, but it made Dong Dechang speechless and stunned on the spot!
"Good! You can say that again! Suddenly, someone outside shouted.