Chapter 352: Luo Shen Fu Tu
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It was a silk painting, about six meters long and about thirty centimeters wide. The shoulders of the characters in the painting are shaved and the waist is like a prime, fluttering like a fairy. The whole picture scroll is like a comic book, telling an encounter that has been sung through the ages.
Seeing this painting, Yu Fei's breathing suddenly became short.
"This is a facsimile of Gu Kaizhi's "Luo Shen Futu" in the Eastern Jin Dynasty?!" Yu Fei said in disbelief.
Gu Kaizhi's "Luo Shen Futu" and Han Rong's "Five Ox Pictures" in the Tang Dynasty, Gu Hongzhong's "Han Xizai's Night Banquet" in the Five Dynasties, and Zhang Zeduan's "Qingming Riverside Picture" in the Northern Song Dynasty are known as China's top ten famous paintings, and their fame is very great. However, it is a pity that the original painting has been lost, and the versions that are now circulating are all facsimiles, which are stored in the Liaoshen Provincial Museum, the Palace Museum in Kyoto, the Freer Museum of Art in the United States, and the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Yu Fei had seen this painting when he visited the Forbidden City Museum, so he recognized it at a glance.
Gu Kaizhi's "Luo Shen Fu" was created based on Cao Zhi's "Luo Shen Fu". "Luo Shen Fu" was originally known as "Feeling Zhen Fu", which mainly describes the emotional story of Cao Zhi in his early years and Zhen Mi, the daughter of Zhen Yi of Cai County at that time. Zhen Mi later married Cao Pi, the brother of Cao Zhi, and after giving birth to Emperor Cao Rong of the Ming Dynasty, she was persecuted to death. Luo Shen is the daughter of the legendary Fuxi, who drowned in Luoshui and turned into a god, and the world called her Concubine Mi. It is rumored that Cao Zhi received the concubine's pillow, and sighed to express his love for him and his melancholy that he could not get his wish because of the "way of man and god".
Gu Kaizhi comprehended the emotions that Cao Zhi wanted to express in the original text, and continued to unfold with the plot in the painting. The painted concubine's longing posture and affectionate expression are also just right. The figures in the painting are arranged in a sparse manner, showing the transformation of different times and spaces in one frame. As in the first scene of the two in the painting, Cao Zhi stands on the shore. Looking at Luo Shen on the water in the distance infatuatedly, her fluttering clothes and beautiful posture of Ling Bo highlight her fairy spirit, and her love for Cao Zhi and the dynamics of wanting to go and stay also fully reveal her ambivalence. As the plot unfolds, Gu Kaizhi depicts Cao Zhi and Luo Shen's many encounters in the picture, and finally Luo Shen drove the six dragons cloud car in the clouds and gradually disappeared, leaving Cao Zhi reluctant to leave.
Gu Kaizhi is versatile. Gong poetry, good calligraphy, by the people of the time called "talent, painting, obsession". It is the originator of Chinese character painting. His painting style is unique, known as "Gu Jiaxiang", the characters are thin and handsome, the so-called "show bones and clear images". The lines are sleek. It is called "spring silkworm spinning", his brushwork is like spring silkworm spinning, light and smooth, and is called "iron line drawing" by later generations. Zhang Yanyuan of the Tang Dynasty commented on Gu Kaizhi's paintings: "Tight and continuous, the cycle is super-sudden, the style is easy to adjust, the wind tends to be thunderous, the intention is the pen first, and the painting is intended." So all the gods too. "This work can be called a treasure of classical Chinese painting art in terms of composition, plot display, character portrayal and brush and ink painting techniques.
Although he didn't look closely, Yu Fei felt that this "Luo Shen Fu Tu" was more expressive than the Song Dynasty facsimile in the collection of the Palace Museum. Could it be that this painting could be Gu Kaizhi's real work?
Yu Fei's idea had just been born. He was immediately abandoned by himself! After all, this idea is so ridiculous!
"Luo Shen Futu" has been left behind for a long time. Even Emperor Qianlong's "Luo Shen Futu", which he called "the pinnacle of wonder", is only a copy of the Song Dynasty, not an authentic work. That is, the one in the collection of the Palace Museum, the painting does not have the book "Luo Shen Fuwen", nor does it have a name, and it should be a copy of the Song Dynasty from the aspects of painting, silk, and color.
"So, you really have good eyesight." Alice said: "I like to collect paintings and calligraphy, but because of habits, I still prefer European paintings and calligraphy, for ancient Chinese paintings, maybe I can't appreciate them, so I don't have a lot of collections, but this one is the only Chinese painting I collect." I love it far more than most European paintings. ”
Although she didn't know much about traditional Chinese culture, Alice still read a poignant love in the painting, which made her fall in love with the painting.
Of course, Yu Fei knew that what Alice said was not a lie, and it could be seen from the position of this painting.
"Mr. Bafaya." Yu Fei was slightly embarrassed and said, "Can you borrow your magnifying glass?" ”
"Of course there is no problem." Bafaya was stunned, he didn't expect that as a collector, Yu Fei didn't carry a magnifying glass with him, was he too confident in his appraisal level, or was he too arrogant?
Of course, Yu Fei didn't need a magnifying glass to identify antiques, and the reason why he did this was of course to observe the painting closely, so as not to be seen by the two of them with a surprised expression on his face.
Yu Fei walked to the front of "Luo Shen Futu", pretending to observe little by little with a magnifying glass, and at the same time secretly released chaotic qi to investigate. After Qin Yan unlocked the third layer of the seal in his brain, the chaotic qi was transforming all the time, although it didn't increase much in terms of quantity, but because it had become a part of the Easy Formula, it was more handy in terms of use!
And because the level of Xu Xun's gold hand is very high, Yu Fei can be regarded as a high starting point, and I am afraid that no one can match the high level of the realm of the free master in today's world.
Therefore, Yu Fei was already very accurate when he was dating antiques. Although I dare not say which year it can be accurate, it can also narrow the error to about ten years!
More than a dozen years may sound like a long time at first glance, but it seems too short in the long history. Many emperors have reigned for decades, and Yu Fei is unmatched in terms of the accuracy of the dynasty!
After the chaotic qi entered the picture scroll, the results he obtained made him doubt the correctness of the chaotic qi for the first time. He probed twice with anxiety, but the result was still the same, that is, the age of this painting was in the Wei and Jin dynasties!! Could it be that this painting is Gu Kaizhi's real handiwork? !
It is important to know that there are many copies of the "Luo Shen Futu" in later generations, but there are not too many fine works, and the best copy is recognized as the best copy is the copy of the Song Dynasty hidden in the Palace Museum. This painting is above the copy of the Song Dynasty in terms of brushwork and demeanor, and it is very unlikely that it is a contemporary copy of the Wei and Jin dynasties, so this painting is the true work of Gu Kaizhi's "Luo Shen Futu"!
I didn't expect that one of China's top ten hand-me-down paintings, "Luo Shen Futu", was hidden in a manor castle in England! It's really a pearl covered in dust.
Yu Fei put down the magnifying glass gloomily and let out a long sigh.
"So, I know that this painting belongs to China, but I really like it very, very much, so I ...... Please forgive me. Princess Alice said. In fact, Princess Alice has donated antiques to the Palace Museum many times in the name of herself or the British royal family. But in terms of personal selfishness, many of the most precious antiques have been left behind, such as this Gu Kaizhi's "Luo Shen Fu Tu". If this picture is returned to China, it will definitely cause a sensation no less than the original appearance of Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Preface".
"I understand." Yu Fei nodded. Although I feel uncomfortable, this is the reality. Modern China is weak, and millions of precious antiques have flowed out, most of which are national treasures. Even now, there are still many unscrupulous descendants who smuggle the good things of their ancestors abroad and sell them abroad. Alice has done a good job. Yu Fei couldn't scold her like an angry youth.
"Your Royal Highness, I have a reluctant request." Yu Fei suddenly said solemnly. Even the title has been changed back to "Her Royal Highness Princess".
"So, if you have anything to say, just say it." Princess Alice said.
Yu Fei said slightly embarrassed: "I want to ask you to transfer this "Luo Shen Futu" that is suspected to be Gu Kaizhi's authentic work to me. ”
Yu Fei said in surprise. It is very impolite to ask someone to cut their love and transfer the collection. The reason for this has already been explained. Faced with Fei's sixteen precious paintings, Alice couldn't resist asking for a transfer. But Yu Fei's situation was different. After all, Gu Kaizhi's "Luo Shen Futu" is too precious, as one of China's top ten masterpieces, Yu Fei really doesn't want to miss it and let him continue to live overseas! He wanted to take it back. It doesn't matter what the cost!
Princess Alice had a look of embarrassment on her face. She really likes "Luo Shen Futu" very much, and she never thought about transferring it at all. Yu Fei's "reluctant invitation" made her very embarrassed.
"Your Highness the Princess." At this time, Mr. Bafaya, who had been silent, spoke. (To be continued......)