Second Uncle Wu said: "Although I can't be sure, there is nothing wrong with the painting workman, the payment, or even the mounting, paper and painting scroll." ”

"So! No one dares to say that this painting is not Zheng Banqiao's bamboo and stone drawing, even if the Shenzhen Museum now collects a genuine handiwork, it cannot prove that this one is fake, you see, this is the evidence that I bought this painting back then. Saying that, Uncle Li also took out the sales agreement that year and let Han Peacock and others watch it.

"In the end, it's still about looking at ancient paintings!" Uncle Wu casually handed the agreement to Han Peacock and said.

Second Uncle Wu didn't even raise his eyelids, he was still looking at the picture, and the one who was most interested in him was Wei Changqing.

Just now he was very optimistic about the Buddha statue, but Han Peacock was not optimistic, although he didn't know why, but Wei Changqing believed in Han Peacock's judgment, and now he encountered this bamboo and stone map of Zheng Banqiao, Wei Changqing just shifted the target.

I have to say, this picture is indeed a sub-masterpiece, the picture is painted, there is a cluster of green bamboo under the abrupt stone cliff, the upper right side of the bamboo stone is the popular five-word poem, expressing the noble and noble of the bamboo with the author's interest.

"Insist that the green mountains are not relaxed, and the roots are in the chaotic cliffs. Thousands of twists and turns are still strong, Ren Er is crazy in all directions", the poem is signed with 12 small characters such as "Chongxuan Old Father Tai Mr. Zheng, Banqiao Brother Xie" and other 12 small characters, and then "Zheng Banqiao" Yin text square seal, "old and painting" Yin text long seal.

In this way, this is Zheng Banqiao's work of old age, and the work of the old gentleman called "Chongxuan".

Wei Changqing said: "This calligraphy and painting in the collection of the Shenzhen Museum came from the donation of the late Mr. Shang Chengzuo, a master of calligraphy and painting collectors, in the early 90s of the last century, and has been identified as a treasure by the domestic calligraphy and painting appraisal authorities.

In November 1995, after seeing this painting, expert Shi Shuqing gave his opinion: 'Really, paint it simply.' In 1996, Yang Renkai, a calligraphy and painting connoisseur, gave an appraisal opinion of 'no problem'; in April 1999, appraisal expert Liu Guangqi gave an opinion that 'painting methods are rare (mainly referring to oblique bamboo), and the second grade is okay.'"

So, that painting is absolutely impossible to be fake, and this painting. Every detail is the same as that one, do you think this is another masterpiece of Zheng Banqiao's later years? ”

Of course, such a situation is possible, after all, Zheng Banqiao also has to eat, and it is very possible to paint two pictures of the same picture, but it is more likely that it is a modern fake, after all, Zheng Banqiao's calligraphy and painting are too expensive.

In recent years, there has been an unprecedented collection craze in China. Antiques or quasi-antiques are suddenly worth a hundred times and are widely favored. This is especially true of the calligraphy and paintings of ancient masters, and the market price of a painting can reach a staggering level.

The famous Yangzhou Eight Monsters of the Qing Dynasty, their painting style characteristics are summarized as "strange", "crazy", "strange", the style is high, and the market recognition is very high.

As the leader of the Eight Monsters, Zheng Banqiao's calligraphy and painting works are even more popular. Prices have skyrocketed.

According to the 2011 Capital Kuangshi Spring Special Auction, a painting of Zheng Banqiao's "Bamboo Stone Lanhui Picture" was sold at a sky-high price of 46 million yuan.

To know. Zheng Banqiao, a Yangzhou painter who lived in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, although he was known for his "three unique poems, calligraphy and paintings", he was born in a poor family, his mother died early, and his father was a teacher.

In addition, his career was not smooth, and he was admitted to the Jinshi at the age of forty-four. In the end, he only became the magistrate.

After resigning, he went to Yangzhou to sell paintings for a living, because of his fame, there were many people who asked for paintings, and the 67-year-old Zheng Banqiao simply set his own run. Clearly marked price: "Large six taels, medium four taels, small two taels, banner couplet one tael, fan bucket square five dollars." It is better to give gifts and food than silver; What is given by the public may not be what the younger brother likes.

If you send cash, the center will be happy, and the calligraphy and painting will be good. Gifts are entangled, and credit is especially relevant. The old man is tired, and he cannot accompany the gentlemen to make useless words. Painting bamboo is more than buying bamboo, and the paper is six feet high and costs 3,000. Ren Qu talks about the handover of the old theory, only when the autumn breeze passes through his ears. ”

In the era when literati were ashamed to talk about things, Zheng Banqiao's astonishing act of daring to go against the trend was really outrageous and bold, so it was possible to paint the same painting, not to mention two, even if it was three or four.

"Brother Han, what do you think?" Seeing Han Peacock's eyes, finally leaving from that agreement, Wei Changqing asked.

Han Peacock smiled and said: "This kind of antique, it is normal to be controversial, why don't you also take a look at this agreement, maybe you will gain a little." ”

As he spoke, Han Peacock handed the agreement to Wei Changqing.

The agreement is not long, Wei Changqing glanced at it, and read it all, this is just an ordinary sales agreement, and there is nothing particularly conspicuous, but since Han Peacock said it, there is naturally something special.

"Could it be that the problem lies with Cheng Weiliang?" In the end, Wei Changqing really couldn't find out what the problem was, so he could only put the realization on the payment that was sold to Uncle Li's ancient paintings, and the name of the payment was Cheng Weiliang.

Han Peacock nodded and said, "Yes, the only problem is here, this Cheng family is not simple." ”

Wei Changqing's mental power is strong, and his memory is naturally not bad, and soon he will know why Han Peacock said this.

In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, when Zheng Banqiao lived, the price of a large painting at that time was only six taels of silver, cheap or expensive, and it was difficult to say clearly.

If compared with the low prices at that time, six taels of silver is indeed a large amount of money, which is worth the annual expenses of an ordinary family.

But compared with the price of paintings that have gone straight to the sky in later generations, it is really nothing.

If you meet a familiar customer when selling paintings, the price of the paintings will naturally be much higher.

For example, before Zheng Banqiao was admitted to the Jinshi, in the early spring of the thirteenth year of Yongzheng (1735), he went to the suburbs of Yang and Zhou, and inadvertently came to a house and saw his own lyrics pasted on the wall.

Just as he was beaming with pride, the head of the household's aunt dragged her daughter, Miss Rao, out.

Hearing that the father-in-law in front of her was the famous Zheng Banqiao, Miss Rao was overjoyed and said affectionately: "I have heard the name of the public for a long time, read the public words, and I love it very much. ”

With a stroke of his pen, Zheng Banqiao wrote "Ten Songs of Taoism", and also gave her a "Xijiang Moon" with another inscription: "The light rain and the breeze are at the beginning of the break, and the screen window is only warm." The embroidered fragrance dream is half-cloudy, and the parrot outside the window has not woken up. The sound of crab eye tea is quiet, and the shadow of shrimp whiskers is light. The plum blossoms are old and the apricot blossoms are even, and the rouge is timid at night. ”

When the old aunt heard that Zheng Banqiao was widowed, she offered to marry her youngest daughter to him.

Zheng Banqiao saw that Miss Rao, who ranked fifth, was young and beautiful, smart and clever, and was a die-hard fan of himself, so he was naturally happy, and after saying a few kind words, he happily agreed, and made an appointment two years later that he would be admitted to the Jinshi and marry again.

This matter was known to Cheng Yuchen, a businessman from Jiangxi and Xi, who admired Zheng Banqiao very much, and took out 500 taels of silver to give to the Rao family as a dowry for him.

Two years later, when Zheng Banqiao came back from the capital to marry, he gave Zheng Banqiao another 500 taels of silver as the cost of marrying a new daughter-in-law.

This good story is not from the official record, nor is it nonsense, but in the twelfth year of Qianlong, Zheng Banqiao was in the mountains and the east, trapped in Ji and Nanxiang when he tried to "lock the courtyard", and wrote in the "Banqiao Puppet Record".

Of course, Cheng Yuchen's silver was not given for free, and the compensation price was Zheng Banqiao's calligraphy and painting.

But this businessman surnamed Cheng is a very interesting person, and he asked for a painting to see the mood of the celebrity, "Banqiao is a little unpleasant, and I dare not ask for it." ”

The businessman pays attention to seeking profit, and it is estimated that Cheng's interaction with the painter will not be a loss-making transaction, and Zheng Banqiao must give him a considerable amount of calligraphy and painting.

The cost price of each batch of calligraphy and paintings is not high, and if it is passed on to future generations and preserved to the present, it will be a big deal.

Here, we might as well be stupid to convert: during the Qianlong period, one tael of silver could roughly buy one stone of rice (about 150 city catties), and 1,000 taels of silver could buy back 150,000 catties of rice, which is equivalent to 300,000 yuan according to the current market price of 2 yuan per catty of rice.

At a price of 300,000 yuan, in exchange for a few paintings and calligraphy by Zheng Banqiao, the cost is very cheap!

Zheng Banqiao is also worth it, exchanging self-produced calligraphy and paintings for beautiful concubines is not a loss-making business.

This Rao later became Zheng Banqiao's loyal companion in his later life.

Speaking of the painting price, compared with today's price of "Bamboo Stone Lanhui Map", only 300,000 yuan is a piece of cake, and the auction commission is more than that!

""Bamboo Stone Orchid Hui Map"! I was very interested in this painting. Wei Changqing looked at this painting, and a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.

"I'm afraid there are quite a few people who are interested in this painting." Second Uncle Wu said with a smile on the side.

Uncle Li smiled and said, "There are indeed many people interested in this painting, but the price has not been negotiated. ”

Han Peacock looked at Wei Changqing's watch, and seemed to be interested in this painting, but he always felt that there was something wrong.

Han Peacock looked at Wei Changqing, and Wei Changqing gave Han Peacock a very vague expression.

Seeing this situation, Han Peacock was stunned, this painting must be a fake, I am afraid that Wei Changqing also knows this, since he knows, Wei Changqing also expressed interest, so it can only mean that there is something in this painting that he has not discovered.

Han Peacock's heart moved, released his spiritual sense, and sensed the painting.

Although this painting is not thick, it also has a certain thickness, but no matter how thick this painting is, it is just a painting, so Han Peacock did not perceive it with spiritual sense like the Buddha statue, but now when I look at it, this painting is the same as the Buddha statue just now, it is all inside, which is no wonder Wei Changqing is interested.

"Bamboo Stone Orchid Picture"?" Han Peacock pretended to be puzzled and asked.

Wei Changqing nodded with a smile and said: "No matter which one it is, the price will not be low, but since this one is controversial, it will definitely depreciate its price significantly." ”

Uncle Li sighed at this time and said, "If it weren't for the high price, this painting wouldn't have remained in my hands until now." (To be continued......)