As expected, the snuff bottle was indeed genuine, which made everyone sigh that they could see such a snuff bottle treasure and at the same time, they were also relieved. They were really scared by the two things just now, and if it was a fake or a high imitation, they didn't know where to put their faces.

In the smug laughter of the owner of the snuff bottle, Xu Lao uncovered the cloth covering the next booth, and there was a bamboo carved pen holder underneath.

"This is a bamboo carved pen holder with green mountains and rivers." Xu Lao smiled slightly: "This pen holder not only shows a very superb carving skill, but also falls on the 'Xi Huang' style. ”

"What? Zhang Xihuang's bamboo carving? Really? ”

"Zhang Xihuang's genuine products are very rare, you can't be mistaken, right?"

"Lao Tian, what are you calling this, can't I buy the real thing about Zhang Xihuang?"

"Yo, Old Song, the thing is yours! I'm relieved if it's yours, and with your half-eyesight, you don't need to look at me to know that something is definitely wrong......"

Like the snuff box just now, as soon as the thing came out, it attracted everyone's attention, all because Zhang Xihuang was a well-known bamboo carving master.

Bamboo carving was originally only a plane carving, leaving the graphic part, the rest of the part was scraped off, although the bamboo skin was left distinct, but the carved ornament was only carved in yang or yin, only the change of the pattern, and no change in the carving technique.

In the Ming Dynasty, the bamboo carving technique was more perfect, skilled, carving, carving masters, through guò to the bamboo skin of the whole stay, more stay, less stay, can carve out the deep, shallow, thick, light changes. It's like painting on paper, with the charm of five colors of ink.

Thereinto. Represented by Zhang Xihuang, a bamboo carver in the late Ming Dynasty, it was improved on the basis of the Qing carved bamboo in the Tang Dynasty. He took advantage of the difference in the texture and color of bamboo and bamboo skin, carved the pattern with the outer skin of bamboo (i.e., green skin), and used the bamboo muscle after removing the green skin as the base, and pioneered the technique of leaving green in Yangwen bas-relief.

During this period, many famous bamboo carvers were both fine calligraphy and painting, and they drew nutrients from the art of calligraphy and painting to enrich the art of bamboo carving, regardless of the subject matter and technique, they were closely integrated with the art of calligraphy and painting. The carving method using the green skin of bamboo as a drawing. It is closer to the charm of painting.

Zhang Xihuang, as the founder of Qingyang Wen, is the leader of this way, and his works are meticulous and exquisite. Landscape pavilions are paintings by Tang Dynasty painter Li Zhaodao; The occasional small scene, which resembles the painting of the Song Dynasty painter Zhao Lingsui, is embellished with vivid characters. The calligraphy of the inscription and signature is modeled on the calligrapher and painter Zhao Mengqiu of the Yuan Dynasty. Each work has been made with great effort, exhausted and turned into a miracle.

Zhang Xihuang's authentic works. The reason why it is precious, in addition to his particularly superb skills, is also due to the rarity, which is now incompletely counted. There are about 20 authentic works that have been handed down, of which 7 are in domestic museums, and the rest are scattered in overseas museums and private collections.

Therefore. Some people are a little skeptical about the work of Zhang Xihuang that has appeared now. Of course. Even if they feel that it is wrong, they have to confirm their judgment. also knew that he had to start observing before he could draw a conclusion, so for a while, everyone came to the stage to appreciate it.

After Chu Chen stepped off the stage, Zhao Xueyi hurriedly asked, "Xiaochen, how is this thing?" ”

Chu Chen introduced with a smile: "This pen is painted with bamboo skin, as a landscape of mountains and pavilions, surrounded by mountains and rocks, rugged boulders, in the meantime the pavilions are adjacent, trees are planted in the meantime, the knife is crisp and stewed, and the spirit is good, no matter from which point of view, I think it should be a masterpiece." ”

"Oh! You mean it's the real thing, right? Zhao Xueyi asked again.

Chu Chen shook his head and said: "This is really hard to say, I haven't seen the actual thing of Zhang Xihuang's works before, and some aspects are not very sure, but I always feel that in terms of technique, this pen does not seem to reach the level of Zhang Xihuang, and judging by the color of the material, it seems that it is not in the future." Specifically, let's listen to Xu Lao's opinion! ”

Zhao Xueyi and the others nodded, but now they believe in Chu Chen's judgment very much, since Chu Chen said that there is something wrong, then the eight achievements are not genuine.

After everyone returned to their seats, Xu Lao looked around and said, "Then, old rules, let's talk about our opinions first!" ”

Since it is an exchange meeting, it is certainly not just the old-timers who say and others sit there to listen, so the old-timers will let everyone express their opinions from time to time to achieve the purpose of exchange and learning.

Everyone is already familiar with this link, and the next thing is that some people stand up and talk about it, thinking that the thing is genuine. And when this person finished speaking, someone immediately said the opposite opinion, so the scene was immediately divided into two sides, each expressing their own views in support of their own, and the scene was fierce for a while.

Although Chu Chen has the ability to never forget, and there is a very authoritative teacher, but as the old saying goes, there must be my teacher in a threesome, and the antique appraisal is very experience-oriented, even if Chu Chen and Liu Lao are powerful, they can't be exhaustive, so this debate has become a tool for Chu Chen to check and fill in the gaps, and some unique insights have also been firmly remembered by him.

Considering the relationship of time, the debate was not long, so when the scene fell silent and everyone's eyes were on him, Xu Lao began to express his opinion.

"Everyone should know that Zhang Xihuang's carving skills are wonderful and superb, even on the thin bamboo skin, he can distinguish several levels. Moreover, in addition to his superb skills, his bamboo carving works also deliberately follow the interest of literati painting and the delicate and delicate brushwork of boundary painting, the picture is elegant and quiet, and pays attention to the perfect combination of poetry, calligraphy, painting and printing. ”

Xu Lao picked up the pen holder and began to explain: "The carvings of mountains and trees in Zhang Xihuang's works clearly run through the characteristics of the brush and ink of the painting, and they are meticulous. His works, with their fine brushwork and freehand, have almost reached a perfect combination. For Zhang Xihuang, bamboo is silk paper, carving knife is pen, and Qingyun is the ink he wants to convey. ”

Another distinctive feature of Zhang Xihuang's works is that the pavilions and pavilions depicted by him stand in the air against the slope stones, or with the back of the mountain stones, with the strange peaks as the screen. The former mountain stone is often written in linen, and the overlapping peaks show an undulating trend; The latter mountain rock is outlined by the folding brush outline method, with a flat top rectangular, edged and overlapped, and stacked into a high and strange peak. ”

"There are often trees with a variety of writing styles such as leaf trees, crab claw trees, and fan-needle pine trees among the rocks, and the characters are only simply embellished. The picture shows the blank space of the bamboo muscle, the upper part becomes the endless blue sky, the lower part becomes the river and the clear water, the composition is perfect, and it is unique for a while, showing the world its and Jia. Deposit, gold. The two major schools of bamboo carving have completely different artistic styles. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Lao paused, and then continued: "So, knowing the characteristics of Zhang Xihuang's bamboo carving, let's take a look at this 'Xihuang' pen holder, I believe you have also seen it, the carving of this pen holder is needless to say, it is indeed very exquisite, but I think it is not up to the level of Zhang Xihuang." ”

Why? Please see, although the mountain stone on this tube also uses the technique of draping hemp, it is lacking in the heat, and in addition, the surface of this tree is also slightly cumbersome, which is somewhat contrary to Zhang Xihuang's simplicity. And ......"

Xu Lao introduced the difference in the carving technique of the pen holder to everyone, and then said: "The method of leaving green is to take the bamboo of the cloud, the carved pattern is decorated, the cloud outside the pattern is removed, and the bamboo muscle is left." The ornamentation of the bamboo is slightly higher than the bamboo muscle. Bamboo is the skin surface of bamboo, the color is apricot yellow, and it is beeswax yellow when it is old. The bamboo muscle is brushed with silk lines, and the color becomes darker and darker with a long time, gradually approaching amber. ”

Therefore, if this work is genuine, then it should be ruddy and amber, but it is obvious that the material of this pen holder does not meet such requirements. To sum up, I think this pen holder should be an imitation of the middle and late Qing Dynasty, but although it is an imitation, it is extremely rare that the engraving skills are so superb. ”

"A work like this, I think it is likely to be an imitation of a famous artist at the time, but unfortunately, I did not find a corresponding famous artist in my memory, otherwise this pen holder could have added a lot of color."

In the end, Xu Lao put the pen holder back in place with some regret, and I don't know if he regretted that he didn't find the real author, or regretted that this was not Zhang Xihuang's real handwriting, maybe both.

Xu Lao felt regretful, and those who thought that things were genuine also felt very regretful. And the owner of the pen holder was even more smacked his chest, lamenting how he had slapped his eyes.

Xu Lao's explanation benefited Chu Chen a lot, and at the same time, he was also very envious of everyone's judgment that convinced Xu Lao. Of course, on the one hand, because Xu Lao's words are comprehensive, they can't refute it, on the other hand, Xu Lao's prestige accumulated over the years also makes everyone have no doubt about Xu Lao's judgment.

To say, with Chu Chen's current level and his strong knowledge, it is still possible to do what Xu Lao did just now, but because his reputation is too low, no matter how good he speaks, it is inevitable that no one will doubt his judgment in the end.

Of course, Chu Chen was only a little envious now, and he believed that in the long run, as everyone got to know more and more about his appraisal level, it wouldn't be long before his prestige would match his strength.

Next, more than a dozen treasures appeared one after another, including rhino horn cups, ancient jade in the Song Dynasty, bronze mirrors in the Tang Dynasty, as well as famous calligraphy and paintings, blue and white in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and so on.

Among these artifacts, there are real and fake, among which the real ones are all the collections of the participants participating in the treasure fighting, and among the several fakes, in addition to Xu Lao and the others deliberately took out, there are also the collections of the participants. Of course, these fakes are all very realistic without exception, otherwise Xu Lao and they would not have taken them out for everyone to discuss. (To be continued......)

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