Thinking of this, Chu Chen shook his head secretly, the appearance of the man is a typical example of a layman rushing to invest and collect antiques, but in the end he hit a bag full of bags. You have to say pitiful for this kind of person, and you are to blame for such a result, so it is still very reasonable to say that poor people must have something to hate.

Chu Chen didn't have time to consume the man like this, so he reminded the man who was still stunned, saying that he was going to identify another thing.

The man scratched his forehead and opened his mouth to say something, but the words were swallowed back by him when the words came to his mouth, and then he smiled bitterly: "Teacher Chu, then take a look at this calligraphy work, it was written by Shi Tao." ”

"Shi Tao?"

Chu Chen immediately straightened his face when he heard this, Shi Tao was a famous monk in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, calligraphy and painting, not to mention others, his status in the history of calligraphy and painting is undoubted, in the auction, Shi Tao's works have also been sought after by the majority of collectors, and the transaction price has repeatedly reached new highs.

Of course, at the auction, the main thing that sold for the highest price was Shi Tao's paintings, but this is not to say that Shi Tao's calligraphy works are not precious, just say that in 96 years, one of his fan works was auctioned for more than 50,000 yuan, which is not a treatment that ordinary calligraphers can enjoy.

Seeing Chu Chen's solemn expression, the man was also happy, but when he thought of his things, he was a little apprehensive, and said, "It's just the fan of a folding fan, and I don't know how much it can be worth." ”

"Of course, a good fan is worth a lot of money, but you still need to see it to know what it is."

Chu Chen put on his gloves and replied, but he felt a little strange in his heart. Could it be that this work is not the same as the origin of the Buddha statue? Or rather, when this man bought. I didn't even think about the value of the thing, and I just bought it?

Chu Chen shook his head. Without thinking about it, I carefully took the fan out of the brocade box and unfolded it, and then observed it carefully.

Among the many calligraphers of the past dynasties, the monk calligrapher also has a place. Among them, the Sui and Tang dynasties are the most developed period of Buddhism in our country, and it is also the most developed period of monk calligraphy, monk calligraphers come out in large numbers, according to Tao Jiucheng's "Book History Meeting", there are 28 outstanding calligraphers in the Tang Dynasty alone.

Compared to the Sui and Tang dynasties. In the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, it was rare for outstanding calligraphers to truly create their own school, and the calligraphy achievements of the monks were relatively bleak, which was somewhat related to the decline of Zen Buddhism after the Song Dynasty.

During this period, most of the monks who became monks did not do so out of good Buddhahood, but for other reasons, such as avoiding chaos and seeking shelter, poverty and food. It is conceivable that with such a motive for becoming a monk, the number of monks who are really interested in the art of calligraphy will naturally decrease.

However, there were still a few monks who were more accomplished in calligraphy during this period. Among them, Monk Shi Tao and Bada Shanren are the two most outstanding.

Monk Shi Tao, also known as the bitter gourd monk, is a descendant of King Jingjiang of the Ming Dynasty and the son of Zhu Hengjia of Yuanzong of the Southern Ming Dynasty. After being changed at an early age, he became a monk and traveled for half a lifetime. Selling paintings as a business. ，

Shi Tao's calligraphy is more subordinated to the real book and the line book, and has the posture of writing scriptures in the six dynasties. It is clean and beautiful, and it is quite elegant. At the same time, his calligraphy is the same as his paintings. It is rich in mountain and wild food, which reflects the process of monk Shi Tao wandering the rivers and lakes throughout his life. The obtained landscape aura plays a decisive role in the formation of its aesthetic consciousness.

Because of this, Shi Tao's calligraphy has a variety of faces. Those who are wise can become their own at a glance, unlike those who die every day. This fan is a calligraphy work, the penmanship is round and thick and ups and downs, learning from the cloud forest and appears to be smart and lively, very individual.

At first, Chu Chen also felt that this work should be genuine, but as he deepened his observation, he felt that there was something wrong with the artistic conception in the calligraphy, which made him frown.

Seeing this, the man was a little anxious, and hurriedly asked, "Teacher Chu, is there a problem with this thing?" ”

"It's hard to say!" Chu Chen shook his head slowly, however, he immediately raised his head, saw that the man's expression began to stiffen, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Gan, don't worry, I mean, I have some doubts about this work, and I can't judge the authenticity of this work for the time being." ”

The man's expression softened a little, and he asked with some confusion: "Teacher Chu, can't you see the authenticity of things?" ”

Chu Chen said with a smile: "An expert can't be a jack of all trades or a jack of all trades, after all, people's energy is limited, and it is impossible to be all-encompassing in so many fields of antiques." ”

Antique experts, generally as long as they have unique insights and sophisticated research in a field, a department, and a type of matter, as long as they can quickly and accurately distinguish the old from the new, distinguish the real from the fake, and screen the fake when identifying antiques, it is enough.

As for saying that experts are a panacea or a master key, it is obviously impossible, even if Zhuge Liang is reborn.

Of course, for Chu Chen, who has an ability, it is still very simple to confirm the authenticity of this thing, but for Chu Chen, if he uses the ability as soon as he encounters difficulties, he will definitely become dependent in the long run. Therefore, now he still wants to observe and observe carefully, and when he really can't judge, he will think of other ways.

The man knew that Chu Chen's words made sense, but this matter couldn't be so consumed, just as he was about to ask Chu Chen how to deal with it, he saw Uncle Wu and Zhu Dafu walking in together.

"Xiaochen, be busy." Zhu Dafu smiled and said hello to Chu Chen.

Chu Chen didn't care about greetings, and after saying hello, he told them about the matter, and when the second elder heard that there was such a thing, he also became interested, and hurriedly put on gloves and took out a magnifying glass to carefully identify them.

After a long while, the second elder read everything, and then the three of them walked aside to discuss.

Uncle Wu frowned and said in a low voice: "Xiao Chen, are you mistaken, I think this fan should be fine, and the brushwork and Shi Tao's style are also compatible, I think it should be genuine." ”

Zhu Dafu shook his head and objected: "Lao Wu, I have the same opinion as Xiaochen, there is indeed a problem with this fan, specifically, I think this word, the god is a little scattered, and the qi is a little weak, and from the bell seal, the blind Venerable is the number of his old age, at this time his words are already very old and spicy, if it is a genuine handiwork, these two points should not appear at all." ”

Chu Chen also nodded and said: "I also think there is a little problem in this regard, my master also has a calligraphy work of Shi Tao in his later years, although the style is not the same, but the spirit and qi of the words cannot be changed." ”

Uncle Wu also seemed a little hesitant when he heard them say this, of course, this is mainly because he mainly focuses on porcelain, although he is also a little involved in calligraphy and painting, but after all, he is not very proficient, otherwise he will definitely fight on the basis of reason.

"Well, I'm not very proficient in calligraphy, but how can you tell your master about this result?"

Chu Chen and Zhu Dafu glanced at each other, both of them were a little helpless, in fact, this is also a common thing in the appraisal of calligraphy and painting works, if it is quite different from the real work, or the characteristics are more obvious, then it is easy to judge, but God and Qi are more subjective things, how do you tell others?

Could it be that I think there is something wrong with this work, so I judge it to be a fake? If you encounter a relatively large amount of anger, it's strange if you don't look at you.

Now, the best way to find out the authenticity of it is to ask a few experts to consult with you. However, although Chu Chen could do this, the owner of the thing was not related to him, so why did he bother so much?

"Xiao Chen, how are you going to explain it to him?" Uncle Wu asked.

"Let's be honest, let him decide for himself what to do." Chu Chen smiled, and was ready to use his ability to identify it in a while, so as to satisfy his curiosity, of course, the result must not be able to tell everyone.

The second elder nodded, although they also wanted to break the sand pot and ask to the end, but like Chu Chen's thoughts, there was no need to spend so much trouble for a stranger. Besides, among antiques, although there are not many things that cannot be sure of authenticity, there are also a lot, and if everything has to be painstakingly figured out, it must not be exhausted.

Just as everyone was about to turn around, Zhu Dafu opened his mouth and asked, "By the way, have you ever thought about it, if this is not the real thing, who will imitate it?" ”

Uncle Wu smiled: "I think Zhang Daqian is the most likely, you know, his imitation of Shi Tao has even deceived Huang Binhong." ”

As mentioned above, in addition to his own good painting, Zhang Daqian, a master of calligraphy and painting, is also a first-class master in antique calligraphy and painting, he first became famous, and people were surprised not by how his paintings were, but that he copied Shi Tao's works vividly, and the real works are almost exactly the same. This resemblance is expressed in the verve, brushwork, composition, etc., like the resurrection of Shi Tao.

Zhang Daqian's imitation of Shi Tao made many collectors, calligraphers and painters look away and be deceived, and the story of deceiving Huang Binhong is even more widely spread.

said yes, Huang Binhong has a painting of Shi Tao, and Zhang Daqian wanted to borrow it back to copy and study it carefully, but Huang Binhong refused. Zhang Daqian was a little unconvinced, thinking that if you refuse to lend it to me, I can still imitate Shi Tao's paintings. So he copied a handscroll of Shi Tao and put it with his teacher Zeng Xi.

As we all know, Zhang Daqian's teacher Zeng Xi and Huang Binhong are old friends, so it didn't take long for Huang Binhong to go to Zeng Xi's house, and he saw this painting, thinking it was Shi Tao's real work, and he couldn't put it down, so he decided to buy it, and Zeng Xi asked Huang Binhong and Zhang Daqian to talk about the price.

Zhang Daqian was very proud when he saw that Huang Binhong wanted to collect his imitation of Shi Tao, but he didn't ask for money, but said to Huang Binhong, just use this painting to exchange for the Shi Tao that I borrowed from you last time, Huang Binhong immediately agreed, and in this way, Zhang Daqian exchanged his imitation Shi Tao for a real Shi Tao's work.

In this way, Zhang Daqian collected a number of Shi Tao's paintings and calligraphy, and he once said to his friend, "The collection of Shi Tao's original works is about 500 pieces at most." Among them, I don't know how many examples of Zhang Daqian exchanging fake for real.

Whether this story is true or not, Chu Chen doesn't know, because his predecessor has passed away, and it is inconvenient for him to speculate, but if the story is true, it will affect his impression of Zhang Daqian to some extent. (To be continued......)

PS: I finally didn't lose my words, and in addition, thank you for the monthly ticket voted by the book friend "not okay"!