Chu Chen didn't expect to encounter this kind of unexpected joy, which made him can't help but feel a little emotional, if it wasn't for Tao Chunhai who happened to find it, this piece would not be discovered in the Year of the Monkey, let alone in his hands.

Since this piece just appeared in front of him, of course Chu Chen had to pocket it, and it might be because Tao Chunhai's eyesight was limited, and the price was not expensive. Of course, it is much more expensive than the previous green jade.

After taking this piece of jewelry, Chu Chen chose a few more good pieces of jewelry and prepared to give them to Wu Ke as gifts, but he didn't say much when he bought them, otherwise Zhao Qirui would definitely not give him things lightly.

After completing the transaction, Tao Chunhai calculated that it was indeed much more expensive than those porcelain, as Jiang Jiachang said just now. Although he didn't make much money overall, at least he didn't lose money, which was an acceptable result for him.

After Tao Chunhai said goodbye and left, the four of them walked back to the warehouse, preparing to finish identifying the remaining porcelain just now.

Jiang Jiachang asked as he walked, "Mr. Zhao, what did you want to say before?" ”

"Before...... Zhao Qirui was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Oh, you just said that Su Changtou chose to commit suicide by jumping into the sea because he was unwilling to be manipulated by the other party, I think it's unlikely." ”

"How?"

"Gunshot wounds, how do you explain the gunshot wounds on his body?"

"Uh......" Jiang Jiachang patted his head: "Forget about it." ”

Zhao Qirui said: "So, I think it is more likely that Su Changtou grabbed the other party's handle." ”

"In that case, why did Su Changtou still deceive He Lihang." Jiang Jiachang shook his head, feeling that this possibility should not be high.

Zhao Qirui said: "This is also easy to explain. For example, Su Changtou grabbed the other party's handle and wanted money. As a result, the other party said that it was okay to ask for money, but dispose of those seals first. So Su Changtou hit the idea on He Lihang. ”

"Su Changtou is not so stupid." Jiang Jiachang still thinks this is unlikely.

Zhao Qirui said: "I don't know Su Changtou's character, but if what is in front of him is millions or even more money, will he be tempted?" Although he is not stupid, it is possible that he will be carried away by money. ”

Jiang Jiachang is well-informed, and after hearing this, he also has to admit that what Zhao Qirui said makes sense, if Su Changtou can keep a clear head until there is no problem, if he is carried away by his belongings, then everything may happen.

"Forget it. Let's not talk about it, let's wait for the police to give a result. ”

"Then if there is a result, you must let me know." Zhao Qirui smiled and nodded, although this matter had nothing to do with him, he was still very curious about the result.

"It's definitely fine......"

Next, Chu Chen and Zhao Qirui sampled the remaining porcelain, and everyone began to discuss how to cooperate.

In fact, Chu Chen's idea was to simply buy all these Hailao porcelain, but these porcelains were not as low-grade as Tao Chunhai brought. The collection potential is much higher, so Jiang Jiachang is reluctant to dispose of these Hailao porcelain in the form of sale.

Of course, there is one more important factor. Jiang Jiachang is very optimistic about the market of Hailao porcelain, and he doesn't want to sell these porcelains when the current market situation is not too good. His idea was to merge shares. In addition, he also mentioned that he would transport these porcelains to the mainland for preservation. This makes it easy to store and easy to dispose of in the future.

on this. Zhao Qirui and Chu Chen also agreed, but in this case, they would definitely not be able to suffer losses in terms of shares. In the end, after some intense discussions, a satisfactory result was reached.

After handling this aspect of the matter, the time was also noon, Jiang Jiachang hurriedly took the three of them to a well-known restaurant nearby for dinner.

After the meal, Zhao Qirui and Chu Chen said goodbye and prepared to go to the place where Wu Ke and the others played. Just as everyone walked to the door of the hotel, Jiang Jiachang answered a phone call.

"What?! He said it was a fake? It's certainly impossible...... Okay, I'll come right now. ”

When Jiang Jiachang hung up the phone, Zhao Qirui asked, "What's the matter, there's a problem in the store?" ”

Jiang Jiachang nodded, frowned and said, "Last time, I helped a friend find a work by Fu Baoshi, and he came over today to say that the thing was a fake. I obviously let several experts look at that painting, how could it be a problem! ”

As mentioned earlier, Jiang Jiachang's shop mainly sells porcelain and stationery supplies, but because he likes to collect calligraphy and paintings, and has quite a channel in this regard, some of his friends have this need, and they will also ask him to help find it, as long as it is not too difficult to ask, he will generally agree.

Over the years, he has helped his friends find a lot of calligraphy and painting works, and there has never been a problem, and now he actually said that there is a problem, no wonder he felt very shocked.

Hearing that this was the case, Zhao Qirui said, "Could it be that your friend made a mistake?" ”

Jiang Jiachang said: "My friend said that he compared it with the real thing, although it looks quite similar, but there are some differences in some details. But the experts I invited before are obviously all authoritative, and one of them may make mistakes, and it should be unlikely that they will all go wrong! ”

"Not necessarily."

Chu Chen said: "Now the means of counterfeiters are too clever, there has been collective fraud, division of labor and cooperation, as far as I know, there is a division of labor and cooperation of Fu Baoshi, you specialize in painting landscapes, I specialize in making up for scenic spots, you specialize in calligraphy, he specializes in making seals, and special people go to mount them." ”

"Because counterfeiters are very authentic in this field, encountering such forgeries really makes you unguardable, so in recent years, there are often arguments between experts about a certain work, and even large auction companies cannot be sure of the authenticity."

"That's amazing!"

Listening to what Chu Chen said, Jiang Jiachang was very surprised, and for a while he couldn't help but wonder if the painting he helped find was also fake in this way.

Thinking of this, Jiang Jiachang looked very embarrassed and hugged his fist at Chu Chen, and begged: "Chu Shao, can you please go and take a look with me?" ”

This kind of time. Of course, it was impossible for Chu Chen not to agree, and he was just going to appraise a painting. It didn't take too long, so I nodded in agreement.

Jiang Jiachang expressed his gratitude again and again. Immediately, he asked Chu Chen and them to get into the car.

Ten minutes later, Jiang Jiachang took Chu Chen and the others to the reception room in his shop, where an old man in his fifties, wearing black-rimmed glasses, looked quite gentle.

Jiang Jiachang first introduced the two parties, the old man's surname is Gao, and he is a professor of medicine.

After a few pleasantries, everyone got down to business.

Jiang Jiachang said: "Professor Gao, I will give this painting to you before I give it." Let several experts see it, and they all agree that it is genuine......"

Professor Gao waved his hand, interrupted him, and said, "Xiao Jiang, let's look at the painting first, since I said that there is a problem with it, it is also based on facts." ”

As he spoke, Professor Gao took out a scroll from the calligraphy and painting brocade box and unfolded it, and saw two lifelike ladies displayed in front of everyone. It is Fu Baoshi's "Erxiang Picture" often painted.

The famous modern painter Fu Baoshi, many people must know that his original name was Changsheng and Ruilin, and he was the master of Bouldering. He is also good at landscapes, figures, and seal carving. Landscape painting is known as "bouldering", which has a distinct personality and sense of the times.

Fu Baoshi's figure paintings are mostly historical figures and recreations of ancient poetic conception. He especially loves Qu Yuan's spirit, so he has a lot of character paintings related to Qu Yuan. Fu Baoshi's "Erxiang Map" is based on Chu Ci's "Nine Songs". It is the author's favorite subject matter, Xiang Jun and Xiang Lady are the goddesses of Xiangshui in folklore. There are both human emotions and the spirituality of God, which has been repeatedly depicted by the author.

Judging from the inscription, the painting in front of me is made by him in the 40s of the 20th century. The characters in this painting are delicately portrayed, the body is long, the face is plump, the texture is delicate, the flesh and bones are even, and the demeanor is dignified, which seems to have the style of the ladies before the Tang Dynasty, and is the typical shape of the ancient ladies painted by Fu Baoshi.

Its mood is like longing, the face is sad, the person who does not see the thought, it seems to be sad and sad, the clothes like the ancient gossamer are strong and elegant, the color is elegant, clear and clean.

The waves in the lake are the painter's specially created brushwork, which is deeply rooted in the artistic conception of "the curling autumn wind, under the wavy leaves of the Dongting". It is the concrete embodiment of Fu Baoshi's creative concept of "boldly putting pen to paper and carefully tidying up".

While Chu Chen was admiring the work, Professor Gao also pointed out a few things that he felt were wrong with the work, and finally said: "Moreover, my friend told me that he had seen the same painting from a collector. In that case, it doesn't necessarily mean that these two are genuine, right? ”

At this time, Chu Chen spoke: "Professor Gao, the situation you mentioned is actually very common in Fu Baoshi's works. ”

"Ahh How is this possible! Chu Chen's words surprised Professor Gao, and he even suspected that Chu Chen was joking.

"If you know the paper Fu Baoshi uses, you know that this is not surprising, and we sometimes see two almost identical Fu Baoshi works in some albums."

Chu Chen explained: "Fu Baoshi likes to use thicker paper, because thicker paper can 'eat' his unique way of using the pen: heavy pen, fast speed, sharp brush, repeated processing, etc. This can be seen from the thickness of some of the paper used by Fu Baoshi like the lenses that are mounted. ”

"Therefore, he uses the most clay paper called 'leather paper' produced in the western part of our country. The vellum is thicker and can be easily uncovered, split in two, or even into three. However, this kind of paper is not very large, and there is no certain size specification, and it is obviously produced in private workshops. ”

Fu Baoshi once took advantage of this characteristic of the vellum paper to uncover the work in two after painting, so that the upper layer of the original work produced a particularly bright and watery feeling. Sometimes Fu Baoshi will also process the second layer into a painting. This is the case with Fu Baoshi's works that are exactly the same as those in the album I just mentioned. ”

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, everyone knew that this was the case.

Professor Gao thought for a moment and said, "Even if there are two identical paintings, the points I just pointed out should be good evidence!" ”

"Professor Gao, with all due respect, the control of the 'contrast' and 'relationship' of painting elements is the key to the unique creation of Fu Baoshi's figure paintings and landscape paintings. The points you said are the most powerful proof of authenticity! ”

Chu Chen pointed to the painting and said, "The most fascinating part of the characters painted by Fu Baoshi is often the expression of the eyebrows. What's more, in addition to changing the ancient lines from neat to flying and sloppy, he also used many lines that break the edge and fly white, which makes Fu Baoshi's figure painting skills the same as the 'bouldering' in his landscape paintings, showing the characteristics of music. ”

Moreover, it is precisely the vague and indescribable forms of brush and ink that you are talking about that more deeply and vividly express the richness, complexity and subtlety of the object. At the same time, under the contrast of vague and scribbled brushwork, the eyebrows, eyes and head and face can be more revealed......"

After explaining the characteristics of Fu Baoshi's figure painting in detail, Chu Chen concluded: "Therefore, I think that this painting must be genuine. ”

Listening to Chu Chen's speech, Professor Gao also began to wonder if he had made a mistake, but after a while, he felt that this was unlikely, and he should not be mistaken, but what Chu Chen said seemed to make some sense, what was going on?

Seeing that Professor Gao was still skeptical, Jiang Jiachang asked, "Professor Gao, I don't know why you just don't believe that this painting is genuine?" ”

Professor Gao said: "Because my elder's work of Fu Baoshi was given to him by his son on his 80th birthday, it is really unlikely to be fake. ”

Everyone originally thought that the painting had been appraised by a master appraiser, so Professor Gao thought that there was nothing wrong with the painting, but it turned out that it was only for this reason, which made them all speechless.

It's like someone who treats a fake as genuine, and then uses the standards of the fake to identify the genuine product, isn't this an international joke?

Jiang Jiachang smiled bitterly: "Professor Gao, it's really a bit subjective for you to think so. We can't just compare it with a painting to decide which painting is right and which is not, even if that painting is genuine, because a painter's style is different in different periods. ”

"For example, the painting that Fu Baoshi painted when he was 30 years old is different from the style he painted when he was 50 years old, if you compare it like you, then do you say that it is a real painting when you are 30 years old, or is it a real painting when you are 50 years old?"

"Oh, that's right." Professor Gao agreed with this, and then asked, "Then will the painting of my elder be like what you said, so there is a difference?" ”

Jiang Jiachang said: "There is indeed such a possibility, but if it is specific, you will only know it after seeing it with your own eyes." Of course, the master of the appraisal has to be an expert like Chu Shao. ”

Chu Chen smiled modestly, in fact, based on the few problems that Professor Gao pointed out just now, he felt that the painting that Professor Gao saw was more likely to be a fake, but there is a way to see is believing, and he will not speculate now. (To be continued......)

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