After a while, Tao Jiahui walked out with a calligraphy and painting brocade box, and then put the brocade box in front of Chu Chen.

"This painting is a Buddhist figure, I saw it once before, and I think the characters painted on it are not bad, how about you take a look." Tao Jiahui first explained, and then opened the lid of the box.

"What a shame!"

Chu Chen nodded, then put on gloves, took out the paintings in the box, and spread them on the table, but when he saw the content of the painting scroll, he couldn't help but be stunned.

This painting depicts the scene of Vimalaya's debate with the Buddha Manjushri, the relics of the Shakyamuni sect, and the brushwork used is like flowing clouds and water, the lines are smooth, although the square inch of the figures, the clothes and shapes are drawn in lines, which can be described as lifelike, highly sophisticated, and wonderful.

The reason why Chu Chen was surprised was because the content above was completely similar to Ma Yunqing's "Vimo Lecture Map" hidden in the Palace Museum.

There are two versions of "Vimo Acting and Teaching Map", in addition to the original version of Ma Yunqing in the collection of the Forbidden City, there is also a copy of "Vimo Fuji Picture" by Wang Zhenpeng, and this work looks more like "Vimo Fuji Picture".

Of course, in addition to the same content, the two pictures are somewhat different, such as "Vima Fuji Tu" is an ink on silk, and this picture is ink on paper.

In addition, both pictures are drawn using the white drawing method, which refers to a painting method that uses ink lines to outline the image without color. However, although the white drawing techniques of the two works are similar, the gods are not similar, and the one in front of Chu Chen's eyes is obviously slightly inferior to Wang Zhenpeng's.

And when he saw the style and the bell seal of the painting. It immediately became clear why there was such a difference between the two. The author of this ink on silk is Ding Yunpeng, a famous painter of the Ming Dynasty.

Ding Yunpeng's name is Nanyu, and his name is Shenghua Jushi. He is a famous painter in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, he is the most famous figure painter after Qiu Ying, his workmanship is not inferior to Qiu Ying, and the ancient elegance seems to be excessive.

Ding Yunpeng is the best at white depiction of figures, landscapes, and Buddha statues, all of which are exquisite. Pan Tianshou once praised his "white drawing, similar to Li Longmian (Li Gonglin)". It was also famous at the time because of its outstanding white drawing technique.

And it is precisely because of Ding Yunpeng's white drawing technique that it resembles Li Longlin, so it is in the artistic expression of this picture. There is no Wang Zhenpeng's outstanding painting, and the reason is very simple, Wang Zhenpeng's painting method is to inherit the mantle of Li Gonglin, and Ding Yunpeng has not carried forward Li Gonglin's technique, of course there will be a difference between the two.

However, this is the case, Ding Yunpeng's copy of "Vimo Fuji Picture" is also a rare masterpiece, according to the current market price of Ding Yunpeng's paintings, the value of this work should be about three million.

"Xiao Chen, how is it?" Seeing Chu Chen put down the magnifying glass in his hand. Tao Jiahui couldn't wait to ask.

"This is indeed a genuine painting of Ding Yunpeng in the Ming Dynasty." Chu Chen said with a smile.

"It's good if it's genuine." Tao Jiahui said happily: "Since it was painted by the Ming Dynasty, how much should this painting be worth a little money?" ”

When Chu Chen heard this, he asked strangely, "Haven't you all heard of Ding Yunpeng?" ”

Everyone shook their heads, saying they hadn't heard of it.

Qiao Qian smiled: "We haven't had much contact with calligraphy, how can we know who Ding Yunpeng is." Besides, this person is not famous, so it's strange that we know the Tao. ”

"Who said Ding Yunpeng is not famous?" Chu Chen shook his head and said with a smile: "Qiu Ying, do you know the Dao?" ”

"Of course Qiu Ying knows the way, the four families of Ming. Could it be that this Ding Yunpeng is more than Qiu Ying? Wu Ke asked in surprise.

Chu Chen smiled slightly: "In terms of fame, of course he is not as good as Qiu Ying." However, his penmanship is not much inferior to Qiu Ying, he is the queen of Qiu Ying. He is one of the most famous figure painters, especially Buddhist figures. ”

"And what is the value of this painting?" Tao Jiahui asked excitedly.

"Based on the current market situation, I estimate it to be around three million!" Chu Chen gave a price that shocked Tao Jiahui's family again.

When Mi Jiaying came back to her senses, she immediately stretched out three fingers in disbelief and asked, "Is it really three million?" ”

"Three million, indeed!" Chu Chen said with a smile: "And I have a relatively conservative valuation, if I meet someone I particularly like, the value of this painting should be even higher." ”

"You, you must have said it again." Mi Jiaying shook her head and said.

"What I say is true!" Chu Chen explained: "There is a way to specialize in the art industry, my main collection is still mainly ceramics and jade, although I can identify the authenticity of calligraphy and painting works, but the market situation, I don't know too much, therefore, the price I give should not be too high." ”

Of course, Chu Chen's statement is actually just a rhetoric, with his memory, he has kept in mind the prices of various auctions, but the price of calligraphy and painting is really not easy to say, if you meet someone who likes it very much, let alone three million, even four million, you will buy it.

Chu Chen's words convinced the couple a little, but they didn't think that Chu Chen's price was too low, as for saying that someone would spend four million to buy them, they would definitely not believe it, three million already made them feel incredible, let alone four hundred.

"I knew that Lu Dao was like this today, what house else would I take to mortgage!" Tao Jiahui muttered to himself.

At this time, Chu Chen put away the painting, put it back into the brocade box, and then asked, "By the way, brother-in-law, didn't you say that there are two things?" What's the other thing? ”

"Ahh

Chu Chen's words brought Tao Jiahui back to his senses.

"Ahhh Xiao Chen asks you where the other thing is! Mi Jiaying said angrily.

"Yes, yes, yes! Here it is! ”

Tao Jiahui hurriedly took out an ornament that looked like it was made of jade from his pocket and handed it to Chu Chen.

Tao Jiahui is not a person in the antique industry, and he doesn't know that Lu Dao antiques can't be handed directly by hand, Chu Chen didn't explain much, and directly took the thing into his hand, at this time he found out that the thing Tao Jiahui handed over turned out to be a jade pipe.

Lingguan is a unique product of the Qing Dynasty and was born with the reform of the crown system. To put it simply, the pipe is a pipe used to insert a branch under the top bead, which is generally as thick as a dry tobacco pipe and about two inches long.

In the Qing Dynasty, this Ling Guan was not an idle thing, because the Ling Guan was a symbol of the status of officials at that time. Military attachés can only use white jade feathers to the generals of the Zhenguo and auxiliary generals.

Therefore, in the Qing Dynasty, wearing a jade feather pipe and a white jade feather pipe was often a symbol of a high-ranking civil and military official. Hualing is so noble, so it was particularly valued and longed for in the Qing Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, Ling Guan was often given to ministers as a reward for the court, as a reward.

Zeng Guofan recorded in "Jiang Zhonglie Gong Shendao Monument": "Shangjia Gonggong, reward the second grade and wear it, and give Lingguan and class fingers." ”

What Chu Chen has in his hand is a jade pipe, and the material of this pipe is very high-quality, it is made of old pit glass, cut and polished neatly, and it looks like the texture is transparent and lush, verdant, and it should not be used by ordinary people at that time.

It's just a pity that Chu Chen feels that this pipe has been in the soil in the early years, and the traces of entering the soil on the surface are very obvious, which greatly reduces the market value of this pipe.

Regardless of the texture of the original jadeite, the jadeite is re-unearthed after entering the soil, then most of it will lose its original appearance, which is the result of the interaction between the acidic corrosive liquid and the sedimentary calcification layer in the tomb.

In nature, after the corpse decomposes, it will form a liquid rich in hydrogen sulfide, which will react with other substances to form sulfate under certain conditions, so that the liquid has a weak acidity. The weakly acidic liquid can cause corrosion to the surface of jadeite to a certain extent and form a strong gray-black reflective oxide film.

Over time, the corrosive fluid gradually dries, and the corpse's decay, fabrics, coffins, and soil are deposited on the surface of the jadeite to consolidate and calcify. These calcified layers and oxide films penetrate deep into the surface of jadeite and are so strong that they are difficult to get rid of even if they are played for several years.

This is also a fundamental reason why, as long as the jadeite has been put into the soil and has produced traces of the soil on the surface, the value will be greatly reduced.

If you want to say the texture of this pipe, it is needless to say, the old pit glass is emerald green, even if it is made of new materials, it is also a valuable thing, but it is a pity that this pipe has entered the soil, and the traces of the soil are still somewhat serious, which greatly affects its beauty and economic value.

Qiao Qian saw Chu Chen frowning, so she hurriedly asked, "Brother Chu, is there anything wrong with this thing?" ”

"There is a problem, and it is very serious." Chu Chen replied while looking at the tube.

"Ahh What's serious? I haven't touched it much all this time! Tao Jiahui said with a surprised face.

Hearing Tao Jiahui's surprised voice, Chu Chen raised his head and said with a smile: "It's not your problem, it's the problem of this Ling Guan itself!" ”

Speaking of this, Chu Chen explained the reason, and then said: "It is precisely because of the influence of these earth-entering characteristics that this Ling Guan used to have a value of several million, but now it is only 800,000. ”

When the three of them heard that this was the case, they were a little distressed about it, knowing that this is a gap of several millions, just because of a few dark spots on it, it is gone, and if it is someone else, they will have the same feeling.

But they can't do anything about it, and after all, this thing is already like this when it comes to them, and since they can't change it, they can only let it go. (To be continued......)