2-25 Treasure appreciation
Liu Ziguang sat at the table, ate twenty eggs and a pot of boiling water and scalded shrimp, grabbed the teapot and poured it upside down, still a little hungry, and ran to the kitchen to eat five cages of roasted wheat and three drawers of soup dumplings.
Liu Ziguang sent Ding Libin to the Guogong Mansion to invite the eldest lady, the stolen calligraphy and painting antiques need to be identified by professionals, and it is definitely not possible to find outsiders to identify the stolen goods, so the only way to ask the encyclopedia Peng Jingrong is to ask for it.
In the morning, in Liu Ziguang's room, several sentry posts had been set up outside, prohibiting anyone from approaching, and Peng Jingrong looked at the four calligraphy and paintings in shock.
"This is Wu Daozi's eighty-seven immortal pictures, I have only seen a copy, but I didn't expect to see the true works of the painting saint today." Peng Jingrong pointed to the long scroll full of immortals and said.
"This is a rare white sketch on silk, and most of the surviving works of the painting saints are murals, which I have seen in temples in Luoyang and Chang'an, and this silk copy may be a draft intended for mural painting. You see that although he is not colored, he is magnificent, the image is nuanced, the character image is natural, and the pen is vigorous and free, like flowing water. It is really a rare and priceless ancient painting. Peng Jingrong carefully looked at every detail on the picture, and from time to time she was amazed, but she forgot to ask about the origin of the ancient painting.
The second scroll is a handscroll on ink paper, which depicts a lot of birds, and the whole scroll is divided into 12 sections, each of which is stamped with a seal, and the tone of the pen is simple and simple, all in ink, whether it is birds, flowers and trees.
This is Song Huizong's "Sketch of Rare Birds", a model of Huizong's sketch of flowers and birds, you see the feathers of the birds in the picture, with light ink to rub out the shape, and with a thicker ink to dye the key parts of the head and tail, feather tips and other parts, layered depiction, reflecting the soft texture of the bird feathers, rich thickness and colorful colors. The foliage is drawn in a similar way. In particular, the painting method of bamboo leaves is completely consistent with the historical records. Another example is the depiction of birds, "Sketching Rare Birds" also has wonderful points, such as the eleventh paragraph of "The Harmony of the Plains", the fifth paragraph of "Jasper Amphibious" of the dynamic and static contrast, and the second paragraph of the "Smoke Wind Bird Language" of the contemplation of the neck......... "Peng Jingrong talked eloquently, like playing the piano to a cow, Liu Ziguang asked impatiently: "Song Huizong I know that if he can paint to the dead country, he can be regarded as the first emperor of the ages, you can say whether it is worth money or not." ”
"Of course it's valuable, and it's price-grabbing, I estimate that the emperor of the Song Kingdom is willing to buy it at a high price you can't imagine, after all, it is a relic of his ancestors, it is said that the year before last, the Song Dynasty was willing to exchange ten sea ships for a painting of Huizong, which was politely rejected by the Queen Mother; Even aside, "Sketch of Rare Birds" is a highly skilled painting with a lot of value. Peng Jingrong couldn't hold back her excitement, and her voice trembled a little.
"Very well, let's take a look at this again, who wrote these two words?" Liu Ziguang feels that he is now very much like the host of CCTV's treasure appreciation column, and the eldest lady is a specially invited expert.
"It's sunny when the snow is fast! Where did you get that? You're not going to rob graves, are you? It is said that this post has been brought into Zhaoling by Tang Taizong for burial. Peng Jingrong was about to fall into a coma, and she was shocked three times early in the morning, so she couldn't bear it, so she quickly sat on the chair, poured a cup of tea to suppress the shock, and calmed down.
Xi Zhi paused. When the snow is fast and sunny, I want to be good. Failure to achieve the end. Forceless. Wang Xizhi paused. Shanyin Zhanghou. Just these 28 words can be called unparalleled in the world, ancient and modern! Do you know who wrote this? Book Saint Wang Xizhi! This character is second only to his "Orchid Pavilion Preface", and people all over the world can't ask for it, even a good copy can be sold for a sky-high price! Wait, I'll have to take a closer look if this is a copy of yours. Peng Jingrong looked at it carefully for a long time and still couldn't come to a conclusion.
"My skills are shallow, I can't see it, anyway, even if it's a facsimile, it's worth cherishing." This is her final conclusion.
Looking at the last line of cursive writing, Peng Jingrong was much stimulated, and gradually became numb, and said weakly: "This is the seat fight post of Yan Lugong in the Tang Dynasty: also known as "On the Seat Post", "Shooting Book with Guo Servant", and cursive. It is a draft of the letter between Yan Zhenqing and Guo Ying. Looking at the whole calligraphy, it is consistent in one go, and the words belong to each other, and the tiger is vigorous. This manuscript is Yan Zhenqing's work because he is dissatisfied with the arrogance and arrogance of the traitor, so the whole article is full of momentum, strong and open-minded, and the words are full of loyalty, showing Yan Zhenqing's strong and upright, simple and honest character. It's awe-inspiring to read. This post is a draft, the author meditates between the words, does not care about the pen and ink, but writes full of paper full of lush atmosphere, becoming a masterpiece in the history of calligraphy. Later generations used this post and "Orchid Pavilion Preface" together to call it "Shuangbi". ”
"So, it's not as valuable as Wang Xizhi's words?" Liu Ziguang shook his head and said, the little abacus in his heart was fiddling. These four calligraphy and paintings are much more valuable than gold of the same weight, and they are now developed.
"Money money, money, you know money, Yan Lugong is the greatest calligrapher after the two kings, his true handwriting can not be measured by money, for people who don't understand it, it is waste paper, for people who know calligraphy, even more valuable than life." For Liu Ziguang's vulgarity, philistine, Peng Jingrong was angry, if she wasn't embarrassed, she would have touched the pillow on the bed and smashed it.
"If you like it, I'll give it to you, and then I'll help me see these little bits and pieces." Liu Ziguang poured a bag of treasures and antiques onto the bed.
"This is a colorful glass cup from the West, this is a jade rough from Myanmar, and this is a gold-mixed Xuande furnace from this dynasty, hey, this is relatively rare." Peng Jingrong picked up a round gem and said.
"It looks like a cat's eye, the color of the cat's eye is green-yellow, honey-yellow and yellow-brown, etc., with a dark color and honey-like appearance and tone is the best, because the gemstone in this color background is pondered, the cat's eye flash is particularly strong and flexible, when the gem is rotated, the flash position changes, like a living one, so it is also called living light, the gemstone color is light when the flash brightness is weak, it is different from the general gemstone requirements for high transparency and beauty, if the rough stone of the cat's eye is too transparent, the flash will become weak and poor."
The cat's eyes were dark greenish yellow, and as it turned in Peng Jingrong's hand, the flash changed with it, as if the cat's eyes were always staring at the person looking at it.
It's as beautiful as Sanhua's eyes. Liu Ziguang thought secretly.
He picked up the last white wax and asked, "Miss, what is this thing, why is it so light?" ”
"This is dragon incense, the most precious spice, you see it is white, it must have been floating in the sea for hundreds of years, I heard that if you spray dragon incense on the body, you can trigger a personal unique body, so its price is much more expensive than other perfumes."
It turns out that this inconspicuous white wax is still a precious spice, which is a consumable, and it should not be difficult to sell.
After reading the treasures of calligraphy and painting and making so many comments, Peng Jingrong took a sip of tea to moisten her throat and asked in a deep voice: "Okay, now you can tell me where these treasures came from, don't tell me that you ransacked the palace last night." ”
It can't be hidden, Liu Ziguang laughed and said: "The emperor asked me to bring it out for money, and children can't steal things from ...... family."
At this point, it is impossible to return it, so we can only sell the stolen goods as soon as possible.
Peng Jingrong sighed and said: "Huizong's "Sketch of Rare Birds" can privately contact the envoys of the Song Kingdom, and can be sold at a good price, the other three calligraphy and paintings are difficult to sell, and it is a big crime to privately possess the national treasure, the colorful glass cup, the jade rough stone and the Xuande furnace can all go by sea, as long as those Persian merchants can make money, they dare to accept anything, and the dragon incense will be easier to do, make it into perfume and sell it, and the world is not only in the palace There is this kind of century-old incense." ”
"Why don't you sell those three calligraphy and paintings to the Song Dynasty, or the Manchu Qing Dynasty and Western Xia Gentiles." Liu Ziguang's traditional education led him to believe that the Manchu Qing and Western Xia were all members of the big family of the Chinese nation, and this move did not suspect that fertile water would flow into the fields of outsiders.
"How does the barbarian Fanbang know how to appreciate my Chinese culture? Those Tartars only know how to bend bows and shoot arrows, and their writing is like earthworms crawling, and they only have gold and silver in their eyes. As for the Song Dynasty, after all, they have lived in a foreign place for a long time, although they are the remnants of the Central Plains, but they no longer respect the way of Confucius and Mencius, I heard that they all have shaved their hair short all over the country, so it is more appropriate for the national treasure to be treasured in my Ming Dynasty. ”
"Then let's contact the people from the Song Mission right away." On the one hand, Liu Ziguang wants to sell the stolen goods as soon as possible, and on the other hand, he also wants to see the demeanor of overseas Chinese.
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