Chapter 5: Looking at the murals in the desert

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"Little friend is polite, old man Zhang Daqian!"

Xu Zhiyuan looked at Zhang Daqian, who was tall and had a gray beard, and was excited in his heart, he was really sleepy and someone sent a pillow! My antique shop is just about to open, and the best Chinese painting masters in the past hundred years have been sent to the door?

"I don't know what Brother Daqian needs?"

Zhang Daqian looked at Xu Zhiyuan, sighed and said helplessly: "It's a long story, Zhang really jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it!" It's not the old things in Dunhuang back then, and someone maliciously slandered Zhang, saying that I was the culprit who destroyed the treasures of Dunhuang? What a shame! ”

"Destroying the Dunhuang murals? Could it be that? ”

Xu Zhiyuan just finished reading some professional books, there is a part of introducing this history, in March 1941, Zhang Daqian led his disciples and his family to leave the CD and go to Dunhuang, this went to November 1943 to return to the CD During the period in Dunhuang, Zhang Daqian sorted out the cultural relics, numbered the caves, and copied 276 murals. The trip to Dunhuang broadened Zhang Daqian's horizons and helped him greatly in his painting art.

After Zhang Daqian left Dunhuang, he held an art exhibition in Lanzhou, which had a great response. At the end of the year, he returned to CD and held an exhibition of Zhang Daqian's copy of Dunhuang murals on the first day of the first lunar month, which was known as an art event. During this period, he also published the first collection of Dunhuang murals copied by Dafengtang, which expanded the influence of Dunhuang art around the world.

However, when Zhang Daqian's reputation was growing and his popularity was extremely high, the news of his destruction of murals in Dunhuang came out, which led to the mixed reputation of his trip to Dunhuang. There are several theories about this, the most widely circulated is that Zhang Daqian destroyed the painting in order to find it!

"When I led my disciples to copy in Cave No. 20, I focused on a mural of the Five Dynasties, and accidentally fell to the lower right corner, and found that under a small piece of mural that had already peeled off, there were faint colors and lines in the inner layer!"

Zhang Daqian said aggrievedly: "I immediately knew that there were paintings underneath the paintings, and after discussing with my disciples, I decided to knock out the outer layer and look for the art treasures inside." We copied the outer layer of the five dynasties murals, and then peeled off the outer layer, and below was indeed a colorful and thick Tang Dynasty mural. ”

"For the decision at that time, Daqian died without complaint!" Zhang Daqian said with a firm face: "In order to spread the superb skills of the ancient sages, even if Zhang Mou becomes a sinner through the ages, he will not hesitate!" ”

Xu Zhiyuan finally understood that it turned out that Zhang Daqian was worried about this matter, although he was later rehabilitated, but after all, it was still backlogged in his heart for several years.

Eating and sleeping in the open air, spending all his money to save Dunhuang cultural relics, and borrowing money to hold exhibitions everywhere, so that the world can truly realize the cultural charm of Dunhuang, but in the end he ended up so infamy?

Xu Zhiyuan read a memoir, the first few years of taking refuge in Taiwan because of this incident was the lowest point in Zhang Daqian's life, he was burdened with huge debts, and he could only rely on selling paintings to pay off his debts, and it took 20 years to pay off the foreign debt of 5,000 taels of gold!

Although the Dunhuang case was rehabilitated three years later, it still left a great psychological shadow on Zhang Daqian, resulting in him not returning to the mainland during his lifetime and settling overseas for a long time, which shows the profound impact on him.

"Hey, the past has long been a thing of the past, Zhang has already seen it, but I hope to have the opportunity to visit the Dunhuang Desert again in my lifetime! Daqian dies without regrets! ”

"Wrap it up on me, brother! Now the Dunhuang murals have been well excavated and protected, I believe that Brother Daqian will be satisfied! ”

Xu Zhiyuan accepted the third tour guide task, took Zhang Daqian to the desert Dunhuang to see the murals, now the traffic is developed, there are direct flights to Dunhuang not to mention, Mogao Grottoes have long been developed into a famous scenic spot, many Chinese and foreign tourists are endless.

Xu Zhiyuan didn't say a word, he directly booked a plane ticket to Dunhuang, and a few hours later came to Mogao Grottoes and began to accompany Zhang Daqian to revisit his hometown.

"It seems that Zhang's actions finally aroused the world's attention to the treasures of Dunhuang!"

Zhang Daqian visited all the murals, and was very pleased with the comprehensive protection and excavation of the murals, which was very professional and systematic, and finally sighed and said: "Zhang has no regrets about this trip, even if he dies, he can be blinded!" ”

"Congratulations to the host for completing the quest and earning three paintings and 5 achievement points!"

Xu Zhiyuan withdrew from the system and looked at the three authentic paintings in front of him, two landscapes, and a pair of flowers and birds. Not only is the size large, but even the ink color and pulp are perfect, as if they have been preserved for decades.

"It's done, this is the treasure of the town store opened by Zhiyuanju!"

Xu Zhiyuan excitedly finished studying Daqian's authentic works, carefully put them in the safe, now Zhang Daqian and Qi Baishi are the most expensive, the highest market recognition, last year Daqian a love trace lake was auctioned for almost 300 million, creating a personal record.

These three paintings are good in size and level, at least estimated to be auctioned from five million, and it is normal to meet local tyrants who like it, and it is normal to have one or two million more.

"This time also solves one of my worries, originally I was afraid of the problem of antique pulp, but now after Zhang Daqian's test, it seems that after the system transmission, the antique has a corresponding time precipitation, which is more real and credible."

Xu Zhiyuan was relaxed for a while, and felt more and more the magic of the system, and he would go all the way down the Golden Strip of tour guides in the future!

In the next two days after returning to the capital, he began to find someone to decorate the storefront, which was originally simple, but now he has money to make it more luxurious and more tasteful. With Zhang Daqian's genuine handiwork in hand, look for an opportunity to auction, and slowly start the reputation of Zhiyuanju, and the future will be a big drop in money!