"Because no one knew the goods at that time, the female Shi Zhentu was only sold for 1 pound, but no one bought it."

"Why? Because 1 pound at that time was an astronomical amount for the common people, and later the painting was bought by a big British. ”

"Now this painting, hidden in the British Museum, is worth more than 1 billion."

"Speaking of which, it's actually a leak, right?"

I smiled and nodded, and Liu Ye continued: "As early as twelve years ago, I went to the British Museum and saw this painting. ”

"From its historical point of view, the female history proverbial map depicts the life of aristocratic women in the Eastern Jin Dynasty."

At that time, the queen of Emperor Hui of Jin was ruthless, jealous, very ambitious, and did not have the "virtue" of women in feudal society, but was like an unscrupulous and ambitious man, so the ministers of the Jin Dynasty wrote "Female History" to satirize the queen's virtue. ”

"After Gu Kaizhi learned about it, he created a picture of the female historian in this background."

"The painting is divided into 9 parts, and the women in the painting are very feminine, full of quiet elegance and dignified temperament."

"Look here......"

Liu Ye pointed to the pavilion and the woman in the painting: "What does she look like?" I'm not referring to her looks, but to the role she plays in this painting. ”

I frowned slightly, and then suddenly reacted, "One...... Ladies under house arrest? ”

Liu Ye said in a deep voice: "Yes, during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, because of the queen, women's rights were very prosperous, and it can be said that there were a little signs of a matriarchal society, but it was quickly contained. ”

"The reason is very simple, at that time, female virtue was considered a correct constraint, and the reason why Gu Kaizhi painted this painting was to satirize the queen's casualness and ambition, with a very serious didactic nature."

My eyes lit up: "You mean that this painting is not actually depicting that kind of life, but rather satirizing it?" ”

This angle is something I never thought of.

After all, in ancient times, many paintings were painted to depict the prosperity of the time, because only in this way could they be recognized by the officials of the DPRK and China.

If you use paintings to criticize and satirize the world, if it reaches the ears of dignitaries and nobles, it will be considered light to kill your head.

But during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it seems to be different.

Liu Ye nodded vigorously: "What is described in the picture of the female history is the daily life of aristocratic women in the feudal period, some are dressing up, some are having fun with children, and the last painting, and a female official is writing, which seems to be reading something." ”

"This is the central idea of the Female Historian."

The female officials painted by Gu Kaizhi are the constraints of feudal society on women, and the two people who listened to the female officials read out the history of women were the queens who did not abide by the "female virtue". ”

I muttered to myself: "Female history chapter, dare to tell the concubine." ”

This is the words of the female historian.

The result, in fact, is already obvious.

Liu Ye said in a deep voice: "This is not Gu Kaizhi's painting, because painting like this is not his style, it is more like ......"

"It's more like a teenager with a budding spring heart, and he has lovesickness with a lady, but because he misses her too much because she is under house arrest, he made such a picture, portraying the woman's resentment and longing perfectly."

"The techniques, the painting methods, are all Gu Kaizhi's."

"The only idea of this painting is not."

Liu Ye and I glanced at each other, and the answer was already determined in our hearts: "In this way, this is an antique painting." ”

"And the painter is Gu Shengqing on the payment."

Liu Ye took out a long box specially for painting from the shelf on the side, put it neatly in it, and added corresponding magnets to the upper and lower corners to prevent it from wrinkling due to bumps, and it can be seen that he cherishes this painting very much.

Liu Ye said: "It should be." ”

I hesitated: "Then who is this Gu Shengqing?" I've never heard of it in my memory. ”

Liu Ye also said: "I don't know very well, it must be a celebrity in the Tang and Song dynasties, after all, with such painting skills, it will never be buried in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but I have studied many historical records of the Tang and Song dynasties, and I have never heard of such a person." ”

"It's weird, it's weird."

I hesitated for a moment.

In fact.

Based on the skill of this painting alone, it can basically be determined that it is an antique authentic work, and if it is taken out and sent for auction, it can be sold for almost four or five million.

Of course, this is when someone knows the goods and is willing to take risks.

Why?

A lot of the time people have a chain of suspicion, especially those who have been in the antiques market for many years.

They all understand how deep the fake-making routine is and how difficult it is to distinguish between the real and the fake.

For the painting in my hand, unless a master of Wang Qianhong's level personally issued an appraisal for it, few people would risk that it was a fake and pay for it, and they would have their own guesses in their hearts.

But if you can find the source, or prove that this Gu Shengqing has this person in history, and then investigate its allusions, then its value can increase exponentially, maybe it can soar by one or two times.

But the trouble now is that Liu Ye and I can't see the problem, so is it possible to trouble that Master Wang again?

I thought about it, but I still gave up, after all, I don't know people well, and letting Liu Ye find someone is equivalent to taking a relationship between two people.

There is no need for this.

Don't say four or five million, two or three million should be enough for me to spend.

I told Liu Ye what I thought, and then asked him if he could find a way to sell it, and it was best to get the money back.

Liu Ye hesitated, shook his head at me and said, "Mr. Yang, if you sell it like this, it will be too tyrannical." ”

"I have a solution, I wonder if you'd like to try it?"

"Oh? Let's hear it. I asked curiously.

Liu Ye said: "Before I became Master Jin, I met a master, and he had a nickname on the road, called 'Western Painting Saint'. ”

"This nickname sounds classical and Western, because he is a foreigner, and he came to Lingcheng at the beginning of liberation, saying that it was to study Chinese history."

"As a result, this man was so talented in painting that it was said that he could copy any painting he had seen within three hours."

"One of the most famous is that he once drew a sketch of the Qingming Riverside Map in just three hours, which attracted the admiration of countless painters, and then he had such a name."

"But six years ago, this person stopped painting and changed to painting."

"According to rumors from the grapevine, he provoked people who shouldn't be messed with because of his personality and temper, and almost lost his life, but was later saved by a big man named Zong Qingshan."

"As a result, the man who was looking for trouble refused to give up, saying that he would never be able to paint again, and forcibly cut off four of his fingers before letting him go."