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    When Xie Gong said this, he let out a long sigh. What he said next also made Chu Chen and Lao Wu sigh.  Because we considered that the child might have congenital diseases, and my daughter-in-law¡¯s health was really bad, in order to prevent accidents, I thanked my friends and sent my daughter-in-law to Beijing Children¡¯s Hospital.  With the help of friends, they also contacted a highly skilled pediatrician and made a detailed plan, which also made Xie Gong and his wife feel a little relieved.  But even so, there was an accident on the day of delivery, because the daughter-in-law was too weak and suffered from postpartum hemorrhage. Even though preparations had been made in advance, the daughter-in-law still died due to her physical condition.  After learning the news from the doctor, the parents of both families were devastated. Xie Gong¡¯s son couldn¡¯t think about it anymore. He directly injected himself with a large amount of drugs and left with his daughter-in-law.  To make matters worse, the child seemed normal, but after a doctor's examination, it was found that he had congenital intestinal atresia and a short small intestine. If not treated in time, the child would definitely die.  With both their son and daughter-in-law gone, Xie Gong and his wife did not want to lose this child again, so they suppressed the grief in their hearts and devoted all their energy to rescuing the child.  The child had an operation immediately, but the situation was not very good. He was rescued again and again, but he was critically ill again and again. In order for the child to survive, I thanked the doctor for giving him the best medicine. In this way, the family's savings were very low.  It was almost gone, so there was the matter of selling antiques before.  "The child's condition is still not very good now?" Chu Chen asked while driving.  "Yes, otherwise I wouldn't have sold the remaining antiques."  Take it out and sell it." "Uncle, what is that thing in your house?" Lao Wu asked.  "It was Wen Zhengming who copied Li Song's "Skeleton Fantasy"." Xie Gong replied.  "What?!" Lao Wu was shocked.  Not only him, but also Chu Chen who was driving was also shocked.  You know, both Wen Zhengming and "Skeleton Fantasy Picture" are too famous.  Wen Zhengming must be remembered by many people, known as "Wen Hengshan" in the world, a painter, calligrapher and writer of the Ming Dynasty.  In poetry, together with Zhu Yunming, Tang Yin and Xu Zhenqing, he is known as the "Four Talents in Wuzhong".  In the history of painting, together with Shen Zhou, Tang Yin and Qiu Ying, they are known as the "Four Wu Schools".  Li Song was a famous court painter in the Southern Song Dynasty. He came from a poor family.  When he was young, he worked as a carpenter.  Good painting, quite far away from the ink.  He was adopted as his adopted son by court painter Li Congxun, who taught him painting skills and eventually became a famous painter.  He was a member of the painting academies of Song Guangzong, Song Ningzong and Song Lizong, and was respected as the "old painter of the three dynasties" by people at the time.  The themes of Li Song's paintings are rich and colorful, from the palace to the folk, from the city to the countryside, from production to life, from eating and drinking to entertainment, from fairy mountains to dragon palaces, and from history to reality, all are reflected in his paintings.  Among them, he can master courtyard painting, line drawing and ink painting at his fingertips.  "Skeleton Fantasy" is one of Li Song's masterpieces. The picture of this painting is weird and weird, with strong contrast. Famous artists in the past have many guesses about the content of the picture, and there is no lack of mystical meaning. After thousands of years, it has changed collectors many times.  It is now collected by the National Palace Museum in Beijing.  Chu Chen never expected that Wen Zhengming would actually copy this work, and this was something that made him feel very strange.  There is no doubt that Wen Zhengming is good at painting figures.  However, most of his figure paintings are "spotted scenes" in landscape paintings, and only three or four individual figure paintings exist in the world, including the "Portrait of Laozi" axis, the page of "Portrait of Laozi", the axis of "Portrait of Xiangjun and Mrs. Xiang",  The axis of "Lady Basho" etc.  If this "Skeleton Fantasy" is an authentic work by Wen Zhengming, its cultural relic value and artistic value can be said to be immeasurable.  But there is one thing.  Because Wen Zhengming was so famous, even in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, his calligraphy was hard to exchange for a lot of money. It is said that "the virtues are achieved, the sea and the world admire them, the silk is accumulated in the mountains, the inner door is noisy, and only an inch of the picture can be produced." Qian copied hundreds of copies,  Collected at home and sold on the market, they are genuine and fake.¡±  This sentence talks about the fact that as soon as Wen Zhengming¡¯s painting was completed, people came to the door to buy it.  The tapes used to replace the paintings were piled up like a mountain.  His inscriptions and postscripts played an important role in the calligraphy and painting trade at that time. Therefore, Wen Zhengming's works became highly sought after by merchants who manufactured and sold counterfeit works. As a result, Wen Zhengming's works were also sold in Suzhou during this period.  The one with the most ghost-written forgeries in the region.  ¡°And Wen Zhengming is too kind. As long as someone asks him for promotion, he will rarely refuse.  He Liangjun, a man of Ming Dynasty, recorded Wen Zhengming in his "Siyou Zhaicong Shuo": Where Wu??In a house that collects calligraphy and painting, someone asks a gentleman to appraise the calligraphy and painting. Even if it is a fake, the gentleman will say: "This is an authentic work." When people ask why, the gentleman will say, "Anyone who buys calligraphy and painting must have a rich family. This person  If you are poor and sell things, you may be angry. If my words fail, your whole family will be in trouble. If I want to take a temporary name, my whole family will be in trouble. How can I bear it?  This weird logic also made him an easy target for those who made and sold fakes. As a result, various parties frequently imitated, forged, and ghostwritten him, and even formed a special cultural landscape in the Sioux City area at that time.  .  It is precisely because of the above reasons and the fact that Wen Zhengming rarely copied the works of his predecessors and created most of his own paintings in his lifetime, so Chu Chen had to worry that the "Skeleton Fantasy Picture" passed down by Xie Gong's family would be  It is a forgery or a ghostwritten work.  But whether it is true or not, you need to see it to know. If it is really an authentic work by Wen Zhengming, it will be a surprise, and Chu Chen will definitely buy it back.  The place where Xie Gong lived, like Uncle Wu, was a small courtyard with a single door. When Chu Chen stopped the car, he found that the courtyard door was still closed.  Xie Gong explained as he opened the door: "I have been looking after the child in the hospital, so there is no one at home." Chu Chen nodded to express his understanding.  Opening the door, Chu Chen followed Xie Gong and walked in. He found that there were some things used for funerals in the corner of the yard. There was also a depressing atmosphere in the room, which made people feel a little uncomfortable.  Xie Gong led the people into the hall and served Chu Chen and Lao Wu a cup of tea before saying hello to them and returning to the bedroom to take out their things.  During this period, Chu Chen looked around and found that there were several unfinished handicrafts placed in the corner of the hall. They were red in color and looked pretty good. This made him a little curious, so he stood up and walked.  Go up.  When he got there, Chu Chen discovered that these handicrafts were unfinished lacquer carvings, and judging from the craftsmanship, they should be Beijing lacquer carvings.  The carved lacquer has been introduced in the previous article. Among them, the Jingcheng carved lacquer has the characteristics of simple and solemn shape, exquisite and elegant decoration, smooth color, elegant shape, moisture-proof, heat-resistant, acid and alkali resistance, no deformation, and no deterioration.  It is a traditional handicraft in the capital, as famous as cloisonn¨¦, ivory carving and jade carving, and is known as one of the "Four Famous Craftsmen" in the capital.  Chu Chen saw these pieces of carved lacquer that had not yet been completed. Some were mostly completed, and some had just started. Judging from this situation, it was obvious that this Xie Gong was their maker.  He didn't expect it.  Judging from these lacquer carving works, Xie Gong¡¯s craftsmanship is very exquisite. Although it may not be as good as some masters, it is not much different. Maybe he only lacks an opportunity to become a lacquer carving master.  Just when Chu Chen was about to appreciate it carefully, Xie Gong carefully walked out of the bedroom holding a painting box.  Seeing this, Chu Chen put down the carved lacquer in his hand, walked back to his original position, and then asked with a smile: "Mr. Xie, did you specialize in making carved lacquer before?" Xie Gong put the box on the table and replied:  "Yes, this is a craft inherited from my family. Originally, I wanted to pass it on to my son, but I didn't expectah!" When he mentioned his deceased son, he immediately felt sad.  Although the son is infected with drugs, as long as the person is alive, there is always hope of getting better, but if the person is gone, then there is nothing.  Moreover, it was always the saddest thing in the world for a white-haired person to send a black-haired person away. He would rather suffer than have his son go before him.  Seeing Xie Gong's grief-stricken look, Chu Chen quickly comforted him: "Mr.  , Xie Gong immediately cheered up, and said with a forced smile: "Boss Chu, I'm sorry for you, let's take a look at this work." "Okay" Chu Chen nodded, and then thanked Gong from the box.  Li took out the painting and unfolded it.  The work in front of you is made of white tracing paper with light coloring. On the left side of the picture, there is a large skeleton sitting on the ground, using a hanging thread to control a small skeleton.  This is one of the popular puppet performances in the Song Dynasty - silk puppet performance.  Of course, in real life, such performances are controlled by people, and the meaning of using skeletons as the protagonist probably reflects the illusion, impermanence, and sudden disillusionment of life's destiny. You are the operator today, but maybe you will become one tomorrow.  Being manipulated.  Therefore, life has been seen through, and it is probably nothing more than a walking corpse.  Next to the skeleton is a puppet show burden with straw mats, umbrellas and other objects. Behind the skeleton is a woman nursing a baby, perhaps his wife.  On the right side of the screen, there is a child who is being hit by a small skull.The action attracts you, and you are about to run over.  There is a woman behind the child, who should be the child's mother or his guardian. She seems to be worried that the child will get too close and get hurt or break the little skull.  The inscription and postscript in cursive script on the upper right goes: "Without any skin or flesh, there is only a burden of pain and sorrow. The puppet will also pull out the silk thread and make a little appearance to amuse the enemy. Who is not ashamed to see through it? I have been alone since Wuli."  , and wrote the signature of the creation date. Under the signature, there are Zhu Wenlian and Zhuquan seals "Zheng" and "Ming".
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