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Text Chapter 694: Songhe prolongs his life

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    Meng Yi first put the two boxes on the table, and Zhu Dafu asked: "Xiao Meng, what good things are these?" Meng Yi first smiled and replied: "Xu Beihong's picture of pine and crane prolonging life, and another one from the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty.  "What?" Xu Beihong's work is known as the "Three Masters of Jinling" along with Zhang Shuqi and Liu Zigu.  Too much to say.  There are only about 3,000 pieces of Xu Beihong's works in existence. The reasons for the small number of extant works are firstly because he himself was short-lived, and secondly because he mostly experienced war periods and did not have much time to paint with peace of mind.  According to family heirloom research, there are more than 1,200 pieces of Xu Beihong's works in the Xu Beihong Memorial Hall. Excluding some treasured pieces, there may only be a few hundred authentic works circulating among the people.  Therefore, when everyone heard that it was Xu Beihong's work, they were somewhat surprised. Qiao Qingtai couldn't wait to let Meng Yi take out the painting first.  This painting is not big, just over two square feet, but it is Xu Beihong's work after all. If it were bigger, it would not be worth only two or three hundred thousand.  "Songs and cranes prolong life" is a traditional birthday theme, and there are not many of Xu Beihong's works. The shape of the crane in this work is also derived from traditional painting.  In the scroll, the crane stands on one leg on the branch of the pine tree, looking back sideways and looking into the distance.  The crane uses lines to outline its body, and ink to depict its feathers. It is composed of black and white. Only the top of the crane is painted with cinnabar, and the eyes are painted with light yellow. The ink is thick and light, and the lines are vigorous and powerful, as is the tall body.  Elegant posture, quiet thoughts.  All show the character of a crane.  The pine tree in the painting is made of light ink, smudged and rubbed, and the brushwork is rough.  Contrast with the crane.  In addition, the seal of this painting is "Prince Sun of the East China Sea". Judging from the title, it should be a work given to a friend in 1941.  Although this painting is about birthday celebrations, it is not rich and enthusiastic. It explains the basic structure and at the same time shows the gracefulness of the brushwork. Compared with many large paintings by Xu Beihong, this painting has a more calm and free demeanor.  Zhu Dafu and Qiao Qingtai immediately couldn't help but praise loudly.  After a while, Zhu Dafu suddenly remembered a question.  With a strange expression, he asked: "Xiao Meng, I think this work is very good, but you just said that this work is not sure to be authentic. Is there any statement in it?" "Indeed!" Meng Yi nodded first.  He said: "The family members of the friend in the title of this painting are my friends, but the strange thing is that after I bought this painting, I went to my friend's house to ask, but he said that there was no such thing."  Something that was never sent before.  But it came out. As long as you are not stupid, you will definitely know that there is something wrong with this work.  This made Zhu Dafu and Qiao Qingtai a little incredible for a while, because this painting was in their eyes.  It looks just like the original, but how come it turns out to be a fake?  Zhu Dafu immediately asked: "Xiao Meng, is it possible that the things were given as gifts? But because something happened during the period, or because I hid it, the family members didn't know." "I have thought about this too." Meng Yi said first  : "But my friend said that this possibility is not impossible. But it can be said to be very slim. It is unlikely that his elders would hide such a thing." "Since there is still a glimmer of hope, then you didn't let others help.  Appraisal?" Qiao Qingtai asked.  Meng Yi first said: "No, even though I collected this painting from the ghost market, the price was not high at the time. How could I give up if I finally came across a work by Xu Beihong. But, I let me  After my friends saw it, some said it was true and some said they were not optimistic about it. In the end, I was confused and couldn't figure out whether the painting was true or false. " Hearing this, Zhu Dafu and Qiao Qingtai were both a little embarrassed.  Say the thing is fake, but you can¡¯t see what¡¯s wrong with it. Say it¡¯s true. Even the owner has already said that, so you can¡¯t just make something out of nothing, right?  Just when Zhu Dafu was frowning, he suddenly remembered that Chu Chen had been silent from just now to now. Looking back, he found that Chu Chen was looking at the painting attentively.  After a while, Chu Chen raised his head and found that everyone was staring at him. He couldn't help but feel a little strange and asked: "Why are you looking at me like this?"  What do you think about this painting?" Chu Chen scratched his head and said, "What should I say? I just think there is something strange. Take a look at the crane claws." Everyone looked at them quickly after hearing this.  In the past, no one noticed anything wrong at first, but after a while, Qiao Qingtai said in great surprise: "Why do I think this crane only has three toes on its right paw?" &nbspAfter hearing what he said, Zhu Dafu and Meng Yixian also reacted. When they took a closer look, they found that it was really the case.  Because the style of this painting is relatively calm and free, the raised left foot in the picture seems to be handled more casually. However, no matter how casual it is, the number of toes must be expressed. It is impossible to say that there are four toes.  It became three.  But when forgers paint, they may make mistakes without getting the painting right. However, the biggest feature of Xu Beihong's works is the word "accuracy", which makes this problem the biggest flaw in the entire painting.  As for the reason why no one has discovered this problem before, it is also because the forger may have deliberately dealt with something specious. At first glance, it looks like it is right. In addition, the other foot is correct, so it is easy to ignore it.  mistake.  Seeing this situation, the three of them no longer knew what to say. Meng Yi sighed and said, "Hey, what's fake is fake, and it can't be true no matter what!" Zhu Dafu patted him on the shoulder and comforted:  "Xu Beihong has many fake works, many of which can be mistaken for real ones. Even some experts have noticed. Besides, your work has a very high level of imitation, and it still has some collection value." In today's calligraphy and painting market, Xu Beihong  His works are very popular among collectors, so it is common for them to be fake and sold.  Nowadays, the number of forgeries of Xu Beihong's works has exceeded the number of authentic works, and the methods of forgery, such as cloning, transposing, grafting, piecing together, etc., can be said to be all kinds of.  In fact, after listening to his friend's answer, Meng Yixian also knew that the possibility of his things being fake was very high. Therefore, although he was a little depressed now, he was not too sad. Besides, after so many years of doing antique business, this matter  It's actually nothing to him.  After hearing what Zhu Dafu said, he smiled and nodded: "That's right. Anyway, I only spent two hundred yuan to buy this painting. Considering the level of this painting, it must be worth it." Zhu Dafu  Dafu laughed when he heard this, and then asked Chu Chen: "Xiao Chen, didn't you say there are two places where there are problems? Where is the other one?" Chu Chen pointed to the title and said: "Xu Beihong's calligraphy is generally casual.  The writing is natural, the lines are smooth, and the character is naturally revealed in it. However, I feel that the title of this work lacks a touch of freedom and ease. Compared with the painting, it lacks this flavor. I think if it is an authentic work, it should be  It won't be like this" Since they knew that this work was a fake, when the three of them came back to observe it, they saw that it was more and more different. Although there were subjective factors involved, this was mainly due to the skill of the forger.  Not enough.  "Forget it, let's take a look at this three-legged dish." After looking at it, Meng Yi shook his head first, then put the painting away, and then put the copper-embossed cloisonn¨¦ enamel tripod in another brocade box.  The plate was taken out.  When the things were taken out, Zhu Dafu did not look at them first, but asked: "Xiao Meng, what's wrong with this three-legged plate?" "I received this plate yesterday afternoon. I thought it was good.  , it cost me two thousand yuan, but when I came back and looked at it, I always felt that there was something wrong, but I didn¡¯t know where the problem was. Originally, I planned to ask someone to help me today.  I didn¡¯t expect you guys to come, so it saves me the trouble.¡± At the end of the sentence, Meng Yi laughed a few times.  Zhu Dafu said angrily: "Xiao Meng, you are getting more and more courageous to buy things. I remember you don't know much about cloisonn¨¦, but you actually spend two thousand just because it feels good."  Buy it!" "Isn't it because it's relatively cheap?" Meng Yi said with a smile.  "Cheap?!" Zhu Dafu said with a smile but not a smile: "In our industry, does it have to be cheap to buy things? Meng Yixian, Meng Yixian! Do you feel too good about yourself, or are you going back as you live? Even newcomers understand this  How can you, a shopkeeper who has been in the antique business for more than ten or twenty years, forget this?" Not only Zhu Dafu, but also Chu Chen and Qiao Qingtai felt that Meng Yixian still had such a mentality after being in the antique business for so many years.  Too bad.  As mentioned before, when buying antiques, be sure not to be greedy for cheap. If you buy antiques with the mentality of picking up missing items, there are countless examples of suffering losses in the antiques industry.  Of course, it is also possible that Meng Yi first thought that the things were cheap, even if they were fakes, it would be nothing.  However, fakes in the antique market are being "produced" all the time. If you think it's cheap today, buy one, and tomorrow if you think it's cheap, buy another one. Even if you can't buy it, you won't be able to finish it.  What you get in the end is just a lot of fakes, and the gratitude of those who make and sell them.  ??This kind of behavior, to put it nicely, is called grandeur, to put it worse, it means that people are stupid and have too much money.  ListenMeng Yi couldn't help but blush with shame at Zhu Dafu's words. Speaking of which, he also understood what Zhu Dafu said. However, the smooth sailing in the past few years had greatly reduced his vigilance, so he had  Sometimes I just buy things based on my feelings.  Fortunately, he was quite lucky and did not suffer any big losses during this period. However, if this continues, he will suffer big losses sooner or later.  (To be continued)
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