Antiques with golden eyes

Seeing Shen Yu thinking hard, Pei Yuqin reminded from the side: "This poem on the ancient painting is one of the five poems in the painting album of Ma Yuan by Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty."

"Oh, look at me, I've really neglected reading recently."

Shen Yu smiled bitterly and slapped his forehead. What was going on in his mind? Why did he forget such a famous poem?

Could it be said that this is an authentic painting by Ma Yuan?

Ma Yuan, whose courtesy name is Yaofu and whose name is Qinshan, is one of the four masters of the Southern Song Dynasty. He was once the painter of the Guangzong and Ningzong dynasties of the Southern Song Dynasty.

He is good at landscapes, figures, flowers and birds, and all of them are painted very well, full of life and interest, and profound artistic conception.

If you want to talk about one of the best, it should be landscape.

His landscape paintings are based on Li Tang's style, with clear and elegant brushstrokes and simple and ingenious layouts. He likes to create small corner scenes, also known as residual mountains and water, so he was nicknamed: "Horse Corner".

In the entire history of painting, Ma Yuan can be called one of the great original painters. He has enjoyed a high reputation since ancient times. Together with Li Tang, Liu Songnian and Xia Gui, he is known as one of the "Four Southern Song Painters".

Also known as "Ma Xia" together with Xia Gui.

It is worth mentioning that Ma Yuan was born in a family of painters. His great-grandfather, grandfather, father, and son were all painters of the Song Dynasty Painting Academy for five consecutive generations.

His great-grandfather Ma Bi was good at painting flowers and birds, figures, and Buddha statues. He had profound painting skills and could make hundreds of pictures. Although they were extremely numerous, their positions were not chaotic. He was in the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty and was waiting for an imperial edict from the Xuanhe Painting Academy. Among his colleagues was the famous " Zhang Zeduan, the author of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", and Li Tang, the leader of the four Southern Song Dynasty schools.

My grandfather, Ma Xingzu, was also a famous painter. He was appointed to the art academy and was good at identifying antiques.

My father, Ma Shirong, was awarded the title of Chengwulang. He was waiting for an imperial edict from the Painting Academy. He was given a gold belt and passed down from my ancestors. He was good at flowers and birds, figures, and landscapes.

It can be said that the family has many famous people for several generations.

"Go up and have a look. Now Mr. Liu, Mr. Dong, your fat brother, and Big Boss Zheng Congyuan have all gone up." Pei Yuqin reminded in a low voice again.

"The person who was asked to appraise the ancient paintings was Mr. Xiao. He loved calligraphy and painting, but his eyesight was average in the antique circle. His younger brother was Xiao Zhongying, the president of the Chuzhou Antique Collection Association.

"The appraisal fee of 300,000 yuan for appraising his calligraphy and paintings is only a fraction. If you can get in touch with Xiao Zhongying, it will be of great help to your future career.

"Xiao Zhongying's ancestral home is Chuzhou. He has been doing business in other provinces. In recent years, he has returned to Chuzhou to settle down. He is very talented in appraisal and is good at calligraphy, painting and ceramics. Moreover, he does not have any antique shops in Chuzhou, so he is the president of the collection association. , many people are convinced.

"And this person is very protective of his shortcomings. Once there was a group of scammers in Dongjiang who used two fakes of Shen Zhou and two old Yuan blue and white jars to defraud a shop owner of the Chuzhou Antique Collection Association from almost all of his savings, which amounted to nearly 2,000 yuan. As many as ten thousand.

"The shop owner went to Xiao Zhongying's house to complain. Xiao Zhongying made a few calls and got clues about this gang. Finally, the other party obediently gave the money back."

At this time, Liu Dongyang on the stage also waved to Shen Yu, indicating that he should hurry over.

Shen Yu hurriedly stood up and walked towards the viewing platform again. He went up and down the viewing platform several times today, and he was probably the person who walked up and down the viewing platform the most times in the entire venue.

"How come Mr. Xiao's painting looks a bit like the legendary Ma Yuan's "Bamboo Crane and Smoke Spring"?" Zheng Congyuan muttered while looking at the painting with a high-power magnifying glass.

Fatty Li from Duobaolou was also on stage. He cared very much about Zheng Congyuan, a wealthy man, and said with a flattering smile: "Boss Zheng is right, it's the "Bamboo Crane Smoke Spring Picture"."

Zheng Congyuan didn't say anything, and Fatty Li didn't have very good eyesight, so he wasn't worth the effort to make friends with him.

Liu Dongyang said: "It is indeed very similar to the legendary "Bamboo Crane and Smoke Spring Picture".

"This painting is recorded in Chen Jiru's "Nigulu" and Wu Qizhen's "Calligraphy and Painting Notes", but no one knows where the original painting is now. This ancient painting by Brother Xiao may be authentic."

"It is said that Song Gaozong used a sentence from Su Shi's poem "He Zhishi Zhang Langzhong Spring Day" in the poem "If you don't pray for peace of mind and long bones" in Ma Yuan's "Picture of Bamboo Crane and Smoke Spring", it is rare to have a clear name in the world.

"He changed "Hidden suffering is the name of the poem" to "Rare in the world is the name of the poem."

"In the Song Dynasty, many emperors and queens had profound literary skills and could draw and write. The same was true for Emperor Gaozong."

Liu Dongyang's words are ambiguous, saying it means not saying it.

"But who is this Wangdu Tiju? Is he a Taoist priest?" Zheng Congyuan looked around the crowd and asked.

Fatty Li really wanted to strike up a conversation. He was proficient in calligraphy and painting of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but he was barely interested in Song paintings. He opened his mouth several times, but he was afraid that what he said would make people laugh, so he didn't speak after all.

Then Dong Pengcheng spoke: "The person who was promoted to the royal capital was probably Wang Deqian, the eunuch of the Ningzong Dynasty. This man was the governor of the palace when Ningzong was still King Jia, and he was highly trusted by Emperor Ningzong.

"There is also controversy over whether the poem on the painting was written by Emperor Gaozong or Emperor Ningzong."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yu walked onto the stage.

Dong Pengcheng immediately shouted to Shen Yu: "Shen Yu, please tell me, who is the royal capital promotion who often appears in famous paintings in ancient times?"

Liu Dongyang quit, "You old man Dong, Shen Yu hasn't seen the painting yet, what do you want him to say?"

Dong Pengcheng was not angry, "It's too late to take a look now."

After thinking about it, he felt that he had suffered a loss, and he sarcastically said: "You old man always wants to drag Xiao Shen to Bogutang to help you. Xiao Shen has such good eyesight, why bother to go to your store and suffer?

"I advise you to quickly teach your incompetent son. He still knows some antiques. Seeing how your body can live for ten or eight years, maybe you can teach someone who knows antiques so that he can succeed you. Bogutang is so shabby."

Liu Dongyang sneered: "Money can't buy it. I'm willing. I just want Xiao Shen to carry forward my Bogutang. It's best to squeeze out your Wanbao Building and have no business. By then I will be able to laugh in my tomb."

The two seniors were arguing, and Shen Yu couldn't bear to watch. He coughed twice and said: "This Wangdu Tiju is very famous in Song Dynasty paintings. If I remember correctly, Wangdu Tiju's famous painting There are five pairs in total.

"Not only is this uncertain "Bamboo Crane and Smoke Spring Picture", but also Ma Yuan's another famous painting "Songshou Picture" and Zhao Boju's "Tuanfan Moon Palace Picture Album".

"There is also an authentic portrait of Li Tang and Li Xigu, the leaders of the four Southern Song Dynasty families.

"Because Taoism was mentioned in the paintings and poems, many people thought that Wangdu Tiju was a Taoist priest.

"It may even be a temple master in charge of a certain Taoist palace.

"For example, the title poem on "Songshou Tu" is:

"The attainment of Taoism is not afraid of the steep elixir ladder, but the true essence is always afraid of the coldness of the stone bed.

"If you don't care about fame and wealth in the world, you can live forever and be content with Yiyuan Dan."

"The title of "Tuanfan Moon Palace Album" is:

"Fire clouds hide in the cool realm, but the days in the Immortal Family are longer.

"Thousand-year-old longevity pine who is sitting at the banquet, the star king will shine at midnight.

"The title of this painting is probably "Bamboo Crane and Smoke Spring":

"If you don't pray for peace of mind and long life, it's rare to have a pure name in the world.

"A small pour of immortal wine will make your cheeks red, and the path to eternal life will be self-contained.

"All these poems are related to Taoism, so many people speculate that Wang Dutiju is a Taoist priest.

"But is it?"

Shen Yu smiled, and then let it slip. For a moment, everyone on the stage looked at him, including Liu Dongyang and Dong Pengcheng.