Antiques with golden eyes

After confronting Zhang Qiyun, Shen Yu felt much more relaxed.

This is not to say that Shen Yu has no tolerance for others, but that he must not tolerate others when they are provocative.

For those who like to push their noses and faces, they have to be severely punished.

The treasure hunt market only lasts for two hours, and it is a no-wait type. If you miss it, you will have to wait two years before you can participate again, so Shen Yu has now arrived at the calligraphy and painting area.

Collectors' love for ancient calligraphy and paintings definitely ranks first among antiques. This is unmatched by porcelain, jade, and miscellaneous items.

Every stall in the calligraphy and painting area is surrounded by people. It can be said that there is a huge crowd of people.

Because there are the most buyers here, in the calligraphy and painting area, Mr. Dong very thoughtfully prepared a wooden screen for each stall, so that the paintings can be unfolded and hung on the screen instead of being placed on the ground.

If the painting is placed on the ground, it will be uneven, and the buyer will have to bow down and bend down when appraising it, and it will be easily damaged.

Hanging on the screen makes the seller comfortable and the buyer comfortable too.

In addition, paintings only look beautiful when they are hung, and buyers can easily identify them when viewing them face to face.

Of course, as for whether to hang the painting on the screen or not, that is the stall owner’s own business.

After walking around the calligraphy and painting area for more than ten minutes, Shen Yu came to a corner.

There is a calligraphy and painting stall here. In addition to calligraphy and painting, there are also many calligraphy and calligraphy. There are two paintings hanging on the screen. The first one is very shocking. It is written by Han Huang, the top painter of the Tang Dynasty. < /p>

The second one is a landscape and figure painting.

"Picture of Herding Cows" was colored on paper. Shen Yu looked at it and thought it was a copy of the Qing Dynasty. The painting method is very fine, but the brushwork is ordinary. In the industry, it has skin and no bones. Lao Niu only painted the surface without any charm at all, let alone giving people a powerful and lifelike visual sense.

The price of this painting is 1 million yuan. For Shen Yu, this painting has no value in buying and collecting it. After looking at it for a while, he looked away.

But when he saw the second painting, that is, the landscape and figure painting, Shen Yu was stunned.

This painting is called "Ten Thousand Mountains and Pavilions".

The content of the painting is not complicated, it is just fairy mountain pavilions, secluded ancient courtyards, solitary sails on the river, and tourists viewing the scenery.

But the painter is very good, and you can be immersed in the scene just by looking at it. In an instant, you feel like you have entered the silent and beautiful fairy mountain from the noisy treasure hunt city.

There are two other things that surprised Shen Yu.

First, judging from the introduction on the hard paper next to it, the seller said that this is a Tang Dynasty painting, and it is a painting from the early Tang Dynasty.

Secondly, the title at the bottom of this painting is really scary. The author’s name is: Li Zhaodao.

"Li Zhaodao's authentic work? General Xiao Li's painting? Are you kidding me?"

No wonder Shen Yu was so shocked, because Li Zhaodao is so famous in the history of painting. He is just as good as the painting sage Wu Daozi, and even three points better than the painting sage in terms of qualifications.

Then who is Li Zhaodao?

Li Zhaodao was the famous Little General Li in the Tang Dynasty painting circles.

He is also one of the originators of landscape painting in the Tang Dynasty.

In addition to his identity as a great painter, Li Zhaodao also has two extremely prominent identities.

The first identity is that of an official. Li Zhaodao was a direct bachelor of Jixian Academy in the Tang Dynasty and a descendant of the prince.

The second identity is the Tang Dynasty clan.

Li Zhaodao was the general of Zhuguo in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Duke of Tang Dynasty. He was posthumously named Taizu of Tang Dynasty and the sixth generation grandson of Li Hu.

Just by saying this, many people may not understand it.

Going into more detail, Li Zhaodao’s great ancestor was called Li Yi, who was a biological brother to Li Bing, and Li Bing was the father of Tang Emperor Li Yuan, which means that Li Zhaodao’s great ancestor was Li Yuan’s uncle.

Li Zhaodao's great-grandfather was even more famous. He was a famous general in the Tang Dynasty, Li Shuliang, King of Changping. He and Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, were uncles and brothers.

Li Zhaodao's grandfather was the governor of Ningzhou, Li Xiaobin, the Duke of Huayang County, and his cousins ​​with Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty.

The most famous fathers are General Youwuwei, Zong Zhengqing, and Peng Guogong Li Sixun.

Li Sixun is the ancestor of the "Northern Sect" of landscape painting and the first painter in the Tang Dynasty.

The calligraphers include Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi and his son, while the painters include Li Sixun and Li Zhaodao and his son, all of whom are legendary.

Therefore, if this so-called "Ten Thousand Mountains Pavilion Picture" is really the original work of Li Zhaodao, it is really no worse than the original work of the painting saint Wu Daozi, and its value should start at least 100 million yuan.

After taking a closer look, Shen Yu gradually put away his contempt.

Without it, this painting is really good. It can be said that the painter is energetic and the painting is wonderful.

Strictly speaking, this is a golden and green landscape painting.

The so-called golden green is to use the three pigments of lacquer, azurite and azurite as the main colors for painting.

This painting method was originally created by the Sui Dynasty painting master Zhan Ziqian, but it was carried forward by Li Sixun and Li Zhaodao.

Many people will have questions: Is landscape painting preceded by coloring and ink painting?

Yes, that’s the case, so it’s not an exaggeration to say that Li Zhaodao is one of the originators of landscape painting.

Needless to say, the landscape of this painting is exquisite, every detail is extremely wonderful, and the characters are even more delicately drawn, and it can be said that the beard and eyebrows are fully present.

The whole painting uses simple and simple brushwork, and the movement and stillness are appropriate. Even if it is not the original work of Li Zhaodao, it must be a copy of a famous ancient artist.

But one thing is that this painting has been restored.

The restoration skills are obviously not as good as those of Han Yuanchun's father, Mr. Han. This can be seen by anyone who knows a little bit about the restoration of ancient paintings.

After taking out a high-power magnifying glass and observing it carefully for a while, Shen Yu gradually felt relieved.

This painting has not only been restored, it should also have been reframed.

Overall, the craftsmanship is passable and has no negative impact on the value of the painting itself.

In a way, restored calligraphy and paintings will increase buyers' confidence in ancient paintings.

Without it, the cost of repairing and mounting calligraphy and paintings is not cheap. Only sellers of calligraphy and paintings with a certain value will hire people to do it.

Moreover, repairing and re-mounting a painting is a waste of time. As we all know, simple painting paper is very fragile and cannot be stored for a long time. It is just like the exercise books we wrote when we were children. After a few years, it has become yellow and brittle when we look at it.

Assuming that the calligraphy and painting are not framed or repaired, a thin piece of paper hanging on the wall will crack in just one year, let alone three years, so it is necessary to add paper to increase the thickness to make it strong.

This makes it easy to frame new paintings, but it is extremely difficult to reframe old paintings. The whole process of washing, uncovering, repairing, and completing the whole process can take three to five months at a slow pace, or more than a month at a quick pace.

An impatient seller cannot wait at all. If you can make him wait, there must be value in making him wait.

Again, only calligraphy and paintings whose value reaches a certain level will be repaired and remounted.

It can also be said that basically all the famous ancient paintings that have been circulated in an orderly manner have been repaired many times before they can be circulated until now.

For example, the famous painting "Five Cows" by Han Huang, a great painter of the Tang Dynasty, was restored to regain its former charm.

Seeing this, Shen Yu glanced sideways at the stall owner. The stall owner was very young, and Shen Yu felt that the other person's age was not much different from his own.

The other party pays great attention to appearance. Although he looks ordinary, his hair is combed and shiny, his black suit is ironed and straight, and his leather shoes are so shiny that they can be used as a mirror.

He is about the same height as Shen Yu, at 1.85 meters, but he is very thin and skinny, and his face is sickly pale, as if a gust of wind could blow him away.

"I wonder how much your painting "Pavilions on Ten Thousand Mountains" sells for?"

The seller did not answer.

It can be seen that the other party is obviously not in a good mood today. There are customers coming to the stall, and he has an expression of indifference.

According to common sense, buyers like Shen Yu are definitely standard big financiers and big customers, and they are the best ones to ship goods.

Shen Yu's clothes are all famous brands. The clothes were either bought by Pei Yuqin or Li Qing'er and Gu Qingqing. Each piece costs thousands or even tens of thousands.

The watch is an antique, worth hundreds of thousands.

There are bodyguards behind him.

The bodyguard not only carried a portable safe containing cash, but also held purchased antiques in his hands.

The most important thing is that Shen Yu is young.

Young people mean they are easy to fool.

Even if it’s not easy to cheat, young people can still enjoy shopping.

Generally speaking, young people don't care about thousands of children and eight hundred.

But the other party showed no interest at all.

In late autumn, the outdoor temperature dropped sharply, but the indoor temperature was as warm as spring. The skinny stall owner was so sleepy that he could only yawn. It seemed that if the market was to end now, he could not wait to pack up the stall and leave, staying here for a while longer. Every second is torture for him.

"How much do you want to sell this authentic painting of Li Zhaodao?" Shen Yu asked again.

"Haha!"

When the other party heard Shen Yu asking about the price, he suddenly laughed, but it was the kind of laughter with a hint of sarcasm.

After laughing a few times, the skinny young man explained: "Don't ask about the price of this painting. You can't afford it even if you ask. Don't be angry. I speak frankly, brother, and I don't mean to look down on you. Let's put it this way. I This painting is for sale, and not many people in this treasure hunter city can afford it."

When Shen Yu heard this, the smile on his face was still peaceful and he was not angry, "Boss, this is really strange. No matter how expensive your painting is, it must have a price, right? Since it has a price, why do you say I can't afford it?"