Antiques with golden eyes

"What? Want it all?" Tuesday said he didn't believe his ears, and felt like he was asking Shen Yu again.

Shen Yu nodded seriously, "Of course I want them all. Don't worry, brother, I'm not short of money. As long as the calligraphy and painting I like are authentic, money is never an issue. The so-called joy of seeing paintings is what I'm talking about." , just..."

Seeing that Shen Yu was hesitant to speak, Tuesday quickly asked: "Just what?"

"It's just that you really have the final say in these paintings?"

After hearing what Shen Yu said, it dawned on Tuesday that he immediately turned around and shouted to his old man, "Dad, come here."

Now Jing Shuiyang is still appraising those Kangxi blue and white multi-colored flower cups, and he also makes videos and takes photos to show to some familiar appraisers. He is very busy.

At this time, Uncle Zhou had moved a stool and sat at the door to drink tea with Yu Maolin. The two of them blocked the main entrance of the Zhou family's ancestral house. Shen Yu guessed that the old man was afraid that Jing Shuiyang would take things without paying. Run away.

"Come on, you have something to say, you have to fart, don't you see that I am drinking tea with a guest?" Uncle Zhou replied angrily after hearing Tuesday's words.

With a smile on his face on Tuesday, he said, "Hey, this little brother wants to buy these paintings on our wall. Now he is worried that I can't make the decision. Can you tell me if this house has been allocated to me?"

Uncle Zhou spat out a mouthful of tea foam and said, "Bah, I've been idle all day long. A man in his thirties has more money than his face. If this house is not given to you, you won't even have a place to marry a wife. If you want to sell it, just sell it without asking." I, if you keep talking nonsense, I will break your legs."

Instead of being angry after being scolded by his father on Tuesday, he was very happy and raised his eyebrows at Shen Yu, "Now, little brother, can you rest assured? My father has already said that this house belongs to me! It's my house. Of course I make the decision."

Shen Yu also showed a suspicious smile and muttered, "That's good, that's good!"

In his heart, Shen Yu laughed out loud. If this painting belonged to Uncle Zhou, Shen Yu would have bought it at the market price, but if he wanted to buy it this Tuesday, he would not feel any pressure.

The guy in front of me has a sinister look and a very evil heart. There is no burden in picking up his leak.

"I wonder what I call you, brother?"

"My scientific name is Zhou Qing, my elder brother is Zhou Daqing, and I have a younger sister named Zhou Xiaomei. Brother, now we can talk about the prices of these paintings. First of all, I have to remind you, brother, these paintings of mine are not cheap!"

While Shen Yu was playing with the bracelet, he moved his eyes to the four paintings hanging on the wall, "It's not cheap, but it has to have a price, right? How much do you want to sell these paintings? Just tell me, brother!"

Zhou Qing did not immediately place a price but pointed to the first painting of flowers and birds with a look of reluctance, "Brother, look at this first painting of "Winter Snow Birds". This is an authentic work by Huang Jucai, a great painter of the Northern Song Dynasty.

"Huang Jucai, also known as Boluan, first worked in a painting academy in Shu after the Five Dynasties and was waiting for an imperial edict. After entering the Song Dynasty, he was valued by Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi for his superb painting skills and was awarded the title of 'Guanglu Temple Cheng'.

"Of course, you may not know Huang Jucai's name, but you must know that his father is the top master of flower and bird painting who founded the sect: Huang Quan.

"In fact, Huang Jucai is quite famous. The "Review of Famous Paintings of the Holy Dynasty" written by Liu Daochun of the Song Dynasty divided calligraphy and painting into six categories, one is figures, the other is landscapes, the third is animals, the fourth is flowers, grass and feathers, and the fifth is ghosts and gods. , Six are house logs.

"Each school is divided into three categories: upper, middle, and lower. There are only ninety painters recorded in it, and Huang Jucai is among them.

"This painting is interesting, natural, and lifelike. It is a masterpiece in the painting. How can I bid for a painting like this? Brother, please make a bid!"

Unexpectedly, Shen Yu didn't buy it. After hearing this, he shook his head repeatedly, looking young and energetic, "Brother, what you said is wrong. You simply look down on my eyesight. This "Spirit Bird Picture" depicts Yes, the colors are gorgeous and lifelike, but the silk reveals that this painting cannot be an authentic work from the Five Dynasties. The silk is brand new, but there is no dirt on it. I have carefully looked at the whole painting and there are no traces of framing. It was not enough time to complete the painting. How come it is Huang Jucai's original work that has been around for a hundred years?"

Zhou Qing's acting skills were also outstanding. He frowned and looked like it was impossible. He directly talked to Shen Yubiao about his acting skills. He took a deep breath and came to the painting. He first gently twisted the drawing paper, and then took out I pretended to look at it with my magnifying glass.

This one lasts for more than three minutes.

"Hey..."

Taking out his handkerchief, Zhou Qing wiped his lenses and sighed, "It's really hard to guard against fakes of calligraphy and painting. If you don't pay attention, you'll have to get punched. Little brother, you are right. This painting is indeed a fake. It seems that my ancestor collected this I was deceived when I was painting and bought a fake painting at the price of real money.

"If I read it correctly, brother, this painting should be from the late Qing Dynasty. It cannot be said to be a fake, but a copy.

"You also know that at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, there was a revival of the antique craze. At that time, it was not like the heyday of national collection now, but it was a troubled period of collection.

"There was a large outflow of antiques from the palace and officials' families. First, foreigners picked up bargains and bought our treasures at cabbage prices, and then wealthy people and antique dealers who liked to collect antique calligraphy and paintings also joined in.

"It's not necessarily that I really like collecting. The main reason is that it was inconvenient to carry money with me at that time. In troubled times, I couldn't take any money with me when I moved frequently. Not to mention silver coins, not even gold. But calligraphy and painting antiques were packed in boxes. You can just leave it, give it away, and take it back as you like. You can exchange money at any time when you go to an antique store to sell it, which resulted in a lot of fakes appearing at that time."

As Shen Yu nodded, he secretly said that he was surprised that Zhou Qing looked like an ignorant and unskilled businessman at first glance, but he didn't expect that he was actually quite knowledgeable.

This person is right. There was indeed a boom in antiques at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China.

Collection categories such as miscellaneous items, calligraphy and paintings, jades, bronzes, pottery, wood carvings, ancient coins, gold and silverware were fixed at that time.

Some antique appraisal books, such as the very famous appraisal enlightenment book "Antique Guide", were written by famous antique dealers at the time.

The situation at that time was very complicated.

All kinds of rare calligraphy and paintings, ancient books, and porcelain are flooding into the market, allowing many collectors and antique dealers to flex their muscles, and fakes have also appeared.

Many methods of counterfeiting and copying are difficult to guard against.

Because there were so many authentic folk calligraphy and paintings at that time, some people who specialized in forgery could even put an authentic painting by the four families of the Song Dynasty in front of them, and the forger would copy it nearby.

Zhou Zhouqing said that Huang Jucai's "Spiritual Birds in Winter Snow" was a copy from that time. This reason is completely justified and cannot even be refuted.

"Brother, it doesn't matter if this painting is a copy. The price of the original is the price of the original. The price of the copy is the price of the copy. This painting is a copy. Of course, we will calculate it according to the price of the copy. I don't know how much you can give me for this copy?" Zhou Qing said on Tuesday. He was a bachelor, but after being exposed by Shen Yu, he sold it directly at the original price.

Shen Yu's expression didn't change after hearing this, but he secretly complained in his heart, "I'm here to argue with you just because of this copy? What I want is Tang Yin's original work!"

After pondering for a moment, Shen Yu showed a carefree smile on his face, "As I said just now, I want these four paintings on the wall, so let's give a total price."

Zhou Zhouqing scratched his head, "This price is not easy to pay. Brother, you may really not be able to afford my second painting. This is the original painting of immortals "Portrait of Ge Xianweng" by the great Northern Song Dynasty painter Sun Zhiwei. Its value can be said to be difficult to measure!"