Shenhao Starts With Antique Treasure Appraisal

Li Tianming took the bus back to his home in Binzhou City.

After taking a short rest, Li Tianming went outside to find a restaurant and had lunch casually.

Li Tianming took a taxi and arrived at the Jade Dragon Museum in just over 20 minutes.

When Li Tianming walked in, he found that Xiao Wu was not at the front desk.

Looking around, I couldn't find Xiao Wu, but I saw an old man looking at the exhibits in the museum casually.

When Li Tianming walked over, the old man was looking at a painting and calligraphy attentively.

The calligraphy and painting was very simple, with a few words written on it in a very special font: "Su Shi would like to express my gratitude for his merits."

Just nine words, but at a glance, it gives people a feeling of vigor and pine.

But upon closer inspection, I feel that the author of this painting is meticulous and soft, and that he is a thoughtful person.

Li Tianming was surprised. He had been to the Yulong Museum twice before and had never seen this painting before. It seemed to be a "new product" sold by Shen Yulong.

Li Tianming stood side by side with the old man and looked at him again and again.

The old man didn't seem to notice Li Tianming's presence. He was mumbling something, but he couldn't hear clearly what he was saying.

Li Tianming couldn't help but murmured: "Su Shi's Kungfu post, looking at it this way, it is really well-deserved."

The old man heard Li Tianming's words, turned around and said, "Little brother, do you also know calligraphy and painting?"

Li Tianming smiled sheepishly and replied: "I just know a little bit."

Li Tianming said and quickly looked at the old man in front of him.

The old man was about seventy years old, with half-white hair, and a kind and kind face, but there was an indescribable majesty hidden in him.

Li Tianming was sure that although this old man was wearing ordinary clothes, he must have been in a high position for a long time, otherwise he would not have such a temperament.

The old man seemed to be looking at Li Tianming: "Tell me, what is the origin of this calligraphy?"

Li Tianming pondered for a while: "This Gongfu post is a note given by Su Shi and Su Dongpo when he said goodbye to his friend Guo Gongfu. This can only be regarded as a cover. There should be a souvenir accompanying it... Huh?"

The old man heard something was wrong in Li Tianming's tone and asked, "What's wrong?"

Because this calligraphy and painting is surrounded by guardrails, Li Tianming and the old man are far away from each other.

Li Tianming leaned forward as hard as he could, looked left and right, up and down, and finally sighed: "I hope Uncle Long didn't spend too much money when he bought this painting. This calligraphy... is not Su Dongpo's original work."

"Oh? Why do you say that?" The old man was obviously a little surprised by Li Tianming's words, but there was a little excitement in his eyes.

Li Tianming felt that this old man was definitely not simple, so he deliberately showed off.

"It's actually not difficult to identify calligraphy and painting. First of all, look at the 'pen'. Frankly speaking, there is nothing wrong with this painting in this regard. Even if it was not written by Su Shi, the copyist is definitely a master of calligraphy."

The old man nodded and agreed with Li Tianming's point of view. .

"Secondly, look at the 'use of colour'. Rich literati in ancient times liked to use mineral ink. The longer the history, the more beautiful it will be and will not fade. If you look at this painting like this, there is no problem."

"Then what's the problem?" the old man couldn't help asking.

"The problem lies in the last item, 'use of ink.' If you have good eyesight, you can observe it. On the surface, there is nothing wrong with the handwriting, but if you look carefully, you will find..."

"There are some problems with the weight of the inking of each character. Look at the character 'Su'. The upper part is a little lighter, while the lower part is a little heavier. Look at the character 'Shi' again. There is a slight difference between the left and right sides."

"It's like these words are not written in one stroke." Li Tianming shook his head and continued, "It is impossible for a great calligrapher like Su Dongpo to write every day just like drinking water." The only explanation for this situation is that later generations copied Su Dongpo's handwriting while looking at his original handwriting."

"However, fortunately, this painting is not a modern fake. It is a copy, and it still has some value." Li Tianming concluded.

After hearing this, the old man burst out laughing: "That's great! That's great! Ahem!"

The old man seemed to have some physical problems and coughed a few times.

"grandfather……"

Li Tianming was startled and turned around to see a beautiful woman standing not far behind him.

This beauty is none other than Tang Xiaoyu, whom we met just two days ago.

In fact, Tang Xiaoyu had come over a long time ago. Hearing Li Tianming and his grandfather chatting happily, he didn't say anything to disturb him and just listened quietly.

Tang Xiaoyu walked over, supported her grandfather, and complained: "Grandpa, you are better sick, don't be so excited."

"Sorry, sorry, when I was happy, I forgot to control my emotions." The old man patted Tang Xiaoyu's hand, then pointed at Li Tianming and said, "This little brother is really good! He is so young and has so much knowledge, which is interesting!"

Tang Xiaoyu glanced at Li Tianming and said nothing.