Chapter 325 Imitation
Sichuan Painting School pays attention to a "delicate wind and warm atmosphere", which is particularly obvious in the green and golden landscapes, meticulous figures, and meticulous flowers and birds.
This kind of traditional charm and skill cannot be achieved by painters from the Northern School, Shanghai School, Chang'an, Lingnan and other places.
In more than ten or twenty years, when traditional culture returns and becomes the theme of the times, the works of this large number of painters who left Sichuan and brought with them their profound traditional cultural heritage have repeatedly created new records in the cultural auction market. Good results.
Of course, the paintings of Tang Dynasty painters such as Wu Daozi and Li Sixun cannot appear in Gongmei. However, Gongmei still collects a large number of famous artists from the Tang and Song Dynasties who are named after them. In fact, they are imitations completed by later generations of painters. work.
These paintings can be traced back to the Song and Ming dynasties. These high-quality "fake" works have now become valuable treasures.
Although Zhou Zhi is now a millionaire, when facing such paintings, he can still feel the cool breeze, his wallet is empty, and his head is buzzing.
The price of a picture of two hundred thousand dollars makes it clear that it is not for trading, but for display as a treasure. No one is willing to take advantage of it.
Old paintings, like ancient porcelain, are actually very difficult to misjudge in the eyes of true connoisseurs because there are so many clues to find the truth.
Take ancient paintings as an example. Just analyzing the silk used for painting includes the weaving method, silk diameter, mesh number, dyeing method, vitriol method... there are countless ways to do it.
In addition, it includes mounting, using Xuan, silk cloth, scroll painting... It is also a bunch of knowledge, and each era has its own characteristics.
After that comes the use of ink, ink pads, and color materials, and then the painter's techniques, calligraphy, seals, inscriptions, collectors' inscriptions, and seals... There are a lot of knowledge and characteristics.
All these things, every detail, must be completely consistent to be considered a qualified imitation.
Is it possible? Almost impossible.
To give a simple example, the thickness of the silk at that time was different from that of today's silk, and there was also advanced technology such as carbon 14 identification, otherwise you would have to hand Only with the existence of real Song Dynasty silk can you imitate real "Song paintings".
Many novels, TV series, and even appraisal programs often feature plots in which experts look at things. In fact, the probability of this happening is very small. Generally, experts are overconfident and omit some conventional inspection methods. Errors caused by negligence are not the norm.
"Is this the famous Suzhou Pian'er?" Zhou Zhi stood in front of a poem and calligraphy labeled "Ming Wu Yingmao imitates Zhu Yunming's Eight Ode to His Seven Heroes", feeling both curious and funny.
The calligraphy is on silk, and the color has turned into a dark and old color of beeswax. On it is written a poem in cursive script:
Three tours are heroic and powerful, and seven noble ones are arrogant and lazy. Blood daggers flashed around his waist, and golden pills passed over his head.
The prostitute's palms are arranged on the table, and the prostitute's mouth is spitting. The tall buildings are buzzing with singing bells, and the princes are sitting in their seats.
There is no need for revenge for killing people, and the Yajuan family will be destroyed. The Guo clan was wiped out, and Tongshan died of hunger.
Poems are inherently bold, exciting, and bohemian. Coupled with the cursive writing, the heroic and unrestrained poetry, the words and poetry really complement each other and can be called a masterpiece.
However, Zhou Zhi only studied Wen Zhengming's calligraphy more. He was very unfamiliar with Zhu Zhishan's calligraphy, and felt that the painting in front of him was really good.
Manager Fei smiled and said: "Mr. Liu Jiu'an, an appraiser of ancient calligraphy and painting, based on detailed research on a volume of Wu's original cursive script collected in the Jinmen History Museum, identified that this is Wu's imitation."
"Who is this Wu Yingmao? How did Mr. Liu Jiu'an conclude that it was his imitation? I think this calligraphy is also very exquisite." "Brother Zhou knows about Suzhou films, but doesn't he know about Wu Yingmao?"< br>
“I know that from the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty to the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, a group of folk painting masters gathered in Zhuanzhu Lane, Shantang Street, and Taohuawu, Suzhou, specializing in making fake calligraphy and paintings. "Suzhou pieces" "
"Ming Dynasty calligrapher Zhan Jingfeng's "Dongtu Xuanlan" records: "Suzhou Zhuanzhu Lane, forged calligraphy and painting" "
"Wanli Jinshi Zhang Taijie once compiled. The book "Bao Hui Lu" is a collection of more than 200 paintings and calligraphy works from the Jin, Tang and Ming dynasties, including the "Four Schools of Yuan Dynasty" and the "Four Schools of Ming Dynasty". It was later revealed that the paintings and calligraphy works in the book were "rare and authentic". , the paintings and calligraphy contained in the book are all fakes."
"This thing has been widely circulated and has become a scourge. There are many collections in museums all over the country, and it has even spread to overseas museums."
"At first, everyone put the original works into the collection. As the research deepened, it was discovered that many old collections were actually the masterpieces of this forgery den."
"But that's all I know. As for making fakes Can we call this person a criminal? He can still have a reputation, but it is also a legend."
"Hahaha..." Manager Fei smiled: "This criminal Wu Ying. Mao, named Sanjiang, he is Zhu Zhi Shan's grandson has been practicing calligraphy on his grandfather's knees since he was a child. Therefore, his calligraphy is an important inheritance for Zhu Zhishan. History has said that he "learns from Zhu Yunming's works and can always fake them."
"Then why. can be found again What’s the difference?”
“It’s a strange thing, because Zhu Zhishan’s original cursive script “Chibi Fu” and Wu Yingmao’s cursive imitation “Chibi Fu” still exist together in the world. ! ”
"Ah? What a coincidence."
"Yes, later experts discovered that there is a calligraphy feature in the two "Red Cliff Fu" that is completely consistent with the feature of Wu's original cursive script in the Jinmen History Museum. , and there is a difference in calligraphy style from the original work, so I determined which one was the one inscribed by Wu Yingmao with his maternal grandfather’s name. "Fake!"
"After this conclusion was reached, museums in various places began to inspect their own collections of Zhu Zhishan's calligraphy works. Now, 23 works have been discovered in China, all of which are imitations of Wu Yingmao! "
"So many repairs?" Zhou Zhi covered his mouth and laughed.
"With comparison, the details of the two can actually be seen." Manager Fei probably is not a very sophisticated calligraphy connoisseur, but he can understand what others have told him: "Careful Analyzing Wu Yingmao's works, we can see that his lines are thinner than those of Zhu Zhishan's original works."
"Although the free and smooth gestures are enough to be mistaken for the real thing, if you analyze its imitations of "Luo Hua Shi Scroll", "Spring River Flower Moon Night Scroll", etc., especially the two works of "Red Cliff Ode", it should be easy to find out the difference between the two. The similarities and differences.”
“Zhu Zhishan’s lines are more beautiful. The lines of Wu Yingmao are strong and strong, and the lines of Wu Yingmao become soft and soft. Look here, the long strokes of Wu and Jiao are pointed at both ends. This is the huge difference between Wu's soft and elegant lines and Zhu's strong and heroic lines. "
“The top-ranked cursive calligraphers in history, whose lines In terms of strength and personality, it is difficult for others to imitate, even his grandson who has been trained by him is no exception."
"Therefore, the strokes and lines are the most important factor in identifying the authenticity of Zhu Zhishan's calligraphy. Countless collectors, intentionally or unintentionally, collect Wu Ying The imitation of Mao is regarded as the original and has been passed down for hundreds of years."
Zhou Zhi still gave a high evaluation to the imitation in front of him: "I have never seen the original of Zhu Zhishan, but this calligraphy stands out to me. It seems that it is already majestic, strong and soft.”
(End of this chapter)