Chapter 762 Sharpening the Gun in Battle
For example, some modern famous figures such as Xu Beihong, Guan Shanyue, Zhang Daqian, Fu Baoshi, Pan Tianshou, later Zhao Wuji, Jiang Zhaohe, Wu Guanzhong, and even later Fan Zeng, these people's The prices of works have increased and can now reach hundreds of millions.
However, although the prices of the works of the Four Masters of the Ming Dynasty, the Four Monks of the Qing Dynasty, and the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou are far lower than those of the above people, they are still acceptable.
However, the real great calligraphers of the Qing Dynasty, such as Wang Duo, Zheng Yun, and Liang Tongshu, who are famous in history, have almost never been heard of by the public.
As for Prince Cheng and Tie Ning, who are far less famous than these people, no one knows them.
So their works are ridiculously cheap.
If Zhou Zhi had not received the couplets of several famous officials in the middle hall before, and if he had learned about the prices of calligraphers’ works in the Qing Dynasty today, he would not have known much about this matter.
This itself is a valuable low point. In addition to today's incident, Qi Lao made demands on Zhou Zhi's calligraphy and asked him to start "brushing posts", so he simply took this as an opportunity to ask Ma Ye to help I found a batch of "information".
The reason why it is called "information" is because the price is too cheap.
For example, Wang Duo, a great calligrapher who is as famous as Dong Qichang in history, is known as the "King of South Dong and North". It will take another 13 years for his masterpiece to reach the one million mark. Now it is simply on the floor. Climbing up, there is a scroll of "Five Character Poems in Cursive Script" with exquisite brushwork. It is 60 centimeters high and more than two meters long. It is less than 80,000 yuan.
Even Wang Duo was like this, and others were even more miserable.
Ma Ye found several things that belonged to Prince Cheng, including vertical scrolls and horizontal scrolls, but none of them cost more than RMB 10,000. A copy of Zhao Mengfu's "The Thousand Character Essay" only cost RMB 6,000.
Although six thousand yuan is already the mayor's salary for a year, in the eyes of those present, the price is not expensive.
Qi Lao opened the "Thousand-Character Classic": "This is good. The most important thing about Linzi is 'following the law'. If you write it yourself, it will be copying the content instead of calling it Linzi. You think of this as a prince? , this is the most regular work Husband, it’s worth learning.”
This is a bit of a way of judging others. The purpose of Zhou Zhi’s making these things is because they are cheap, and there is huge room for appreciation in the future. Even if you buy them from Rongbaozhai now, they will be the same. It can be understood as a cabbage price.
If the two "Chunhua Pavilion Posts" really come back, it will definitely be a national sensation.
Chinese people’s interest in Qing Dharma books will also increase greatly. Maybe they don’t have to wait for so many years in the previous life. When several famous braid dramas are released, they will be able to usher in a wave of popularity.
This can be regarded as the mentality of holding on to the loss outside the embankment and making up for it within the embankment.
Mr. Wang did not expect this, and he agreed with Mr. Qi's statement: "The study of stele studies is very different from the study of stele studies. The study of stele studies is about the interframe structure, but the characteristics of stele studies are destined to be Loss of countless details in calligraphy. ”
“Compared with calligraphy on paper, all the details are completely preserved.”
"Even if it is a model made with the double hook method, it is only 'a first-class authentic work' and cannot be compared with the stele rubbings."
"Yes, so when calligraphy reaches a certain level, it will It’s time to change from stele studies to stick studies.” Qi Lao picked out another piece of work from the pile: "This one is not bad. He was once the calligraphy teacher of Emperor Qianlong."
Qianlong had two calligraphy teachers, one was Zhang Zhao , one is the current one, Liang Shizheng.
The calligraphy of both of them are representatives of the "Guange style" in the Qing Dynasty. Zhang Zhao studied Dong Qichang in his early years, and then gradually joined Yan Zhenqing, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu, Zhao Mengfu, and then studied Wang Xizhi, and finally became his own One family, and can write with both hands.
Qianlong admired his calligraphy very much. Many of the decrees at that time were ghostwritten by Zhang Zhao.
And Liang Shizheng's fame was Tanhua. He studied Liu Gongquan at first, then Wen Zhengming and Zhao Mengfu, and in his later years he studied Yan Zhenqing and Li Beihai.
What Qi Lao is holding now is a copy of "Ten Poems of Fenghe", which is a collection of ten poems he wrote with Qianlong as Qianlong's calligraphy instructor. However, because Guange style pursues too much gorgeousness and rules, it will be criticized by the calligraphy circle where ugly calligraphy is rampant. As a result, the calligraphy of two great masters, Zhang Zhao and Liang Shizheng, was criticized to pieces by a group of enthusiasts.
This is a very funny thing. Zhou Zhi has always believed that the so-called liberation of personality is good, but it must have a prerequisite, that is, a person has fulfilled the rules to the extreme. It’s time to pursue change.
Just like Ji Kang, the sky and the earth are like houses, and the houses are like clothes. He can receive guests naked inside and still be calm and composed, which is indeed a manifestation of his personality.
But the premise is that Ji Kang had already become a spiritual leader, a literary figure, and could be called a writer, thinker, and musician. None of the other six Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove were mavericks and domineering figures, and they were not enough in front of Ji Kang. Look, call me little brother in a proper manner.
"A Letter of Severing Diplomacy with Mountain Juyuan", "A Gift for Scholars to Join the Army", and "Poems of Indignation", if you can produce these excellent works, then whether you are forging iron or running naked, everyone in the world can only shout A portion of cow, cow, cow.
But if the owner of the canteen downstairs of Qian’s family comes in drunk one day and makes such a show, then everyone will only call the police and call 110. No one will think that he is Ji Kang, they will just think that he is madman.
It’s a pity that in this world, there are very few people with true temperament, and there are too many guys who are individual for individuality’s sake and hope to attract attention.
It doesn’t have the inner connotation of Ji Kang, but it is more public than Ji Kang. This is not called spirituality, it is called mental illness.
The same is true in the world of calligraphy. In Zhou Zhi's mind, practicing the structure of the frame and the rules of the round and round strokes are the only way for everyone who practices calligraphy. Only when you have practiced these are you qualified to talk about changes, otherwise it will be a joke.
And Zhang Zhao and Liang Shizheng are the people who have reached the end of this inevitable road.
Although in the end he didn’t “break the wall” or “find a new way”, it was enough to make people admire him.
Compared to Zhang Zhao, Liang Shizheng’s approach to learning calligraphy was relatively similar to Zhou Zhi’s. Zhou Zhi was also greatly influenced by Yan Zhenqing and Ouyang Xun, as well as Huang Tingjian.
Wen Zhengming also inherited Huang Tingjian's style, so Liang Shizheng's calligraphy style, which relied heavily on Wen's calligraphy, was more "easy to learn" in Zhou Zhi's opinion.
There are dozens of these calligraphy works in total, including large characters, couplets, large and small album pages, fans, and even letters, notes... In short, there are all kinds of patterns.
The most expensive one is Wang Duo's "Five-Character Poems in Cursive Script", followed by Zheng Yun and Liang Tongshu. A large work by these famous artists costs only RMB 20,000 to RMB 30,000 for a large piece. And Prince Cheng's "Thousand Character Essay", Liang Shizheng "Ten Poems of Fenghe" cannot even exceed 10,000.
Some fan notes can’t even reach a thousand.
Thus, although there were fifty or sixty items, it only cost Zhou Zhi more than 200,000 yuan.
Old man Qi simply asked everyone to go through these Qing Dharma books, and finally picked out a few of Prince Cheng's paintings: "If you sharpen your guns in battle, it will be disadvantageous. Tonight we will make up for Prince Cheng's paintings. Lesson, don’t show your timidity by going to Hong Kong Island.”
Although they were copied from the same volume, the characters written by Zhao Mengfu, Dong Qichang, Wang Duo, and Prince Cheng are quite different from the "Chunhua Pavilion Post" inscribed on a stele inscribed by Prince Su's Mansion in the Ming Dynasty.
Compared with Xingkai, the cursive script used by Prince Cheng is a little less graceful and elegant in Zhao style and a little more elegant in Jin Dynasty. Of course, this thoughtful change can be seen and felt. Subtle.
But if he wanted to hold a dry pen like Qi Lao and explain and analyze clearly and logically on Prince Cheng's cursive "Book Book", then he would not be able to do it.
After one night, not only did Prince Cheng gain a lot of knowledge in the appraisal of calligraphy, but also about the technical details of calligraphy knotting, guarding the palace, and changes in Jin people's movements, from the theory to practice of calligraphy, thoughtful It can be considered as a great gain.
Thinking that Mr. Qiao often had the opportunity to come over and get advice, Zhou Zhi even felt jealous.
(End of this chapter)