Chapter 1408: The Collection of the Golden Age
Technically speaking, the three calligraphy paintings of the old president are not worth dispatching Zhou Zhi and Xu Bangda at all. Zhou Zhi suggested sending them to Rongbaozhai for restoration. In fact, it was all because of his status as a calligrapher. The reputation gained does not mean that the work itself is worthy of such treatment.
Nowadays, it’s all a matter of killing chickens with a knife. If you go to Suzhou, Yangzhou, or any better framing shop in the capital, they can almost take over this job.
Of course Zhou Zhi didn't dare to talk nonsense. After all, he was still at the master's house, so he couldn't be rude.
But who is Xu Bangda? The old man is already eighty-three this year. Recently, too many people have come to him for appraisal, and they all hope to get his "word of praise". The old man simply wrote a picture of " The slogan "Seek truth from facts" is hung on the wall to encourage myself. It means don't think of me telling lies. If you want me to judge, you should first think about the risks you have to take.
So when he saw three paintings by Li Bingzhe in the newly renovated restoration room, he blurted out: "That's it?"
In addition to being a master connoisseur, Xu Bangda himself is also a famous calligrapher and painter. In his early years, calligraphy came from Li Yong, Su Shi and Mi Fu. However, in his later years, he abandoned Mi Fu's exaggeration and took the path of a painter, adding elastic and textured lines to his own calligraphy, and finally formed his own calligraphy style.
Of course Zhou Zhi’s calligraphy style and creative ideas are completely different from those of Mr. Xu. He still insists on “using calligraphy into painting” and improving the “book style” of traditional Chinese painting. However, he opposes “using painting into book” and thinks it is very It is a very difficult road for people with great talent to walk.
In Zhou Zhi’s impression, there are actually only two people who have been able to play like this for thousands of years-Zhang Xu and Song Huizong. Others who took this path were unable to enter the Tao in the end, but it was diluted. Calligraphy style.
His friendship with Xu Bangda was not as deep as that of Wang Qi and Wang Qi, so when discussing calligraphy, it was impossible for him to be as presumptuous as he was in front of the two elders. Hearing his disdainful tone, he could only smile and said: "Me too I didn’t know the country would ask you to come out..."
"I took the initiative to fight for it because I was really annoyed by the people at home who came all the time to ask for appraisals." Xu Bangda waved his hand, looked at Zhou Zhi's embarrassed expression, and smiled: "Actually, some people are slandering in their hearts right now, right? They think I am too much. After absorbing the nutrition of the eight monsters, I walked even more drunk. It is said that my old age is not as good as my middle age. Right?"
"Ah..." Zhou Zhi's face suddenly turned red. This was what he said about Xu's calligraphy when he was discussing contemporary calligraphers with Mr. Wang and Mr. Qi. At that time, the two old men were still nodding in agreement, but unexpectedly, they sold themselves out as soon as they turned around!
He couldn't help but become angry: "The two old men are so unreasonable, how could they do this?!"
"Hahahaha..." Seeing Zhou Zhi's embarrassed look, Xu Bangda couldn't help laughing: "It's okay. We were used to slandering each other in the National Calligraphy and Painting Appraisal Working Group back then. They want to use your words to destroy my prestige, and I, Old Xu, will not fall for them!"
"So It is said that writing is not first and martial arts is not second. When it comes to calligraphy, everyone has their own understanding and pursuit. ' and the 'Snake Hanging from a Tree' controversy?" Xu Bangda smiled and said: "Hey, wait, I seem to understand... My calligraphy style is greatly influenced by Da Su, and yours studied under Huang Shangu. No wonder we dislike each other, but they turned out to be enemies in the previous life, hahahaha... ”
Hearing Mr. Xu's explanation, Zhou Zhi couldn't help but feel happy. Maybe there really was such a reason.
Minister Jin had been unable to talk to him, and it was only now that he smiled and said cautiously: "Mr. Zhou, this is..."
"This is the highest level appraisal master in our country. , calligraphy and painting master, Xu Bang, director of the Painting and Calligraphy Department of the Palace Museum Mr. Daxu... Well, just think of yourself as someone like Wu Shichang or Cui Chunyu in our country."
In the so-called golden age of collection, South Korea, one of the four little dragons in Asia, is having a better life. After that, the "collection craze" also became popular.
After China's reform and opening up, a large number of South Korean merchants entered Dandong and discovered that there were many ancient Korean works of art in the Northeast. Therefore, many South Korean collectors and cultural relic dealers used Dandong as their base to collect frantically. Korean porcelain, calligraphy and painting, bronzeware, and all ancient Korean objects are the scope of their collection.
In just a few years, a celadon bowl from a private kiln that could not be sold for one yuan has now sold for more than a hundred yuan. What’s even more interesting is that countless Dandong fishermen have become “brokers” in transactions between North Korean fishermen and South Korean businessmen. North Korean fishermen exchange old goods collected from North Korea with Dandong fishermen for daily necessities at sea, and then Dandong fishermen bring these things back. The city is used for purchasing by South Korean merchants.
Smart Korean merchants also reshipped old Korean daily necessities purchased in China to the United States, making huge profits.
Nowadays, private museums of ancient art have appeared in batches in South Korea, and antique shops and antique shops have popped up in many places. The largest antique market in Seoul has more than 800 shops.
During this process, some experts who studied ancient Korean calligraphy and paintings also emerged.
There is a dividing point between old Korean calligraphy and painting and new Korean painting. Generally speaking, old Korean calligraphy and painting refers to the calligraphy and painting handed down before 1945, before the founding of North Korea.
Before this, Korean calligraphy and painting were exactly the same as Chinese traditional paintings. The painters’ signatures were all in Chinese characters, and their surnames were all within the range of Chinese surnames. The Chinese characters on the inscriptions were very particular. The rules are in the style of great Chinese calligraphers, and the seals are exactly the same as in China.
This feature is exactly the same as that of the island country in a certain period of time.
Wu Shichang, a great collector in South Korea and a seal engraver, compiled a book called "Jinyu Seal", which contains detailed records of nearly a thousand North Koreans from 1390 to 1945. The seals and identifications of calligraphers and painters, including the artist's year of birth, name, nickname, alias, word, nickname, synonym, etc., are recorded in detail, especially the seals used by calligraphers and painters, which are all included one by one.
The other is the three-volume "South Korean Art Album" compiled by the famous researcher Choi Soon-woo, which contains more than 200 works by ancient Korean painters.
Zhou Zhi had only arrived in South Korea for a few days, and he had already learned all this. He also bought these two big books on the appreciation of South Korean calligraphy and painting, and learned a lot of knowledge.
“Oh, that’s the master!” Minister Jin was shocked: “I’m sorry!”
Two days ago, Zhou Zhi had instructed Minister Jin’s men to put up a wall with a picture. On to the mounting table, now that I have everything I need, I can start working.
The funniest thing is that there is a camera team here, probably from the TV station, and a beautiful female host is holding a microphone and jabbering to explain.
Zhou Zhi smiled at Mr. Xu who looked puzzled and said: "This has been agreed before. They will make this into a cultural documentary. Probably President Li is trying to make his old man look good. .”
Mr. Xu twitched the corner of his mouth: "Forget it, you boil your paste, and I will study the South Korean painting and calligraphy mounting routine."
(End of this chapter)