Chapter 482

After hearing Chu Chen's explanation, Wu Shu and Hu Yong all nodded their heads clearly. This is the case in life. Some secret discoveries are often made inadvertently. Besides, Chu Chen has picked up so many leaks before, and it's no surprise to find a gap.

"Brother Chu, you are so lucky that you have nothing to say." Hu Yong sighed.

Uncle Wu said with a smile: "good luck is on the one hand, and Xiao Chen's carefulness is on the other hand. The most important thing in antique business is to be careful. In this way, it's easy to distinguish the true from the false. Secondly, there's a greater chance to pick up the leak."

Chuchen ha ha a smile, went to get a screwdriver, ready to pry the shaft head down. But Chu Chen didn't expect that the shaft head was firmly installed. He pried it for five or six minutes, but it was only a little loose.

In fact, the simplest way is to use a hacksaw to cut off the shaft head. However, this method is too violent. Chu Chen didn't want to destroy the mounting of the painting casually. After all, the original mounting is still worth some money. Fortunately, it's a little loose now. It's only a matter of time before we take down the shaft head.

After more than 20 minutes of hard work, Chu Chen finally took down the shaft head carefully. Moreover, we also found that the front end of the shaft head was wrapped with a very soft material, which should protect the things inside.

"Well, there is something hidden in it!" Hu Yong used a flashlight to shine inside and found that there was a volume of things inside.

Uncle Wu said excitedly: "take it out quickly."

Chu Chen also showed a very excited appearance. First, he patted the other side of the scroll with his hand, and the volume inside was tightly packed. Even if Chu Chen patted hard, he didn't have much reaction, and finally he could only use tweezers.

"Xiao Chen, I think that paper is very old. Be careful later!" Uncle Wu reminded Chu Chen before he started.

Chu Chen nodded solemnly, then carefully added the paper in the scroll and gently pulled it out. He did not dare to use too much force. The speed was like a snail crawling, but he was not anxious. After all, the result of the power was that the volume of calligraphy hidden in it was created in the Tang Dynasty.

It has been several hundred years since the Tang Dynasty, and things like paper are most vulnerable to the influence of time. If Chu Chen uses more strength, it may cause irreparable damage, which is obviously what Chu Chen does not want to see.

Therefore, Chu Chen would rather be slow than greedy.

After nearly ten minutes of hard work, the volume of calligraphy finally showed a nod. When Uncle Wu saw the paper material of the work, he exclaimed: "it's still hemp paper!"

Hemp paper is one of the papers used in ancient books and records in China. It is a kind of tough paper mainly made of jute, cloth head and broken shoes. It is characterized by long fiber, thick pulp (there are small lumps on the surface of the paper) and tough paper. It is not easy to become brittle and discolored even after thousands of years.

The paper used in this work is white hemp paper. This kind of paper is clean, white and smooth. The back is rougher than the front, and has grass stick adhesion. The texture is thin, but tough.

Generally speaking, hemp paper was widely used in books (inscription mounting) in Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, but not in song and Yuan Dynasties. In Ming and Qing Dynasties, hemp paper was rarely used, so it was very difficult for later generations to forge hemp paper.

Because of this, Wu Shucai was so surprised, because it should be the works of song and Yuan dynasties at least, and according to the cautious appearance of the original owner, it is likely to be the calligraphy and painting of Tang Dynasty masters.

Chu Chen also pretended to be excited. Then he quickly put on his gloves and carefully took the things out of the scroll.

Before opening the work, Chu Chen observed it a little, and found that there was no damage on the paper, which made him feel relieved. Then, with the help of Uncle Wu, he unfolded the painting and calligraphy work, and a calligraphy work appeared in front of them in an instant.

"How is that possible?"

When Uncle Wu saw this calligraphy work, he was immediately dumbfounded and his face was full of disbelief.

Not only Uncle Wu, but also Chu Chen was shocked when he saw the whole picture of this calligraphy work. Although he knew it was a calligraphy work through Lingbao eye before, it was not convenient to check who it was at that time. He just instinctively felt that the author should be extraordinary.

However, he did not expect that the author would be a calligrapher of Tang Dynasty and Yan Zhenqing, who was called "four masters of regular script" together with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ou Yangxun!

You know, this is the famous founder of "Yan ti" regular script. It can be said that no one in the field of calligraphy and painting knows it.

Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan are known as "Yan Liu", which is known as "Yan Jin Liu Gu". However, Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is clumsy and clumsy, and the cutting-edge "feibai calligraphy" is not obvious to Yan. It is said in the painting of pen array written by Mrs. Wei of the Eastern Jin Dynasty: "those with more bones and less flesh are called Jin Shu, while those with more meat and less bone are called Mo Zhu.".

However, although Yan Lugong's calligraphy is fat, it is plump, dignified and respectful. It is definitely not the so-called "ink pig". The regular script in Yan style is full of strength and strength, vigorous and powerful, which sets up a new generation of style.Ouyang Xiu once said: "Yan Gongshu is like a loyal minister, a martyr and a moral gentleman. He is strict and respectful. People are afraid of him at first sight, but the longer he is, the more lovely he is. There must be many people who see treasures in the world, but they are not tired of them. "

Zhu Changwen praised his book: "the point is like a falling stone, the painting is like Xia Yun, the hook is like Qu Jin, the Ge is like a crossbow, the image is vertical and horizontal, and the ambition is low. Since Xi and Xian dynasties, he has never been like a duke."

Yan style calligraphy had a far-reaching influence on the development of calligraphy art of later generations. After the Tang Dynasty, many famous scholars learned from the success of Yan Zhenqing's reform. If there is anyone else who can stand side by side with Wang Xizhi in the Chinese calligraphy world, only Yan Zhenqing has such reputation and influence.

It can be said that the calligraphy of such a famous figure is a treasure that many collectors and calligraphy lovers dream of. What's more, this work is one of Yan Zhenqing's famous works "praise of Dongfang Shuo portrait". How can Chu Chen and Uncle Wu not be shocked?

Of course, after the shock, they got excited again, and immediately went to observe carefully. But after a while, Uncle Wu said strangely, "it seems that something is wrong. How is the style of the portrait of Dongfang Shuo so different from that of the tablet edition? It seems that it was not written in the same period?"

Chuchen said with a smile: "Uncle Wu, don't you think this version of face looks perfect? I think it should be the work of Yan Zhenqing in his later years. "

Wu Shuwen quickly went forward and carefully observed it. He found that it was true, as Chu Chen said, that the tablet was the work of Yan Zhenqing when he was 46 years old. The font was clear, vigorous and magnificent. However, it didn't have the spirit and shape of calligraphy in his later years, so it would look different.

Therefore, although this work is not the original edition of the stele edition of Dong Fang Shuo's portrait praise, its value is not lower than the original edition, but higher, which also plays a very important role in the study of facial calligraphy.

Next, Chu Chen and Uncle Wu were both immersed in this calligraphy work. For a long time, they did not come back to their senses. However, Hu Yong was a bit bored, because he did not understand calligraphy at all. Even if he did not understand it, he could see that the calligraphy above was quite exquisite and knew that this work must be very precious.

After a long time, when Uncle Wu came back to his senses, he suddenly cried out, "no

"What's the matter?" Chu Chen asked strangely.

"Xiao Chen, do you know how to protect calligraphy works?" Uncle Wu asked.

"A little bit."

Chu Chen nodded, then immediately understood Wu Shugang's meaning of "not good". Generally speaking, if a thing is kept in one place for a long time, its properties are quite stable in that environment. If it is suddenly changed to another environment, its properties will also become unstable, causing the object to oxidize rapidly, thus being corroded and damaged.

Moreover, this situation is irreversible, which is also a problem that has been puzzling the cultural relic protectors.

Chu Chen's calligraphy work has always been placed in the closed environment of the scroll, which is completely different from the current environment. Therefore, the best choice is to protect it immediately after taking it out, so as to avoid the impact of oxidation reaction on it.

Fortunately, the air in the capital is relatively dry, and the weather is not hot now, so the impact is not very big, but this is enough to make Uncle Wu very nervous.

So Chu Chen quickly said, "let's put the painting away and go to my master to deal with it."

"No!" Uncle Wu quickly waved his hand and said, "we'd better not move this calligraphy now. It's better to let Mr. Liu handle it."

"OK, I'll go now!"

Chu Chen nodded and immediately walked out of the door.

"Uncle Wu, how much is this painting worth?" After Chu Chen left, Hu Yong asked curiously.

Uncle Wu thought for a while and said, "for calligraphy lovers, this is a priceless treasure. As for the value of the auction, it's hard to say, but at least it should be several hundred million!"

"It's so expensive?" Hearing the price, Hu Yong opened his eyes and was shocked beyond measure.

"Of course!" Wu Shu nodded and said, "after all, Yan Zhenqing is the first of the four regular script calligraphers. He is very famous, and his works are all collected in museums. People have never seen any record of auction. With his reputation and the value of his works, several hundred million yuan is nothing."

At this point, he said with a smile: "but the value of this thing can't be measured by money. If Mr. Liu heard you ask, he would definitely say that you are a disaster."

Hu Yong scratched his head and laughed