Chapter 498

After a while, Tao Jiahui came out with a painting and calligraphy brocade box, and then put it in front of Chu Chen.

"This painting is about Buddhist figures. I've seen it once before, and I think the figures on it are pretty good. What do you think?" Tao Jiahui first explained, then opened the lid.

"All right!"

Chu Chen nodded, then put on his gloves, took out the painting from the box and spread it on the table. However, when he saw the contents of the painting, he was stunned.

This painting depicts the scene of Vimalakirti's debate with Manjusri, the Buddhist monk sent by Sakyamuni. The strokes are flowing and the lines are smooth. Although the figures are small in size, the clothes and shapes are all drawn by lines, which can be described as lifelike, highly refined and wonderful.

The reason why Chu Chen was surprised was that the above content was completely similar to the painting of vimo Yanjiao by Ma Yunqing in the Palace Museum.

There are two versions of the painting. In addition to the original version of Ma Yunqing collected in the Palace Museum, there is also a copy of the painting by Wang Zhenpeng, which looks more like the painting.

Of course, in addition to the same content, the other two pictures are somewhat different. For example, "vimo Buer" is a water ink silk version, and this picture is a water ink paper version.

In addition, the two pictures are drawn by the method of line drawing. The line drawing here refers to the method of drawing the image with ink lines without color. Although the two works are similar in form, they are different in spirit. This one in front of Chu Chen is obviously inferior to that of Wang Zhenpeng.

When he saw the style recognition and bell print of this painting, he immediately understood why there was such a difference between the two, because the author of this ink silk painting was Ding Yunpeng, a famous painter of Ming Dynasty.

Ding Yunpeng is a famous painter in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. He is the most famous figure painter after Qiu Ying. His skillful style is no less than Qiu Ying's.

Ding Yunpeng is good at drawing figures, mountains and rivers, and Buddha statues. Pan Tianshou once praised his "white drawing, which is like Li longmian (Li Gonglin)". It was also famous at that time because of its outstanding technique of line drawing.

It is precisely because Ding Yunpeng's white drawing technique is very similar to that of Li Longlin that the artistic expression of this painting is not as good as that of Wang Zhenpeng. The reason is very simple. Wang Zhenpeng's painting technique inherits Li Gonglin's mantle, while Ding Yunpeng does not carry forward Li Gonglin's technique. Of course, there will be some differences between the two.

However, this is so. Ding Yunpeng's copy of "vimo Buer" is also a rare masterpiece. According to the current market price of Ding Yunpeng's painting, the value of this work should be about 3 million.

"How about Xiao Chen?" Seeing that Chu Chen put down his magnifying glass, Tao Jiahui couldn't wait to ask.

"This is really an authentic painting of Ding Yunpeng of Ming Dynasty." Chuchen said with a smile.

"It's the real thing." Tao Jiahui said happily: "since it was painted by people in Ming Dynasty, how much should this painting be worth?"

Chuchen smell speech strange asked: "don't you all have heard of Ding Yunpeng?"

Everyone shook their heads, saying they had never heard of it.

"We don't have much contact with calligraphers. How can we know who Ding Yunpeng is? Besides, this person is not well-known. It's strange that we know him," she said with a smile

"Who says Ding Yunpeng is not famous?" Chu Chen shook his head and said with a smile, "do you know Qiu Ying?"

"Of course, Qiu Ying knows. Is Ding Yunpeng better than Qiu Ying Wu Ke asked in surprise.

Chuchen said with a smile, "if you look at his fame, he certainly can't compare with Qiu Ying, but his brushwork is not much inferior to Qiu Ying. He is the most famous figure painter after Qiu Ying, especially in Buddhism."

"What is the value of this painting?" Tao Jiahui asked excitedly.

"With the current market situation, I estimate it to be about three million." Chu Chen gave a price that shocked the taojiahui family.

When Mi Jiaying came back, she immediately stretched out three fingers in disbelief and asked, "is it really three million?"

"Three million indeed!" Chuchen said with a smile: "moreover, this is a relatively conservative appraisal. If I meet someone I particularly like, the value of this painting should be higher."

"You must have said it again." Mi Jiaying shook her head.

"What I said is true!" Chu Chen explained: "you Dao is a professional artist. Now my main collection is mainly ceramics and jade. Although I can identify the authenticity of calligraphy and painting works, I don't know much about the market. Therefore, the price I give should not be high."

Of course, Chu Chen's words are just words. With his memory, he keeps in mind the price of various auctions. It's just that the price of painting and calligraphy is really hard to say. If you meet someone you particularly like, let alone three million, four million will buy it.

Chu Chen's words convinced the couple a little, but they didn't think Chu Chen's price was too low. As for saying that someone would spend four million on it, they would not believe it. Three million has made them feel incredible, let alone four hundred."If I had known that today was like this, what house would I take to mortgage?" Tao Jiahui murmured to himself.

At this time, Chu Chen put the painting away and put it in the brocade box again. Then he asked, "by the way, brother-in-law, don't you say there are two things? What's the other one? "

"Ah

Chu Chen's words, let Tao Jiahui back to God.

"Ah, what! Xiao Chen asks you where the other thing is! " Mi Jiaying didn't say well.

"Yes, yes! Here it is

Tao Jiahui quickly took out an ornament that looked like jade from his pocket and handed it to Chu Chen.

Tao Jiahui is not a member of the antiques industry, and he does not know that antiques can not be delivered directly by hand. Chu Chen did not explain this. He took the things directly into his hands. At this time, he found that what Tao Jiahui handed over turned out to be a jade plume.

Lingguan is a unique product of Qing Dynasty, which was born with the reform of crown system. To put it simply, a plume tube is a tube used to insert plumes under the top bead. It is generally as thick and thin as a dry tobacco tube, about two inches long.

In the Qing Dynasty, this Lingguan was not an ordinary thing. This is because Lingguan was a symbol of the status of officials at that time. According to the law, civil servants could only use Cuiyu Lingguan when they came to Yipin town and Fuguo. Only the generals of Zhenguo and Fuguo can use the white jade plume.

Therefore, in the Qing Dynasty, wearing jade and white jade Lingguan is often a symbol of civil and military officials. Hualing was so noble that it was especially valued and longed for in the Qing Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, Lingguan was often given to the ministers as a reward to the court.

Zeng Guofan recorded in the stele of the God of jiangzhonglie that "shangjiagong's merit was rewarded with two kinds of top wear, and given plumes and other things."

What Chu Chen had in his hand was an emerald plume tube. The material used for this plume tube was very good. It was made of Laokeng glass. It was cut and ground regularly. It looked transparent and lustrous, and green. At that time, it should not be used by ordinary people.

It's just a pity for Chu Chen that this Lingguan had been buried in the soil in the early years, and the surface traces of the buried soil were very obvious, which greatly reduced the market value of this Lingguan.

We should know that jadeite and jade are completely different. No matter what the texture of the original jadeite is, if the jadeite is unearthed again after it has been put into the earth, it will lose its original appearance. This is due to the interaction between the acid corrosion liquid and the sedimentary calcification layer in the tomb chamber.

In nature, the decomposed corpse will form a liquid rich in hydrogen sulfide. Under certain conditions, hydrogen sulfide reacts with other substances to form sulfate, which makes the liquid weak acidic. The weak acid liquid can corrode the surface of jadeite to a certain extent and form a strong gray black reflective oxide film.

After a long period of time, the corrosive solution gradually dried, and the body spoilage, fabric, coffin and soil were deposited on the surface of jadeite jade. These calcified layers and oxide films are deeply embedded in the cracks and textures on the surface of jadeite jade. They are extremely strong and hard to remove even after playing for several years.

This is also a fundamental reason why the value of jadeite will be greatly reduced as long as it has been in the soil and has already produced traces on the surface.

It's needless to say that the quality of this feather tube is green. Even the feather tube made of new materials is valuable. However, it's a pity that this feather tube has been buried in the soil, and there are still some serious traces, which greatly affects its beauty and economic value.

When Josie saw chuchen frowning, she quickly asked, "brother chuchen, is there anything wrong with this thing?"

"There's a problem, and it's very serious." Chu Chen turned over and looked at the plume tube, and returned.

"Ah! What's the matter? I haven't touched it much all the time! " Tao Jiahui said in surprise.

Hearing Tao Jiahui's surprised voice, Chu Chen raised his head and said with a smile, "it's not your problem, it's the problem of this feather tube itself!"

At this point, Chu Chen explained the reason, and then said: "it is precisely because of the influence of these characteristics that the value of this feather tube used to be several million, but now it is only 800000."

When they heard this, they all felt sorry for it. You know, it's a gap of millions. It's because of the black spots on it. If it's someone else, they will feel the same.

However, they can't do anything about it. After all, when it comes to their hands, it's already like this. Since they can't change it, they can only let it go.