Chapter 895

As you expected, the snuff bottle was genuine, which made you feel relieved to see such a snuff bottle. They are really scared by the two things just now. If it's a fake or a high imitation, they don't know where to put their faces.

In the snuff bottle owner's complacent laughter, Mr. Xu uncovers the cloth on the next booth, and below it is a bamboo carving pen holder.

"This is a pen holder with bamboo carving and green landscape." Mr. Xu said with a smile, "this pen holder not only shows excellent carving skills, but also has the style of Xihuang."

"What? Zhang Xihuang's Bamboo carving? Is it true or not? "

"The real products of Zhang Xihuang are very rare. Can't you read them wrong?"

"Lao Tian, what's your name? Can't I buy the real product of Zhang Xihuang?"

"Oh, old song, it's yours! If it's yours, I can rest assured. With your half wit, I can know without looking at it that it's definitely wrong... "

Like the snuff bottle just now, as soon as it came out, it attracted everyone's attention, all because Zhang Xihuang is a very famous master of bamboo carving.

At first, bamboo carving was only a plane carving, leaving the graphic part and scraping off the rest. Although the bamboo skin was clearly left behind, the engraved patterns were only engraved in Yangwen or Yinwen, with only the change of pattern, but not the change of carving techniques.

In the Ming Dynasty, the carving techniques of Zhuqing became more perfect and proficient. When carving, the carving masters could carve deep, light, thick and light changes by retaining the whole, more and less of the bamboo skin, just like painting on paper, with the charm of ink and water.

Among them, Zhang Xihuang, a bamboo Carver in the late Ming Dynasty, made improvements on the basis of the green bamboo carving in the Tang Dynasty. He made use of the difference between the texture and color of bamboo Jun and bamboo muscle, carved patterns on the outer skin of bamboo (i.e. green skin), and used the bamboo muscle after removing the green skin as the base, creating the green bamboo carving technique of Yangwen light relief.

During this period, many famous bamboo carvers were also proficient in painting and calligraphy. They drew nutrients from the art of painting and calligraphy to enrich the art of bamboo carving. Regardless of the subject matter and techniques, they were closely integrated with the art of painting and calligraphy. The carving method of bamboo green skin as a drawing is closer to the charm of painting.

Zhang Xihuang, as the founder of Qingyang literature, is an outstanding one in this field. His works are exquisite and his music is full of painting principles. Landscapes and pavilions are like the paintings of Li Zhaodao, a painter of the Tang Dynasty, and occasional scenes are like the paintings of Zhao Lingshen, a painter of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Mengfu, a calligrapher and painter of the Yuan Dynasty, is a model of calligraphy. Every piece of work is devoted to its work, which turns it into a masterpiece.

Apart from his excellent skills, Zhang Xihuang's authentic works are rare. According to incomplete statistics, there are about 20 authentic works handed down, of which seven are in domestic museums, and the rest are scattered in overseas museums and private collections.

Therefore, some people have doubts about the present work of Zhang Xihuang. Of course, even if they think it's wrong, they know that they have to start observing before they can come to a conclusion. So, for a moment, everyone went on stage to appreciate it.

After Chu Chen stepped down, Zhao Xueyi quickly asked, "Xiao Chen, how about this thing?"

Chuchen said with a smile: "this pen is also painted with bamboo skin. It's used for the scenery of mountains and rivers and pavilions. It's surrounded by mountains and rocks, with jagged boulders. The pavilions are adjacent to each other, and the trees are planted in it. The knife technique is refreshing and the spirit is excellent. No matter from which aspect, I think it should be a good work."

"Oh! You mean it's genuine? " Zhao Xueyi asked again.

Chu Chen shook his head and said: "it's really hard to say. I haven't seen the real object of Zhang Xihuang's works before, and some aspects are not very sure. However, I always feel that from the perspective of technique, this pen doesn't seem to be up to Zhang Xihuang's level. In addition, judging by the color of the material, it doesn't seem to be up to date. Specifically, let's listen to Mr. Xu's opinions! "

Zhao Xueyi and others nodded, but now they really believe in Chu Chen's judgment. Since Chu Chen said something was wrong, the eight achievements are not authentic.

After everyone returned to their seats, Xu looked around and said, "well, old rules, let's talk about our views first."

Since it's an exchange meeting, it's definitely impossible for the elders to just say that others are sitting there listening. Therefore, the elders will let everyone express their opinions from time to time, so as to achieve the purpose of exchange and learning.

We are very familiar with this link. Next, some people stood up and talked about it. They thought it was a real thing. When the man finished explaining the meeting, someone immediately said the opposite opinion, so the scene was immediately divided into positive and negative sides, each expressing his own views in support of his own side. For a time, the scene was divided into intense.

Although Chu Chen has the ability to never forget, and he also has a very authoritative teacher, as the old saying goes, there must be a teacher for three people. Moreover, antique identification is very particular about experience. No matter how powerful Chu Chen and Liu are, they can't know everything. Therefore, this debate has become a tool for Chu Chen to find out what is missing, and some original opinions have been firmly remembered by him In my heart.Considering the time, the debate was not long, so when the scene was quiet and everyone looked at him, Xu began to express his views.

"You should know that Zhang Xihuang's carving techniques are wonderful and superb. Even on the thin bamboo skin, he can divide several layers. Moreover, in addition to his superb skills, his bamboo carving works also deliberately pursue the interest of literati painting and the delicate and delicate style of world painting, with elegant and quiet pictures, and pay attention to the perfect combination of poetry, calligraphy, painting and printing. "

Mr. Xu picked up the pen holder and began to explain: "the carving of rocks and trees in Zhang Xihuang's works obviously runs through the characteristics of painting and is meticulous. His works, fine brushwork and freehand brushwork, almost reached a perfect combination. For Zhang Xihuang, bamboo is silk paper, carving knife is pen, and Qingyun is the ink that he wants to convey. The combination of the three makes his art reach the highest level. "

"Another remarkable feature of Zhang Xihuang's works is that the pavilions and pavilions, which are carved by Zhang Xihuang, either stand on the hillside and stone facing the sky, or stand on the back of the mountain and stone, with the Qifeng as the screen. The former is usually written in hemp texturing, and the overlapping peaks are undulating and meandering; the latter is sketched by folding pen texturing method, with flat top and rectangle, edges rubbing and protruding, and layers stacked to form high and steep peaks. "

"Among the mountains and rocks, there are many kinds of trees, such as jacketed tree, crab claw tree, fan needle pine tree and so on. The picture shows the blank space of bamboo muscle, with boundless blue sky on the top and clear water on the bottom. The composition is perfect and unique, showing the world its artistic style which is quite different from Jiading and Jinling

At this point, Xu said: "well, knowing the characteristics of Zhang Xihuang's Bamboo carving, let's take a look at the pen holder signed by" Xihuang ". I believe you can see that the sculptor of this pen holder is really exquisite, but I don't think it can reach the level of Zhang Xihuang."

"Why do you say that? You can see that although the stone on the pen holder also uses the technique of Pima Cun, it lacks some in terms of fire. In addition, the performance of the tree is slightly cumbersome, which is contrary to Zhang Xihuang's simplicity. And... "

Mr. Xu introduced the differences in the carving techniques of the pen holder to you, and then said, "the method of keeping green is to take the Jun of bamboo material, carve patterns as ornaments, remove the Jun outside the patterns, and keep the bamboo muscle as the ground. The pattern of Zhuyun is slightly higher than that of Zhuji. Zhuyun is the skin surface of bamboo. It is apricot yellow in color, and honey yellow in color with age. Bamboo muscle is brush silk pattern, the longer the color is, the deeper the color is, and it is gradually amber

"Therefore, if this work is an authentic one, it should be red and amber in color, but obviously the material of this pen can't meet such requirements. To sum up, I think the penholder should have been imitated in the middle and late Qing Dynasty. However, although it is imitated, it is extremely rare to have such superb carving skills. "

"I think such works are probably imitations of famous artists at that time. Unfortunately, I can't find the corresponding famous artists in my memory. Otherwise, this pen can add a lot of color."

At the end of the day, Mr. Xu regretted that he put the pen back in place. He didn't know whether he regretted that he didn't find the real author or that it wasn't Zhang Xihuang's original work. Maybe he had both.

Mr. Xu feels sorry. Those who think that something is authentic also feel very sorry. There is also the owner of the pen holder, who is even more heartbroken, lamenting how he hit his eyes.

Chu Chen benefited a lot from Xu's explanation. At the same time, he was also envious of everyone's conviction of Xu's judgment. Of course, on the one hand, they can't refute Xu's comprehensive remarks. On the other hand, Xu's reputation accumulated over the years makes everyone have no doubt about Xu's judgment.

It can be said that with Chu Chen's current level and his strong knowledge and erudition, it's OK to achieve Xu Laogang's performance. But because his reputation is too low, no matter how well he speaks, no one will doubt his judgment in the end.

Of course, Chu Chen is just a little envious now. He believes that in the long run, with more and more people understanding his appraisal level, his reputation should match his strength before long.

Next, more than ten treasures appeared one after another, including rhinoceros horn cup, ancient jade of Song Dynasty, bronze mirror of Tang Dynasty, famous calligraphy and painting, blue and white of Ming and Qing Dynasties, etc.

Among these artifacts, there are real ones and fake ones. Among them, the real ones are all the treasures collected by the participants. Among the fake ones, besides those deliberately taken out by Xu Lao, there are also the collections of the participants. Of course, all of these fakes are very lifelike. Otherwise, they would not have taken them out for discussion.