When Xu Zheng asked him if he was here for a deal, Lao Liu was startled, "Officer Xu, I'm here to find an expert to estimate the price for me. How can there be a deal? Although you are a policeman, you can't just wrongly accuse good people. "
Xu Zheng had nothing to say about a transaction like this that was not caught on the spot, but this ancient painting had something to say. Based on the size of this painting and the recent transaction estimates of Song Huizong's paintings in the market, If it is authentic, the market price will not be less than 10 million.
Also, it would be great fun if it were an authentic work, because the original work has always been recognized as being in the Boston Museum.
Let’s talk about how to identify the authenticity of calligraphy and painting. It has been internationally recognized that the carbon atom test method is used to identify the composition of rice paper and the composition of dyes in ancient paintings. The main thing is to see whether their age corresponds to the time when the painting was made.
Of course, this is a scientific inspection method, and they will also hire professional ancient painting experts to conduct manual inspection.
Next, let’s continue to talk about if the ancient painting is authenticated, then let’s not talk about the quarrel with other museums. It is hard to say how this old man will be convicted.
Because he said that this was left behind by his father 20 years ago. No one can provide evidence for this ancient family painting. If it cannot be proved that it was illegally obtained by the Wenren family, most countries will think that this painting belongs to the owner. , that is, owned by Wen Renliang. Otherwise, if so many ancient paintings and antiques passed down from family to family in the country were all classified as state-owned, it would not be a big deal.
But the ancient painting Lao Liu is very special because there is an authentic copy of it abroad.
So the top priority was to verify the authenticity. Xu Zheng opened all the paintings again and saw that many of the inscriptions on Song Huizong's scrolls had turned into black. He hurriedly asked: "Lao Liu, what's going on? This is not you. Did you do it?”
Xu Zheng's voice was so loud that it startled Lao Liu, "Officer Xu, how could I possibly do that? The contamination of ancient paintings will damage their prices. I still know this."
If it were an authentic work, the few drops of rendered ink would have offset at least several million.
Of course, Xu Zheng's main concern is for ancient paintings. They have been preserved after nearly a thousand years, so how can they be destroyed by our generation?
"Lao Liu, I now suspect that you are illegally possessing stolen cultural relics. Please come back to the office with me. If the ancient painting is found to be fake, you can leave on your own." Xu Zheng carefully put the painting into the box. , quickly urged Niu Panpan to go back quickly.
Of course Lao Liu was unwilling. This was a relic left by his father, an heirloom of their Wenren family. But he knew that Xu Zheng insisted on taking him back for appraisal, and he couldn't stop him. But if he knew what this ancient painting had How valuable it is, it is probably more sad than when he won 10 million in the lottery and lost it.
Xu Zheng took out his mobile phone in the car and checked. A short 40-word poem by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was auctioned for 140 million yuan. The size of the copy of Zhang Xuan's pounding practice picture is 37 cm in length and 145.3 cm in width. It is over one meter long and is considered huge. The total value of the painting, including Song Huizong's inscription on it, Xu Zheng couldn't say, but it must have started in the tens of millions.
The two of them took Lao Liu back to the institute, and happened to meet their master Anru who was not out. Seeing Lao Liu, they curiously asked Xu Zheng, "Xiao Zheng, why did you bring Wen Renliang back? What did he do? "
To be precise about this matter, it is difficult to say whether this painting is real or not, so Xu Zheng whispered his guess to Anru. Once Anru heard that the painting was actually in the beautiful country, why bother? This is most likely false.
But Xu Zheng just had an intuition that there was something mysterious about this painting, and he didn't know if this feeling was brought to him by the system, so he wanted to find someone to identify it.
Anru shook his head, he just wanted to do an appraisal. It is very easy to find an expert in calligraphy and painting appraisal in Changming City. The police station cracks several antique counterfeiting cases every year.
Xu Zheng didn't want to lose the relationship with the experts in the institute this time, so he called his grandma, "Tongtong, my grandson has another big job here. It's a treasure handed down from generation to generation. Are you interested? Yes?" If so, please quickly bring Professor Zhao to our institute and see this first-class treasure in person."
"You brat, don't you have some calligraphy and painting for your Grandpa Zhao to help with? What kind of calligraphy and painting? Forget it if it's just a small fuss. For such a big professor, do you know how much the appraisal fee is?" Su Tongyun happened to be with Professor Zhao and the others. We were chatting under the plane trees in the park, surrounded by a large group of people.
"Grandma, don't worry. You just need to tell Professor Zhao that this is the authentic work of Song Huizong. He is 100% willing to come over and appraise it for free." Xu Zheng still understands the thoughts of these professors. As long as it is a precious cultural relic, they will He was willing to take a look even if he paid for it. Of course, he would definitely not say that it was a copy of Zhang Xuan's painting by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, because everyone knew that the real painting was hidden in the National Museum of China.
Grandma and Professor Zhao arrived much faster than expected. It seemed that Xu Zheng's words had an effect.
After being polite, Professor Zhao couldn't wait to see the true appearance of the painting. Professor Zhao, formerly known as Zhao Yuanshan, was the director of the Changming City Museum before his retirement. He had devoted his life to calligraphy and painting, and in this field, he was already the top expert in the country.
When the ancient painting was opened, Professor Zhao had the same expression as Xu Zheng. He recognized the painting at first sight. Everyone knew where the "Copying of Zhang Xuan's Tamping Practice Picture" was. It must be a fake painting.
But the more he looked at him, the more confused he became. He even took out the treasure he had used for many years, a magnifying glass, from his pocket, and asked Xu Zheng for a police flashlight. Then, Xu Zheng and the others saw Professor Zhao, who was nearly 70 years old. , holding a flashlight in one hand and a magnifying glass in the other, almost like lying on an ancient painting, looking at the corners of the painting inch by inch.
He observed the ancient painting materials for a long time, even smelled it with his nose, and finally licked it with his tongue, and then followed the 12 portraits of ladies, which were the fat women painted in Niu Panpan's eyes. , Professor Zhao looked even more carefully, lying on the fat beauty's face for a long time.
Finally, he opened the end of the scroll. There were inscriptions and postscripts by Zhang Shen, Qing Gao Shiqi, and contemporary Luo Wenbin in the early Ming Dynasty. The scroll was divided into seven seals of Mingchang with golden seals, and the collection seals of Qing Gao Shiqi, Jin Wangqiao, etc., all of which can prove this from the side. The authenticity of the secondary painting.
After a long time, it was really a long time. Xu Zheng looked at the time and saw that more than half an hour had passed.
Finally, Professor Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and slowly held on to the table to straighten up. Xu Zheng quickly stepped forward to support him. After waiting for a long time, Professor Zhao took a deep breath and held his waist. With Xu Zheng's help, he slowly sat on the chair.
"Xiao Zheng, tell Grandpa Zhao carefully how you discovered this painting."
Zhao Yuanshan's reaction, coupled with the painting he had just looked at for so long, Anru and Su Tongyun looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes. The true identity of this ancient painting is recognized by the world in the beautiful country of Boston. , was it stolen and ended up in the hands of Wen Renliang?
