Zhang Guowen, the more he looked, the more frightened he became.
Although the current conditions are limited, the characteristics of this painting are too obvious.
The first was the paper. The texture of the paper for "Wine Will Enter" was very similar to the paper he knew from the Tang Dynasty. If further confirmation was needed, it would need to be tested through carbon-14 and other technical means.
But for Professor Zhang Guowen, testing or not testing is not that important. He is now extremely convinced that this is the paper from the Tang Dynasty.
Moreover, Li Bai also particularly liked to use this paper to write. Compared with rice paper, this kind of hemp paper allowed him to write more freely.
Let’s talk about handwriting.
Zhang Guowen confirmed that more than ten characters in the article "Will Enter the Wine" have obvious scratches on the hard core of the chicken-spacing pen. These are marks that cannot be written on the Sanzhuo pen, which is the brush used by everyone today.
Li Bai loved to use the chicken-back pen when writing, and this kind of pen is now collected in many museums. It was not until the end of the Tang Dynasty that the chicken-back pen was gradually replaced by the Snzhuo pen.
Zhang Guowen can conclude that whether this calligraphy was written by Li Bai or not, it must have been handed down from the Tang Dynasty.
This time he was shocked beyond words.
In the Tang Dynasty, who would have no problem imitating Li Bai and writing a song called "The Wine Will Come in".
If someone imitated Li Bai and wrote poems, or plagiarized Li Bai's poems, it was really possible in the Tang Dynasty.
But it is difficult to imitate Li Bai's handwriting.
In the Tang Dynasty, all famous literati were eager to write good calligraphy that would be passed down through the ages, but Li Bai's calligraphy was really hard to reach the first echelon.
The writing style of "About to Enter the Wine" is very similar to the "Poster on the Balcony" in the Forbidden City.
Zhang Guowen is 99% confident and can confirm that the painting "About to Enter the Wine" is an authentic work by Li Bai.
Putting away the magnifying glass, Zhang Guowen signaled Qin Luo to close the glass display cabinet.
He said to Qin Luo seriously:
"Young friend Qin, I can basically confirm that this "About to Enter the Wine" is an authentic work by Li Bai!"
hiss!
Wang Lei and Tang Chao, who were on the side, gasped in shock.
It turned out to be true.
Naturally, they didn't believe it when Qin Luo said it from Li Bai's mouth, but now it was coming from their teacher's mouth, so they had to believe it even if they didn't believe it.
Who is his teacher?
The top history professor and treasure appraisal expert in the country!
This time, the two of them completely gave up on managing their expressions, and lay around the glass display cabinet with obsessed faces, carefully observing the "Wine About to Enter".
For history students, what is the concept of Li Bai’s authentic works?
It's like you are looking for a partner and suddenly find out that the partner is the popular actress Reba. How can this not be exciting?
Qin Luo had naturally expected all this, and no one in the world was more sure than him that this "The Wine Will Come in" was an authentic work by Li Bai, because he spent more than 1,000 to buy two boxes of wine in exchange for it.
But what he didn't know was that his two boxes of wine had triggered a wave of missing persons notices in the Tang Dynasty when wine culture was prevalent.
"Professor Zhang, can you help me issue an appraisal document for this piece of wine?"
Since the professors at Qinghua University say this is true, they should be able to provide proof for themselves, right?
Saved a lot of money.
Zhang Guowen was still immersed in Li Bai's authentic calligraphy. He would glance at the calligraphy from time to time, as if he wanted to read every word carefully.
Hearing Qin Luo's inquiry, he agreed:
"That's natural!"
It seems that Qin Luo made a profit, and so did our Professor Zhang.
If he can rectify the name of the only remaining authentic work of Li Bai in the world, then he will surely be passed down through the ages with this calligraphy.
"Xiao Lei, go to the car and get my appraisal document!"
Generally, appraisal experts have their own document templates.
What Zhang Guowen teaches is a piece of special paper for calligraphy with vertical grids and vertical pages.
I saw him writing on this piece of paper:
[Zhang Guowenjian]
Li Bai [will enter the wine] test
A very simple certificate of identification, but within the circle, it is definitely an authoritative level.
In fact, many so-called expert appraisals on the market are not trustworthy. Some of them are colluding with businessmen to defraud other collectors of their money.
But anyone who knows Zhang Guowen knows that none of his current appraisals are done against his will.
"Thank you Professor Zhang!"
Taking the appraisal certificate from Zhang Guowen, Qin Luo directly opened the glass display case and put it in.
This time, he was complete.
Solved one of my current worries.
Zhang Guowen ignored Qin Luo's thanks and moved his eyes to other places. However, the other collections were all small and worthless objects.
Then he shook his head and sighed, when did he become so distracted?
You've obviously discovered Li Bai's authentic artifacts, but you still think about other good things?
But an authentic work of Li Bai is enough to drive him crazy.
"Xiao Lei, go out and tell Master Wang that we are not going to Yangcheng for the time being, and we will find a place to stay nearby!"
At this time, Wang Lei had no doubts and turned around and ran out to find the driver.
What Yangcheng?
Even if Li Bai once had fireworks descending on Yangzhou in March, he still couldn't resist the appeal of this "About to Enter the Wine".
After Zhang Guowen explained to Wang Lei, he turned to Qin Luo and said:
"Little friend Qin, I wonder if I can work part-time in the museum for a month? I have observed that this museum is run by just one person. I think I won't be able to entertain the guests when there are more guests. The three of me, master and apprentice, can work part-time here for a while. Don't The salary is just that after the school is closed, you can allow me to watch this "Will Enter the Wine"!"
As soon as Zhang Guowen finished speaking, Tang Chao beside him also immediately said:
"Yes, curator, I can work part-time as a security guard. After all, this authentic work of Li Bai will definitely attract a lot of people's attention. I can help take care of it!"
He knows what his teacher thinks, and it would be great if he could stay.
Now I have a topic for my graduate thesis.
He had already thought of the name.
It's called "On the Pioneering Significance of Li Bai's Second Authentic Painting".
Oops!
This time it was Qin Luo's turn to be surprised.
What the hell?
A history professor at Qinghua University wants to work part-time in his own library?
And then there was a graduate student who said he wanted to be a security guard here?
The most important thing is, it doesn’t cost any money!
Where can I find such a good thing? Qin Luo naturally has no objection.
"Of course you're welcome. This "Bringing in the Wine" was recently acquired from my father's relics. It has never been shown to the world before. Now that Professor Zhang has joined us, I believe that the authenticity of Li Bai's original work is more trustworthy for tourists. Got it!"
"Thank you very much, little friend. I happen to have some good friends. I think if they know about this pair of "Will Enter the Wine", they will also come to visit and verify the authenticity for me!"
"Okay, okay, that's great!"
A win-win situation for both parties and everyone is happy.
