The price of bamboo in Zheng Banqiao has remained high.
For example, "The Picture of the Seven Sages", which he created when he was seventy years old, depicts the seven branches of bamboo, and uses the seven bamboos as a metaphor for the seven sages, showing a sense of uprightness and stubbornness.
Six years ago, this painting "Seven Sages" fetched a sky-high price of more than 31 million yuan.
Others such as "The Complete Nature of Orchid and Bamboo", "Ink Bamboo" and "Bamboo and Stone Pictures" are also in the millions, and there are quite a few in the tens of millions.
This is not to say that the more bamboo, the more expensive it is, but it still depends on Zheng Banqiao's mood and state at the time of painting. There is a big difference between whether he is doing his best or just to deal with errands.
This is also the biggest difficulty in appraising calligraphy and painting works. Sometimes works that are just for the sake of dealing with things are not as authentic as those copied by skilled people.
Copying and forgery of celebrity calligraphy and paintings can be traced back to the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
There is a record in "On Book Lists": "Those who are frivolous are determined to copy what they have learned. They dye the paper with leaks from thatched huts, and use labor and humiliation to make the books imitate. Authenticity and falsehood are mixed together, and no one can tell the difference."
The forged copy here is the work of Wang Xizhi.
Later, there were more and more copies, and there were also many ancient literati and their skills were getting higher and higher. Some of the copied works could even be fake.
Most people who want to buy an authentic painting by a famous person cannot simply open their eyes and do it. For example, the "Picture of Waiting for Ferry at Xiajing Mountain Pass" that He Ren appraised before is a masterpiece that was copied.
Dong Qichang, who is inscribed in "Picture of Waiting for Ferry at Xiajing Mountain Pass", had a similar little story happen to him.
At that time, a wealthy businessman wanted to buy a calligraphy painting written by Dong Qichang. However, Dong Qichang had a special status and held an important official position. It was basically impossible for ordinary businessmen to request calligraphy.
The merchant was afraid of buying fake goods, so he bribed Dong Qichang's retainers to ask for a calligraphy.
Unexpectedly, the retainer actually brought the businessman to meet Dong Qichang, and Dong Qichang even wrote a calligraphy on the spot in front of the businessman.
The businessman was overjoyed and gave him a large sum of money for polishing the pen. He hung the calligraphy in the living room and boasted to everyone who came, and everyone naturally applauded and applauded.
As a result, after some time, the businessman passed by Dong's house on business, and Dong Qichang was returning home. The businessman was shocked when he saw that this man was not the same person as the "Dong Qichang" he had met when he was buying letters.
Dong Qichang was curious when he saw this, so he sent someone to ask. After learning the whole story, he was angry. For the sake of reputation, he took the initiative to write a calligraphy to the businessman.
The words written under such circumstances cannot be written with all one's strength, and are probably even more perfunctory than a perfunctory one. The result was that the handwriting written by Dong Qichang himself was not as good as that of the previous fake person.
Is it because Dong Qichang's level is not as high as those who copied it?
Of course not, this is the impact of state and mood on calligraphy and painting works. The painting "Ink Bamboo" currently being auctioned has this meaning.
Facing the questioning looks of Chen Zheng and Xu Qingjie, He Ren explained, "This painting has an evil spirit."
The two of them knew a little about antiques, especially Xu Qingjie. He was a little surprised, "Fake?"
He Ren nodded, "Even if it wasn't copied by others, it was still a perfunctory work by Zheng Banqiao... Wait a minute."
He Ren still saw the problem.
The painting "Ink Bamboo" in front of you has two bamboos and three bamboos intertwined on the screen. Two bamboo poles are in thick ink, and the third bamboo pole is in light ink. They overlap front and back, creating a mixture of virtuality and reality. This is Zheng Banqiao's signature - "One pole is thin." ", also called "thin bamboo".
After all, bamboo is Zheng Banqiao's signature, and he also calls himself "Zheng Bamboo", so even if it is a perfunctory work, he will not paint bamboo randomly, and it must be in line with Zheng Banqiao's style.
But the bamboo in this painting is a little different, mainly reflected in the bamboo joints.
Zheng Banqiao does not touch moss when he paints stones. Similarly, he does not touch knots when he paints bamboo. He usually adds main branches and omits a large number of twigs. Although the strokes are broken, the meaning is connected.
There is an obvious sense of frustration in the bamboo joints in the painting, which is definitely not Zheng Banqiao's style.
When He Ren explained this, the two second-generation people were stunned for a moment. Chen Zheng asked, "Is it so magical? Why does it look so similar to the one at home?"
He Ren was also stunned, "Do you also have "Mozhu" at home?"
"It's not "Mozhu", it seems to be called "Seven Sages"..."
He Ren calls him a good guy...
Xu Qingjie also asked, "So it's a copy?"
He Ren nodded, "But this painting is copied very well, and it's enough to be authentic. And the paper looks a bit old, and it doesn't look like it was made later. I guess it was copied by a skilled painter in the late Qing Dynasty." . A bit like Wu Xiaodao, one of the ten primary schools in Yangzhou."
Xu Qingjie's eyes were full of confusion, "Yangzhou Tenth Elementary School? Wu Xiaodao? Who is that? You can also see this?"
"Yangzhou's Tenth Primary School is not very famous. There were many similar titles in ancient times. As for Wu Xiaodao, he is a painter famous for imitating Zheng Banqiao."
Chen Zheng looked at the essence through the phenomenon, "So you mean this painting is worthless?"
He Ren nodded again, "Two or three hundred thousand is still worth it, and it can also be used to fool people who don't know how to do it."
Hearing what He Ren said, the two of them instantly lost interest. To them, money was just a number. How could they use it to deceive others? Not enough to reduce the price.
However, Chen Zheng became interested in He Ren. He did not expect He Ren to have such in-depth research on antiques at such a young age.
"Who did you learn it from? How do you know so much?"
He Ren backed away tactically, "I just spent your time studying. If you are willing to work as hard as me, you can do it too."
Chen Zheng and Xu Qingjie waved their hands together, "Forget it, I still like to live and drink..."
He Renpi didn't pretend, but felt even more uncomfortable...
Not everyone has He Ren's vision. Soon the painting "Ink Bamboo" was sold for 1.5 million, and then the price increase slowed down.
Many people cannot tell that "Ink Bamboo" is a copy, but they can tell that it is not Zheng Banqiao's pinnacle work, so it is normal that the price is lower.
He Ren glanced in the direction of Zhou Wei and found that the boy was also looking at him. At this time, the price of "Ink Bamboo" had been called 1.8 million, and the person who made the bid was Qian Xingchang.
Chen Zheng also looked back and sneered, "Fat Qian really doesn't understand anything. The boy next to him should be the expert he invited, right? Why don't you stop him?"
"There is also a gap between experts." Xu Qingjie said with a smile, "That kid's name is Zhou Wei, and he is Wang Yan's disciple. Lao He beat him on the TV show, but Lao He still won the agarwood from that kid. Came here."
"Oh?" Chen Zheng's eyes lit up, "Can't you tell, Xu Ergou, you have quite good taste."
"Then, can anyone make friends with me?" Xu Qingjie originally wanted to do a tactical fallback, but he realized something was wrong when he was halfway up, "Chen Gangdan, why don't you call me Xu Ergou again, or I'll fall out with you. !”
At this time, "Ink Bamboo" has been sold, and it was Qian Xingchang who took the photo. He Ren's mind was moved, and he thought about whether to remind Qian Xingchang...
