"Brother Yao, this is really a painting by Zhang Daqian!" Lin Haitao said with surprise when he saw the painting clearly.

Jiahao nodded solemnly and said: "Indeed, this is Zhang Daqian's "Mo He Tu"!"

He never expected that the Patriarch would send someone to send him Zhang Daqian's paintings. He just asked him a question and didn't mean anything else. Unexpectedly, the other party took him seriously and specially prepared a big painting for him.

of surprise.

This was naturally a surprise for Jiahao, because before this he was still worrying about preparing a birthday gift for Mr. Zheng. Although he learned from his ancestor that he loved collecting Zhang Daqian's works, he had no clue.

He was asked to buy it somewhere, and at this critical juncture, the Patriarch sent him good news and prepared a ready-made Zhang Daqian painting for him.

In addition to being surprised and overjoyed, Jiahao felt a little bit regretful. He only gave the other person a small bottle of Li Mo, but he didn't expect the other party to give such a big gift. As we all know, Zhang Daqian's paintings are very valuable, even a simple one.

It must be worth a lot of money, and the vertical scroll painting in front of you is relatively large, about one and a half meters long and nearly one meter wide. Plus the ink used in the calligraphy and painting, it can be seen that it is by no means an ordinary painting.

Imagine how much energy Zhang Daqian spent on painting this painting.

"Brother Yao, this "Ink Lotus Picture" by Zhang Daqian was specially asked by the Grand Master to be brought to you. Please accept it." The middle-aged man who sent the painting said with a smile.

Jiahao said excitedly: "This painting is too valuable. How can I have the nerve to accept such a precious painting?!"

He felt vaguely uneasy. It felt like he was flattered. His master gave him a very expensive painting, and he seemed to be ashamed of it.

But the middle-aged man shook his head and said solemnly: "Brother Yao, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. Grand Master has made it very clear. You must accept the things. You will find them useful."

"I..." For a moment, Jiahao was so excited that he didn't know what to say. He didn't expect that his ancestor would be so doting on him. His painting was a painting by Zhang Daqian.

"Then I have to thank him right away!" After a pause, Jiahao continued.

But the man said: "He said you're welcome. He's now on a plane to Hangzhou. He has a very important matter to go over there to deal with at the moment. He will probably come back in three days. But he still left it for you.

I also asked me to bring a piece of paper to you. Brother Yao, here it is."

As he spoke, he handed a letter he took out from his arms to Jiahao. Jiahao stretched out his hands to take it, opened the envelope carefully, took out the letter paper and read it carefully. He saw that it read:

"Xiao Yao, I just exchanged that painting "Ink Lotus Picture" from a friend. Your master used to like that painting very much. But others were unwilling to give it to him, so he always felt very sorry. Now I want to find a way

I got it for him. You can give it to him. If he can receive this gift on his birthday, he will definitely be very happy..."

What is written on the paper is calligraphy, and the handwriting is vigorous and powerful. Every word is so beautiful and full of artistic flavor.

After reading the relatively short letter, Jiahao was deeply moved. The founder had really good intentions. I don’t know what he exchanged for Zhang Daqian’s "Mo He Tu". It must be a good thing.

Otherwise, others will not do this transaction.

"Brother Yao, I have sent the paintings and letters to you, so I'm going back now." Later, the middle-aged man said goodbye, "I still have something to do, so I won't accompany you. I'd like to see you when I have the opportunity in the future.

I’ll treat you to a meal and let’s sit together and have a good chat.”

Jiahao nodded quickly and agreed: "Well, okay, but it's my treat. Uncle Wen, thank you!"

"You're welcome, we are all family members, don't look outsiders." The man shook hands with Jiahao warmly, then said goodbye and turned to leave "Jianbao Zhai".

After Uncle Wen walked out, Jiahao and Lin Haitao continued to admire Zhang Daqian's "Ink Lotus Picture". Jiahao didn't have much research on calligraphy and painting, so he could only "click on it", but Uncle Jiang beside him was an uncompromising person.

A great expert without any deductions.

"Uncle Jiang, the painting our master specially gave to Brother Yao should be an authentic work by Zhang Daqian, right?" Lin Haitao suddenly asked Uncle Jiang.

Uncle Jiang nodded and said: "Of course, it is undoubtedly authentic! Can there be any mistakes in what the ancestor sent me? This work is wonderful! Zhang Daqian is a great wonder in the world of calligraphy and painting, and can be said to be the richest man in the history of modern Chinese painting.

A master with legendary experience, he is called the 'Van Gogh of the East'!

"Everyone knows that Zhang Daqian, who was once a commoner, experienced luxury all his life, and he eventually became famous after wandering around the world. When he was young, he and his second brother Zhang Shan were known as the 'Two Heroes of Sichuan'. In middle age, he and the nobles Pu Xin

She was juxtaposed with each other and was known as "Nan Zhang and Bei Pu". In his later years, he, Pu Xinshe and Huang Junbi were in Taiwan and were called the "Three Heroes of Crossing the Sea". Over the years, he and Qi Baishi were also listed as "Nan Zhang and Bei Qi"

The most impressive thing is Xu Beihong's admiration: "One thousand in five hundred years!" One can imagine how influential he is in the world of calligraphy and painting! In fact, this can be seen from the auction records of his works that have been handed down.

Many of his works have been sold for tens of millions, and many have sold for hundreds of millions. One of his traditional Chinese paintings called "Splash Color Landscape" was sold for 250 million, truly achieving a level that is almost unattainable for other traditional Chinese painting masters.

The sky-high price!”

It seemed that Uncle Jiang knew Zhang Daqian very well. He talked about this Chinese painting master in detail. After hearing this, Hou Jiahao's face couldn't help but change. He knew that Zhang Daqian's paintings were very expensive, and hundreds of millions was not empty talk, but he didn't

I thought it was so ridiculously expensive, even more expensive than a Yuan blue and white jar!

"Oh, I found it! Brother Yao, take a look!" At this moment, Lin Haitao handed his laptop to Jiahao and asked him to see the set of data he had just found.

Jiahao asked in surprise: "What is this?"

Lin Haitao said with a beaming eyebrow: "Look at the transaction records of Zhang Daqian's paintings in major auction companies, aren't they scary?! This column all has eight-digit sales, and there are several nine-digit sales.

, this is an incomplete statistics. If you count all the auction records, I don’t know how many there are! Zhang Daqian is indeed the most valuable painter in history! The auction price of a foreign Van Gogh painting may be comparable to him, but all

Together they are far inferior to him!"

"Yes! It's amazing!" Jiahao exclaimed, "I don't know how much the "Mo He Tu" sent by my master is worth. If it's worth so much, then I'd be embarrassed to accept it! I again

I didn’t give him anything!”

Lin Haitao shook his head and said with a smile: "Actually, you have already given him a very important thing, that is, those two bottles of Li Mo. It is not difficult to get Zhang Daqian's paintings in the market, and there are also exquisite works. Of course, the prerequisite

You have enough money, but Li Mo is different. It is almost extinct. If you want to get a small bottle of Li Mo to paint, it is like a dream! There is an auction price of lotus leaf painting on it, which seems to be more than 30 million.

, but it is an album, 24 pages, with several works on the theme of lotus in different colors. It may be a little more complicated and rich than this one, but no matter what, this painting is definitely very valuable. How many times can I take it?

A few million shouldn’t be a problem!”

"This lotus picture is a subject that Zhang Daqian often paints, and it is also the type of painting that Zhang Daqian has made outstanding achievements in. The lotus leaves and lotus flowers on the picture are extraordinary and full of ink." Uncle Jiang explained, "After opening this ink lotus picture, from painting and

When framed, it is from the period of the Republic of China, and I feel very good about it. The whole work has a natural charm, and the painting style is very vigorous and impressive; the calligraphy style of the poems and inscriptions has the Daqian style of the mature period; the seal

The color and seal style are in line with Zhang Daqian's characteristics in the 1940s. Therefore, Xiao Yao, this is a very rare and exquisite painting among all the lotus themes at all times and in all over the world. Its value is difficult to estimate!"

"Well, I understand." Jiahao nodded. As for the value of this painting, he didn't really care. He just asked casually. What he was afraid of was that the founder spent too much money to acquire this painting for himself.

Painting, he would really feel bad about it.

After discussing Zhang Daqian's "Ink Lotus Picture" with Lin Haitao and Uncle Jiang for a while, Jiahao stored the painting in the vault of "Jianbaozhai", where it would be safer to store his things temporarily.

"Brother Yao, why did Master suddenly think of giving you such a painting? Do you like Zhang Daqian's works?" Lin Haitao asked afterward.

Jiahao replied: "It's not that I like to collect Zhang Daqian, but your grandpa likes it."

At that moment, he told Lin Haitao the origin of the painting in detail. After hearing this, Lin Haitao was shocked and said: "That's it! You really paid attention! If my grandpa knew that this painting was the one he had always dreamed of,

I don’t know how happy I will be while painting!”

Jiahao said solemnly: "The old man is going to give birth in two days. As an apprentice, I naturally have to carefully prepare a gift for him!"

"That's right!" Lin Haitao said with a smile, "Brother Yao, you haven't bowed to my grandpa as a disciple yet, have you? In fact, he has long regarded you as a closed disciple! Even if you don't worship, you are still his disciple!"

"But this is necessary!" Jiahao said, "I plan to worship him as my teacher on his birthday!"

"That's great!" Lin Haitao said in surprise, "That's a double blessing for him!"

Jiahao said: "I don't know too much, I have to learn it hard, otherwise I won't be able to keep up with others."

"Brother Yao, you are too humble to say that!" Lin Haitao shook his head and said, "You have such good eyesight, and you still say that, then I am going to hit a wall?!"
Chapter completed!