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Let’s talk about the painting when watching it, Mr. Qian seemed to have discovered something and suddenly stood up.

"Old Qian, what's wrong?" Wang Guan was naturally a little surprised: "Have you discovered anything?"

"No, this painting is wrong..." Mr. Qian reached out and touched the painting, frowned immediately, and there was a rare appearance on his face: "Wang Guan, how did you get this painting?"

"Sent from her teacher Qiao Yu." Wang Guan said in confusion: "Is there anything wrong?"

"No, it's too wrong. This painting is not a painting depicted, but a painting of rubbing." Qian Lao frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you a way to steal the sky and change the sun before? This painting is..."

"Haha, what's going on?" Wang Guan suddenly laughed when he heard this, "Old Qian, it's all my fault that I didn't explain it clearly. I know this painting is a painting, but it's not what you imagined..."

While speaking, Wang Guan quickly explained his experience in Jinyang clearly, which was considered to have dispelled Mr. Qian's doubts.

"I see."

Mr. Qian sat down again and smiled on his face: "I have admired the name of Jinyang Taobi for a long time, but unfortunately I have never dealt with him. It is a rare opportunity for you to make friends with him."

Taobi is naturally not the name of Mr. Tao. It is a name, but also a respectful title. It shows that Mr. Tao’s murals are very powerful and have been recognized by everyone, so they have such a title.

"Old Tao is indeed very respectful and kind." Wang Guan nodded and smiled: "It's just that he is a little worried about what happened twenty years ago, so he just gave the painting to me."

I felt that there was no need to make trouble, Wang Guan simply skipped the exchange with Qiao Yu, which further highlighted Mr. Tao's demeanor. Bei Ye and Qiao Yu were also smart, so naturally they would not expose it.

"Just let it go."

At the same time, Mr. Qian also smiled and said, "It is not necessarily a good thing to be too obsessed with, and it is even more unfavorable to cultivate one's own character..."

"Um."

While Wang Guan agreed, he also guided the topic back: "Old Qian, I feel that the one who painted the murals in the Tang Dynasty should be the murals of the Tang Dynasty, and the person who painted the murals at that time might also be the famous painter of the painting at that time."

"Oh, let me see again..."

Mr. Qian continued to concentrate on watching, and even took out a magnifying glass to study it bit by bit.

After seeing this, after more than ten minutes, Wang Guan and others naturally held their breath and dared not disturb them, but just drank tea carefully.

"This painting... is indeed not simple." After a long time, Mr. Qian looked up again with a thoughtful expression on his face: "Wang Guan, why do you feel familiar? There should be a reason."

"How to say it."

Wang Guan hesitated for a while and said carefully: "The main thing is the beautiful style of the painting, especially the characters in the painting. Mr. Tao said it was Wu Zetian. I thought at that time. Wu Zetian was also an emperor after all. Ordinary painters have never had the chance to see it, and they dared not draw randomly, so I guessed that the painting might have been written by a court painter."

"There is also some reason." Mr. Qian agreed with this reason and then smiled: "But you may have guessed wrongly. Perhaps the person who painted may not be a court painter. But a great calligrapher."

"What?"

Wang Guan was shocked at first, and then overjoyed: "Honest Qian said this, did you see something?"

"Slight gain."

Qian Lao smiled and said, "Have you noticed the patterns on the clothes of the characters in the painting?"

"Well?"

Hearing this, Wang Guan's eyes widened a little. He really didn't pay attention to this. He corrected it when he knew the mistake. He immediately picked up a magnifying glass and observed his clothes. He saw that the patterns were very gorgeous, especially the six cranes were particularly conspicuous.

In ancient times, cranes were auspicious that could be ranked alongside dragons, phoenixes, turtles, and unicorns. In ancient times, cranes had entered literary works, and the image of cranes could also be seen on existing bronze ware. During the elbow period of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, records of taming cranes appeared. Duke Yi of Wei died and destroyed the country because of raising cranes. That is a famous historical story.

It has become a trend for literati and elegant people to raise cranes and play with cranes, and cranes occupy a certain position in their life. Many people think that burning the piano and cooking cranes is a vulgarity, and think that plum wife, crane and son are truly elegant.

In this case, crane paintings naturally appeared in the field of painting and developed rapidly and widely, so it is not strange that there are patterns of cranes on clothes.

“The crane pattern is definitely not surprising.”

At this time, Mr. Qian smiled and said, "But you have to know that although the cranes, as the subject of painting, can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty, have few paintings. Until the beginning of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there are no mature techniques."

Wang Guan once said that he had been studying Tang painting recently, and this was not a lie, but a real study. So at this time, when he heard Mr. Qian's words, he suddenly thoughtfully: "I remember that during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, there was a man who was very famous in painting cranes, and he was also a great calligrapher and the four great calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty."

The four major calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty were Yu Shinan, Ouyang Xun, Chu Suiliang, and...

The last one, for a while, probably many people couldn't tell his name, because compared to the previous three great calligraphers, this person's fame seemed to be half lower, giving people the feeling of using it to make up numbers.

After all, Chinese people seem to prefer even numbers, and prefer numbers like four and eight more. For example, the Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty, the Eight Immortals in the Yin Dynasty, the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, the Four Talents of Jiangnan, the Four Wumen, the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou... etc., there are countless such four and eight rankings. Then it is natural to get a Four Great Calligraphers of the Early Tang Dynasty.

Of course, it is not that it is not good to make up the numbers. After all, it can be forced to be put together, which means that the person who makes up the numbers must have several tricks, and at least it makes sense that it can convince people to include him. Otherwise, they will be embarrassed to put him along with others.

Speaking of this, many people must have understood that the great calligrapher and famous crane painter mentioned by Mr. Qian and Wang Guan are the same person.

"Xue Ji!"

At this time, Wang Guan pondered: "One of the four major calligraphy works in the early Tang Dynasty, although one of the four great calligraphy masters of Chu Suiliang, while learning and inheriting Chu Suiliang's calligraphy style, developed and created his own style. People gave him a high evaluation, so there was a saying that he would buy Chu Dexue without losing his integrity at that time."

"I won't mention Xue Ji's achievements in calligraphy. Compared with the other three great calligraphers, he is better at painting, and is good at painting people, Buddha statues, flower and bird paintings, and especially crane paintings. He has reached the point of both form and spirit." Wang Guan chuckled: "It's no wonder that Mr. Qian suspected that this painting was his work."

“It’s not just doubt.”

Mr. Qian shook his head and said, "If you know Xue Ji's crane paintings, then you should also be clear that his crane paintings have achieved great success and have a profound influence. In the famous paintings of all dynasties, there is a narrative of "Six Cranes on the Screen, starting from (Xue) Ji."

"The so-called appearance is the sample in the picture." Qian Lao explained: "The Liuhe Picture was the beginning of Xue Ji, and this freeze was formed. It has continued since then, until the Liuhe Screen still exists."

"But in this way, it's a bit contradictory."

Wang Guan hesitated and said, "Since the Six Crane Picture is the first of Xue Ji, how does it appear in the clothes patterns? It cannot be said that even Wu Zetian's clothes patterns adopt his paintings as the style."

"This is not impossible," Qian Lao smiled and said, "After all, Xue Ji's crane paintings had a great influence at that time, and it was reasonable for the court technicians to use his patterns as patterns. In addition, this is his work, and it doesn't matter whether there are crane patterns in the clothes. What's important is that he has already drawn them."

"Old Qian, are you so sure this is his painting?" Wang Guan was somewhat suspicious. After all, there is no famous model on the painting, and because of the long time, Xue Ji's works have not been left behind at all. Without direct comparison, it is difficult to make a judgment.

"I know what you want to say." At the same time, Mr. Qian smiled mysteriously: "Wang Guan, didn't I tell you just now? Many times, many things depend on opportunities. If you can't find them hard, it doesn't mean they don't exist..."

While talking, Qian Lao Youyou walked out of the living room. After seven or eight minutes, he came back, but at this time there was a scroll in his hand.

Seeing this, Wang Guan immediately understood a little, and said in surprise: "Old Qian, is this Xue Ji's painting?"

"Absolutely." Qian Lao chuckled, then carefully spread the scroll in his hand, and then took two steps back for Wang Guan to enjoy.

"Huh!"

At first glance, Wang Guan found that the painting was rough and sparse, and the brushwork was not very good, and he felt an incongruous feeling. However, after a moment of looking at it, his face changed and he said in shock: "The person in the painting seems to be..."

"It seems that it's the same person, right?" Qian said with a smile: "Have you seen it clearly? Don't read it wrong."

Wang Guan compared it and said decisively: "It's not wrong. The difference is that one character looks a few times smaller and its brushwork is rougher, while the other one is not only several times larger, but its brushwork is delicate and realistic, and its colors are more beautiful."

"It's not just that." Qian Lao smiled and said, "Why don't you say that my painting is a panoramic view, and your painting is just a afterimage."

“Yes, that’s it.”

Wang Guan was a little excited and carefully looked at it. He saw that the paintings Qian Lao took out were many patterns and characters. On both sides of the graceful and luxurious woman, there were also a group of servants like palace maids and warriors, either holding long silk fans or crossing a knife to make the beautiful woman dressed in a more majestic way.

At the same time, Wang Guan also remembered that Mr. Tao once said that the mural he restored was a little damaged, leaving only the female figure in good condition. Now, after making a comparison, Wang Guan can naturally be sure that Mr. Qian’s painting is the full picture.

Of course, the whole picture is not the key. There are still a few lines of text records on the key picture, explaining the origin of the painting. When Wang Guan looked at the text carefully, Mr. Qian smiled beside him and said, "This is a copy of an anonymous painter in the Five Dynasties period."
Chapter completed!