Chapter 19: Lang Shining's "Qinghuan" (4) topping the list
Mr. Jin’s assistant, Fatty Wang, looked unhappy just now, but now he is worried and anxious. Now it seems that Dong Tianyue is not as simple as he imagined. Maybe Manager Hua deliberately made such a play!
Fatty Wang thought to himself: "Hmph, Mr. Jin has been pressed by a girl named Mu. Now a newcomer wants to ride on his head and shit? No way! I want to see what other tricks this kid can tell? Does Manager Hua want to change the position of Chief Appraiser of Mr. Jin?"
The tree fell and the money scattered. If Mr. Jin’s position as chief official is not guaranteed, Fatty Wang’s chief assistant will not be able to do it. Mr. Jin also looked at Manager Hua with a profound meaning and looked at Dong Tianyue. Could it be that this was deliberately performed for me to pave the way for the future of this surname Dong?
Although he was a little worried, Master Jin has always been relying on his seniority. Even though he was quite shocked, he could not erase his face. He deliberately sat upright and asked Dong Tianyue dissatisfiedly: "You don't need to teach these. As long as you have studied Lang Shining's paintings or those painted by the Qing court, you all know these. Do you want to tell me where it is fake?"
Dong Tianyue smiled, but did not answer him immediately. He knew that if he wanted to gain a foothold in the art and ethics auction house in the future, he would have to fight beautifully today, especially not lose to Mr. Jin, otherwise some would be bullied in the future! Since he had come out to practice, he would take action when it was time to take action. How many times can he fight in his life?
Dong Tianyue didn't say anything, bowed to everyone, walked slowly to Gui Yumeng and sat down, and said to her, "I'm a little thirsty."
"I haven't drunk this bottle yet. If you don't dislike it, just drink it." Gui Yumeng said. Mu Xiyan and the others saw this attitude. It seems that Dong Tianyue is quite appreciated by his leader Gui Yumeng?
Dong Tianyue took a bottle of mineral water handed over by Gui Yumeng, opened it and took a sip and continued: "Mr. Jin, don't be anxious. I want to ask you why Lang Shining entered the palace as soon as he came to China and was appreciated by the emperor. Why is this?"
Master Jin thought to himself: Hey, this kid is taking the school exam instead. Could it be that he is messing with me? I can't be fooled.
"Haha, I know naturally. But you said it would be better." Mr. Jin smiled treacherously. Anyone with a discerning eye could see his scrupulousness.
Dong Tianyue had no choice but to smile and nod.
"Because Lang Shining was able to paint portraits very similarly, the characters looked red and full of spirit. This painting effect was caused by the fact that Western people painted portraits completely realistic, relying on light and color to express a person's characteristics. The emperor believed that such a person could pass on such a portrait for himself, which could be passed down." Dong Tianyue said.
"Haha, not bad. Keep going!" Master Jin was stunned and then smiled.
"Kangxi highly agreed and respected Lang Shining's realistic skills in Western painting, but he did not like oil painting in his bones, and believed that it lacked Zen and became dark over time. Therefore, Kangxi ordered Lang Shining to learn the meaning of Chinese painting. So Lang Shining learned from famous Chinese painters at that time and a large number of ancient famous paintings collected in the palace. He received the influence of traditional Chinese art, and integrated Chinese and Western painting methods, which can be regarded as a model of "combining Chinese and Western"!" After Dong Tianyue said, his eyes slightly changed and he looked at Kong Zehui intentionally and said, "Mr. Kong, I wonder if what I said was wrong?"
"Hmph, don't tell me stories. This is not a story but an appraisal. Get it right away!" Kong Zehui said impatiently. His impatientness fully demonstrated that Dong Tianyue's ability has exceeded his imagination. This is not what Kong Zehui wants to see! What he wants to see is how Dong Tianyue is ugly, but he doesn't want to see him outstanding!
"Yes, can you be more concise?" Fatty Wang also said impatiently, as if he felt that Dong Tianyue was a little nagging.
Seeing that others did not respect their subordinates very much, Gui Yumeng said dissatisfiedly: "Dong Tianyue, just choose the key words. Some people don't think others are more knowledgeable than him!" Gui Yumeng said this, and neither Jin Ye nor Kong Zehui dared to speak without asking for help. He shut up his mouth and pretended to be garlic.
Dong Tianyue nodded to Gui Yumeng and continued to speak.
"In the palace, Lang Shining mainly painted for Yongzheng and Qianlong, and also painted a lot. Qianlong wanted to show his civil and military skills, draw war pictures and activities in the palace, as well as some works on historical themes.
Because the painting task is heavy and the work is busy, Lang Shining sometimes only paints the characters in it, and the background and landscape are left to Chinese court painters to paint. In some works, even the clothes of the characters are left to Chinese painters to paint, and Lang Shining only paints the faces of the characters. Therefore, these characteristics need to be paid attention to when identifying Lang Shining's paintings.
Compared with the "Ten Horse Dogs" of "The Yellow Leopard, Snow Claw Lu, Shanxing Wolf, etc. collected by the Palace Museum in Taipei, this "Qinghu" has a coherent spirit that is completed in one go, which means that this is painted by one person, without any other court painters, even if it is a grass and a tree, it is completed by one person!"
Speaking of this, Dong Tianyue finally talked about the key to identifying the authenticity of the paintings. All the people here are experts, and their eyes lit up after hearing this.
"Oh, this kid knows a lot!" Everyone sighed.
"Hey, it seems that's really the case?" Several appraisers immediately paid attention to observing the whole painting from the perspective of aura, and it seemed to be as what Dong Tianyue said.
Having said that, some people are not willing to give in.
"Oh, this is probably your guess?" Mr. Jin also admired Dong Tianyue this time. He had such knowledge and such eyesight at a young age. However, this old man was very stubborn.
Mu Xiyan was also surprised, but Dong Tianyue's words just now had inspired her. Yes, she was so arrogant! At this time, she looked a little guilty, but at the same time she seemed to have realized something.
At this time, Manager Hua finally began to look at Dong Tianyue differently, and blinked with Gui Yumeng many times during this period. Gui Yumeng deliberately pretended not to see it. Humph, who told you to look down on my "soldier"? Are you stunned now?
"Haha, whatever you say. At that time, there were many Chinese painters who learned about Lang Shining, but everyone was generally not as good as Lang Shining in terms of mastering the light. The most difficult ones are like the front portrait of a character. It is very difficult to draw a person's nose high, so any nose, eyes, and lips that are well painted are Lang Shining's works, otherwise it is not his works. Pay attention to the nose, eyes, lips of the puppy in this painting. In terms of mastering the light and facial charm, it is still a little worse than Lang Shining. Of course, this is already done well. The most important point is that although this painting is a realistic painting overall, it has a Chinese style in its bones! Didn't you find it?"
Dong Tianyue actually mentioned the issue of painting style? This sentence is like a bolt from the blue, roaring the sky, waking people who are confused about the identification from the smog!
"Chinese style? Yes, it's this kind of meaning!" Several appraisers who questioned the painting suddenly lit up their eyes, especially Gui Yumeng, who felt enlightened. This time, I really admire Dong Tianyue. Gui Yumeng smiled sweetly, and for the first time he showed a proud smile for having such a subordinate, and couldn't help but give Dong Tianyue a thumbs up!
Gui Yumeng's praise made Dong Tianyue a little happy, but the others were a little embarrassed. Although they agreed quite well, they did not give in and were just secretly shocked.
All that is left is quiet. Dong Tianyue felt that silence is better than sound at this time. As soon as his "Chinese style" came out, it was deafening, and the people in the entire office seemed to stop breathing. It seemed that Dong Tianyue was still a bit real.
"Oh, since that's the case, who do you think this is a imitation? Qing imitation, Republic of China imitation, modern imitation, or simply a copy?" Mu Xiyan broke the brief calm, as if asking, or as if to confirm what she was thinking in her heart.
Chapter completed!